184th Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | General Court | ||||
Term | January 5, 2005 – January 2, 2007 [1] | ||||
Election | 2004 Senate election, 2004 House election | ||||
Website | mass.gov/legis/legis.htm | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 40 | ||||
President | Robert Travaglini | ||||
Majority Leader | Frederick Berry | ||||
Majority Whip | Joan Menard | ||||
Minority Leader | Brian Lees | ||||
Minority Whip | Bruce Tarr | ||||
Party control | Democrat [2] | ||||
House | |||||
Members | 160 | ||||
Speaker | Salvatore DiMasi | ||||
Majority Leader | John H. Rogers | ||||
Majority Whip | Lida E. Harkins | ||||
Minority Leader | Bradley Jones Jr. | ||||
Minority Whip | George N. Peterson Jr. | ||||
Party control | Democrat [3] |
The 184th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 2005 and 2006 during the governorship of Mitt Romney. Robert Travaglini served as president of the Senate and Salvatore DiMasi served as speaker of the House.
portrait | name [4] | date of birth [5] | district [6] |
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Robert A. Antonioni | July 15, 1958 | ||
Edward M. Augustus Jr. | March 31, 1964 | 2nd Worcester | |
Steven Baddour | 1969 | ||
Jarrett Barrios | October 16, 1969 | ||
Frederick Berry | December 20, 1949 | ||
Stephen Brewer | February 10, 1948 | ||
Scott Brown (politician) | September 12, 1959 | ||
Stephen Buoniconti | September 4, 1969 | ||
Harriette L. Chandler | December 20, 1937 | ||
Robert Creedon | November 13, 1942 | ||
Cynthia Stone Creem | September 17, 1942 | ||
Susan Fargo | August 27, 1942 | ||
Jack Hart (state senator) | April 21, 1961 | ||
Robert Havern III | July 17, 1949 | ||
Robert L. Hedlund | July 12, 1961 | ||
Patricia D. Jehlen | October 14, 1943 | ||
Brian A. Joyce | September 5, 1962 | ||
Michael Knapik | February 11, 1963 | ||
Brian Lees | July 25, 1953 | ||
Thomas M. McGee | December 15, 1955 | ||
Joan Menard | September 6, 1935 | ||
Mark Montigny | June 20, 1961 | ||
Richard T. Moore | August 7, 1943 | ||
Michael W. Morrissey | August 2, 1954 | ||
Therese Murray | October 10, 1947 | ||
Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. | February 26, 1964 | ||
Robert O'Leary | January 24, 1946 | ||
Marc Pacheco | October 29, 1952 | ||
Steven C. Panagiotakos | November 26, 1959 | ||
Pam Resor | 1942 | ||
Stan Rosenberg | October 12, 1949 | ||
Karen Spilka | January 11, 1953 | ||
Bruce Tarr | January 2, 1964 | ||
James E. Timilty | |||
Richard Tisei | August 13, 1962 | ||
Steven Tolman | October 2, 1954 | ||
Robert Travaglini | July 20, 1952 | ||
Susan Tucker (politician) | November 7, 1944 | ||
Marian Walsh | 1954 | ||
Dianne Wilkerson | May 2, 1955 | ||
portrait | name [5] | date of birth [6] | district [6] |
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Cory Atkins | February 10, 1949 | 14th Middlesex | |
Demetrius Atsalis | March 31, 1964 | ||
Bruce Ayers | April 17, 1962 | ||
Ruth Balser | October 30, 1948 | ||
John Binienda | June 22, 1947 | ||
Deborah Blumer | October 18, 1941 | ||
