Massachusetts Senate

For a list of previous senators, see List of Massachusetts Senate delegations.

Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts General Court

Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	November 10, 2015
Leadership
President of the Senate	Stanley Rosenberg (D) Since January 7, 2015
President pro Tempore	Marc Pacheco (D) Since January 21, 2015
Majority Leader	Harriette Chandler (D) Since January 21, 2015
Minority Leader	Bruce Tarr (R) Since January 5, 2011
Structure
Seats	40

Political groups	Democratic: (34) Republican: (6)
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

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 Stanley Rosenberg of Amherst. 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
Start of 189th General Court	34	6	40	0
June 25, 2016^[2]	33		39	1
November 10, 2015^[3]	34		40	0
January 4, 2016^[4]	34	5	39	1
January 21, 2016^[5]	33	5	38	2
May 18, 2016^[6]	34	6	40	0
Latest voting share	7001850000000000000♠85%	7001150000000000000♠15%

Composition by municipality in the 187th General Court.

Composition by municipality in the 189th General Court.

Leadership

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
President	Stanley Rosenberg	Democratic	Amherst	Hampshire, Franklin & Worcester
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	Assumed office
Downing, BenjaminBenjamin Downing	Dem	BeHsFHdBerkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden	Pittsfield	000000002007-01-01-00002007
Timilty, JamesJames Timilty	Dem	BrNBristol and Norfolk	Walpole	000000002005-01-01-00002005
Rodrigues, MichaelMichael Rodrigues	Dem	BrP11st Bristol and Plymouth	Westport	000000002011-01-01-00002011
Montigny, MarkMark Montigny	Dem	BrP22nd Bristol and Plymouth	New Bedford	000000001993-01-01-00001993
Wolf, DanDan Wolf	Dem	CICape and Islands	Harwich	000000002011-01-01-00002011
Ives, Kathleen O'ConnorKathleen O'Connor Ives	Dem	E11st Essex	Newburyport	000000002013-01-01-00002013
Lovely, JoanJoan Lovely	Demo	E22nd Essex	Salem	000000002013-01-01-00002013
McGee, Thomas M.Thomas M. McGee	Dem	E33rd Essex	Lynn	000000002002-01-01-00002002*
Tarr, BruceBruce Tarr	Rep	EM11st Essex and Middlesex	Gloucester	000000001995-01-01-00001995
L'Italien, BarbaraBarbara L'Italien	Dem	EM22nd Essex and Middlesex	Andover	000000002015-01-01-00002015
Welch, James T.James T. Welch	Dem	HdHampden	West Springfield	000000002011-01-01-00002011
Lesser, EricEric Lesser	Dem	HdHs11st Hampden and Hampshire	Longmeadow	000000002015-01-01-00002015
Humason, Jr., DonaldDonald Humason, Jr.	Rep	HdHs22nd Hampden and Hampshire	Westfield	000000002013-01-01-00002013*
Rosenberg, StanleyStanley Rosenberg	Dem	HsFWHampshire and Franklin and Worcester	Amherst	000000001991-01-01-00001991*
Donoghue, EileenEileen Donoghue	Dem	M11st Middlesex	Lowell	000000002011-01-01-00002011
Jehlen, Patricia D.Patricia D. Jehlen	Dem	M22nd Middlesex	Somerville	000000002005-01-01-00002005*
Barrett, Michael J.Michael J. Barrett	Dem	M33rd Middlesex	Lexington	000000002013-01-01-00002013
Donnelly, KenKen Donnelly	Dem	M44th Middlesex	Arlington	000000002009-01-01-00002009
Lewis, JasonJason Lewis	Dem	M55th Middlesex	Winchester	000000002014-01-01-00002014*
Creem, Cynthia StoneCynthia Stone Creem	Dem	MN11st Middlesex and Norfolk	Newton	000000001999-01-01-00001999
Spilka, KarenKaren Spilka	Dem	MN22nd Middlesex and Norfolk	Ashland	000000002005-01-01-00002005
DiDomenico, SalSal DiDomenico	Dem	MSMiddlesex and Suffolk	Everett	000000002010-01-01-00002010*
Eldridge, James B.James B. Eldridge	Dem	MWMiddlesex and Worcester	Acton	000000002009-01-01-00002009
Ross, RichardRichard Ross	Rep	NBrMNorfolk, Bristol and Middlesex	Wrentham	000000002010-01-01-00002010*
Joyce, BrianBrian Joyce	Dem	NBrPNorfolk, Bristol and Plymouth	Milton	000000001998-01-01-00001998*
Keenan, JohnJohn Keenan	Dem	NPNorfolk and Plymouth	Quincy	000000002011-01-01-00002011
Rush, Michael F.Michael F. Rush	Dem	NSNorfolk and Suffolk	Boston	000000002011-01-01-00002011
deMacedo, VinnyVinny deMacedo	Rep	PBaPlymouth and Barnstable	Plymouth	000000002015-01-01-00002015
Pacheco, MarcMarc Pacheco	Dem	PBr11st Plymouth and Bristol	Taunton	000000001993-01-01-00001993
Brady, MichaelMichael Brady	Dem	PBr22nd Plymouth and Bristol	Brockton	000000002015-01-01-00002015*
O'Connor, PatrickPatrick O'Connor	Rep	PNPlymouth and Norfolk		000000002016-01-01-00002016*
Forry, Linda DorcenaLinda Dorcena Forry	Dem	S11st Suffolk	Boston	000000002013-01-01-00002013*
Chang-Diaz, SoniaSonia Chang-Diaz	Dem	S22nd Suffolk	Boston	000000002009-01-01-00002009
Boncore, Joseph A.Joseph A. Boncore	Dem	SM11st Suffolk and Middlesex		000000002016-01-01-00002016*
Will Brownsberger !Will Brownsberger	Dem	SM22nd Suffolk and Middlesex	Belmont	000000002012-01-01-00002012*
Chandler, HarrietteHarriette Chandler	Dem	W11st Worcester	Worcester	000000002001-01-01-00002001
Moore, Michael O.Michael O. Moore	Dem	W22nd Worcester	Millbury	000000002009-01-01-00002009
Gobi, AnneAnne Gobi	Dem	WHdHsMWorcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex	Spencer	000000002015-01-01-00002015
Flanagan, JenniferJennifer Flanagan	Dem	WMWorcester and Middlesex	Leominster	000000002009-01-01-00002009
Fattman, RyanRyan Fattman	Rep	WNWorcester and Norfolk	Webster	000000002015-01-01-00002015

