Massachusetts Senate







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Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts General Court
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type

Upper house
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 2, 2019
Leadership
President of the Senate

Karen Spilka (D)
since July 26, 2018
President pro Tempore

William N. Brownsberger (D)
since March 20, 2019
Majority Leader

Cynthia Stone Creem (D)
since February 28, 2018
Minority Leader

Bruce Tarr (R)
since January 5, 2011
Structure
Seats 40
Massachusetts State Senate 2019-2021.svg
Political groups

Majority

  Democrat (34)

Minority



  Republican (6)

Length of term
2 years
Authority Chapter 1, Massachusetts Constitution
Salary $62,500/year; set to increase every two years equal to the increase in the median salary of Massachusetts. Additional stipends are given to leaders of the majority and minority party.
Elections
Last election
November 6, 2018
(40 seats)
Next election
November 3, 2020
(40 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
Holy Mackerel State House.jpg
State Senate Chamber
Massachusetts State House
Boston, Massachusetts
Website
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. All but one of the districts are named for the counties in which they are located (the "Cape and Islands" district covers Dukes, Nantucket, and parts of Barnstable counties). Senators serve two-year terms, without term limits.[1] The Senate convenes in the Massachusetts State House, in Boston.


The current session is the 191st General Court, which convened January 2, 2019. It consists of 34 Democrats and 6 Republicans. The President of the Senate is Karen E. Spilka of Ashland. The Senate Minority Leader, from the Republican Party, is Bruce Tarr of Gloucester. The last state general election was on November 6, 2018.




Contents






  • 1 Recent party control


  • 2 Current leadership


  • 3 Committees


  • 4 Current members


  • 5 Past composition of the Senate


  • 6 See also


  • 7 Notes


  • 8 References


  • 9 Further reading


  • 10 External links





Recent party control


Democrats hold a supermajority in the Senate.






















































































Affiliation
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total





Democratic

Republican
Vacant
Start of 189th General Court
34
6
40
0
June 25, 2016[2]
33
39
1
November 10, 2015[3]
34
40
0
January 4, 2016[4]
5
39
1
January 21, 2016[5]
33
38
2
May 18, 2016[6]
34
6
40
0

Start of 190th General Court
34
6
40
0
End of 190th General Court
31
7
38
2

Start of 191st General Court
34
6
40
0
Latest voting share

85%

15%



Current leadership


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Position
Leader
Party

President of the Senate

Karen E. Spilka

Democratic
President Pro Tempore

William N. Brownsberger

Majority Leader

Cynthia Stone Creem
Assistant Majority Leader

Joan B. Lovely

Michael J. Barrett

Sal N. DiDomenico

Majority Whip

Michael F. Rush
Assistant Majority Whip

Julian Cyr
Minority Leader

Bruce E. Tarr

Republican
Assistant Minority Leader

Ryan C. Fattman
Minority Whip

Patrick M. O'Connor
Assistant Minority Whip

Dean A. Tran


Committees


The current standing committees of the Massachusetts Senate are as follows:











































































Committee
Chair
Vice Chair
Ranking Minority
Bills in the Third Reading
Sal N. DiDomenico
Harriette L. Chandler
n/a
Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Michael O. Moore
Nick Collins
Donald F. Humason, Jr.
Ethics
Eric P. Lesser
Cynthia Stone Creem

Donald F. Humason, Jr.
Global Warming and Climate Change
Marc R. Pacheco
Michael J. Barrett
n/a
Intergovernmental Affairs
Michael F. Rush
Sal N. DiDomenico
n/a
Personnel and Administration
Cynthia Stone Creem
Joan B. Lovely
n/a
Post Audit and Oversight
John F. Keenan
Paul R. Feeney
Ryan C. Fattman
Redistricting
William N. Brownsberger
Adam G. Hinds
n/a
Rules
Joan B. Lovely
Joseph A. Boncore

Ryan C. Fattman
Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Mark C. Montigny
Michael J. Rodrigues
n/a

Ways and Means
Michael J. Rodrigues
Cindy F. Friedman

Viriato M. deMacedo




Current members


Current members of the Senate, sorted by district name:










































































































































































































































































































































Senator
Party
District
Home Town/City
Assumed office

Adam G. Hinds[8]
 
Democratic

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden

Pittsfield

2017

Paul Feeney
 
Democratic

Bristol and Norfolk

Foxborough

2017*[9]

Michael Rodrigues
 
Democratic

1st Bristol and Plymouth

Westport

2011

Mark Montigny
 
Democratic

2nd Bristol and Plymouth

New Bedford

1993

Julian Cyr[10]
 
Democratic

Cape and Islands

Truro

2017

Diana DiZoglio
 
Democratic

1st Essex

Methuen

2019

Joan Lovely
 
Democratic

2nd Essex

Salem

2013

Brendan Crighton
 
Democratic

3rd Essex

Lynn

2018*

Bruce Tarr
 
Republican

1st Essex and Middlesex

Gloucester

1995

Barry Finegold
 
Democratic

2nd Essex and Middlesex

Andover

2019

James T. Welch
 
Democratic

Hampden

West Springfield

2011

Eric Lesser
 
Democratic

1st Hampden and Hampshire

Longmeadow

2015

Donald Humason, Jr.
 
