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Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts General Court
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 7, 2015
Leadership
President of the Senate	Therese Murray (D) ; since March 21, 2007
President pro Tempore	Richard T. Moore (D)
Majority Leader	Stanley Rosenberg (D) ; since February 1, 2013
Minority Leader	Bruce Tarr (R) ; since January 5, 2011
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	Governing Party Democrat: 34 seats; Opposition Party Republican: 6 seats;
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Chapter 1, Massachusetts Constitution
Salary	$58,237.15/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014; (40 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016; (40 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	State Senate Chamber; Massachusetts State House; Boston, Massachusetts
Website
	Massachusetts Senate

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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 189th General Court, which convened January 7, 2015. It consists of 34 Democrats and 6 Republicans. The President of the Senate is Therese Murray of Plymouth. The Senate Majority Leader, Stanley Rosenberg of the Democratic Party, was named on February 1, 2013.^[2]^[3] The Senate Minority Leader, from the Republican Party, is Bruce Tarr of Gloucester. The last state general election was on November 4, 2014.

Party control

Democrats hold a supermajority in the Senate.

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of 188th General Court	36	4	40	0

Start of 189th General Court	34	6	40	0
Latest voting share	85%	15%

Leadership

The Senate leadership was announced in late January 2013.^[4]

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
President	Therese Murray	Democratic	Plymouth	Plymouth & Barnstable
Majority Leader	Stanley Rosenberg	Democratic	Amherst	Hampshire, Franklin & Worcester
President Pro Tempore	Richard T. Moore	Democratic	Uxbridge	Worcester and Norfolk
Minority Leader	Bruce Tarr	Republican	Gloucester	1st Essex and Middlesex

Members

Current members of the Senate, sorted by district name:

Senator		District	Home Town/City	Service started
Benjamin Downing	Democratic	Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden	Pittsfield	January 2007
James Timilty	Democratic	Bristol and Norfolk	Walpole	January 2005
Michael Rodrigues	Democratic	1st Bristol and Plymouth	Westport	January 2011
Mark Montigny	Democratic	2nd Bristol and Plymouth	New Bedford	January 1993
Dan Wolf	Democratic	Cape Islands	Harwich	January 2011
Kathleen O'Connor Ives	Democratic	1st Essex	Newburyport	January 2013
Joan Lovely	Democratic	2nd Essex	Salem	January 2013
Thomas M. McGee	Democratic	3rd Essex	Lynn	May 2002
Bruce Tarr	Republican	1st Essex and Middlesex	Gloucester	January 1995
Barbara L'Italien	Democratic	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Andover	January 2015
James T. Welch	Democratic	Hampden	West Springfield	January 2011
Eric Lesser	Democratic	1st Hampden and Hampshire	Longmeadow	January 2015
Donald Humason, Jr.	Republican	2nd Hampden and Hampshire	Westfield	November 2013
Stanley Rosenberg	Democratic	Hampshire and Franklin and Worcester	Amherst	February 1991
Eileen Donoghue	Democratic	1st Middlesex	Lowell	January 2011
Patricia D. Jehlen	Democratic	2nd Middlesex	Somerville	September 2005
Michael J. Barrett	Democratic	3rd Middlesex	Lexington	January 2013
Ken Donnelly	Democratic	4th Middlesex	Arlington	January 2009
Jason Lewis	Democratic	5th Middlesex	Winchester	April 2014
Cynthia Stone Creem	Democratic	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Newton	January 1999
Karen Spilka	Democratic	2nd Middlesex and Norfolk	Ashland	January 2005
Sal DiDomenico	Democratic	Middlesex and Suffolk	Everett	May 2010
James B. Eldridge	Democratic	Middlesex and Worcester	Acton	January 2009
Richard Ross	Republican	Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex	Wrentham	May 2010
Brian Joyce	Democratic	Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth	Milton	January 1998
John Keenan	Democratic	Norfolk and Plymouth	Quincy	January 2011
Michael F. Rush	Democratic	Norfolk and Suffolk	Boston	January 2011
Vinny deMacedo	Republican	Plymouth and Barnstable	Plymouth	January 2015
Marc Pacheco	Democratic	1st Plymouth and Bristol	Taunton	January 1993
Thomas P. Kennedy	Democratic	2nd Plymouth and Bristol	Brockton	January 2009
Robert Hedlund	Republican	Plymouth and Norfolk	Weymouth	January 1995
Linda Dorcena Forry	Democratic	1st Suffolk	Boston	June 2013
Sonia Chang-Diaz	Democratic	2nd Suffolk	Boston	January 2009
Anthony Petruccelli	Democratic	1st Suffolk and Middlesex	Boston	January 2008
Will Brownsberger	Democratic	2nd Suffolk and Middlesex	Belmont	January 2012
Harriette Chandler	Democratic	1st Worcester	Worcester	January 2001
Michael O. Moore	Democratic	2nd Worcester	Millbury	January 2009
Anne Gobi	Democratic	Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex	Spencer	January 2015
Jennifer Flanagan	Democratic	Worcester and Middlesex	Leominster	January 2009
Ryan Fattman	Republican	Worcester and Norfolk	Webster	January 2015

Notes

References

^ Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.
^ "Exit opens floodgates for Senate presidency". Boston Herald. January 30, 2013.
^ Salsberg, Bob. "Leadership team named for Mass. Senate". boston.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
^ Murphy, Matt (January 31, 2013). "State Sen. Stanley Rosenberg of Amherst named new majority leader in reworked Massachusetts senate leadership team". MassLive.

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
MarcusGraly/sandbox at Ballotpedia

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

[2] "Exit opens floodgates for Senate presidency". Boston Herald. January 30, 2013.

[3] Salsberg, Bob. "Leadership team named for Mass. Senate". boston.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.

[4] Murphy, Matt (January 31, 2013). "State Sen. Stanley Rosenberg of Amherst named new majority leader in reworked Massachusetts senate leadership team". MassLive.

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▌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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