The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony,when the colonial assembly,in addition to making laws,sat as a judicial court of appeals. Before the adoption of the state constitution in 1780,it was called the Great and General Court,but the official title was shortened by John Adams,author of the state constitution. It is a bicameral body. The upper house is the Massachusetts Senate which is composed of 40 members. The lower body,the Massachusetts House of Representatives,has 160 members. It meets in the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court,the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. The House of Representatives convenes at 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.
Samuel Walker McCall was a Republican lawyer,politician,and writer from Massachusetts. He was for twenty years (1893–1913) a member of the United States House of Representatives,and the 47th Governor of Massachusetts,serving three one-year terms (1916–19). He was a moderately progressive Republican who sought to counteract the influence of money in politics.
Michael John Barrett is a Massachusetts politician noted for having been elected to serve in three completely different state legislative districts over the course of his political career. At present he is the state senator for the 3rd Middlesex District of Massachusetts. Barrett served in the State Senate earlier,in 1987–1994,representing another district,before moving to his present home in suburban Lexington in 1996. Even earlier,in 1979–1985,he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from a district comprising Reading,North Reading and a portion of Wilmington.
Ann-Margaret Ferrante is an American legislator in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the 5th Essex district,which consists of Gloucester,Rockport,and Essex. A member of the Democratic Party,she was first elected in 2008 after defeating incumbent representative Anthony Verga in the Democratic primary. Currently,she is the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means and sits on the House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight,House Committee on Operations,Facilities and Building Security,and the House Committee on Steering,Policy and Scheduling. She is also co-chair of the Tech Hub Caucus,which focuses on fostering growth of Massachusetts’high-tech businesses and startups.
Rady Mom is an American politician and a representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the 18th Middlesex district. The district was formerly represented by Kevin Murphy,who vacated his seat in 2014 when he was hired as the city manager of Lowell. Mom is the first Cambodian-American to be elected to the Massachusetts state Legislature as well as the first Cambodian American elected to a state legislature in the country.
Timothy R. Whelan is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was sworn in January 2015. A resident of Brewster,Massachusetts,he was elected as a Republican to represent the 1st Barnstable district.
Donald R. Berthiaume Jr. is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,sworn in January 2015. A resident of Spencer,Massachusetts,he was elected as a Republican to represent the 5th Worcester district. Berthiaume is a former Spencer selectman.
Mathew J. Muratore is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since January 2015. A resident of Plymouth,Massachusetts,he was elected as a Republican to represent the 1st Plymouth district. Muratore is a former Plymouth selectman.
Paul F. Tucker is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the current House Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy. A member of the Democratic Party,Tucker was first elected in 2014 to represent the 7th Essex district,which consists of Salem,Massachusetts. Tucker is a former Salem police chief.
Brendan P. Crighton is a member of the Massachusetts Senate. He was sworn into office on March 7,2018. A resident of Lynn,Massachusetts,he was elected as a Democrat to represent the 3rd Essex senate district. Crighton is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Lynn city councillor.
Joseph William McGonagle,Jr.,is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Steven Ultrino is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A resident of Malden,Massachusetts,he was elected as a Democrat to represent the 33rd Middlesex district. Prior to his election,Ultrino served for several years on the Malden City Council.
Christine P. Barber is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Barber sworn in January 2015. A resident of Somerville,Massachusetts,she was elected as a Democrat to represent the 34th Middlesex district. Barber is a former health care policy analyst and a member of the Somerville Democratic Committee.
Michelle M. DuBois is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She was elected in November 2014 to represent the 10th Plymouth District and was sworn in on January 7,2015. Rep. DuBois was re-elected to a second term on November 8,2016,after running uncontested. Rep DuBois won her third term in 2018 against John F. Cruz and won her fourth election in 2020 against Jack Lally.
David K. Muradian Jr. is an American politician,who currently services as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Jack Patrick Lewis is an American state legislator from Framingham,Massachusetts. A Democrat,he was sworn in as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives on January 4,2017.
Natalie M. Higgins is an American politician serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Natalie is a lifelong Leominster resident,Boston-educated attorney,and former non-profit director and rape crisis counselor.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Middlesex district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Middlesex County. Democrat Carmine Gentile of Sudbury has represented the district since 2015.
