Massachusetts Senate Delegations
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The Massachusetts Senate
is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court
, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state. Descended from the colonial legislature, the current Massachusetts Senate was established in June 1780 upon the adoption of the Massachusetts Constitution
. The first General Court met in October 1780 and consisted of one-year elected terms for both houses. This was expanded to two-year terms starting with the 142nd General Court in January 1921. The current delegation is the 187th General Court (2011–2012), consisting of 36 Democrats
(D) and 4 Republicans
(R).
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state...
is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the Colonial Era, when this body also sat in judgment of judicial appeals cases...
, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state. Descended from the colonial legislature, the current Massachusetts Senate was established in June 1780 upon the adoption of the Massachusetts Constitution
Massachusetts Constitution
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the fundamental governing document of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one of the 50 individual state governments that make up the United States of America. It was drafted by John Adams, Samuel Adams, and James Bowdoin during the...
. The first General Court met in October 1780 and consisted of one-year elected terms for both houses. This was expanded to two-year terms starting with the 142nd General Court in January 1921. The current delegation is the 187th General Court (2011–2012), consisting of 36 Democrats
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
(D) and 4 Republicans
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
(R).
171st to 175th General Courts (1979–1988)
In 1977 the Massachusetts Senate districts were redrawn, taking effect with the 171st General Court.| General Court | Berkshire | First Bristol | Second Bristol | Bristol and Plymouth | Cape and Islands | First Essex | Second Essex | Third Essex | First Essex and Middlesex | Second Essex and Middlesex | Franklin and Hampshire | Hampden | First Hampden and Hampshire | Second Hampden and Hampshire | First Middlesex | Second Middlesex | Third Middlesex | Fourth Middlesex | Fifth Middlesex | First Middlesex and Norfolk | Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Middlesex and Suffolk | Middlesex and Worcester | Norfolk | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | Norfolk and Plymouth | Norfolk and Suffolk | First Plymouth | Second Plymouth | First Suffolk | Second Suffolk | Suffolk, Essex and Middlesex | Suffolk and Middlesex | First Suffolk and Norfolk | Second Suffolk and Norfolk | Worcester | Worcester, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire | First Worcester and Middlesex | Second Worcester and Middlesex | Worcester and Norfolk |
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| John Fitzpatrick Jack Fitzpatrick (businessman) John Hitchcock Fitzpatrick was an American businessman and politician from Massachsuetts.Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Fitzpatrick grew up in Rutland, Vermont. He served in the United States Army during World War II. After the war, Fitzpatrick went to Middlebury College and in 1951 received his... (R) |
John F. Parker John F. Parker John Frederick Parker , was one of four men detailed to act as United States President Abraham Lincoln's bodyguard on April 14, 1865, the night Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s theater.-Biography:... (R) |
Mary L. Fonseca (D) |
Robert M. Hunt (D) |
John F. Aylmer (R) |
Walter J. Boverini (D) |
John G. King (D) |
Sharon M. Pollard (D) |
Robert C. Buell Robert C. Buell Robert C. Buell is an American insurance broker and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1969 to 1979 and the Massachusetts Senate from 1979 to 1995.... (R) |
William X. Wall (D) |
John Olver John Olver John Walter Olver is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1991. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Early in his career, he was a chemistry professor and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court.... (D) |
Stanley J. Zarod (D) |
John P. Burke (D) |
Alan D. Sisitsky (D) |
B. Joseph Tully (D) |
Denis L. McKenna (D) |
John A. Brennan Jr. (D) |
Samuel Rotondi Samuel Rotondi Samuel Rotondi is an American attorney and politician who represented the Fourth Middlesex District in the Massachusetts Senate from 1977 to 1983. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1982 and the United States House of Representatives in 1984.... (D) |
Carol C. Amick (D) |
Edward L. Burke (D) |
Jack H. Backman (D) |
Francis X. McCann (D) |
Chester G. Atkins Chester G. Atkins Chester Greenough Atkins is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Democrat from Massachusetts.Atkins was born in Geneva, Switzerland on April 14, 1948 and graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School of Concord, Massachusetts in 1966 and Antioch College in 1970... (D) |
Paul D. Harold (D) |
David H. Locke (R) |
Allan R. McKinnon Allan R. McKinnon Allan Robert McKinnon is a former Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts State Senate from 1971 to 1985, Deputy Secretary of Transportation from 1985 to 1988, and Chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority from 1988 to 1996.... (D) |
Joseph F. Timilty Joseph F. Timilty (state senator) Joseph F. Timilty is an American politician who served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1972 to 1985 and was a member of the Boston City Council from 1967 to 1971.... (D) |
