The mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston,Massachusetts,United States. Boston has a mayor–council government. Boston's mayoral elections are nonpartisan,and elect a mayor to a four-year term;there are no term limits. The mayor's office is in Boston City Hall,in Government Center.
Massachusetts shares with the five other New England states a governmental structure known as the New England town. Only the southeastern third of the state has functioning county governments;in western,central,and northeastern Massachusetts,traditional county-level government was eliminated in the late 1990s. Generally speaking,there are four kinds of public school districts in Massachusetts:local schools,regional schools,vocational/technical schools,and charter schools.
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.
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council,town council,town board,community council,rural council,village council,or board of aldermen.
John Francis Parker was an American Republican Party politician from Massachusetts who served as the mayor of Taunton and represented the area in the Massachusetts Senate from 1953 to 1989. He was a leader within the Massachusetts Republican Party,serving as its chair from 1967 to 1969 and leading the minority in the Senate from 1967 to 1989.
Rufus Smith Frost was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
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.
Marcos A. Devers is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,since January 2019,after having served in the same position from 2011 until 2017. Devers also is a former acting mayor of Lawrence,Massachusetts;when he served as acting mayor from September to November 2001,he became the first Dominican-American to execute the role of mayor in the United States and the first Latino mayor in Massachusetts.
Kevin Brian Harrington was a Massachusetts politician who served as President of the Massachusetts State Senate.
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.
Antonio F. D. "Tony" Cabral is the current member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Bristol district. He is of Portuguese descent.
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.
Thomas M. Stanley is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He is a Waltham resident and a member of the Democratic Party.
Jeffrey N. Roy is a State Representative in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,Massachusetts General Court. Roy represents the 10th Norfolk District,which includes the Town of Franklin,Massachusetts in its entirety,and Precincts 2,3,and 4 of the Town of Medway,Massachusetts. Roy was elected on the 6th of November,2012.
James Kelcourse is a member of the Massachusetts Parole Board. Kelcourse was previously a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A resident of Amesbury,Massachusetts,he was elected as a Republican to represent the 1st Essex district. Kelcourse,a former Amesbury city councillor,defeated Newburyport city councillor Ed Cameron in a very close election. He was declared the victor by 12 votes after a month-long recount. He was re-elected in 2016,2018,and 2020. Kelcourse served the cities of Newburyport and Amesbury and the town of Salisbury for 4 terms in the House of Representatives.
Charles Moses Strauss was an American businessman and politician. Moving to Arizona Territory for health reasons,he served as the territory's Superintendent of Public Instruction as well as Mayor of Tucson. He also played a key role in establishing the University of Arizona.
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.
John Barrett III is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was elected to the post on November 7,2017,filling the vacant seat previously held by Gailanne Cariddi,who had died of cancer in June 2017. He represents the furthest northwest district in the state,the 1st Berkshire district. Barrett currently serves as chair of the House Committee on Ethics. Barrett was reelected to the House of Representatives in 2018.
Bud Williams is a State Representative who represents the 11th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the city of Springfield. Williams serves as the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Redistricting,and on the House Committee on Ways and Means,the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies,the Joint Committee on Education,and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Edward J. Kennedy Jr. is an American politician,and member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Middlesex district. He has previously served as the 90th Mayor of Lowell (2016–2018).