Republican

2nd Hampden and Hampshire

Westfield

2013*

Jo Comerford
 
Democratic

Hampshire and Franklin and Worchester

Northampton

2019
Edward Kennedy
 
Democratic

1st Middlesex

Lowell

2019

Patricia D. Jehlen
 
Democratic

2nd Middlesex

Somerville

2005*

Michael J. Barrett
 
Democratic

3rd Middlesex

Lexington

2013

Cindy Friedman
 
Democratic

4th Middlesex

Arlington

2017*

Jason Lewis
 
Democratic

5th Middlesex

Winchester

2014*

Cynthia Stone Creem
 
Democratic

1st Middlesex and Norfolk

Newton

1999

Karen Spilka
 
Democratic

2nd Middlesex and Norfolk

Ashland

2005

Sal DiDomenico
 
Democratic

Middlesex and Suffolk

Everett

2010*

James B. Eldridge
 
Democratic

Middlesex and Worcester

Acton

2009

Becca Rausch
 
Democratic

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

Needham

2019

Walter Timilty[11]
 
Democratic

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

Milton

2017

John Keenan
 
Democratic

Norfolk and Plymouth

Quincy

2011

Michael F. Rush
 
Democratic

Norfolk and Suffolk

Boston

2011

Vinny deMacedo
 
Republican

Plymouth and Barnstable

Plymouth

2015

Marc Pacheco
 
Democratic

1st Plymouth and Bristol

Taunton

1993

Michael Brady
 
Democratic

2nd Plymouth and Bristol

Brockton

2015*

Patrick O'Connor
 
Republican

Plymouth and Norfolk

Weymouth

2016*

Nick Collins
 
Democratic

1st Suffolk

Boston

2018*

Sonia Chang-Diaz
 
Democratic

2nd Suffolk

Boston

2009

Joseph A. Boncore
 
Democratic

1st Suffolk and Middlesex

Winthrop

2016*

Will Brownsberger
 
Democratic

2nd Suffolk and Middlesex

Belmont

2012*

Harriette Chandler
 
Democratic

1st Worcester

Worcester

2001

Michael O. Moore
 
Democratic

2nd Worcester

Millbury

2009

Anne Gobi
 
Democratic

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

Spencer

2015

Dean Tran
 
Republican

Worcester and Middlesex

Fitchburg

2017*

Ryan Fattman
 
Republican

Worcester and Norfolk

Webster

2015

  • *Originally elected in a special election


Past composition of the Senate



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Composition by municipality in the 187th and 188th General Courts.




Composition by municipality in the 189th General Court and at the opening of 190th General Court.




Composition by municipality in the 190th General Court beginning on December 5, 2017.




Composition by municipality at the beginning of the 191st General Court.




See also



  • Massachusetts Senate Delegations

  • Massachusetts House of Representatives


  • Massachusetts Senate elections, 2004, Massachusetts Senate elections, 2006, Massachusetts Senate elections, 2008, Massachusetts Senate elections, 2010



Notes





References





  1. ^ Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.


  2. ^ Democrat Thomas P. Kennedy (2nd Plymouth and Bristol) died. [1]


  3. ^ Democrat Michael Brady sworn in to succeed Kennedy


  4. ^ Republican Robert L. Hedlund (Plymouth and Norfolk) resigned after being elected Mayor of Weymouth. [2]


  5. ^ Democrat Anthony Petruccelli (1st Suffolk and Middlesex) resigned after accepting a job in the private sector. [3]


  6. ^ Republican Patrick O' Connor and Democrat Joseph Boncore sworn in to succeed Hedlund and Petruccelli, respectively. [4]


  7. ^ https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Leadership/Senate


  8. ^ https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/AGH0


  9. ^ Daniel Libon (October 17, 2017). "Feeney Beats Ventura, Shortsleeve In State Senate Race". Patch..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  10. ^ https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JAC0


  11. ^ https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/WFT0




Further reading




  • "Senate of the General Court of Massachusetts". Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2005., 2007


  • "House–Senate power struggle brewing", Boston Globe, April 4, 2015



External links




  • Senate Members of the General Court official government website


  • Official Senate district definitions as of 2011

    • 2002


    • 2010, with names of senators




  • State Senate of Massachusetts[permanent dead link] at Project Vote Smart


  • Massachusetts Senate at Ballotpedia











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