Anna P. Buckley (D) |
Robert E. McCarthy (D) |
William M. Bulger William M. Bulger William Michael "Billy" Bulger is a retired American Democratic Party politician, lawyer, and educator from South Boston, Massachusetts, who for many years was President of the Massachusetts Senate and president of the University of Massachusetts... (D) |
Bill Owens (D) |
Francis D. Doris (D) |
Michael LoPresti Jr. (D) |
Arthur J. Lewis Jr. (D) |
Joseph B. Walsh (D) |
Gerard D'Amico (D) |
Robert D. Wetmore (D) |
Daniel J. Foley (D) |
Robert A. Hall Robert A. Hall Robert A. Hall, CAE, served five terms in the Massachusetts State Senate.-Background and Military Career:Hall was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1946, graduated from Collingswood High School, Collingswood, NJ in 1964, and joined the Marine Corps that summer. He served four years from 1964 until 1968,... (R) |
Louis P. Bertonazzi (D) |
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| Peter C. Webber (R) |
William Q. MacLean Jr. (D) |
Patricia McGovern Patricia McGovern Patricia McGovern is an attorney and former Democratic Massachusetts State Senator from Lawrence, Massachusetts. She is currently the General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Corporate and Community Affairs at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.... (D) |
Martin T. Reilly (D) |
Philip L. Shea (D) |
George A. Bachrach (D) |
Edward P. Kirby (R) |
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| Paul V. Doane (R) |
Frederick E. Berry (D) |
Linda J. Melconian (D) |
Richard A. Kraus (D) |
Royal L. Bolling Sr. (D) |
Mary L. Padula Mary L. Padula Mary L. Padula is a former politician who represented the Second Worcester and Middlesex District in the Massachusetts Senate from 1983 to 1991 and served as Massachusetts' Secretary of Housing & Community Development from 1991 until the post was eliminated in 1996.Prior to serving the Senate,... (R) |
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| Thomas C. Norton (D) |
Nicholas J. Costello (D) |
Paul J. Sheehy (D) |
Salvatore R. Albano (D) |
A. Paul Cellucci (R) |
William B. Golden William B. Golden William Brownell Golden is an American attorney and politician who represented the Norfolk and Plymouth district in the Massachusetts Senate from 1985–1991. He was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1990, but lost in the Democratic primary to Marjorie Clapprood.-References:... (D) |
William R. Keating William R. Keating William Richard "Bill" Keating is the U.S. Representative for . From 1999 to 2011 he was District Attorney of Norfolk County. He is a member of the Democratic Party and a former Massachusetts state representative and state senator.... (D) |
John P. Houston (D) |
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| Lois G. Pines (D) |
Michael J. Barrett Michael J. Barrett Michael John Barrett is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate.... (D) |
Thomas P. White (D) |
176st to 178th General Courts (1989–1994)
In 1987 the Massachusetts Senate districts were redrawn, taking effect with the 176th General Court.| General Court | Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire | First Bristol | Second Bristol | Bristol and Plymouth | Cape and Islands | First Essex | Second Essex | Third Essex | First Essex and Middlesex | Second Essex and Middlesex | Franklin and Hampshire | First Hampden | Second Hampden | Hampden and Hampshire | First Middlesex | Second Middlesex | Third Middlesex | Fourth Middlesex | Fifth Middlesex | Middlesex and Norfolk | Middlesex, Norfolk and Worcester | Middlesex and Suffolk | Middlesex and Worcester | Norfolk | Norfolk and Bristol | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | Norfolk and Plymouth | Plymouth | Plymouth and Barnstable | First Suffolk | Second Suffolk | Suffolk, Essex and Middlesex | Suffolk and Middlesex | First Suffolk and Norfolk | Second Suffolk and Norfolk | Worcester | Worcester, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire | First Worcester and Middlesex | Second Worcester and Middlesex | Worcester and Norfolk |
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| Peter C. Webber (R) |
Thomas C. Norton (D) |
William Q. MacLean Jr. (D) |
Theodore J. Aleixo, Jr. Theodore J. Aleixo, Jr. Theodore J. Aleixo, Jr. is a Massachusetts politician who served in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court and as the Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts.- Notes :... (D) |
Henri S. Rauschenbach Henri S. Rauschenbach Henri S. Rauschenbach has served as a Massachusetts legislator and a high ranking official in state government. Henri is presently on the Board of the Northeast Midwest Institute and the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute.... (R) |
Walter J. Boverini (D) |
Frederick E. Berry (D) |
Nicholas J. Costello (D) |
Robert C. Buell Robert C. Buell Robert C. Buell is an American insurance broker and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1969 to 1979 and the Massachusetts Senate from 1979 to 1995.... (R) |
Patricia McGovern Patricia McGovern Patricia McGovern is an attorney and former Democratic Massachusetts State Senator from Lawrence, Massachusetts. She is currently the General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Corporate and Community Affairs at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.... (D) |
John Olver John Olver John Walter Olver is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1991. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Early in his career, he was a chemistry professor and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court.... (D) |
