1983–1984 Massachusetts legislature

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173rd
Massachusetts General Court
172nd 174th
Overview
Legislative body General Court
TermJanuary 5, 1983 (1983-01-05) – January 1, 1985 (1985-01-01) [1]
Election November 2, 1982
Senate
Members40
President William Bulger
Majority Leader Daniel J. Foley
Majority Whip Mary L. Fonseca
Minority Leader John Francis Parker
Minority Whip David H. Locke
Party control Democrat [2]
House
Members160
Speaker Thomas W. McGee
Majority Leader George Keverian
Majority Whip John E. Murphy Jr.
Minority Leader William G. Robinson
Minority Whip Iris Holland
Party control Democrat [3]
Senate President William M. Bulger (9519685196).jpg
William Bulger, Senate president.
Thomas W. McGee.jpg
Thomas McGee, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1983.

The 173rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1983 and 1984 during the governorship of Michael Dukakis. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Thomas W. McGee served as speaker of the House. [4]

Contents

Senators

portraitname [5] date of birth [6] district [6]
1975 Carol Amick Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Carol Amick 5th Middlesex
Chester G Atkins.jpg
Chester G. Atkins April 14, 1948
1983 George Bachrach senator Massachusetts.jpg
George Bachrach December 2, 1951
1967 Jack Backman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jack Backman April 26, 1922
Senator Frederick E. Berry (45877517801).jpg
Frederick Berry December 20, 1949
1991 Louis Peter Bertonazzi senator Massachusetts.jpg
Louis Peter BertonazziOctober 9, 1933
Royal L. Bolling.jpg
Royal L. Bolling June 19, 1920
1991 Walter Boverini senator Massachusetts.jpg
Walter J. Boverini June 5, 1925
1987 John A Brennan Jr Massachusetts state senator.png
John A. Brennan Jr. September 19, 1945
1983 Anna Buckley senator Massachusetts.jpg
Anna Buckley 1924
1991 Robert Buell senator Massachusetts.jpg
Robert C. Buell April 23, 1931
William M. Bulger (cropped).jpg
William Bulger February 2, 1934
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John P. Burke December 2, 1954
1991 Edward Lawrence Burke senator Massachusetts.jpg
Edward L. Burke1942
1983 Nicholas Costello Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Nicholas Costello1935
1983 Gerard DAmico senator Massachusetts.jpg
Gerard D'Amico July 27, 1947
1983 Paul Doane senator Massachusetts.jpg
Paul DoaneMarch 26, 1943
1987 Francis Doris Massachusetts state senator.png
Francis D. Doris1931
1983 Daniel Foley senator Massachusetts.jpg
Daniel J. FoleyApril 6, 1921
Mary L. Fonseca 1959.jpg
Mary L. Fonseca March 30, 1915
1987 Paul Harold Massachusetts state senator.png
Paul D. Harold September 5, 1948
1991 Edward Kirby senator Massachusetts.jpg
Edward P. Kirby January 10, 1928
1987 Richard Arnold Kraus Massachusetts state senator.png
Richard Arnold Kraus1937
1967 Arthur Lewis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. September 3, 1934
1991 David Henry Locke senator Massachusetts.jpg
David H. Locke August 4, 1927
1991 Michael LoPresti senator Massachusetts.jpg
Michael LoPresti Jr. April 30, 1947
1967 William MacLean Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Q. MacLean Jr. November 4, 1934
1991 Patricia McGovern senator Massachusetts.jpg
Patricia McGovern August 2, 1941
1967 Denis McKenna senator Massachusetts.jpg
Denis L. MckennaAugust 14, 1922
1983 Allan Robert McKinnon senator Massachusetts.jpg
Allan R. McKinnon June 2, 1930
1991 Linda Melconian senator Massachusetts.jpg
Linda Melconian
Johnolver.jpg
John Olver September 3, 1936
1991 Mary Padula senator Massachusetts.jpg
Mary L. Padula
1985 John F Parker Massachusetts state senator.png
John Francis Parker May 29, 1907
1983 Sharon Pollard senator Massachusetts.jpg
Sharon Pollard September 21, 1950
1983 Martin Thomas Reilly senator Massachusetts.jpg
Martin Thomas ReillySeptember 1, 1956
1983 Philip Shea senator Massachusetts.jpg
Philip L. SheaOctober 19, 1941
Joseph F Timilty.png
Joseph F. Timilty (state senator) October 3, 1938
1967 Joseph Walsh Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph B. WalshNovember 15, 1923
1987 Peter Colbourne Webber Massachusetts state senator.png
Peter Colbourne WebberMay 12, 1952
1967 Robert Wetmore Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert D. Wetmore July 24, 1930

