The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court,the state legislature of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. The House of Representatives convenes at the Massachusetts State House in Boston,the state capital of Massachusetts.
Shannon Patricia Elizabeth O'Brien is an American politician and attorney who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1987 through 1993,in the Massachusetts Senate from 1993 through 1995,and was the Massachusetts state treasurer from 1999 through 2003. In that last position she became the first woman to be elected in Massachusetts to statewide office by her own accord. She was the Democratic Party nominee in the 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election,but lost in the general election to Mitt Romney.
Thomas Michael "Tom" Finneran,is a radio talk host and former Massachusetts Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from April 1996 to September 2004. He represented the district that included parts of the Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester,Mattapan and Hyde Park as well as parts of the town of Milton for 26 years.
Robert Edward Travaglini is an American politician and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2007,Travaglini served as President of the Massachusetts Senate. He represented the first Middlesex and Suffolk senate district,encompassing portions of Boston,Cambridge,Revere,and Winthrop.
The 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1994. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Weld won reelection as Governor of Massachusetts by the largest margin in state history,winning every single county and all but 6 of the state's 351 municipalities. As of 2024,this is the most recent election in which Boston,Somerville,Lawrence,Chelsea,Brookline,Northampton,Provincetown,Monterey,Great Barrington,Ashfield,Williamstown,Williamsburg,Shelburne,Sunderland,and Pelham voted for the Republican candidate for governor.
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.
Frederick E. Berry was a disability rights advocate and Democratic politician from Massachusetts,who served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1983 to 2013. He served as majority leader of the state Senate from 2003 until his retirement in 2013.
Steven D. Pierce is a retired Massachusetts jurist and politician who most recently served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Housing Court. He retired from the Housing Court September 2015.
Althea Garrison is an American politician from Boston,Massachusetts who previously served a single term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1993–1995) and a partial term as an at-large councilor on the Boston City Council (2019–2020). She is considered the earliest transgender person known to have been elected to a state legislature in the United States. She was outed against her will by the Boston Herald after her 1992 election. She is a perennial candidate,having been an unsuccessful candidate for political office more than forty times.
Stephen W. Doran is an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1981 to 1995. He later worked as a bank executive and math tutor. In 2014 he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and served 3 years in prison;he was scheduled to finish his sentence in 2017.
Jon Santiago is an American physician and Democratic politician who served as the Massachusetts state representative for the 9th Suffolk district from 2019 to March 2023. He ran a campaign for mayor of Boston in 2021,but withdrew from the race before the primary election.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Suffolk 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 Boston in Suffolk County. Democrat Liz Malia of Jamaica Plain has represented the district since 1998.
The 165th Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1967 and 1968 during the governorship of John Volpe. Maurice A. Donahue served as president of the Senate and Robert H. Quinn served as speaker of the House.
The 179th Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1995 and 1996 during the governorship of Bill Weld. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Charles Flaherty served as speaker of the House.
The 177th Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1991 and 1992 during the governorship of Bill Weld. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Charles Flaherty served as speaker of the House.
The 157th Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1951 and 1952 during the governorship of Paul A. Dever. Richard I. Furbush served as president of the Senate and Tip O'Neill served as speaker of the House.
The 166th Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1969 and 1970 during the governorship of Francis Sargent. Maurice A. Donahue served as president of the Senate and David M. Bartley served as speaker of the House.
Elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Springfield,Massachusetts.
Barbara E. Gray was an American Democratic politician from Framingham,Massachusetts. She represented the 39th Middlesex district from 1973 to 1974,the 56th Middlesex district from 1975 to 1978,and the 6th Middlesex district from 1979 to 1996 in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She was first elected as a Republican,but switched parties in October 1990.