Linda J. Melconian (D) |
Brian Lees Brian Lees Brian Patrick Lees is a Massachusetts politician, currently serving as the Clerk of Courts for Hampden County... (R) |
John P. Burke (D) |
Paul J. Sheehy (D) |
Salvatore R. Albano (D) |
John A. Brennan Jr. (D) |
Richard A. Kraus (D) |
Carol C. Amick (D) |
Lois G. Pines (D) |
Edward L. Burke (D) |
Michael J. Barrett Michael J. Barrett Michael John Barrett is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate.... (D) |
A. Paul Cellucci (R) |
Paul D. Harold (D) |
William R. Keating William R. Keating William Richard "Bill" Keating is the U.S. Representative for . From 1999 to 2011 he was District Attorney of Norfolk County. He is a member of the Democratic Party and a former Massachusetts state representative and state senator.... (D) |
David H. Locke (R) |
William B. Golden William B. Golden William Brownell Golden is an American attorney and politician who represented the Norfolk and Plymouth district in the Massachusetts Senate from 1985–1991. He was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1990, but lost in the Democratic primary to Marjorie Clapprood.-References:... (D) |
Michael C. Creedon (D) |
Edward P. Kirby (R) |
William M. Bulger William M. Bulger William Michael "Billy" Bulger is a retired American Democratic Party politician, lawyer, and educator from South Boston, Massachusetts, who for many years was President of the Massachusetts Senate and president of the University of Massachusetts... (D) |
Bill Owens (D) |
Francis D. Doris (D) |
Michael LoPresti Jr. (D) |
Arthur J. Lewis Jr. (D) |
W. Paul White W. Paul White W. Paul White is an American political politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 and the Massachusetts Senate from 1989 to 1999. He was the House Majority Leader in 1984 and the Second Assistant Majority Leader in the Senate from 1995 to... (D) |
Thomas P. White (D) |
Robert D. Wetmore (D) |
John P. Houston (D) |
Mary L. Padula Mary L. Padula Mary L. Padula is a former politician who represented the Second Worcester and Middlesex District in the Massachusetts Senate from 1983 to 1991 and served as Massachusetts' Secretary of Housing & Community Development from 1991 until the post was eliminated in 1996.Prior to serving the Senate,... (R) |
Louis P. Bertonazzi (D) |
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| Jane Swift (R) |
Erving H. Wall Jr. (R) |
James P. Jajuga (D) |
Martin J. Dunn (D) |
Nancy A. Sullivan (R) |
Charles E. Shannon Jr. (R) |
Richard R. Tisei Richard R. Tisei Richard R. Tisei is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Republican, he served in the Massachusetts state legislature for 26 years, most recently as the minority leader in the Massachusetts Senate... (R) |
Robert Havern III Robert Havern III Robert A. Havern III is a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and who represented the Fourth Middlesex District in the Massachusetts State Senate from 1991 to 2007.-Biography:... (D) |
Lucille Hicks (R) |
Robert Durand Robert Durand Robert A. Durand is an American politician who served as the Secretary of Environmental Affairs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2003... (D) |
Robert L. Hedlund Robert L. Hedlund Robert L. Hedlund is a member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the Plymouth and Norfolk District. He is a member of the United States Republican Party.... (R) |
Tom Birmingham Tom Birmingham Thomas Francis Birmingham is the former President of the Massachusetts Senate. He is widely credited, along with Mark Roosevelt, with passage of a sweeping education bill, the Education Reform Act of 1993... (D) |
Christoper Lane (R) |
Arthur E. Chase Arthur E. Chase Arthur E. Chase is an American businessman and politician who represented the Worcester District in the Massachusetts Senate from 1991–1995. He was the Republican nominee for Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1994, but lost in the general election to William F. Galvin.-References:... (R) |
Matthew J. Amorello Matthew J. Amorello Matthew John Amorello is a former Massachusetts state senator and former chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority who presided over the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project from 2002 to 2006... (R) |
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| Mark C. Montigny (D) |
Marc R. Pacheco Marc R. Pacheco Marc R. Pacheco is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts Senate. He represents the 1st Plymouth and Bristol district, which includes his hometown of Taunton and nearby towns. He is a Democrat who has served since 1993. From 1989 to 1992 he was a member of the Massachusetts... (D) |
John C. O'Brien (D) |
Stanley Rosenberg Stanley Rosenberg Stanley C. Rosenberg, commonly known as Stan Rosenberg, is an American politician from Amherst, Massachusetts who serves as President Pro Tempore of the Massachusetts Senate... (D) |
Shannon O'Brien Shannon O'Brien Shannon Patricia Elizabeth O'Brien is a Democrat from Massachusetts. O'Brien served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1987 through 1993, in the Massachusetts Senate from 1993 through 1995, and was the Massachusetts State Treasurer from 1999 through 2003... (D) |
Daniel Leahy (D) |
David Magnani (D) |
Michael W. Morrissey Michael W. Morrissey Michael W. Morrissey is the District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts . He previously served as a State Senator for the Norfolk and Plymouth district and a State Representative for the 1st Norfolk and 3rd Norfolk districts... (D) |
Cheryl Jacques Cheryl Jacques Cheryl Ann Jacques is a United States politician who, beginning in January 2004, served for 11 months as president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, advocacy organization... (D) |
