Massachusetts Senate
Upper house of the Massachusetts General Court
Massachusetts Senate | |
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193rd General Court of Massachusetts | |
Type | |
Type | Upper house of the Massachusetts General Court |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 4, 2023 |
Leadership | |
Karen Spilka (D) since July 26, 2018 | |
President pro tempore | William 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 |
Political groups | Majority (36)
Minority (4)
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Chapter 1, Massachusetts Constitution |
Salary | $70,537/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 | |
Voting system | First-past-the-post |
Last election | November 8, 2022 (40 seats) |
Next election | November 5, 2024 (40 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
State Senate Chamber Massachusetts State House Boston, Massachusetts | |
Website | |
Massachusetts Senate | |
Rules | |
Rules of the 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 state capital.
Qualifications
The following are the qualifications to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate:[2]
- Be 18 years of age
- Be a registered voter in Massachusetts
- Be an inhabitant of Massachusetts for five years
- Be a resident of the district when elected
- Receive a least 300 signatures on nomination papers
Recent party control
Democrats hold a supermajority in the Senate.
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
Begin 189th (2015–2016) | 34 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
Begin 190th (2017–2018) | ||||
Begin 191st (2019–2020) | ||||
Begin 192nd (2021–2022) | 37 | 3 | 40 | 0 |
Begin 193rd (2023–2024) | 37 | 3 | 40 | 0 |
June 5, 2023[a] | 36 | 39 | 1 | |
November 29, 2023[b] | 4 | 40 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 90% | 10% |
[5]
Current leadership
Current members and districts
Current committees and members
Past composition of the Senate
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
- 2023–2024 Massachusetts legislature
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
- List of Massachusetts Senate delegations
- Massachusetts House of Representatives
Notes
- ^ Anne Gobi (D) resigned from the Massachusetts Senate to accept a job in the gubernatorial administration of Gov. Maura Healey.[3]
- ^ Peter Durant (R) is sworn in to succeed Gobi.[4]
References
- ^ Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.
- ^ "How to Run for Office in Massachusetts" (PDF). March 2017.
- ^ "State Sen. Gobi tapped for new post in Healey administration as director of rural affairs". WBUR. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Peter Durant sworn in as senator; GOP sees signs their ideas more 'viable' in Mass". telegram.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Massachusetts Senate". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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 2021
- 2002
- 2010, with names of senators
- 2011
- State Senate of Massachusetts[permanent dead link] at Project Vote Smart
- Massachusetts Senate at Ballotpedia
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Members of the Massachusetts Senate
193rd General Court (2023–present)
- President of the Senate
- Karen Spilka (D)
- President pro tempore
- Will Brownsberger (D)
- Majority Leader
- Cynthia Stone Creem (D)
- Minority Leader
- Bruce Tarr (R)
- ▌Paul Mark (D, Berk., Hpsh., Frnk., & Hpdn.)
- ▌Paul Feeney (D, Bris. & Norf.)
- ▌Michael Rodrigues (D, 1st Bris. & Plym.)
- ▌Mark Montigny (D, 2nd Bris. & Plym.)
- ▌Marc Pacheco (D, 3rd Bris. & Plym.)
- ▌Julian Cyr (D, Cape & Islands)
- ▌Pavel Payano (D, 1st Essex)
- ▌Joan Lovely (D, 2nd Essex)
- ▌Brendan Crighton (D, 3rd Essex)
- ▌Bruce Tarr (R, 1st Ess. & Mid.)
- ▌Barry Finegold (D, 2nd Ess. & Mid.)
- ▌Adam Gomez (D, Hampden)
- ▌John Velis (D, Hpdn. & Hpsh.)
- ▌Jacob Oliveira (D, Hpdn., Hpsh. & Wor.)
- ▌Jo Comerford (D, Hpsh., Frnk., & Wor.)
- ▌Edward J. Kennedy (D, 1st Mid.)
- ▌Patricia D. Jehlen (D, 2nd Mid.)
- ▌Michael J. Barrett (D, 3rd Mid.)
- ▌Cindy Friedman (D, 4th Mid.)
- ▌Jason Lewis (D, 5th Mid.)
- ▌Karen Spilka (D, Mid. & Norf.)
- ▌Sal DiDomenico (D, Mid. & Suff.)
- ▌Jamie Eldridge (D, Mid. & Wor.)
- ▌Cynthia Stone Creem (D, Norf. & Mid.)
- ▌John F. Keenan (D, Norf. & Plym.)
- ▌Walter Timilty (D, Norf., Plym. & Bris.)
- ▌Mike Rush (D, Norf. & Suff.)
- ▌Becca Rausch (D, Norf., Wor. & Mid.)
- ▌Susan Moran (D, Plym. & Barn.)
- ▌Patrick O'Connor (R, 1st Plym. & Norf.)
- ▌Michael Brady (D, 2nd Plym. & Norf.)
- ▌Nick Collins (D, 1st Suffolk)
- ▌Liz Miranda (D, 2nd Suffolk)
- ▌Lydia Edwards (D, 3rd Suffolk)
- ▌Will Brownsberger (D, Suff. & Mid.)
- ▌Robyn Kennedy (D, 1st Worcester)
- ▌Michael O. Moore (D, 2nd Worcester)
- ▌Ryan Fattman (R, Wor. & Hpdn.)
- ▌Peter Durant (R, Wor. & Hpsh.)
- ▌John Cronin (D, Wor. & Mid.)
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