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181st
Massachusetts General Court
180th 182nd
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermJanuary 6, 1999 (1999-01-06) – January 2, 2001 (2001-01-02) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentTom Birmingham
Majority LeaderLinda Melconian
Majority WhipRobert Travaglini
Minority LeaderBrian Lees
Minority WhipRichard Tisei
Party controlDemocrat[2]
House
Members160 [3]
SpeakerThomas Finneran
Majority LeaderWilliam P. Nagle Jr.
Majority WhipBarbara Gardner
Minority LeaderFrancis L. Marini
Minority WhipBradley Jones Jr.
Party controlDemocrat[3]
Tom Birmingham
Tom Birmingham, Senate president.
Thomas Finneran
Thomas Finneran, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1999-2000.

The 181st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1999 and 2000 during the governorship of Paul Cellucci. Tom Birmingham served as president of the Senate and Thomas Finneran served as speaker of the House.[4]

Notable legislation included the Community Preservation Act.[5]

Senators

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portrait name [6] date of birth [7] district [7]
Robert A. Antonioni July 15, 1958
Robert A. Bernstein March 22, 1961 1st Worcester
Frederick Berry December 20, 1949
Tom Birmingham August 4, 1949
Stephen Brewer February 10, 1948
Edward J. Clancy Jr. June 30, 1950
Robert Creedon November 13, 1942
Cynthia Stone Creem September 17, 1942
Susan Fargo August 27, 1942
Guy Glodis February 15, 1969
Robert Havern III July 17, 1949
Robert L. Hedlund July 12, 1961
Cheryl Jacques February 17, 1962
James Jajuga December 12, 1946
Brian A. Joyce September 5, 1962
Michael Knapik February 11, 1963
Brian Lees July 25, 1953
Stephen F. Lynch March 31, 1955
David P. Magnani May 24, 1944
Linda Melconian
Joan Menard September 6, 1935
Mark Montigny June 20, 1961
Richard T. Moore August 7, 1943
Michael W. Morrissey August 2, 1954
Therese Murray October 10, 1947
Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. February 26, 1964
Marc Pacheco October 29, 1952
Steven C. Panagiotakos November 26, 1959
Henri S. Rauschenbach October 9, 1947
Pam Resor 1942
Stan Rosenberg October 12, 1949
Charles E. Shannon Jr. August 31, 1943
Jo Ann Sprague November 3, 1931
Bruce Tarr January 2, 1964
Richard Tisei August 13, 1962
Steven Tolman October 2, 1954
Robert Travaglini July 20, 1952
Susan Tucker November 7, 1944
Marian Walsh 1954
Dianne Wilkerson May 2, 1955