Bryan MacDonald Bryan MacDonald Bryan MacDonald is an Irish playwright, theatre director, and journalist. Best known in Ireland for being the Dubliner's Diary columnist in The Evening Herald and theatre critic of The Daily Mail, he has also contributed to RTÉ, The Dubliner and Vanity Fair... (D) |
Therese Murray Therese Murray Therese Murray is an American state legislator who has served as President of the Massachusetts Senate since March 2007. Murray, a Democrat, is the first woman to lead a house of the Massachusetts General Court... (D) |
Dianne Wilkerson Dianne Wilkerson Dianne Wilkerson is a former Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the 2nd Suffolk District from 1993 to 2008.... (D) |
Robert Travaglini Robert Travaglini Robert E. Travaglini is a former President of the Massachusetts Senate. He represented the First Middlesex and Suffolk senatorial district, encompassing portions of Boston, Revere, Winthrop and Cambridge.... (D) |
Marian Walsh Marian Walsh Marian Walsh was born in Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts. She was a State Senator representing several cities and towns in Suffolk and Norfolk counties. She served six terms in the Massachusetts State Senate and was promoted to the position of Assistant Majority Leader in early 2003... (D) |
Robert A. Antonioni (D) |
179st to 182nd General Courts (1994–2002)
In 1993 the Massachusetts Senate districts were redrawn, taking effect with the 179th General Court.| General Court | Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin | First Bristol | Second Bristol | Cape and Islands | First Essex | Second Essex | Third Essex | First Essex and Middlesex | Second Essex and Middlesex | Hampden | First Hampden and Hampshire | Second Hampden and Hampshire | Hampshire and Franklin | First Middlesex | Second Middlesex | Third Middlesex | Fourth Middlesex | Fifth Middlesex | First Middlesex and Norfolk | Middlesex, Norfolk and Worcester | Middlesex and Suffolk | Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex | Middlesex and Worcester | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Norfolk and Plymouth | Norfolk and Suffolk | Plymouth and Barnstable | First Plymouth and Bristol | Second Plymouth and Bristol | Plymouth and Norfolk | First Suffolk | Second Suffolk | Suffolk and Middlesex | Suffolk and Norfolk | First Worcester | Second Worcester | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin | Worcester and Middlesex | Worcester and Norfolk |
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| Jane Swift (R) |
Thomas C. Norton (D) |
Mark C. Montigny (D) |
Henri S. Rauschenbach Henri S. Rauschenbach Henri S. Rauschenbach has served as a Massachusetts legislator and a high ranking official in state government. Henri is presently on the Board of the Northeast Midwest Institute and the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute.... (R) |
Edward J. Clancy, Jr. Edward J. Clancy, Jr. Edward J. "Chip" Clancy, Jr. is a Massachusetts politician who served the mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts. He was first elected in November 2001. Previously, Clancy served on the Lynn City Council. After the council, he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate... (D) |
Frederick E. Berry (D) |
James P. Jajuga (D) |
Bruce Tarr Bruce Tarr Bruce E. Tarr is the minority leader of the Massachusetts Senate. He has been a member of the Senate since 1995, representing the 1st Essex and Middlesex District. He is a member of the United States Republican Party and a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives... (R) |
John C. O'Brien (D) |
Linda J. Melconian (D) |
Brian Lees Brian Lees Brian Patrick Lees is a Massachusetts politician, currently serving as the Clerk of Courts for Hampden County... (R) |
Michael Knapik Michael Knapik Michael R. Knapik is a member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District. He is a member of the Republican Party.Sen... (R) |
Stanley Rosenberg Stanley Rosenberg Stanley C. Rosenberg, commonly known as Stan Rosenberg, is an American politician from Amherst, Massachusetts who serves as President Pro Tempore of the Massachusetts Senate... (D) |
Daniel Leahy (D) |
Charles E. Shannon Jr. (R) |
Richard R. Tisei Richard R. Tisei Richard R. Tisei is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Republican, he served in the Massachusetts state legislature for 26 years, most recently as the minority leader in the Massachusetts Senate... (R) |
Robert Havern III Robert Havern III Robert A. Havern III is a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and who represented the Fourth Middlesex District in the Massachusetts State Senate from 1991 to 2007.-Biography:... (D) |
Lucille Hicks (R) |
Lois G. Pines (D) |
David Magnani (D) |
Warren Tolman Warren Tolman Warren E. Tolman is a Massachusetts lawyer and former member of the Massachusetts General Court, serving in both of the Court's houses... (D) |
Tom Birmingham Tom Birmingham Thomas Francis Birmingham is the former President of the Massachusetts Senate. He is widely credited, along with Mark Roosevelt, with passage of a sweeping education bill, the Education Reform Act of 1993... (D) |
Robert Durand Robert Durand Robert A. Durand is an American politician who served as the Secretary of Environmental Affairs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2003... (D) |
Cheryl Jacques Cheryl Jacques Cheryl Ann Jacques is a United States politician who, beginning in January 2004, served for 11 months as president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, advocacy organization... (D) |
