Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in Massachusetts since May 17,2004,as a result of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that it was unconstitutional under the Constitution of Massachusetts to allow only opposite-sex couples to marry. Massachusetts was the sixth jurisdiction in the world to legalize same-sex marriage after the Netherlands,Belgium,Ontario,British Columbia,and Quebec. It was the first U.S. state to open marriage to same-sex couples.
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 207,Section 11,more commonly known as the 1913 law,is a Massachusetts law enacted in 1913 and repealed in 2008 that invalidated the marriage of non-residents if the marriage was invalid in the state where they lived. It originated during a period of heightened antipathy to interracial marriage and went largely unenforced until used between 2004 and 2008 to deny marriage licenses to out-of-state same-sex couples.
The 2006 Massachusetts general election was held on November 7,2006,throughout Massachusetts.
Mitt Romney was sworn in as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts on January 2,2003,along with Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey. Romney's term ended on January 4,2007;he chose not to run for re-election.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,transgender,and queer (LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of Massachusetts enjoy the same rights as non-LGBTQ people. The U.S. state of Massachusetts is one of the most LGBTQ-supportive states in the country. In 2004,it became the first U.S. state to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the decision in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health,and the sixth jurisdiction worldwide,after the Netherlands,Belgium,Ontario,British Columbia,and Quebec.
David Paul Linsky is an American lawyer and politician who currently represents the 5th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
The 2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was held on June 25,2013,in order to fill the Massachusetts Class 2 United States Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3,2015.
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.
Massachusetts Senate's Worcester and Norfolk district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 18.7% of Worcester County and 2.4% of Norfolk County population in 2010. Republican Ryan Fattman of Webster has represented the district since 2015.
Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk,Worcester and Middlesex district, formerly Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk,Bristol and Middlesex district,in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. Prior to redistricting that took effect with the 2022 elections,the district covered 8.6% of Bristol County,2.0% of Middlesex County,and 12.4% of Norfolk County population. Democrat Becca Rausch of Needham has represented the district since 2019.
Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 8.9% of Middlesex County and 3.7% of Norfolk County population. Democrat Karen Spilka of Ashland has represented the district since 2005.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Worcester district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Norfolk County and Worcester County. Democrat Brian Murray of Milford has represented the district since 2017.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Middlesex district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Middlesex County and Norfolk County. Democrat David Linsky of Natick has represented the district since 1999. Candidates running for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Jaymin Patel.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 18th Worcester 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 Worcester County. Republican Joseph McKenna of Webster has represented the district since 2015.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 15th Worcester 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 Worcester in Worcester County. Democrat Mary Keefe of Worcester has represented the district since 2013.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th 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 the city of Framingham in Middlesex County. Democrat Priscila Sousa of Framingham has represented the district since 2023.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th 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 Jack Patrick Lewis of Framingham has represented the district since 2017.
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.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 15th Norfolk 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 Brookline in Norfolk County. Democrat Tommy Vitolo has represented the district since 2019.
The 2022 Massachusetts Attorney General election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next attorney general of Massachusetts. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey was eligible to seek a third term,but instead announced she would run for governor.