Representatives

portraitname [5] date of birth [6] district [6]
Theodore Aleixo Jr.jpeg
Theodore J. Aleixo Jr. August 23, 1942 3rd Bristol
1983 Frances Alexander Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frances Alexander (politician) June 16, 1919
1983 Lawrence Alexander Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lawrence R. Alexander1950
1983 Robert Ambler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert B. Ambler1927
1995 Steven Angelo Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Steven Angelo June 8, 1952
1991 Michael John Barrett senator Massachusetts.jpg
Michael J. Barrett June 27, 1948
1983 Timothy Bassett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Timothy A. Bassett December 16, 1947
1983 William Benson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William D. Benson1948
1983 Walter Bickford Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Walter Bickford February 16, 1942
1983 Kevin Blanchette Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Kevin Blanchette1954
1983 Robert Joseph Bohigian Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert Joseph BohigianJuly 24, 1922
1983 Royal Bolling Jr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Royal L. Bolling Jr. May 1, 1944
1983 George Bourque Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
George Bourque1913
1983 James Brett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James T. Brett December 22, 1949
1983 Thomas Brownell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas BrownellMarch 25, 1940
1975 Nicholas Buglione Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Nicholas J. Buglione1932
Doris Bunte in 1973.jpg
Doris Bunte July 2, 1933
1995 John Businger Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Businger February 5, 1945
1983 Jeremiah Cahir Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jeremiah F. CahirDecember 4, 1924
1975 Howard Cahoon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Howard C. Cahoon Jr.December 31, 1944
1983 Ellen Canavan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Ellen CanavanDecember 26, 1941
1975 William Carey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William A. CareyJanuary 28, 1920
1983 Paul Caron Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul CaronNovember 15, 1955
1975 Angelo Cataldo Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Angelo R. CataldoNovember 12, 1917
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Paul Cellucci April 24, 1948
1975 Robert Cerasoli Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert A. Cerasoli July 12, 1947
1983 Allan Chiocca Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Allan R. ChioccaMay 3, 1954
1983 Salvatore Ciccarelli Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Salvatore CiccarelliFebruary 16, 1941
1983 Forrester Clark Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Forrester Clark November 30, 1934
1983 David Cohen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
David B. Cohen (mayor) September 2, 1947
1967 Andrew Collaro Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Andrew CollaroMarch 21, 1910
1983 James Collins Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James G. CollinsAugust 2, 1946
1983 Joseph Connolly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph M. Connolly January 5, 1924
1983 William Constantino Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William Constantino Jr. May 27, 1944
1983 Leo Corazzini Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Leo R. CorazziniFebruary 17, 1930
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Robert Correia January 3, 1939
1983 Frank Costa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank N. Costa October 25, 1945
1983 Nicholas Costello Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Nicholas Costello1935
1983 John Cox Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John F. Cox July 27, 1955
1975 James Craven Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
James J. Craven Jr. March 24, 1919
1983 Michael Creedon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael C. Creedon November 3, 1946
1983 John Cusack Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John F. Cusack October 5, 1937
1983 Charles Decas Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Decas October 5, 1937
1983 Walter DeFilippi Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Walter DeFilippiOctober 3, 1926
1983 A Joseph DeNucci Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
A. Joseph DeNucci August 30, 1939
Salvatore F. DiMasi.jpg
Salvatore DiMasi August 11, 1945
1983 Stephen Doran Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Stephen W. Doran March 26, 1956
1983 Charles Robert Doyle Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Robert DoyleSeptember 24, 1925
1975 John Driscoll Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John R. Driscoll May 9, 1924
1983 Frank Emilio Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank Emilio (politician) August 31, 1935
1995 Thomas Finneran Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas Finneran January 2, 1950
1975 Kevin Fitzgerald Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Kevin W. Fitzgerald 1950
1983 Charles Flaherty Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles Flaherty (politician) October 13, 1938
Michael F. Flaherty Sr. (9617959036).jpg
Michael F. Flaherty Sr. September 6, 1936
1983 John Flood Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John H. Flood June 24, 1939
1983 William Flynn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William J. Flynn Jr.1933