William R. Keating William R. Keating William Richard "Bill" Keating is the U.S. Representative for . From 1999 to 2011 he was District Attorney of Norfolk County. He is a member of the Democratic Party and a former Massachusetts state representative and state senator.... (D) |
Michael W. Morrissey Michael W. Morrissey Michael W. Morrissey is the District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts . He previously served as a State Senator for the Norfolk and Plymouth district and a State Representative for the 1st Norfolk and 3rd Norfolk districts... (D) |
Marian Walsh Marian Walsh Marian Walsh was born in Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts. She was a State Senator representing several cities and towns in Suffolk and Norfolk counties. She served six terms in the Massachusetts State Senate and was promoted to the position of Assistant Majority Leader in early 2003... (D) |
Therese Murray Therese Murray Therese Murray is an American state legislator who has served as President of the Massachusetts Senate since March 2007. Murray, a Democrat, is the first woman to lead a house of the Massachusetts General Court... (D) |
Marc R. Pacheco Marc R. Pacheco Marc R. Pacheco is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts Senate. He represents the 1st Plymouth and Bristol district, which includes his hometown of Taunton and nearby towns. He is a Democrat who has served since 1993. From 1989 to 1992 he was a member of the Massachusetts... (D) |
Michael C. Creedon (D) |
Robert L. Hedlund Robert L. Hedlund Robert L. Hedlund is a member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the Plymouth and Norfolk District. He is a member of the United States Republican Party.... (R) |
William M. Bulger William M. Bulger William Michael "Billy" Bulger is a retired American Democratic Party politician, lawyer, and educator from South Boston, Massachusetts, who for many years was President of the Massachusetts Senate and president of the University of Massachusetts... (D) |
Dianne Wilkerson Dianne Wilkerson Dianne Wilkerson is a former Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the 2nd Suffolk District from 1993 to 2008.... (D) |
Robert Travaglini Robert Travaglini Robert E. Travaglini is a former President of the Massachusetts Senate. He represented the First Middlesex and Suffolk senatorial district, encompassing portions of Boston, Revere, Winthrop and Cambridge.... (D) |
W. Paul White W. Paul White W. Paul White is an American political politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 and the Massachusetts Senate from 1989 to 1999. He was the House Majority Leader in 1984 and the Second Assistant Majority Leader in the Senate from 1995 to... (D) |
Robert A. Bernstein Robert A. Bernstein Robert A. Bernstein is an American attorney and politician who represented the First Worcester District in the Massachusetts Senate from 1995–2001.-References:... (D) |
Matthew J. Amorello Matthew J. Amorello Matthew John Amorello is a former Massachusetts state senator and former chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority who presided over the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project from 2002 to 2006... (R) |
Robert D. Wetmore (D) |
Robert A. Antonioni (D) |
Louis P. Bertonazzi (D) |
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| Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. (D) |
Steven C. Panagiotakos Steven C. Panagiotakos Steven C. Panagiotakos is a former Democratic Massachusetts state senator, and was the chairperson of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.-Education:... (D) |
Charles E. Shannon Jr. (D) |
Susan C. Fargo (D) |
Robert S. Creedon Jr. (D) |
Stephen Lynch Stephen Lynch (politician) Stephen F. Lynch is the U.S. representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party who has served since 2001. Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer, and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court.... (D) |
Stephen Brewer Stephen Brewer Stephen Brewer is a current Massachusetts state senator.He was born and raised in the town of Barre, Massachusetts. He rose through the ranks of local government to become a member of the Massachusetts Senate for the Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin District.As the Senate Chair for the... (D) |
Richard T. Moore Richard T. Moore Richard T. Moore Richard T. Moore Richard T. Moore (born is a Democratic politician from Massachusetts and a member of the Massachusetts State Senate.-Biography:Richard T. Moore was born in Milford, Massachusetts. He is married to the former Joanne Bednarz of Uxbridge, Massachusetts... (D) |
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| Susan Tucker Susan Tucker Susan Tucker is a former Massachusetts Democratic State Senator and State Representative from Andover. She served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1982 to 1992 and in the Massachusetts Senate from 1999 to 2011.-Education:... (D) |
Cynthia Stone Creem Cynthia Stone Creem Cynthia Stone Creem is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts Senate. She represents the 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district, which includes her hometown of Newton, Brookline and parts of Wellesley. She is a Democrat who has served since 1999... (D) |
Steven A. Tolman (D) |
Pam Resor Pam Resor Pamela P. Resor was the Massachusetts State Senator for the Middlesex & Worcester District from her election in 1999 to her retirement in 2008.Resor attended Smith College in the 1960s... (D) |