Daniel E. Bosley | December 9, 1953 | ||
Garrett Bradley | July 4, 1970 | ||
Arthur Broadhurst | September 28, 1964 | ||
Antonio Cabral | January 26, 1955 | ||
Jennifer Callahan | August 24, 1964 | ||
Christine Canavan | January 25, 1950 | ||
Gale D. Candaras | 1949 | ||
Stephen Canessa | 1980 | ||
Mark Carron | July 8, 1962 | ||
Paul Casey | February 26, 1961 | ||
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | February 21, 1964 | ||
Edward G. Connolly | August 22, 1928 | ||
Michael J. Coppola | December 7, 1942 | ||
Robert Correia | January 3, 1939 | ||
Michael A. Costello | May 5, 1965 | ||
Robert K. Coughlin | April 22, 1969 | ||
Geraldine Creedon | September 26, 1945 | ||
Sean Curran (politician) | August 23, 1977 | ||
Robert DeLeo (politician) | March 27, 1950 | ||
Vinny deMacedo | October 16, 1965 | ||
Brian Dempsey (politician) | September 30, 1966 | ||
Salvatore DiMasi | August 11, 1945 | ||
Paul Donato | October 27, 1941 | ||
Christopher Donelan | December 25, 1964 | ||
Joseph R. Driscoll | 1970 | ||
Jamie Eldridge | August 11, 1973 | ||
Lewis Evangelidis | July 11, 1961 | ||
James H. Fagan | October 13, 1947 | ||
Christopher Fallon | June 7, 1953 | ||
Mark Falzone | June 14, 1975 | ||
Robert Fennell | June 26, 1956 | ||
Mike Festa | May 9, 1954 | ||
Barry Finegold | March 3, 1971 | ||
Jennifer Flanagan | September 5, 1975 | ||
Marie St. Fleur | May 4, 1962 | ||
David Lawrence Flynn | February 5, 1933 | ||
Linda Dorcena Forry | November 1, 1973 | ||
Gloria Fox | March 18, 1942 | ||
John Fresolo | October 11, 1964 | ||
Paul Frost | April 25, 1970 | ||
William C. Galvin | October 18, 1956 | ||
Colleen Garry | July 21, 1962 | ||
Susan Williams Gifford | November 3, 1959 | ||
Anne Gobi | December 27, 1962 | ||
Emile Goguen | March 16, 1933 | ||
Thomas Golden Jr. | March 5, 1971 | ||
Shirley Gomes | January 23, 1940 | ||
Mary E. Grant | January 10, 1953 | ||
William G. Greene Jr. | April 24, 1940 | ||
Denis Guyer | July 11, 1966 | ||
Patricia Haddad | May 7, 1950 | ||
Geoff Hall (politician) | October 10, 1948 | ||
Robert S. Hargraves | October 14, 1936 | ||
Lida E. Harkins | January 24, 1944 | ||
Shirley Owens Hicks | April 22, 1942 | ||
Bradford Hill | January 22, 1967 | ||
Kevin Honan | June 5, 1958 | ||
Donald Humason Jr. | July 31, 1967 | ||
Frank Hynes | December 23, 1940 | ||
Patricia D. Jehlen | October 14, 1943 | ||
Bradley Jones Jr. | January 9, 1965 | ||
Louis Kafka | November 28, 1945 | ||
Michael F. Kane | June 10, 1967 | ||
Rachel Kaprielian | June 24, 1968 | ||
Jay R. Kaufman | May 4, 1947 | ||
Daniel F. Keenan | February 15, 1961 | ||
John D. Keenan | April 4, 1965 | ||
Thomas P. Kennedy | August 15, 1951 | ||
Kay Khan | June 22, 1941 | ||
Brian Knuuttila | February 22, 1957 | ||
Peter Kocot | September 18, 1956 | ||
Robert Koczera | November 25, 1953 | ||
Peter Koutoujian | September 17, 1961 | ||
Paul Kujawski | August 26, 1953 | ||
Stephen Kulik | August 3, 1950 | ||
Barbara L'Italien | January 3, 1961 | ||
William Lantigua | February 19, 1955 | ||
Peter J. Larkin | December 23, 1953 | ||