1983 Peter Forman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Peter Forman April 28, 1958
1983 Bruce Freeman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Bruce N. FreemanMarch 4, 1921
1983 Thomas Gallagher Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas M. GallagherOctober 26, 1948
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William F. Galvin September 17, 1950
1983 Mary Jane Gibson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Mary Jane GibsonFebruary 7, 1933
1995 William Glodis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William GlodisApril 6, 1934
1983 Roger Goyette Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Roger R. GoyetteJanuary 22, 1925
1983 Saundra Graham Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Saundra GrahamSeptember 5, 1941
1983 Barbara Gray Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Barbara GrayOctober 11, 1926
1983 John Gray Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John GrayJanuary 12, 1956
1983 Haden Greenhalgh Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Haden GreenhalghJanuary 16, 1931
1975 Henry Grenier Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Henry GrenierDecember 9, 1924
1987 Sherwood Guernsey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Sherwood Guernsey 1946
1983 Robert Emmet Hayes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert Emmet Hayes1951
1975 Jonathan Healy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jonathan Healy October 10, 1945
1983 Joseph Hermann Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph N. Hermann June 8, 1924
1983 Lucile Hicks Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Lucile HicksMay 11, 1938
1987 Barbara Hildt Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Barbara Hildt April 13, 1946
1983 Christopher Hodgkins Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Christopher Hodgkins August 24, 1957
1975 Iris Holland Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Iris Holland September 30, 1920
1983 Robert Howarth Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert L. Howarth1942
1967 Marie Elizabeth Howe Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Marie Elizabeth HoweJune 13, 1939
1995 Frank Hynes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Frank HynesDecember 23, 1940
1983 Robert Jakubowicz Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert F. Jakubowicz1932
1983 Philip Johnston Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip W. Johnston July 21, 1944
1983 Raymond Jordan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Raymond A. Jordan Jr. May 5, 1943
1983 Stephen Karol Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Stephen Karol1948
William Keating 112th Congress Portrait.jpg
Bill Keating (politician) September 6, 1952
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Marie-Louise Kehoe December 12, 1928
2005 Thomas P Kennedy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas P. Kennedy August 15, 1951
George Keverian 1980s Massachusetts USA 9519694698.png
George Keverian June 3, 1931
1995 Paul Kollios Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Paul KolliosFebruary 24, 1936
1983 Denis Lawrence Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Denis Lawrence1940
1983 Mark Lawton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Mark E. LawtonJuly 26, 1949
1983 Edward LeLacheur Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Edward LeLacheurJune 1, 1925
1983 Kenneth Lemanski Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Kenneth M. LemanskiJanuary 27, 1954
1983 John Loring Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John Loring1926
1983 Thomas Lussier Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas R. LussierApril 5, 1957
1983 Thomas K Lynch Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas K. Lynch April 30, 1946
1987 John MacGovern Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John MacGovern July 14, 1951
1967 Charles Mann Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles MannApril 27, 1935
1983 M Joseph Manning Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
M. Joseph Manning September 23, 1924
1983 Francis Mara Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis Mara1950
1975 Angelo Marotta Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Angelo Marotta October 16, 1937
Thomas W. McGee.jpg
Thomas W. McGee May 24, 1924
1983 Michael McGlynn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael J. McGlynn April 23, 1953
1983 Arthur James McKenna Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Arthur James McKennaOctober 29, 1914
1983 Mary Jane McKenna Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Mary Jane McKennaOctober 23, 1939
1983 Charles Francis McNally Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles F. McNallyApril 3, 1929
1983 John McNeil Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John C. McNeilJune 8, 1945
1983 Robert McNeil Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert D. McNeilDecember 16, 1930
1983 Joan Menard Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joan Menard September 6, 1935
1975 Elizabeth Metayer Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Elizabeth Metayer August 12, 1911
1995 James Miceli Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Jim Miceli March 25, 1935
1983 Alfred Minahan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Alfred A. Minahan Jr.September 14, 1953
Massachusetts State Senator Richard Moore.jpg
Richard T. Moore August 7, 1943
