Dan Cahill won the East Lynn legislative race to become a State Representative.
By GAYLA CAWLEY
LYNN — City Council President Dan Cahill added state representative to his titles Tuesday by winning 320 votes out of 331 cast in the East Lynn legislative race.
With 1.5 percent of registered voters casting ballots, Cahill won 97 percent of the vote.
“I’m very honored to be the new state representative,” he said. “It wasn’t a high profile election but we worked hard.”
On Wednesday, Cahill said he spoke to Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop) who “expressed the possibility” of him being sworn in next week. Gov. Charlie Baker, who congratulated Cahill during a visit to Lynn Wednesday, will administer the oath of office.
The Lynn Democrat ran unopposed for the seat vacated by Robert Fennell, who served as state representative for more than two decades before he resigned to join the Lynn Water & Sewer Commission.
Cahill intends to serve out the remainder of his council term, which expires in January, 2018 and he plans to practice law part-time. He is no longer affiliated with former employer and Boston law firm Locke Lord.
Cahill said he is excited about the new position and looks forward to working with state Rep. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) and Sen. Thomas McGee (D-Lynn).
Gayla Cawley can be reached at gcawley@itemlive.com. Follow her on Twitter @GaylaCawley