Tackey Chan

Tackey Chan
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 2nd Norfolk district
Assumed office
January 5, 2011
Preceded by Arthur S. Tobin
Personal details
Political party Democratic

Tackey Chan(陳德基[1]) is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He is a Quincy resident and a member of the Democratic Party.[2] He and Donald Wong were the first Asian-Americans elected to the Massachusetts General Court.[3] Chan was born and raised in the Wollaston section of Quincy.[4] He attended the New England School of Law.[5]

He first won election to the state legislature in the fall of 2010 and took office in the spring of 2011. He ran again in 2012, 2014, and 2016, winning each time unopposed.

Chan's parents were from Hong Kong.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Interview with Tackey Chan". Sampan.org. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Tackey Chan. Massachusetts General Court.
  3. ↑ Jessica Bartlett (November 3, 2010). "Chan elected to Legislature from Quincy". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  4. ↑ Robert Knox, "Chan Gives Voice to Quincy, Asian Community." Boston Globe, January 2, 2011, p. S1.
  5. ↑ Kimberly Atkins, "A Dream of Building Bridges." Boston Globe, February 21, 2002, p. S1.
  6. ↑ "堅離地城：沈旭暉國際生活台 Simon's Glocal World". Facebook.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "歷史新頁 兩麻州華裔眾議員宣誓 - 大紀元". Epochtimes.com. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "參選州眾議員 陳德基表樂觀 - 大紀元". Epochtimes.com. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2018.


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