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.
Frank Gilman Allen was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He was president of a successful leathergoods business in Norwood,Massachusetts,and active in local and state politics. A Republican,he served two terms as lieutenant governor,and then one as the 51st Governor of Massachusetts. He was a major proponent of development in Norwood,donating land and funds for a number of civic improvements.
Daniel W. Hynes is an American politician,formerly serving as the Illinois Comptroller.
Timothy Patrick Cahill is an American former politician who served as Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General and was an independent candidate in the 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election.
The Massachusetts Democratic Party (MassDems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is chaired by Gus Bickford. It is currently the dominant party in the state,controlling all nine of Massachusetts' U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature. The only statewide offices that the party does not control are the governorship and the lieutenant governorship,which are currently held by Republicans Charlie Baker and Karyn Polito respectively.
Frederick David Ely was a United States representative from Massachusetts.
Henry Bacon Lovering was an American politician and U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Rufus Smith Frost was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
The 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 5,2002 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Donald H. Wong is an American businessman and state legislator serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the Ninth Essex District,consisting of parts of Lynn,Lynnfield,Wakefield and Saugus. He is also the President of Mandarin House,Inc.,which manages the Kowloon Restaurant. Wong is a third-generation Chinese American.
Daniel P. "Dan" Losquadro is an American politician who was a member of the New York State Assembly.
Antonio F. D. "Tony" Cabral is the current member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Bristol district.
Daniel R. Benson is an American Democratic Party politician who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 14th Legislative District. Benson,who previously served on the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders,replaced Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein,after she was elected to the New Jersey Senate in a special election. He was sworn in on January 10,2011,to fill Greenstein's vacant Assembly seat.
Daniel J. Hunt is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 13th Suffolk district.
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.
The Boston mayoral election of 1929 occurred on Tuesday,November 5,1929. Former Mayor of Boston James Michael Curley defeated two other candidates to be elected mayor for the third time.
Daniel Carey is a State Representative who represents the 2nd Hampshire District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the towns of Easthampton,Hadley,South Hadley,and Granby. Carey serves on the Joint Committee on Education,the Joint Committee on Election Laws,the Joint Committee on Environment,Natural Resources and Agriculture,and the Joint Committee on Mental Health,Substance Use and Recovery.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Essex 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 the city of Lynn in Essex County. Democrat Dan Cahill of Lynn has represented the district since 2016.
The 192nd Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts. It consists of elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House on January 6,2021,during the governorship of Charlie Baker. The 192nd term will end in early 2023. Will Brownsberger,Michael Moran,and Dan Hunt are overseeing decennial redistricting based on the 2020 census.
