[2] From 2003 to 2007, Kerrigan served as chief of staff to Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly, and from 2009 to 2012, CEO of the Democratic National Convention.

His father worked as a lineman for the Massachusetts Electrical Company, and his mother served as the Mary Rowlandson Elementary School secretary.

[3] Kerrigan graduated in 1989 from St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in 1993.

In his role, Kerrigan managed a staff of nearly 450, a $55 million budget and an army of 17,500 volunteers to create the largest event in the history of the United States.

[6] In 2008, Kerrigan challenged incumbent Harold Naughton, Jr. for the 12th Worcester District Massachusetts House of Representatives seat.

[12] Kerrigan is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.