2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature

192nd Massachusetts General Court
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Massachusetts State House (2017)
Overview
Legislative body	Massachusetts General Court
Meeting place	Massachusetts State House
Term	January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06) – January 4, 2023 (2023-01-04)
Election	2020 election
Website	malegislature.gov
Senate
Members	40
President of the Senate	Karen E. Spilka
Majority Leader	Cynthia Stone Creem
President Pro Tempore	William N. Brownsberger
Minority Leader	Bruce E. Tarr
Party control	Democratic
House of Representatives
Members	160
Speaker of the House	Ronald Mariano
Majority Leader	Vacant
Speaker Pro Tempore	Kate Hogan
Minority Leader	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
Party control	Democratic
Sessions
1st January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06) – January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05) 2nd January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05) – January 4, 2023 (2023-01-04)

The 192nd Massachusetts General Court was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts. It consisted of elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House on January 6, 2021, ^[1] during the governorship of Charlie Baker. The 192nd term ended in early 2023. Will Brownsberger, Michael Moran, and Dan Hunt oversaw decennial redistricting based on the 2020 census. ^[2]

Also in 2021, legislators debated whether or not to increase public access to information about their own proceedings. ^{[3] [nb 1]} Other notable discussion topics include progressive taxation, ^[4] the gig economy, ^[5] climate change, ^[6] spending of federal aid, ^[7] driver's licenses, ^[8] animal welfare, ^[9] and civil asset forfeiture. ^[10]

Leadership

Senate

^[11]

Position	Leader	District	Party
President of the Senate	Karen E. Spilka	Second Middlesex and Norfolk	Democratic
Majority Leader	Cynthia Stone Creem	First Middlesex and Norfolk
President Pro Tempore	William N. Brownsberger	Second Suffolk and Middlesex
Senate President Emerita	Harriette L. Chandler	First Worcester
Assistant Majority Leader	Joan Lovely	Second Essex
	Michael J. Barrett	Third Middlesex
	Sal N. DiDomenico	Middlesex and Suffolk
Senate Majority Whip	Michael F. Rush	Norfolk and Suffolk
Assistant Majority Whip	Julian Cyr	Cape and Islands
Senate Ways and Means Chair	Michael J. Rodrigues	First Bristol and Plymouth
Minority Leader	Bruce E. Tarr	First Essex and Middlesex	Republican
Assistant Minority Leader	Patrick M. O'Connor	Plymouth and Norfolk
	Ryan C. Fattman	Worcester and Norfolk

House

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Position	Representative	Municipality	Party
Speaker of the House	Ronald Mariano	Quincy	Democratic
Majority Leader
Speaker Pro Tempore	Kate Hogan	Stow
Assistant Majority Leader	Michael J. Moran	Brighton
Second Assistant Majority Leader	Joseph F. Wagner	Chicopee
	Sarah K. Peake	Provincetown
First Division Chair	James J. O'Day	West Boylston
Second Division Chair	Ruth B. Balser	Newton
Third Division Chair	Frank A. Moran	Lawrence
House Ways and Means Chair	Aaron Michlewitz	Boston
Minority Leader	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	North Reading	Republican
First Assistant Minority Leader	Kimberly N. Ferguson	Holden
Second Assistant Minority Leader	Paul K. Frost	Auburn
Third Assistant Minority Leader	Susan Williams Gifford	Wareham
	F. Jay Barrows	Mansfield

Members

Senators

Senate party composition by municipality at the beginning of the 192nd General Court.

