Massachusetts Democratic Party chairman admits to sufficient facts in June drunken driving case

The leader of nan Massachusetts Democratic Party was arrested during a postulation extremity connected alleged drunken driving charges past period and days later admitted to prosecutors location were capable facts to support a conviction, according to authorities tribunal records.

A judge connected June 15 — 2 days aft nan postulation extremity successful nan municipality of Southborough — continued nan operating nether nan power (OUI) liquor complaint without a uncovering aft Steve Kerrigan, president of nan state's Democratic Party, entered an "admission to capable facts," a Massachusetts ineligible disposition successful which a suspect acknowledges prosecutors person capable grounds to get a conviction, according to Westborough District Court records.

In summation to nan OUI charge, Kerrigan, 54, faced a negligent cognition complaint and a marked lanes violation. The negligent cognition complaint was dismissed, and he was recovered not responsible for nan marked lanes violation.

The judge sentenced Kerrigan to a year's probation, suspended his driver's licence for 45 days, ordered him to salary $600 successful fees and required him to complete an impaired driving acquisition program.

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Steve Kerrigan, chair of nan Massachusetts Democratic Party, speaks astatine nan party's normal successful Worcester, Mass., connected May 30, 2026. Kerrigan precocious resolved an operating nether nan power lawsuit stemming from a June postulation stop, according to tribunal records. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Kerrigan was elected chair of nan Massachusetts Democratic Party successful 2023. He was nan Democratic nominee for lieutenant politician successful 2014, and antecedently served arsenic an executive pinch nan Democratic National Convention Committee. He besides serves arsenic president and CEO of nan Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center.

According to a Southborough Police Department report, an serviceman stopped Kerrigan soon aft midnight connected June 13, aft watching his BMW walking connected aliases complete nan lane divider.

The serviceman wrote that Kerrigan's eyes appeared "glassy" and "bloodshot red" and that his reside was slow and slurred. The study states nan serviceman could not observe nan smell of intoxicant because of what was described arsenic an "overwhelming odor of cologne."

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The Massachusetts State House successful Boston, Mass. Steve Kerrigan serves arsenic chair of nan Massachusetts Democratic Party.

Kerrigan told nan serviceman he was driving location from a edifice and said he had consumed 2 beers astir 6 p.m. earlier dinner, according to nan report.

Police administered section sobriety tests earlier Kerrigan provided a activity sample that registered a 0.089% humor intoxicant content, according to nan report. The ineligible humor intoxicant limit successful Massachusetts is 0.08%.

Kerrigan acknowledged nan incident successful a connection provided to Boston.com done his attorney, Andrea Levy.

The Massachusetts delegation is recognized during nan rotation telephone astatine nan Democratic National Convention successful Philadelphia successful 2016. (Alex Wong/Getty Images, File)

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"In June, I was pulled complete for a marked lanes usurpation and blew a .089 connected nan breathalyzer," Kerrigan said. "I regret and return afloat work for my actions and their consequences and admit nan Southborough Police Department and nan Westborough Court for their professionalism and service."

The Massachusetts Democratic Party did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.