The Massachusetts Democratic Party (MassDems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Massachusetts. It is chaired by Steve Kerrigan and is the dominant party in the state,controlling all nine of the state's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,all six elected statewide offices including the governorship,and supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
Benjamin Brackett Downing is an American politician and Democratic former member of the Massachusetts State Senate. He represented the Berkshire,Hampshire and Franklin district from 2007 to 2013,before being redistricted to the Berkshire,Hampshire,Franklin,and Hampden district,which he represented until 2017.
Patricia Deats Jehlen is a former teacher and current Massachusetts State Senator of the Democratic Party. She represents the Second Middlesex District. That includes the cities of Cambridge,Ward 7 Precinct 1,Ward 8 Precinct 1,Ward 10,Medford and Somerville,and the town of Winchester,precincts 4 to 7,inclusive,in the County of Middlesex. She has served the Massachusetts State Senate since 2005. She also served the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2003. She resides in Somerville,MA.
Carolyn (Coyne) Dykema was the Massachusetts state representative from the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Middlesex district from 2009 until her resignation to take a private sector job in 2022.
Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. served as a Democratic State Senator from January 1,1997,until January 3,2007,representing the Berkshire,Hampshire,Franklin,and Hampden and Berkshire,Hampshire and Franklin Massachusetts Senate districts in western Massachusetts. He is an attorney,having practiced law with a focus on commercial real estate,health care,education and business litigation. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination of the United States House of Representatives in Massachusetts's newly drawn 1st congressional district on September 6,2012.
Thomas P. Conroy is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Middlesex district from 2007 to 2015.
William Richard Keating is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he first entered Congress in 2011,representing Massachusetts's 10th congressional district until redistricting. Keating's district includes Cape Cod and most of the South Coast. He raised his profile advocating for criminal justice issues in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court from 1977 to 1999 before becoming district attorney of Norfolk County,where he served three terms before being elected to Congress.
Katherine Marlea Clark is an American lawyer and politician who has served as House Minority Whip since 2023 and the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. She previously served as Assistant Speaker from 2021 to 2023 and Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus from 2019 to 2021. Clark was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and the Massachusetts Senate from 2011 to 2013.
Harriette L. Chandler is an American politician who was the 94th President of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts State Senator for the 1st Worcester district,which includes parts of the city of Worcester,where she resides,and the towns of Boylston,Holden,Princeton,and West Boylston,and parts of Clinton and Northborough. She is a Democrat who has served since January 2001. From 1995 to 2001 she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature,she was a member of the Worcester school committee from 1991 to 1994. She is the first woman from Worcester ever to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
Sal N. DiDomenico is an American state legislator who has served in the Massachusetts Senate since May 2010 and as Assistant Majority Leader since 2018. He is a Democrat representing the Middlesex and Suffolk district,which includes his hometown of Everett as well as Chelsea,Charlestown,and parts of Cambridge. In 2010,he won a special election to succeed the retiring Anthony D. Galluccio. Before that,he spent three years as Gallucio's chief of staff. From 2004 to 2010 he was a member of the Everett City Council.
Patrick Michael Natale is an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
William C. Galvin is an American insurance broker and politician who represents the 6th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected to the legislature in 1990.
Bruce J. Ayers is an American small business owner and politician who represents the 1st Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and is a former member of the Quincy,Massachusetts City Council (1992–2000).
Paul McMurtry is an American politician from Massachusetts. A Democrat,he has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2007. He represents the Eleventh Norfolk District,which includes his hometown of Dedham,Westwood,and the Eighth Precinct of Walpole.
James Michael "Jim" Cantwell is an American politician and lawyer from Massachusetts. A Democrat,Cantwell is the State Director for United States Senator Ed Markey. Cantwell previously served as the Massachusetts State Representative for the 4th Plymouth district from 2008 to 2018. The district encompassed Marshfield and precincts 1,2,4,5,&6 of Scituate.
Nick Collins is an American politician who currently serves as a member of the Massachusetts Senate,representing First Suffolk District. Collins serves as the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight and the Senate Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses. Additionally,he serves a member of the Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading,and a member on the Joint Committee's on Bonding,Capital Expenditures and State Assets;Mental Health,Substance Use and Recovery;and Public Service. He is a Boston resident and a Democrat. Elected into the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2010,he served four terms in the House representing the 4th Suffolk District.
Denise C. Garlick is an American state legislator representing the 13th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Joan Meschino is an attorney and American politician from Hull,Massachusetts. On November 8,2016,she was elected the state representative for the Third Plymouth district.
Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Plymouth district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 18.9% of Norfolk County and 6.8% of Plymouth County population. Democrat John Keenan of Quincy has represented the district since 2011.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th 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 Norfolk County. Democrat William Galvin of Canton has represented the district since 1991.