Jo Ann Sprague Jo Ann Sprague Jo Ann Sprague is a former Massachusetts State Representative and State Senator from Walpole. In the Massachusetts Senate she represented the Norfolk, Bristol, and Plymouth district, but moved in 2003 to the Bristol and Norfolk district. Previously she was a State Representative from the 9th... (R) |
Brian A. Joyce Brian A. Joyce Brian A. Joyce is a Massachusetts State Senator and a member of the Democratic Party. He represents the Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district, which includes Avon, Braintree, Canton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Milton, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, and West Bridgewater, and is currently serving his... (D) |
Guy Glodis Guy Glodis Guy William Glodis is an American politician who served as Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts from 2005 to 2011... (D) |
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| Joan Menard Joan Menard Joan M. Menard is a retired American politician who currently serves as the vice president for work force development, lifelong learning, grant development and external affairs at Bristol Community College.... (D) |
Robert A. O'Leary (D) |
Harriette L. Chandler Harriette L. Chandler Harriette L. Chandler is the Massachusetts State Senator for the 1st Worcester district, which includes parts of the city of Worcester, where she resides, and the towns of Berlin, Boylston, Holden, Paxton, Princeton, and West Boylston, and parts of Clinton, and Northborough. She is a Democrat who... (D) |
183rd to 187th General Courts (2003–present)
In 2001 the Massachusetts Senate districts were redrawn, taking effect with the 183rd General Court.| General Court | Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin | Bristol and Norfolk | First Bristol and Plymouth | Second Bristol and Plymouth | Cape and Islands | First Essex | Second Essex | First Essex and Middlesex | Second Essex and Middlesex | Third Essex and Middlesex | Hampden | First Hampden and Hampshire | Second Hampden and Hampshire | Hampshire and Franklin | First Middlesex | Second Middlesex | Third Middlesex | Fourth Middlesex | Middlesex and Essex | First Middlesex and Norfolk | Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex | Middlesex and Worcester | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | Norfolk and Plymouth | Plymouth and Barnstable | First Plymouth and Bristol | Second Plymouth and Bristol | Plymouth and Norfolk | First Suffolk | Second Suffolk | First Suffolk and Middlesex | Second Suffolk and Middlesex | Suffolk and Norfolk | First Worcester | Second Worcester | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin | Worcester and Middlesex | Worcester and Norfolk |
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| Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. (D) |
Jo Ann Sprague Jo Ann Sprague Jo Ann Sprague is a former Massachusetts State Representative and State Senator from Walpole. In the Massachusetts Senate she represented the Norfolk, Bristol, and Plymouth district, but moved in 2003 to the Bristol and Norfolk district. Previously she was a State Representative from the 9th... (R) |
Joan Menard Joan Menard Joan M. Menard is a retired American politician who currently serves as the vice president for work force development, lifelong learning, grant development and external affairs at Bristol Community College.... (D) |
Mark C. Montigny (D) |
Robert A. O'Leary (D) |
Steven A. Baddour (D) |
Frederick E. Berry (D) |
Bruce Tarr Bruce Tarr Bruce E. Tarr is the minority leader of the Massachusetts Senate. He has been a member of the Senate since 1995, representing the 1st Essex and Middlesex District. He is a member of the United States Republican Party and a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives... (R) |
Susan Tucker Susan Tucker Susan Tucker is a former Massachusetts Democratic State Senator and State Representative from Andover. She served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1982 to 1992 and in the Massachusetts Senate from 1999 to 2011.-Education:... (D) |
Thomas M. McGee Thomas M. McGee Thomas M. McGee is the Massachusetts state senator for the Third Middlesex and Essex district, which includes his hometown of Lynn and several other cities. He is a Democrat who has served since 2002. McGee is chairman of the Senate Labor and Workforce Development Committee, the Joint Public... (D) |
Linda J. Melconian (D) |
Brian Lees Brian Lees Brian Patrick Lees is a Massachusetts politician, currently serving as the Clerk of Courts for Hampden County... (R) |
Michael Knapik Michael Knapik Michael R. Knapik is a member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District. He is a member of the Republican Party.Sen... (R) |
Stanley Rosenberg Stanley Rosenberg Stanley C. Rosenberg, commonly known as Stan Rosenberg, is an American politician from Amherst, Massachusetts who serves as President Pro Tempore of the Massachusetts Senate... (D) |
Steven C. Panagiotakos Steven C. Panagiotakos Steven C. Panagiotakos is a former Democratic Massachusetts state senator, and was the chairperson of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.-Education:... (D) |
Charles E. Shannon Jr. (D) |
Susan C. Fargo (D) |
Robert Havern III Robert Havern III Robert A. Havern III is a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and who represented the Fourth Middlesex District in the Massachusetts State Senate from 1991 to 2007.-Biography:... (D) |
Richard R. Tisei Richard R. Tisei Richard R. Tisei is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Republican, he served in the Massachusetts state legislature for 26 years, most recently as the minority leader in the Massachusetts Senate... (R) |
