Thomas P. Koch
Thomas P. Koch | |
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.jpg) Koch in 2024 | |
| 33rd Mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | William J. Phelan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 22, 1963 Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Independent (since 2018) Democratic (until 2018)[1] |
| Spouse | Christine Keenan Koch |
| Children | 3 |
Thomas P. Koch (/koʊk/ KOHK;[2] born January 22, 1963) is the thirty-third and current mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts.
Biography
[edit]Mayor Koch was born and raised in Quincy the sixth of seven children to Simone and Richard J. Koch. He is 1981 a graduate of North Quincy High School and was the class president. He took classes at the University of Massachusetts Boston, however does not have a college degree. Quincy Mayor James Sheets appointed him his top aide in 1990. In 1995, he was appointed commissioner of the city's Park Department.
Political career
[edit]In February 2007, he resigned and challenged Sheets' successor, William J. Phelan.[3] Koch defeated Phelan 54% to 46%.[4]
Koch has served as chairman of the MBTA Advisory Board since 2011.[5]
Koch was formerly a Democrat but left the party in 2018 because of his anti-abortion views.[6] Later that year, he endorsed Republican Governor Charlie Baker's bid for re-election in the 2018 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election.[7][8]
In August 2021, the MBTA Advisory Board selected Koch to serve as its representative on the MBTA Board of Directors.[5]
During 2018, Koch was interim president of the municipally-affiliated Quincy College.
Personal life
[edit]Koch is Roman Catholic.[6] Koch is the brother-in-law of Massachusetts State Senator John F. Keenan.
References
[edit]- ^ Hilliard, John. "Quincy's longest-serving mayor faces off with repeat challenger Tuesday". Boston Globe. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Koch, Thomas (January 7, 2008). "Quincy mayor Tom Koch takes office" (video). youtube.com. Patriot Ledger.
- ^ Preer, Robert (February 4, 2007). "Ex-aide runs for mayor". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Preer, Robert (June 4, 2009). "Race for mayor now a rematch". The Boston Globe.
- ^ a b Hilliard, John (August 24, 2021). "Quincy's Mayor Koch to serve on new MBTA Board of Directors". Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ a b Cotter, Sean Philip (February 8, 2018). "Koch leaves Democratic Party over abortion". Patriot Ledger. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Schoenberg, Shira (2014-09-16). "Democratic Mayor Tom Koch of Quincy to endorse Republican gubernatorial nominee Charlie Baker". masslive. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ @charliebakerma (August 12, 2018). "@KarynPolito and I were proud to be in Quincy today" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved 2023-05-15 – via Twitter.
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