Currently holds the office of Massachusetts House of Representatives - 2nd Suffolk District until January 6, 2027.
Candidate for Massachusetts House of Representatives - 2nd Suffolk District in 2024 Massachusetts General Election.
View your personalized ballot, check your voter registration, make a plan to vote, and research every name and measure on the ballot with BallotReady.
Get StartedRyan served as Vice-Chair of the Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Recovery when the Criminal Justice Reform Bill of 2018 was past. Eliminating mandatory minimums, expanding drug courts and introducing substance abuse recovery programs in our county jails has led to some of the lowest incarcerations rates in state history. Learn more
Ryan requested and received a $1M increase to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) FY’20 budget line item for the Early Course to College program. This program is an introductory program that allows high school students to obtain college credits while still in high school. Many Chelsea High, Charlestown High and Phoenix Academy Charter students use this program to gain college credits. Learn more
Ryan has a strong environmental record. He has co-sponsored most, if not all of the legislative priorities posed by environmental groups each legislative session. He has ranked at, or near the top, in the Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) Legislative Scorecards in all three sessions ’s been in office. Learn more
Voted for and supported The Transgender Public Accommodations Act. Learn more
Dan Ryan has walked the picket line with the men and women of labor in numerous strikes and actions. Learn more
View your personalized ballot, check your voter registration, make a plan to vote, and research every name and measure on the ballot with BallotReady.