Cynthia Stone Creem Cynthia Stone Creem Cynthia Stone Creem is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts Senate. She represents the 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district, which includes her hometown of Newton, Brookline and parts of Wellesley. She is a Democrat who has served since 1999... (D) |
David Magnani (D) |
Jarrett Barrios Jarrett Barrios Jarrett Tomás Barrios is a politician, activist, and executive, currently serving as the chief executive of the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts. He was a member of both the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate and became the first Latino and first openly... (D) |
Pam Resor Pam Resor Pamela P. Resor was the Massachusetts State Senator for the Middlesex & Worcester District from her election in 1999 to her retirement in 2008.Resor attended Smith College in the 1960s... (D) |
Brian A. Joyce Brian A. Joyce Brian A. Joyce is a Massachusetts State Senator and a member of the Democratic Party. He represents the Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district, which includes Avon, Braintree, Canton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Milton, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, and West Bridgewater, and is currently serving his... (D) |
Cheryl Jacques Cheryl Jacques Cheryl Ann Jacques is a United States politician who, beginning in January 2004, served for 11 months as president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, advocacy organization... (D) |
Michael W. Morrissey Michael W. Morrissey Michael W. Morrissey is the District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts . He previously served as a State Senator for the Norfolk and Plymouth district and a State Representative for the 1st Norfolk and 3rd Norfolk districts... (D) |
Therese Murray Therese Murray Therese Murray is an American state legislator who has served as President of the Massachusetts Senate since March 2007. Murray, a Democrat, is the first woman to lead a house of the Massachusetts General Court... (D) |
Marc R. Pacheco Marc R. Pacheco Marc R. Pacheco is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts Senate. He represents the 1st Plymouth and Bristol district, which includes his hometown of Taunton and nearby towns. He is a Democrat who has served since 1993. From 1989 to 1992 he was a member of the Massachusetts... (D) |
Robert S. Creedon Jr. (D) |
Robert L. Hedlund Robert L. Hedlund Robert L. Hedlund is a member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the Plymouth and Norfolk District. He is a member of the United States Republican Party.... (R) |
John A. Hart Jr. (D) |
Dianne Wilkerson Dianne Wilkerson Dianne Wilkerson is a former Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the 2nd Suffolk District from 1993 to 2008.... (D) |
Robert Travaglini Robert Travaglini Robert E. Travaglini is a former President of the Massachusetts Senate. He represented the First Middlesex and Suffolk senatorial district, encompassing portions of Boston, Revere, Winthrop and Cambridge.... (D) |
Steven A. Tolman (D) |
Marian Walsh Marian Walsh Marian Walsh was born in Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts. She was a State Senator representing several cities and towns in Suffolk and Norfolk counties. She served six terms in the Massachusetts State Senate and was promoted to the position of Assistant Majority Leader in early 2003... (D) |
Harriette L. Chandler Harriette L. Chandler Harriette L. Chandler is the Massachusetts State Senator for the 1st Worcester district, which includes parts of the city of Worcester, where she resides, and the towns of Berlin, Boylston, Holden, Paxton, Princeton, and West Boylston, and parts of Clinton, and Northborough. She is a Democrat who... (D) |
Guy Glodis Guy Glodis Guy William Glodis is an American politician who served as Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts from 2005 to 2011... (D) |
Stephen Brewer Stephen Brewer Stephen Brewer is a current Massachusetts state senator.He was born and raised in the town of Barre, Massachusetts. He rose through the ranks of local government to become a member of the Massachusetts Senate for the Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin District.As the Senate Chair for the... (D) |
Robert A. Antonioni (D) |
Richard T. Moore Richard T. Moore Richard T. Moore Richard T. Moore Richard T. Moore (born is a Democratic politician from Massachusetts and a member of the Massachusetts State Senate.-Biography:Richard T. Moore was born in Milford, Massachusetts. He is married to the former Joanne Bednarz of Uxbridge, Massachusetts... (D) |
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| James E. Timilty James E. Timilty James E. Timilty is the Massachusetts state senator for the Bristol and Norfolk district, which includes his hometown of Walpole and several other towns. He is a Democrat who has served since 2005.He is the son of former state senator Joseph F. Timilty.... (D) |
Stephen J. Buoniconti (D) |
Karen E. Spilka (D) |
Scott Brown Scott Brown Scott Brown is a United States senator.Scott Brown may also refer to:-Sportsmen:*Scott Brown , American college football coach of Kentucky State... Resigned in February 2010 to join the United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... . (R) |
Edward M. Augustus Jr. (D) |
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| Benjamin Downing Benjamin Downing Benjamin Brackett Downing is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin District since 2006.... (D) |
Gale D. Candaras Gale D. Candaras Gale D. Candaras is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the First Hampden and Hampshire District. She is an attorney and a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.... (D) |