1983 William Moriarty Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William E. MoriartyOctober 4, 1923
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Michael W. Morrissey August 2, 1954
1983 William Mullins Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William D. Mullins August 13, 1931
1975 John Murphy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
John E. Murphy Jr. April 3, 1943
1983 Mary Jeanette Murray Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Mary Jeanette MurrayDecember 24, 1924
1983 Eleanor Myerson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Eleanor MyersonMay 9, 1922
1975 William Nagle Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William P. Nagle Jr. June 10, 1951
Natsios Andrew.jpg
Andrew Natsios September 22, 1949
1983 Joseph Navin Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Joseph M. NavinMay 19, 1946
1983 David Nelson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
David Robert Nelson
1983 Thomas Norton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas C. NortonDecember 11, 1934
1983 Nicholas Paleologos Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Nicholas Paleologos March 9, 1953
1983 Marie Parente Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Marie Parente May 22, 1928
1983 Angelo Picucci Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Angelo PicucciApril 12, 1915
1983 Steven Pierce Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Steven Pierce October 10, 1949
1975 Vincent Piro Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Vincent J. Piro 1931
1995 Kevin Poirier Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Kevin Poirier July 7, 1940
1983 Michael Rea Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael J. Rea Jr.July 23, 1940
1967 William Robinson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William G. Robinson March 10, 1926
1983 Andrew Rogers Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Andrew J. Rogers Jr.May 6, 1944
1983 Robert Rohan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert J. RohanAugust 15, 1921
1983 Susan Rourke Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Susan RourkeMarch 7, 1954
1987 Richard Rouse Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard J. RouseMarch 30, 1954
1975 J Michael Ruane Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
J. Michael Ruane December 10, 1927
1980s Byron Rushing of Boston USA 9504750450.jpg
Byron Rushing July 29, 1942
1983 Alfred Saggese Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Alfred E. Saggese Jr. November 21, 1946
1983 Sherman Saltmarsh Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Sherman SaltmarshApril 27, 1929
1983 Angelo Scaccia Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Angelo Scaccia September 29, 1942
1983 Susan Schur Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Susan SchurFebruary 27, 1940
1983 Anthony Scibelli Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Anthony M. Scibelli October 16, 1911
1995 Emanuel Serra Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Emanuel SerraJune 12, 1945
1975 Richard Silva Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard R. Silva March 13, 1922
1983 Walter Silveira Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Walter Silveira Jr.June 15, 1934
1983 Charles Silvia Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Charles SilviaFebruary 18, 1945
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Theodore C. Speliotis August 20, 1953
1983 Chester Suhoski Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Chester SuhoskiMarch 26, 1941
1983 Gregory Sullivan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Gregory W. SullivanJanuary 29, 1952
1983 Royall Switzler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Royall H. Switzler September 27, 1938
1983 Roger Tougas Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Roger TougasJanuary 9, 1927
1983 Marilyn Travinski Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Marilyn TravinskiJune 1, 1947
1995 Philip Travis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Philip Travis July 2, 1940
1983 Peter Trombley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Peter TrombleySeptember 16, 1948
1983 Susan Tucker Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Susan Tucker (politician) November 7, 1944
1983 Thomas Vallely Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas J. VallelyJanuary 6, 1950
1983 Peter Vellucci Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Peter A. Vellucci 1942
1983 William Vernon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
William B. VernonApril 17, 1951
1975 Robert Vigneau Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Robert A. VigneauNovember 4, 1920
1995 Richard Voke Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Richard VokeDecember 2, 1947
1983 Michael Walsh Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Michael P. WalshJuly 1, 1956
1983 Bruce Wetherbee Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Bruce E. WetherbeeSeptember 1, 1950
1975 W Paul White Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
W. Paul White July 7, 1945
1983 Thomas White Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Thomas P. WhiteAugust 27, 1950
1983 Francis Woodward Massachusetts House of Representatives.png
Francis H. Woodward March 17, 1939

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References

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  2. "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
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