Louis Kafka

Louis L. "Lou" Kafka (born November 28, 1945, in Boston, Massachusetts ) is an American former politician. He represented the 8th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2021.

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. On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, Philips won the Norfolk 8th District general election unopposed. He assumed office on January 6, 2021.