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. Senators serve two-year terms,without term limits. The Senate convenes in the Massachusetts State House,in Boston.
Walter F. Timilty Jr. is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Norfolk,Bristol and Plymouth district. Previously,he represented the 7th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
The Massachusetts Democratic Party (MassDems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is chaired by Gus Bickford and is the dominant party in the state,controlling all nine of the state's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,all six elected statewide offices including the governorship,and supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
Mark James Cusack is an American politician who represents the 5th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,Cusack's district encompasses all precincts in the town of Braintree and Precinct 1 and 2 in the town of Holbrook.
Michael O. Moore is an American politician from Millbury,Massachusetts,who serves as the Massachusetts state senator for the Second Worcester District. The district comprises the senator's hometown of Millbury,as well as seven other communities including parts of the city of Worcester. He is member of the Democratic Party who has served in the Massachusetts Legislature since January 7,2009.
Geoffrey G. Diehl is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Republican,he represented the 7th Plymouth district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019.
Peter J. Durant is an American state legislator and member of the Massachusetts State Senate from the Worcester and Hampshire Senate district.
Nick Collins is an American politician who currently serves as a member of the Massachusetts Senate,representing First Suffolk District. Collins serves as the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight and the Senate Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses. Additionally,he serves a member of the Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading,and a member on the Joint Committee's on Bonding,Capital Expenditures and State Assets;Mental Health,Substance Use and Recovery;and Public Service. He is a Boston resident and a Democrat. Elected into the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2010,he served four terms in the House representing the 4th Suffolk District.
Maura Tracy Healey is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 73rd governor of Massachusetts since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 2015 to 2023 and was elected governor in 2022,defeating the Republican nominee,former state representative Geoff Diehl.
Eric Philip Lesser is an American lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate. Before representing his hometown of Longmeadow,Massachusetts,and neighboring communities in the Greater-Springfield area,he worked as a White House aide during the Obama administration. Lesser is one of the originators of the White House Passover Seder. In the 2022 Massachusetts race for Lieutenant Governor,Lesser lost the Democratic primary to Kim Driscoll.
Michael Seamus Day is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,sworn in January 2015. An attorney from Stoneham,Massachusetts,Day was elected as a Democrat to represent the 31st Middlesex district. After working as a Special Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County,he founded his own law firm in 2012.
The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Republican Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito sought reelection to a second term in office,facing Democratic challengers Jay Gonzalez and Quentin Palfrey,respectively. Candidates were selected in the primary election held on September 4,2018.
Dean A. Tran is an American politician from Fitchburg,Massachusetts,who was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 2017 in a special election. He represented the Worcester and Middlesex District,and is a Republican. Before his election to the Massachusetts Senate,Tran was a member of the Fitchburg City Council.
The 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Massachusetts. Republican former state representative Geoff Diehl,Democratic state attorney general Maura Healey,and Libertarian Kevin Reed sought to succeed incumbent governor Charlie Baker,who did not seek re-election after two terms. The race was one of six Republican-held governorships up for election in 2022 in a state carried by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election and the only race in which the incumbent was retiring despite being eligible for re-election.
Vanna Howard is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the 17th Middlesex District. A member of the Democratic Party,her district includes portions of Lowell and Tewksbury.
The 2022 Massachusetts Attorney General election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next attorney general of Massachusetts. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey was eligible to seek a third term,but instead announced she would run for governor.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 40 members to Massachusetts' Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including governor,and U.S. House of Representatives.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 160 members to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including governor,and U.S. House of Representatives.
The 193rd Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,composed of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House on January 4,2023,on the last day of the governorship of Charlie Baker and is scheduled to continue until January 7,2025,during the first two years of Governor Maura Healey's first term.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 8 members to the Massachusetts Governor's Council. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including governor,and U.S. House of Representatives.
