Walter F. Timilty Jr. is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Norfolk,Plymouth and Bristol district. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously represented the 7th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1999 to 2017.
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.
Aaron Michlewitz is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 3rd Suffolk District,within the city of Boston,Massachusetts. The 3rd Suffolk District encompasses the North End,Waterfront,Chinatown,South End,Financial District,Bay Village,Leather District,and parts of Beacon Hill,and Back Bay neighborhoods.
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.
The 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1970. Acting Governor Francis W. Sargent was elected to a four-year term. He defeated incumbent Boston Mayor Kevin H. White in the general election.
Michael John Barrett is an American politician noted for having been elected to serve in three completely different state legislative districts over the course of his political career. At present he is the state senator for the 3rd Middlesex District of Massachusetts. Barrett served in the State Senate earlier,in 1987–1994,representing another district,before moving to his present home in suburban Lexington in 1996. Even earlier,in 1979–1985,he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from a district comprising Reading,North Reading and a portion of Wilmington.
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.
Marc R. Pacheco is an American state legislator serving as a member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Plymouth and Bristol district. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously represented the 3rd Bristol district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993.
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.
Paul A. Schmid III has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 8th Bristol district since 2011. In the 189th session (2015–2016),he assumed a leadership position as the Chairperson,Joint Committee on Environment,Natural Resources and Agriculture,a committee he joined in 2011.
Jonathan Hecht is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 29th Middlesex district from 2009 to 2021.
William N. Brownsberger is an American politician and the President pro tempore of the Massachusetts Senate representing the Suffolk and Middlesex District which includes his hometown of Belmont,as well as Watertown,the Boston neighborhoods Allston and Brighton,part of Boston's Fenway-Kenmore area,and part of Cambridge. 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 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.
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.
Alan Silvia is an American state legislator representing the 7th Bristol District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2013 as a member of the Democratic Party..
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 3,2020,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Massachusetts,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on September 1.
Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Plymouth and Bristol district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 1.4% of Bristol County and 31.0% of Plymouth County population in 2010. Democrat Michael Brady of Brockton has represented the district since 2015. Candidates running for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Moises Rodrigues.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Bristol 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 Bristol County. Democrat Paul Schmid of Westport has represented the district since 2011.
Carol A. Doherty is an American educator and politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 3rd Bristol district. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association and five terms on the Taunton School Committee.
The 2024 Massachusetts State Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 5,2024,with the primary election held on Tuesday,September 3,2024. Massachusetts voters elected all 40 members of the State Senate to serve two-year terms in the Massachusetts General Court. The election coincided with United States national elections and Massachusetts state elections,including U.S. Senate,U.S. House,U.S. President,and Massachusetts House.