State Senate districts by the party of the senator

Name [13]		Party		District [14]	Residence	Assumed office
	Michael J. Barrett		Democratic	3rd Middlesex	Lexington	2013
	Joseph Boncore (until September 9, 2021)		Democratic	1st Suffolk and Middlesex	Winthrop	2016*
	Michael Brady		Democratic	2nd Plymouth and Bristol	Brockton	2015*
	William Brownsberger		Democratic	2nd Suffolk and Middlesex	Belmont	2012*
	Harriette Chandler		Democratic	1st Worcester	Worcester	2001
	Sonia Chang-Díaz		Democratic	2nd Suffolk	Boston	2009
	Nick Collins		Democratic	1st Suffolk	Boston	2018*
	Joanne Comerford		Democratic	Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester	Northampton	2019
	Cynthia Creem		Democratic	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Newton	1999
	Brendan Crighton		Democratic	3rd Essex	Lynn	2018*
	John Cronin		Democratic	Worcester and Middlesex	Lunenburg	2021
	Julian Cyr		Democratic	Cape and Islands	Truro	2017
	Sal DiDomenico		Democratic	Middlesex and Suffolk	Everett	2010*
	Diana DiZoglio		Democratic	1st Essex	Methuen	2019
	Lydia Edwards (since January 20, 2022)		Democratic	First Suffolk and Middlesex	Boston	2022*
	James Eldridge		Democratic	Middlesex and Worcester	Acton	2009
	Ryan Fattman		Republican	Worcester and Norfolk	Webster	2015
	Paul Feeney		Democratic	Bristol and Norfolk	Foxborough	2017* [15]
	Barry Finegold		Democratic	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Andover	2019
	Cindy Friedman		Democratic	4th Middlesex	Arlington	2017*
	Anne Gobi		Democratic	Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex	Spencer	2015
	Adam Gomez		Democratic	Hampden	Springfield	2021
	Adam Hinds		Democratic	Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden	Pittsfield	2017
	Patricia Jehlen		Democratic	2nd Middlesex	Somerville	2005*
	John Keenan		Democratic	Norfolk and Plymouth	Quincy	2011
	Edward Kennedy		Democratic	1st Middlesex	Lowell	2019
	Eric Lesser		Democratic	1st Hampden and Hampshire	Longmeadow	2015
	Jason Lewis		Democratic	5th Middlesex	Winchester	2014*
	Joan Lovely		Democratic	2nd Essex	Salem	2013
	Mark Montigny		Democratic	2nd Bristol and Plymouth	New Bedford	1993
	Michael Moore		Democratic	2nd Worcester	Millbury	2009
	Susan Moran		Democratic	Plymouth and Barnstable	Falmouth	2020*
	Patrick O'Connor		Republican	Plymouth and Norfolk	Weymouth	2016*
	Marc Pacheco		Democratic	1st Plymouth and Bristol	Taunton	1993
	Rebecca Rausch		Democratic	Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex	Needham	2019
	Michael Rodrigues		Democratic	1st Bristol and Plymouth	Westport	2011
	Michael Rush		Democratic	Norfolk and Suffolk	Boston	2011
	Karen Spilka		Democratic	2nd Middlesex and Norfolk	Ashland	2005
	Bruce Tarr		Republican	1st Essex and Middlesex	Gloucester	1995
	Walter Timilty		Democratic	Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth	Milton	2017
	John Velis		Democratic	2nd Hampden and Hampshire	Westfield	2020*

• *Originally elected in a special election

Representatives

The following is a complete list of Members of the House of Representatives in the 192nd General Court, by district:

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

6 Representatives (3 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Name [16]		Party		Residence	District [17]	District description	First elected
	Tim Whelan		Republican	Brewster	1st Barnstable	Precinct 1 of Barnstable, precincts 1 and 2 of Brewster, Dennis, and precincts 1–4 and 7 of Yarmouth, Barnstable County.	2014
	Kip A. Diggs [18]		Democratic	Barnstable	2nd Barnstable	Precincts 2–10 and 13 of Barnstable, and precincts 5 and 6 of Yarmouth, Barnstable County	2020
	David Vieira		Republican	Falmouth	3rd Barnstable	Precincts 3–6 of Bourne, precincts 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 of Falmouth, and Mashpee, Barnstable County	2010
	Sarah K. Peake		Democratic	Provincetown	4th Barnstable	Precinct 3 of Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet, Barnstable County	2006
	Steven Xiarhos [18]		Republican	Barnstable	5th Barnstable	Precincts 11 and 12, of Barnstable, precincts 1, 2, and 7 of Bourne, and Sandwich, Barnstable County; Precinct 9 of Plymouth, Plymouth County	2020
	Dylan A. Fernandes		Democratic	Falmouth	Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket	Precincts 1, 2, 5 and 6, of Falmouth, in Barnstable County; Chilmark, Edgartown, Aquinnah, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury, all in Dukes County; Nantucket, Nantucket County	2016

