Louis Kafka

{{Short description|American politician}}

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| name = Louis Kafka

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|11|28}}

| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts

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| residence = Stoughton, Massachusetts

| party = Democrat

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| alma_mater = University of Miami
New England School of Law

| title = Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 8th Norfolk District

| term_start = January 2, 1991

| term_end = January 6, 2021

| predecessor = Marjorie Clapprood

| successor = Ted Philips

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Louis L. "Lou" Kafka (born November 28, 1945, in Boston, Massachusetts{{cite book |title=2007–2008 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof20072008bost#page/146/mode/2up }}) is an American former politician. He represented the 8th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2021.[http://www.malegislature.gov/People/Profile/LLK1 Massachusetts Legislature profile]

On September 1, 2020, Kafka's staff director, Ted Philips, won the Democratic primary over Andrew Flowers to succeed him in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.{{Cite web|title=Election Results {{!}} U.S. ELECTIONS|url=https://elections.ap.org/wburfm/results/2020-09-01/state/MA/race/Y/raceid/22171|access-date=2020-09-05|website=elections.ap.org}} On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, Philips won the Norfolk 8th District general election unopposed. He assumed office on January 6, 2021.