Stanley C. Rosenberg is an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from January 2015 until December 2017. Rosenberg was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1986 and served as the representative for Amherst and Pelham until 1991 when he won a special election for the State Senate seat being vacated by Congressman John Olver. A Democrat,Rosenberg resigned from the Senate on May 4,2018,amidst a sexual harassment scandal involving his husband,Bryon Hefner.
John Austin Keliher was a U.S. Democratic politician.
Robert Alfred DeLeo is a former American politician from the state of Massachusetts. He served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2009 to 2020,having succeeded Salvatore DiMasi,who resigned due to allegations of an ethics violation.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is governed by a set of political tenets laid down in its state constitution. Legislative power is held by the bicameral General Court,which is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives. The governor exercises executive power with other independently elected officers:the Attorney General,Secretary of the Commonwealth,and Auditor. The state's judicial power rests in the Supreme Judicial Court,which manages its court system. Cities and towns act through local governmental bodies to the extent that they are authorized by the Commonwealth on local issues,including limited home-rule authority. Although most county governments were abolished during the 1990s and 2000s,a handful remain.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,concurrently with the election of the Governor of Massachusetts,other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Althea Garrison is an independent American politician from Boston,Massachusetts,who has served on the Boston City Council as an at-large councilor.
Katherine Marlea Clark is an American politician who has served as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. She has been Assistant House Democratic Leader since 2021,making her the fourth-highest-ranking House Democrat,and has been elected minority whip for the session starting in 2023. Her district includes many of Boston's northern and western suburbs,such as Medford,Framingham,Woburn,Waltham and her home city of Revere. Clark was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and Massachusetts Senate from 2011 to 2013.
The 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Massachusetts,concurrently with the election of Massachusetts' Class II U.S. Senate seat,and other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Massachusetts,a loss of one seat following the 2010 census,for service in the 113th Congress from January 3,2013,to January 3,2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election. The candidate elected in each of the state's congressional districts was a member the Democratic Party.
William N. Brownsberger is an American politician and the President pro tempore of the Massachusetts Senate representing the Second Suffolk and Middlesex District which includes his hometown of Belmont,as well as Watertown,and parts of Allston,Brighton,Fenway-Kenmore,and Back Bay which are neighborhoods of Boston. From 2007 to 2012,he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2013 special election to succeed Ed Markey in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Massachusetts general election,2014 was held on November 4,2014,throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 9,2014.
Daniel R. Cullinane is an American politician formerly serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from September 2013 to December 2020. He is a Boston resident from the neighborhood of Dorchester and a member of the Massachusetts Democratic Party. Cullinane resigned on December 13,2020,to become a lobbyist at Kearney,Donovan &McGee.
Daniel J. Hunt is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 13th Suffolk district.
RoseLee Vincent is an American politician elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She is a Democrat from Revere,Massachusetts who was sworn in April 16,2014 to represent the 16th Suffolk district. She won the March 4 primary and the April 1 special election called after the resignation of Kathi-Anne Reinstein.
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.
Joseph D. McKenna is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,sworn in January 2015. A resident of Webster,Massachusetts,he was elected as a Republican to represent the 18th Worcester district. McKenna is a former clinical counselor and legislative aide.
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.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 6,2018,electing the nine U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary election for contested nominations was held on September 4,2018.
Elizabeth Miranda is a Cape Verdean-American community organizer and politician. She is senator-elect for the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Suffolk district after winning a five-way Democratic Primary Election,and advancing to an uncontested race in the 2022 Massachusetts general election. Since January 2019,Miranda has served as the Democratic Massachusetts State Representative for the Fifth Suffolk district. Her district comprises parts of the Dorchester and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston. She is a member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus.
Laurence Harold Banks was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and on the Boston City Council. He was the first African-American elected to the Boston City Council.
