Massachusetts Senate

Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts Senate
	Massachusetts General Court
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 4, 2017
Leadership
President of the Senate	Karen Spilka (D) ; Since July 26, 2018
President pro Tempore	Marc Pacheco (D) ; Since January 21, 2015
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 Democrat (31) Minority Republican (7) Vacant (2)
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 8, 2016; (40 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2018; (40 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	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 190th General Court, which convened January 4, 2017. It consists of 31 Democrats and 7 Republicans, with two vacancies.^[2] 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 8, 2016.

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^[3]	33		39	1
November 10, 2015^[4]	34		40	0
January 4, 2016^[5]	34	5	39	1
January 21, 2016^[6]	33	5	38	2
May 18, 2016^[7]	34	6	40	0

Start of 190th General Court	34	6	40	0
April 2, 2017^[8]	33		39	1
April 17, 2017^[9]	32		38	2
July 26, 2017^[10]	33		39	1
August 31, 2017^[11]	32		38	2
October 17, 2017^[12]	33		39	1
December 5, 2017^[13]	33	7	40	0
January 3, 2018^[14]	32		39	1
January 26, 2018^[15]	31		38	2
March 6, 2018^[16]	32		39	1
April 11, 2018^[17]	31		38	2
May 1, 2018^[18]	32		39	1
May 4, 2018^[19]	31		38	2
Latest voting share	7001775000000000000♠77.5%	7001175000000000000♠17.5%

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.

Current composition by municipality.

Current leadership

^[20]

Position	Leader	Party	Residence	District
President of the Senate	Karen E. Spilka	Democratic	Ashland	2nd Middlesex and Norfolk
Majority leader	Cynthia Stone Creem	Democratic	Newton	1st Middlesex and Norfolk
President Pro Tempore	Marc R. Pacheco	Democratic	Taunton	1st Plymouth and Bristol
Assistant Majority Leader	Mark C. Montigny	Democratic	New Bedford	2nd Bristol and Plymouth
Assistant Majority Leader	Patricia D. Jehlen	Democratic	Somerville	2nd Middlesex
Assistant Majority Leader	Sal N. DiDomenico	Democratic	Everett	Middlesex and Suffolk
Senate Majority Whip	Michael J. Rodrigues	Democratic	Westport	1st Bristol and Plymouth
Assistant Majority Whip	Jason M. Lewis	Democratic	Winchester	5th Middlesex
Senate Ways and Means Chair	vacant
Senate Ways and Means Vice Chair	Joan B. Lovely	Democratic	Salem	2nd Essex
Minority Leader	Bruce E. Tarr	Republican	Gloucester	1st Essex and Norfolk
Assistant Minority Leader	Donald F. Humason, Jr.	Republican	Westfield	2nd Hampden and Hampshire
Assistant Minority Leader	Richard J. Ross	Republican	Wrentham	Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex
Minority Whip	Ryan C. Fattman	Republican	Gloucester	Worcester and Norfolk
Minority Whip	Patrick M. O'Connor	Republican	Weymouth	Plymouth and Norfolk
Senate Ways & Means Ranking Member	Viriato M. deMacedo	Republican	Plymouth	Plymouth and Barnstable

Current members

Current members of the Senate, sorted by district name:

Senator		District	Home Town/City	Assumed office
Adam G. Hinds^[21]	Democratic	Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden	Pittsfield	2017
Paul Feeney	Democratic	Bristol and Norfolk	Foxborough	2017*^[22]
Michael Rodrigues	Democratic	1st Bristol and Plymouth	Westport	2011
Mark Montigny	Democratic	2nd Bristol and Plymouth	New Bedford	1993
Julian Cyr^[23]	Democratic	Cape and Islands	Truro	2017
Kathleen O'Connor Ives	Democratic	1st Essex	Newburyport	2013
Joan Lovely	Democratic	2nd Essex	Salem	2013
Brendan Crighton	Democratic	3rd Essex	Lynn	2018*
Bruce Tarr	Republican	1st Essex and Middlesex	Gloucester	1995
Barbara L'Italien	Democratic	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Andover	2015
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*
Vacant		Hampshire and Franklin and Worcester
Vacant		1st Middlesex
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
Richard Ross	Republican	Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex	Wrentham	2010*
Walter Timilty^[24]	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

