Michael Everett Capuano is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2019. A Democrat,his district included the northern three-fourths of Boston,as well as parts of Cambridge,his hometown of Somerville,and other communities immediately north and south of Boston. Prior to being elected to Congress,he served as an Alderman and Mayor of Somerville.
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.
The 1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6,1990. Incumbent Democratic Governor Michael Dukakis,his party's nominee for president in 1988,opted to not seek a fourth term. Republican Bill Weld won the open seat,beating Democrat John Silber to become the first Republican Governor of Massachusetts elected since 1970. This election was the first open-seat gubernatorial election in Massachusetts since 1960.
Salvatore Francis "Sal" DiMasi is a former Democratic state representative in Massachusetts. The former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives originally joined the state legislature in 1979,as a member of the Democratic Party. He eventually resigned from this post in January 2009,just six months prior to being indicted on several Federal charges,including conspiracy to defraud the federal government,extortion,mail fraud and wire fraud. DiMasi was found guilty on 7 of 9 federal corruption charges on June 15,2011. DiMasi is the third consecutive Massachusetts house speaker to later become a convicted felon due to crimes committed in office.
Bruce E. Tarr is an American politician who serves as a Republican member and Minority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate. Since 1995 he has represented the 1st Essex and Middlesex District. He is a member of the United States Republican Party and a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Elizabeth A. "Liz" Malia is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat,she served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from March 1998 to January 2023. She represented the Eleventh Suffolk district,which includes parts of the Boston neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain,Roslindale,Roxbury and Dorchester.
Edward J. "Chip" Clancy Jr. was an American politician in the state of Massachusetts who served the 55th mayor of Lynn,Massachusetts. He was first elected in November 2001. Previously,Clancy served on the Lynn City Council. After the council,he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate. In 2001,while still a member of the Massachusetts Senate,Clancy was elected as Mayor of Lynn;after his election as Mayor,Clancy resigned from the Senate. On November 3,2009,he was defeated by challenger Judith Flanagan Kennedy,by a margin of 27 votes.
George Keverian was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1985 until 1991. In his role in the legislature,he was an advocate for greater openness in leadership,free speech and government reform.
Charles Gibbons was a U.S. politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1953 to 1955 as a Republican. As of 2024,he was the last Republican to serve as Speaker of the Massachusetts House.
Thomas William McGee was an American politician who served as a member of the Lynn,Massachusetts City Council (1956–1963) and Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1963–1991),serving as its Speaker from 1975 to 1984. He was the father of former Massachusetts state Senator and Mayor of Lynn Thomas M. McGee.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6,1990 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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.
Thomas M. "Tommy" Petrolati is an American politician who represented the 7th Hampden district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and was a member of the Ludlow,Massachusetts Board of Selectmen from 1984 to 1986.
Francis H. Woodward is a former American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993.
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.
Rady Mom is an American politician and a representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the 18th Middlesex district. The district was formerly represented by Kevin Murphy,who vacated his seat in 2014 when he was hired as the city manager of Lowell. Mom is the first Cambodian-American to be elected to the Massachusetts state Legislature as well as the first Cambodian American elected to a state legislature in the country.
William Q. "Biff" MacLean Jr. is an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Essex 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 Essex County. Democrat Ann-Margaret Ferrante of Gloucester has represented the district since 2009.
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 173rd Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1983 and 1984 during the governorship of Michael Dukakis. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Thomas W. McGee served as speaker of the House.
