List of Massachusetts General Courts

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The legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts is known as the General Court. It has a 40-member upper house (Massachusetts Senate) and a 160-member lower house (Massachusetts House of Representatives). Descended from the colonial legislature, the first Massachusetts General Court met in October 1780 and consisted of one-year elected terms for both houses. This was expanded to two-year terms starting with the 142nd General Court in January 1921.

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Legislatures

1780–1899

Members of the Committee on Railroads, 1892 A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators (1892) (14580435579).jpg
Members of the Committee on Railroads, 1892

1900–2000

Massachusetts politicians in the mid-1980s: house speaker George Keverian at podium. Back row: senate president William M. Bulger, state representative John McDonough, mayor Raymond L. Flynn, two unidentified men, state representative William Galvin, governor Michael S. Dukakis George Keverian and others 1980s Massachusetts USA 9516906423.jpg
Massachusetts politicians in the mid-1980s: house speaker George Keverian at podium. Back row: senate president William M. Bulger, state representative John McDonough, mayor Raymond L. Flynn, two unidentified men, state representative William Galvin, governor Michael S. Dukakis

2001–current

See also

References

  1. ↑ Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives (PDF), Mass.gov, retrieved April 8, 2020
  2. 1 2 3 Kaitlin Connolly (January 5, 2016), "Short-Lived Biennial Legislative Session System in Massachusetts", State Library of Massachusetts blog

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