Notes

References

↑ Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.
↑ Democrat Ken Donnelly died
↑ Democrat Thomas P. Kennedy (2nd Plymouth and Bristol) died.
↑ Democrat Michael Brady sworn in to succeed Kennedy
↑ Republican Robert L. Hedlund (Plymouth and Norfolk) resigned after being elected Mayor of Weymouth.
↑ Democrat Anthony Petruccelli (1st Suffolk and Middlesex) resigned after accepting a job in the private sector.
↑ Republican Patrick O' Connor and Democrat Joseph Boncore sworn in to succeed Hedlund and Petruccelli, respectively.
↑ Sen. Ken Donnelly (D – Fourth Middlesex) dies
↑ Sen. James Timilty (D – Bristol & Norfolk) resigns to serve as Norfolk County Treasurer
↑ Democrat Cindy Friedman, chief of staff to the late Sen. Ken Donnelly (D – Fourth Middlesex) wins special election to succeed him
↑ Sen. Jennifer Flanagan (D – Worcester & Middlesex) resigns to become a state Cannabis Control Commissioner
↑ Democrat Paul Feeney elected to replace Sen. James Timilty (D – Bristol & Norfolk)
↑ Republican Dean Tran elected to replace Sen. Jennifer Flanagan (D – Worcester & Middlesex)
↑ Democrat Thomas M. McGee (D – Third Essex) resigned to become Mayor of Lynn
↑ Democrat Linda Dorcena Forry (D – First Suffolk) resigned
↑ "Crighton Takes His Seat In The State Senate". Itemlive. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
↑ "Donoghue sworn in as city manager, and gets right down to work". Lowell Sun. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
↑ "Nick Collins cruises to victory in state Senate special election". Boston Globe. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
↑ "Stan Rosenberg to quit Senate after scathing ethics report". Boston Globe. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
↑ https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Leadership/Senate
↑ https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/AGH0
↑ Daniel Libon (October 17, 2017). "Feeney Beats Ventura, Shortsleeve In State Senate Race". Patch.
↑ https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JAC0
↑ https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/WFT0

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 at Project Vote Smart
Massachusetts Senate at Ballotpedia

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[1] Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.

[2] Democrat Ken Donnelly died

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

[4] Democrat Michael Brady sworn in to succeed Kennedy

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

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

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

[8] Sen. Ken Donnelly (D – Fourth Middlesex) dies

[9] Sen. James Timilty (D – Bristol & Norfolk) resigns to serve as Norfolk County Treasurer

[10] Democrat Cindy Friedman, chief of staff to the late Sen. Ken Donnelly (D – Fourth Middlesex) wins special election to succeed him

[11] Sen. Jennifer Flanagan (D – Worcester & Middlesex) resigns to become a state Cannabis Control Commissioner

[12] Democrat Paul Feeney elected to replace Sen. James Timilty (D – Bristol & Norfolk)

[13] Republican Dean Tran elected to replace Sen. Jennifer Flanagan (D – Worcester & Middlesex)

[14] Democrat Thomas M. McGee (D – Third Essex) resigned to become Mayor of Lynn

[15] Democrat Linda Dorcena Forry (D – First Suffolk) resigned

[16] "Crighton Takes His Seat In The State Senate". Itemlive. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

[17] "Donoghue sworn in as city manager, and gets right down to work". Lowell Sun. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[18] "Nick Collins cruises to victory in state Senate special election". Boston Globe. Retrieved May 2, 2018.

[19] "Stan Rosenberg to quit Senate after scathing ethics report". Boston Globe. Retrieved May 5, 2018.

[20] ttps://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Leadership/Senate

[21] ttps://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/AGH0

[22] Daniel Libon (October 17, 2017). "Feeney Beats Ventura, Shortsleeve In State Senate Race". Patch.

[23] ttps://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JAC0

[24] ttps://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/WFT0

Members of the Massachusetts Senate
190th General Court (2017) President of the Senate: Harriette Chandler (acting) (D) President pro Tempore: Marc R. Pacheco (D) Majority Leader: Harriette Chandler (D) Minority Leader: Bruce Tarr (R)
Adam G. Hinds (D, Berk., Hpsh., Frnk., Hpdn.) Paul Feeney (D, Bris., Norf.) Michael Rodrigues (D, 1st Bris., Plym.) Mark Montigny (D, 2nd Bris., Plym.) Julian Cyr (D, Cape., Isl.) Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D, 1st Ess.) Joan Lovely (D, 2nd Ess.) Bruce Tarr (R, 1st Ess., Mid.) Barbara L'Italien (D, 2nd Ess., Mid.) Brendan Crighton (D, 3rd Ess.) James T. Welch (D, Hpdn.) Eric Lesser (D, 1st Hpdn., Hpsh.) Donald Humason Jr. (R, 2nd Hpdn., Hpsh.) Stan Rosenberg (D, Hpsh., Frnk., Wor.) Vacant (1st Mid.) Patricia D. Jehlen (D, 2nd Mid.) Michael J. Barrett (D, 3rd Mid.) Cindy Friedman (D, 4th Mid.) Jason Lewis (D, 5th Mid.) Cynthia Stone Creem (D, 1st Mid., Norf.) Karen Spilka (D, 2nd Mid., Norf.) Sal DiDomenico (D, Mid., Suff.) Jamie Eldridge (D, Mid., Wor.) Richard Ross (R, Norf., Bris., Mid.) Walter Timilty (D, Norf., Bris., Plym.) John F. Keenan (D, Norf., Plym.) Michael F. Rush (D, Norf., Suff.) Vinny deMacedo (R, Plym., Barn.) Marc R. Pacheco (D, 1st Plym., Bris.) Michael Brady (D, 2nd Plym., Bris.) Patrick O'Connor (R, Plym., Norf.) Nick Collins (D, 1st Suff.) Sonia Chang-Díaz (D, 2nd Suff.) Joseph Boncore (D, 1st Suff., Mid.) Will Brownsberger (D, 2nd Suff., Mid.) Harriette Chandler (D, 1st Wor.) Michael O. Moore (D, 2nd Wor.) Anne Gobi (D, Wor., Hpdn., Hpsh., Midd.) Dean Tran (R, Wor., Mid.) Ryan Fattman (R, Wor., Norf.)
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