Representatives

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portrait name [8] date of birth [7] district [7]
Steven Angelo June 8, 1952 9th Essex
Cory Atkins February 10, 1949
Demetrius Atsalis March 31, 1964
Bruce Ayers April 17, 1962
Ruth Balser October 30, 1948
Jarrett Barrios October 16, 1969
John Binienda June 22, 1947
Daniel E. Bosley December 9, 1953
Arthur Broadhurst September 28, 1964
Scott Brown September 12, 1959
David Bunker
Antonio Cabral January 26, 1955
Nancy Caffyn August 21, 1934
Michael P. Cahill December 12, 1961
Christine Canavan January 25, 1950
Gale D. Candaras 1949
Paul Caron November 15, 1955
Mark Carron July 8, 1962
Paul Casey February 26, 1961
Harriette L. Chandler December 20, 1937
Evelyn Chesky August 20, 1933
Vincent P. Ciampa April 15, 1945
Carol Cleven November 2, 1928
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera February 21, 1964
Edward G. Connolly August 22, 1928
Robert Correia January 3, 1939
Geraldine Creedon September 26, 1945
Brian Cresta April 22, 1969
Walter DeFilippi October 3, 1926
Robert DeLeo March 27, 1950
Vinny deMacedo October 16, 1965
Paul C. Demakis July 9, 1953
Brian Dempsey September 30, 1966
Salvatore DiMasi August 11, 1945
David Donnelly June 7, 1956
Carol A. Donovan June 5, 1937
James H. Fagan October 13, 1947
Christopher Fallon June 7, 1953
Robert Fennell June 26, 1956
Mike Festa May 9, 1954
Barry Finegold March 3, 1971
Kevin L. Finnegan June 1, 1964
Thomas Finneran January 2, 1950
Kevin W. Fitzgerald 1950
Nancy Flavin June 26, 1950
Marie St. Fleur May 4, 1962
David Lawrence Flynn February 5, 1933
Gloria Fox March 18, 1942
John Fresolo October 11, 1964
Paul Frost April 25, 1970
William C. Galvin October 18, 1956
Barbara Gardner January 19, 1941
Colleen Garry July 21, 1962
David Gately September 27, 1955
Ronald Gauch February 13, 1938
Thomas N. George May 2, 1938
Anthony Giglio January 28, 1941
Emile Goguen March 16, 1933
Brian Paul Golden February 2, 1965
Thomas Golden Jr. March 5, 1971
Shirley Gomes January 23, 1940
William G. Greene Jr. April 24, 1940
Cele Hahn March 21, 1942
Paul Haley June 9, 1953
Geoff Hall October 10, 1948
Robert S. Hargraves October 14, 1936
Lida E. Harkins January 24, 1944
Jack Hart (state senator) April 21, 1961
Shirley Owens Hicks April 22, 1942
Bradford Hill January 22, 1967
Reed V. Hillman November 30, 1948
Christopher Hodgkins August 24, 1957
Kevin Honan June 5, 1958
Barbara Hyland October 17, 1943
Frank Hynes December 23, 1940
Patricia D. Jehlen October 14, 1943
Bradley Jones Jr. January 9, 1965
Louis Kafka November 28, 1945
Rachel Kaprielian June 24, 1968
Jay R. Kaufman May 4, 1947
Daniel F. Keenan February 15, 1961
Shaun P. Kelly March 13, 1964
Thomas P. Kennedy August 15, 1951
Jack Keough
Kay Khan June 22, 1941
Brian Knuuttila February 22, 1957
Robert Koczera November 25, 1953
Peter Koutoujian September 17, 1961
Paul Kujawski August 26, 1953
Stephen Kulik August 3, 1950
Peter J. Larkin December 23, 1953
Stephen LeDuc February 29, 1968
John Lepper December 22, 1934
Maryanne Lewis 1963
David Linsky October 16, 1957
John A. Locke November 27, 1962
Liz Malia September 30, 1949
Ronald Mariano October 31, 1946
Francis L. Marini March 5, 1949
Jim Marzilli May 8, 1958
Thomas M. McGee December 15, 1955
William McManus January 26, 1963
John Merrigan May 2, 1961
Jim Miceli March 25, 1935
Charles A. Murphy August 11, 1965
Kevin J. Murphy November 27, 1952
Mary Jeanette Murray December 24, 1924
William P. Nagle Jr. June 10, 1951
David Nangle December 18, 1960
Harold Naughton Jr. July 4, 1960
Robert Nyman August 20, 1960
Thomas J. O'Brien March 15, 1964
Eugene O'Flaherty July 20, 1968
Marie Parente May 22, 1928
Anne Paulsen August 8, 1936
Vincent Pedone March 15, 1967
Douglas W. Petersen March 7, 1948
George N. Peterson Jr. July 8, 1950
Thomas Petrolati March 16, 1957
Anthony Petruccelli October 2, 1972
Elizabeth Poirier October 27, 1942
Susan Pope October 9, 1942
Ruth Provost August 9, 1949
John F. Quinn April 7, 1963
Kathi-Anne Reinstein January 31, 1971
Michael Rodrigues May 30, 1959
Mary Rogeness May 18, 1941
George Rogers August 2, 1933
John H. Rogers October 22, 1964
J. Michael Ruane December 10, 1927
Byron Rushing July 29, 1942
José L. Santiago
Angelo Scaccia September 29, 1942
Mary Jane Simmons May 14, 1953
John P. Slattery April 5, 1958
Theodore C. Speliotis August 20, 1953
Harriett Stanley March 30, 1950
John Stasik June 5, 1942
John Stefanini March 23, 1964
Ellen Story October 17, 1941
William M. Straus June 26, 1956
David B. Sullivan June 6, 1953
Joseph Sullivan (mayor) March 1, 1959
Benjamin Swan September 18, 1933
Ronny Sydney July 10, 1938
Kathleen Teahan June 11, 1947
Walter Timilty July 19, 1969
A. Stephen Tobin July 3, 1956
Timothy J. Toomey Jr. June 7, 1953
David Torrisi September 18, 1968
Philip Travis July 2, 1940
Eric Turkington August 12, 1947
David Tuttle
James E. Vallee July 24, 1966
Anthony Verga April 26, 1935
Joseph Wagner May 7, 1960
Patricia Walrath August 11, 1941
Marty Walsh April 10, 1967
Alice Wolf December 24, 1933

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  2. ^ a b "Composition of the Massachusetts State Senate", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
  3. ^ a b "Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
  4. ^ "The 181st General Court of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts". State.ma.us. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000.
  5. ^ Robin Sherman; David Luberoff (2007), Massachusetts Community Preservation Act: Who Benefits, Who Pays? (PDF), Harvard Kennedy School, Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston
  6. ^ "Commonwealth of Massachusetts: List of members of the 181st General Court (1999-2000)". State.ma.us. Archived from the original on December 10, 2000. Senate
  7. ^ a b c d "Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 1999-2000", Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hdl:2452/796525 – via State Library of Massachusetts
  8. ^ "Commonwealth of Massachusetts: the 181st General Court, House of Representatives (1999-2000)". State.ma.us. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. List of Members

Further reading

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  • Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1999. hdl:2452/40813.
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