James Leary | March 27, 1967 | ||
Stephen LeDuc | February 29, 1968 | ||
John Lepper | December 22, 1934 | ||
David Linsky | October 16, 1957 | ||
Paul Loscocco | March 7, 1962 | ||
Liz Malia | September 30, 1949 | ||
Ronald Mariano | October 31, 1946 | ||
Jim Marzilli | May 8, 1958 | ||
Jim Miceli | March 25, 1935 | ||
Michael Moran (Massachusetts politician) | February 23, 1971 | ||
Charles A. Murphy | August 11, 1965 | ||
James M. Murphy | November 15, 1969 | ||
Kevin J. Murphy (politician) | November 27, 1952 | ||
Patrick Natale | September 22, 1968 | ||
Harold Naughton Jr. | July 4, 1960 | ||
Robert Nyman | August 20, 1960 | ||
Thomas J. O'Brien (Massachusetts politician) | March 15, 1964 | ||
Eugene O'Flaherty | July 20, 1968 | ||
Marie Parente | May 22, 1928 | ||
Matthew Patrick (politician) | April 1, 1952 | ||
Anne Paulsen | August 8, 1936 | ||
Vincent Pedone | March 15, 1967 | ||
Alice Peisch | October 4, 1954 | ||
Jeff Perry (politician) | January 8, 1964 | ||
Douglas W. Petersen | March 7, 1948 | ||
George N. Peterson Jr. | July 8, 1950 | ||
Thomas Petrolati | March 16, 1957 | ||
Anthony Petruccelli | October 2, 1972 | ||
William "Smitty" Pignatelli | August 31, 1959 | ||
Elizabeth Poirier | October 27, 1942 | ||
Karyn Polito | November 11, 1966 | ||
Susan Pope | October 9, 1942 | ||
John F. Quinn | April 7, 1963 | ||
Kathi-Anne Reinstein | January 31, 1971 | ||
Michael Rodrigues (politician) | May 30, 1959 | ||
Mary Rogeness | May 18, 1941 | ||
John H. Rogers | October 22, 1964 | ||
Richard J. Ross | July 6, 1954 | ||
Mike Rush | November 30, 1973 | ||
Byron Rushing | July 29, 1942 | ||
Jeffrey Sanchez (politician) | July 18, 1969 | ||
Tom Sannicandro | March 22, 1956 | ||
Angelo Scaccia | September 29, 1942 | ||
John Scibak | May 4, 1953 | ||
Carl Sciortino | July 6, 1978 | ||
Frank Smizik | September 4, 1944 | ||
Todd Smola | 1977 | ||
Theodore C. Speliotis | August 20, 1953 | ||
Robert Spellane | March 5, 1970 | ||
Christopher Speranzo | October 24, 1972 | ||
Joyce Spiliotis | December 27, 1946 | ||
Harriett Stanley | March 30, 1950 | ||
Thomas M. Stanley | March 23, 1964 | ||
Ellen Story | October 17, 1941 | ||
William M. Straus | June 26, 1956 | ||
David B. Sullivan | June 6, 1953 | ||
Benjamin Swan | September 18, 1933 | ||
Kathleen Teahan | June 11, 1947 | ||
Walter Timilty | July 19, 1969 | ||
A. Stephen Tobin | July 3, 1956 | ||
Timothy J. Toomey Jr. | June 7, 1953 | ||
David Torrisi | September 18, 1968 | ||
Philip Travis | July 2, 1940 | ||
Eric Turkington | August 12, 1947 | ||
Cleon Turner | December 29, 1945 | ||
James E. Vallee | July 24, 1966 | ||
Anthony Verga | April 26, 1935 | ||
Joseph Wagner (Massachusetts politician) | May 7, 1960 | ||
Brian P. Wallace | July 26, 1949 | ||
Patricia Walrath | August 11, 1941 | ||
Marty Walsh | April 10, 1967 | ||
Steven Walsh | September 11, 1973 | ||
Martha M. Walz | July 7, 1961 | ||
Daniel K. Webster | April 2, 1964 | ||
James T. Welch | December 22, 1975 | ||
Alice Wolf | December 24, 1933 | ||
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