Massachusetts state 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	January 2, 2013
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	Democratic Party (36) Republican Party (3)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Chapter 1, Massachusetts Constitution
Salary	$58,237.15/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2012 (40 seats)
Next election	November 4, 2014 (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 188th General Court, which convened January 2, 2013. It consists of 36 Democrats and 3 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 6, 2012.

1 Composition of the 188th General Court
- 1.1 Leadership
- 1.2 Members
2 Notes
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Composition of the 188th General Court

Democrats hold a supermajority in the Senate.

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of 187th General Court	36	4	40	0

Start of 188th General Court	36	4	40	0
February 1, 2013^{[lower-alpha 1]}	35		39	1
June 14, 2013^{[lower-alpha 1]}	36		40	0
August 9, 2013^{[lower-alpha 2]}	36	3	39	1
Latest voting share	92.3%	7.7%

Leadership

The Senate leadership was announced in late January 2013.^[7]

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

The members of the 188th Senate, sorted by district name, are as follows.

Senator	Party	District	Home Town/City	Term start
Downing, BenjaminBenjamin Downing	D	BeHsFHd Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden	Pittsfield	02007-01-01Jan. 2007
Timilty, JamesJames Timilty	D	BrN Bristol and Norfolk	Walpole	02005-01-01Jan. 2005
Rodrigues, MichaelMichael Rodrigues	D	BrP1 1st Bristol and Plymouth	Westport	02011-01-01Jan. 2011
Montigny, MarkMark Montigny	D	BrP2 2nd Bristol and Plymouth	New Bedford	01993-01-01Jan. 1993
Wolf, DanDan Wolf	D	CI Cape and Islands	Harwich	02011-01-01Jan. 2011
Ives, Kathleen O'ConnorKathleen O'Connor Ives	D	E1 1st Essex	Newburyport	02013-01-01Jan. 2013
Lovely, JoanJoan Lovely	D	E2 2nd Essex	Salem	02013-01-01Jan. 2013
McGee, Thomas M.Thomas M. McGee	D	E3 3rd Essex	Lynn	02002-05-01May 2002
Tarr, BruceBruce Tarr	R	EM1 1st Essex and Middlesex	Gloucester	01995-01-01Jan. 1995
Finegold, BarryBarry Finegold	D	EM2 2nd Essex and Middlesex	Andover	02011-01-01Jan. 2011
Welch, James T.James T. Welch	D	Hd Hampden	West Springfield	02011-01-01Jan. 2011
Candaras, Gale D.Gale D. Candaras	D	HdHs1 1st Hampden and Hampshire	Wilbraham	02007-01-01Jan. 2007
— Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]}	—	HdHs2 2nd Hampden and Hampshire	—	02013-08-01Aug. 2013
Rosenberg, StanleyStanley Rosenberg	D	HsFW Hampshire and Franklin and Worcester	Amherst	01991-02-01Feb. 1991
Donoghue, EileenEileen Donoghue	D	M1 1st Middlesex	Lowell	02011-01-01Jan. 2011
Jehlen, Patricia D.Patricia D. Jehlen	D	M2 2nd Middlesex	Somerville	02005-09-01Sep. 2005
Barrett, Michael J.Michael J. Barrett	D	M3 3rd Middlesex	Lexington	02013-01-01Jan. 2013
Donnelly, KenKen Donnelly	D	M4 4th Middlesex	Arlington	02009-01-01Jan. 2009
Clark, KatherineKatherine Clark	D	M5 5th Middlesex	Melrose	02011-01-01Jan. 2011
Creem, Cynthia StoneCynthia Stone Creem	D	MN1 1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Newton	01999-01-01Jan. 1999
Spilka, KarenKaren Spilka	D	MN2 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk	Ashland	02005-01-01Jan. 2005
DiDomenico, SalSal DiDomenico	D	MS Middlesex and Suffolk	Everett	02010-05-01May 2010
Eldridge, James B.James B. Eldridge	D	MW Middlesex and Worcester	Acton	02009-01-01Jan. 2009
Ross, RichardRichard Ross	R	NBrM Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex	Wrentham	02010-05-01May 2010
Joyce, BrianBrian Joyce	D	NBrP Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth	Milton	01998-01-01Jan. 1998
Keenan, JohnJohn Keenan	D	NP Norfolk and Plymouth	Quincy	02011-01-01Jan. 2011
Rush, Michael F.Michael F. Rush	D	NS Norfolk and Suffolk	Boston	02011-01-01Jan. 2011
Murray, ThereseTherese Murray	D	PBa Plymouth and Barnstable	Plymouth	01993-01-01Jan. 1993
Pacheco, MarcMarc Pacheco	D	PBr1 1st Plymouth and Bristol	Taunton	01993-01-01Jan. 1993
Kennedy, Thomas P.Thomas P. Kennedy	D	PBr2 2nd Plymouth and Bristol	Brockton	02009-01-01Jan. 2009
Hedlund, RobertRobert Hedlund	R	PN Plymouth and Norfolk	Weymouth	01995-01-01Jan. 1995
Forry, Linda DorcenaLinda Dorcena Forry	D	S1 1st Suffolk	Boston	02013-06-01June 2013
Chang-Diaz, SoniaSonia Chang-Diaz	D	S2 2nd Suffolk	Boston	02009-01-01Jan. 2009
Petruccelli, AnthonyAnthony Petruccelli	D	SM1 1st Suffolk and Middlesex	Boston	02008-01-01Jan. 2008
Will Brownsberger !Will Brownsberger	D	SM2 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex	Belmont	02012-01-01Jan. 2012
Chandler, HarrietteHarriette Chandler	D	W1 1st Worcester	Worcester	02001-01-01Jan. 2001
Moore, Michael O.Michael O. Moore	D	W2 2nd Worcester	Millbury	02009-01-01Jan. 2009
Brewer, StephenStephen Brewer	D	WHdHsM Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex	Barre	01997-01-01Jan. 1997
Flanagan, JenniferJennifer Flanagan	D	WM Worcester and Middlesex	Leominster	02009-01-01Jan. 2009
Moore, Richard T.Richard T. Moore	D	WN Worcester and Norfolk	Uxbridge	01996-04-01Apr. 1996

Notes

References

External links

Senate Members of the General Court official government website
Official Senate district definitions
Project Vote Smart

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