*Originally elected in a special election

Notes

References

↑ Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.
↑ 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.

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

Districts of the Massachusetts General Court

Senate	Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden Bristol and Norfolk Bristol and Plymouth: 1st, 2nd Cape and Islands Essex: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Essex and Middlesex: 1st, 2nd Hampden Hampden and Hampshire: 1st, 2nd Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester Middlesex: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Middlesex and Norfolk: 1st, 2nd Middlesex and Suffolk Middlesex and Worcester Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth Norfolk and Plymouth Norfolk and Suffolk Plymouth and Barnstable Plymouth and Bristol: 1st, 2nd Plymouth and Norfolk Suffolk: 1st, 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex: 1st, 2nd Worcester: 1st, 2nd Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex Worcester and Middlesex Worcester and Norfolk Obsolete: Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin, 3rd, Hampshire and Franklin, Middlesex and Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin

House	Barnstable: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket Berkshire: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Bristol: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th Essex: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th Franklin: 1st, 2nd Hampden: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Hampshire: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Middlesex: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 10th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 10th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th Norfolk: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th Plymouth: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Suffolk: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th Worcester: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th

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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)

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.) Michael Brady (D, 2nd Plym., Bris.) Patrick O'Connor (R, Plym., Norf.) Linda Dorcena Forry (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.) Jennifer Flanagan (D, Wor., Mid.) Ryan Fattman (R, Wor., Norf.)

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