Patricia D. Jehlen Patricia D. Jehlen Patricia D. Jehlen is a member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the 2nd Middlesex district, which includes the communities of Medford, Somerville, Winchester, and Woburn. She is a Democrat who has served since October 2005. In her first year she served as Chairman of the Public Service... (D) |
J. James Marzilli, Jr. J. James Marzilli, Jr. Joseph James Marzilli, Jr. was a member of the Massachusetts Senate. Marzilli, a Democrat, was elected to the Senate in a special election in December 2007, representing the communities of Arlington, Billerica, Burlington, Lexington and Woburn partway through his ninth term in the Massachusetts... (D) |
Anthony D. Galluccio Anthony D. Galluccio Anthony D. Galluccio , is a former Massachusetts State Senator, and a Democratic politician having won the seat vacated by Jarrett T. Barrios... Resigned in January 2010. (D) |
Anthony Petruccelli Anthony Petruccelli Anthony Petruccelli is the Massachusetts state senator for the First Suffolk and Middlesex district, which includes his neighborhood of East Boston and parts of Revere, Winthrop, and Cambridge. He is a Democrat who has served since 2007. Prior to serving in the Senate, he was a state... (D) |
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| Ken Donnelly Ken Donnelly Kenneth J. Donnelly is the Massachusetts state senator for the Fourth Middlesex district, which includes his hometown of Arlington and several other cities. He is a Democrat who has served since 2009.-References:... (D) |
James Eldridge (D) |
Thomas P. Kennedy Thomas P. Kennedy Thomas P. Kennedy is the Massachusetts state senator for the Second Plymouth and Bristol district, which includes his hometown of Brockton and several other cities. He is a Democrat who has served since 2009... (D) |
Sonia Chang-Diaz Sonia Chang-Díaz Sonia Rosa Chang-Díaz is an American Democrat politician who represents the 2nd Suffolk District in the Massachusetts Senate. She is the first Hispanic or Latino woman to hold such office.-Background:... (D) |
Michael O. Moore Michael O. Moore Michael O. Moore is the Massachusetts State Senator for the 2nd Worcester district, which includes his hometown of Milbury, as well as parts of the city of Worcester and the surrounding towns. He is a Democrat who has served since 2009, and was re-elected without opposition in 2010... (D) |
Jennifer Flanagan Jennifer Flanagan Jennifer L. Flanagan is the Massachusetts State Senator for the Worcester and Middlesex district, which includes her hometown of Leominster. She is a Democrat who has served since 2009, and was elected to a second term in 2010. From 2005 to 2009 she was the Massachusetts State Representative for... (D) |
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| Michael Rodrigues Michael Rodrigues Michael J. Rodrigues is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the 1st Bristol and Plymouth district. He is a resident of Westport who has served since January 2011. From 1996 to 2011 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 8th Bristol district... (D) |
Dan Wolf Dan Wolf Daniel A. Wolf is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the Cape and Islands district. Wolf is a resident of Harwich and has served in the Senate since January 2011... (D) |
Barry Finegold Barry Finegold Barry R. Finegold is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the Second Essex and Middlesex district. He has served since January 2011... (D) |
James T. Welch James T. Welch James T. Welch is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Hampden district. He has served since January 2011. Prior to this he was the Massachusetts State Representative for the 6th Hampden district, which includes his hometown of West Springfield and parts of Springfield and... (D) |
Eileen Donoghue Eileen Donoghue Eileen Donoghue is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the 1st Middlesex district. She has served since January 2011. Donoghue is an attorney and a former mayor and city councilor of Lowell, Massachusetts... (D) |
Katherine Clark Katherine Clark Katherine Clark is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the Middlesex and Essex district. She is a resident of Melrose, Massachusetts and has served since January 2011. She was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011... (D) |
Sal DiDomenico Sal DiDomenico Sal N. DiDomenico is an American state legislator who has served in the Massachusetts Senate since May 2010. He is a Democrat representing the Middlesex, Suffolk, and Essex district, which includes his hometown of Everett and parts of several other cities. He won a special election to succeed the... Won a special election to succeed Galluccio, and was sworn in May 2010. Re-elected to a full term in the 187th General Court. (D) |
Richard Ross Won a special election to succeed Brown, and was sworn in May 2010. Re-elected to a full term in the 187th General Court. (R) |
John Keenan John F. Keenan (State Senator) John F. Keenan, is the State Senator of the Massachusetts State Senate for the Norfolk and Plymouth district. He was educated at Harvard Law School.... (D) |
Michael F. Rush Michael F. Rush Michael F. "Mike" Rush is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the Suffolk and Norfolk district. This includes Boston, ward 18, precincts 7 to 20, inclusive, 22 and 23, ward 19, precincts 10 to 13, inclusive, and ward 20, in the county of Suffolk; and Dedham, Norwood and... (D) |
Sources
- http://mass.gov/legis/
- http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/
- http://www.mass.gov/lib/collections/sc/burrill.htm