Massachusetts Senate

Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts Senate
	193rd General Court of Massachusetts
	Seal of the Senate of Massachusetts
Type
Type	Upper house of the Massachusetts General Court
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 4, 2023
Leadership
President	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
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Political groups	Majority (36) Democratic (36); Minority (4) Republican (4);
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
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	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.

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

	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 (2022-2023)	37	3	40	0
June 5, 2023^{[lower-alpha 1]}	36	3	39	1
November 29, 2023 ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	36	4	40	0
Latest voting share	90%	10%

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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.

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

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

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.
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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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[4] Anne Gobi (D) resigned from the Massachusetts Senate to accept a job in the gubernatorial administration of Gov. Maura Healey.^[3]

[6] Peter Durant (R) is sworn in to succeed Gobi.^[4]

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

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v t e Members of the Massachusetts Senate
189th General Court (2015) President of the Senate: Stan Rosenberg (D) President pro Tempore: Marc R. Pacheco (D) Majority Leader: Harriette Chandler (D) Minority Leader: Bruce Tarr (R)
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/> Benjamin Downing (D, Berk., Hpsh., Frnk., Hpdn.) James E. Timilty (D, Bris., Norf.) Michael Rodrigues (D, 1st Bris., Plym.) Mark Montigny (D, 2nd Bris., Plym.) Dan Wolf (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.) Thomas M. McGee (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.) Eileen Donoghue (D, 1st Mid.) Patricia D. Jehlen (D, 2nd Mid.) Michael J. Barrett (D, 3rd Mid.) Ken Donnelly (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.) Brian Joyce (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.) Vacant (2nd Plym., Bris.) Robert Hedlund (R, Plym., Norf.) Linda Dorcena Forry (1st Suff.) Sonia Chang-Díaz (D, 2nd Suff.) Anthony Petruccelli (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.) Jennifer Flanagan (D, Wor., Mid.) Ryan Fattman (R, Wor., Norf.)
Democratic (33) Republican (6) List of Massachusetts Senate delegations Massachusetts General Court Massachusetts House of Representatives Massachusetts Senate

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v t e Government of Massachusetts
Legislative	General Court Senate (Members, President) House of Representatives (Members, Speaker)	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/local/bin/rsvg-convert: not found
Executive	Governor (List) Lt. Governor Attorney General Auditor Secretary of the Commonwealth Treasurer and Receiver-General Office for Administration and Finance Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Department of Higher Education Emergency Management Agency Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Department of Environmental Protection Department of Revenue Office of Health and Human Services Office of Housing and Economic Development Office of Labor and Workforce Development Department of Mental Health Department of Public Health Office of Public Safety and Security Department of Public Utilities Department of Transportation Department of Youth Services
Judicial	Boston Municipal Court District Court Superior Court Land Court Juvenile Court Housing Court Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Appeals Court (Judges) Supreme Judicial Court Essex Probate and Family Court Middlesex Probate and Family Court
Independent agencies	Board of Library Commissioners Commission Against Discrimination Commission on the Status of Women Disabled Persons Protection Commission Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board Massachusetts District Attorneys Massachusetts Inspector General Office of Campaign and Political Finance Office of the Comptroller Massachusetts Sheriffs State Ethics Commission
Law	Constitution General Laws Code of Massachusetts Regulations Abortion Alcohol Cannabis Capital punishment Crime Elder law Gambling Gun laws LGBT rights Taxation

Massachusetts Senate

Contents

Qualifications

Recent party control

Current leadership

Current members and districts

Current committees and members

Past composition of the Senate

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Notes

References

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