Berkshire

4 Representatives (4 Democrats)

Name		Party		Residence	District	District description	First elected
	John Barrett, III [19]		Democratic	North Adams	1st Berkshire	Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Florida, Hancock, Lanesborough, New Ashford, North Adams, and Williamstown, all in Berkshire County;	2017
	Paul W. Mark		Democratic	Peru	2nd Berkshire	Dalton, Hinsdale, Peru, Savoy and Windsor, and precinct B of ward 1, of Pittsfield, Berkshire County; Bernardston, Charlemont, Colrain, Greenfield, Hawley, Heath, Leyden, Monroe, Northfield, and Rowe, Franklin County	2010
	Tricia Farley-Bouvier		Democratic	Pittsfield	3rd Berkshire	Precinct A of ward 1, all precincts of wards 2–7, of Pittsfield, Berkshire County	2011
	William "Smitty" Pignatelli		Democratic	Lenox	4th Berkshire	Alford, Becket, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, and West Stockbridge, Berkshire County; Blandford, Russell, and Tolland, Hampden County	2002

Bristol

14 Representatives (11 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Name		Party		Residence	District	District description	First elected
	F. Jay Barrows		Republican	Mansfield	1st Bristol	Foxborough, Norfolk County; Precincts 2, 3 and 6, of Mansfield, and precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Norton, Bristol County	2006
	James K. Hawkins		Democratic	Attleboro	2nd Bristol	Wards 1 and 2, precinct A of ward 3, and Wards 4, 5 and 6, of Attleboro, Bristol County	2018
	Carol A. Doherty		Democratic	Taunton	3rd Bristol	Precinct 6 of Easton, and precinct A of ward 3, and all precincts in wards 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8, of Taunton, Bristol County	2020
	Steven S. Howitt		Republican	Seekonk	4th Bristol	Precincts 1 and 2 of Norton, Rehoboth and Seekonk, and precincts 4 and 5, of Swansea, Bristol County	2010
	Patricia A. Haddad		Democratic	Somerset	5th Bristol	Dighton and Somerset, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of Swansea, and ward 6 of Taunton, Bristol County	2000
	Carole A. Fiola		Democratic	Fall River	6th Bristol	Precincts B and C of ward 5, precinct C of ward 6, all precincts of wards 7, 8, and 9, of Fall River, and precinct 1, of Freetown, Bristol County	2012
	Alan Silvia		Democratic	Fall River	7th Bristol	Precincts B and C of ward 1, ward 2, ward 3, ward 4, and precinct A of ward 5, of Fall River, Bristol County	2012
	Paul Schmid		Democratic	Westport	8th Bristol	Precinct A of ward 1, precincts A and B of ward 6 of Fall River, precincts 2 and 3 of Freetown, precincts D, E and F of ward 1 of New Bedford, and Westport, Bristol County	2010
	Christopher M. Markey		Democratic	Dartmouth	9th Bristol	Dartmouth, and precincts D, E and F of ward 3, of New Bedford, Bristol County	2010
	William M. Straus		Democratic	Mattapoisett	10th Bristol	Fairhaven, and precinct A of ward 3, and precinct D and E of ward 4, of New Bedford, Bristol County; Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester, Plymouth County	1992
	Christopher Hendricks		Democratic	New Bedford	11th Bristol	Acushnet, precincts A, B, and C, of ward 1 and all precincts of ward 2, and precincts B and C of ward 3, of New Bedford, Bristol County	2018
	Norman J. Orrall		Republican	Lakeville	12th Bristol	Berkley, precinct B of ward 3 and ward 4, of Taunton, Bristol County; Lakeville, and precincts 2, 4 and 5 of Middleborough, Plymouth County	2018
	Antonio F. D. Cabral		Democratic	New Bedford	13th Bristol	Precincts A, B, C and F of ward 4, and wards 5 and 6, of New Bedford, Bristol County	1990
	Adam Scanlon [18]		Democratic	North Attleborough	14th Bristol	Precinct B of ward 3, of Attleboro, precincts 1 and 5, of Mansfield, North Attleborough, Bristol County	2020

Essex

18 Representatives (15 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Name		Party		Residence	District	District description	First elected
	Vacant				1st Essex	Amesbury and Salisbury, and Newburyport, Essex County
	Lenny Mirra		Republican	West Newbury	2nd Essex	Precincts 2 and 3 of Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, precinct 3 of ward 4 and precinct 3 of ward 7, of Haverhill, and Merrimac, Newbury, and West Newbury, Essex County	2012
	Andy Vargas [20]		Democratic	Haverhill	3rd Essex	Ward 1, precinct 3 of ward 2, ward 3, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 4, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 5, and ward 6, of Haverhill, Essex County	2017
	Jamie Zahlaway Belsito		Democratic	Topsfield	4th Essex	Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Rowley, Topsfield, and Wenham, Essex County	2021
	Ann-Margaret Ferrante		Democratic	Gloucester	5th Essex	Essex and Rockport, and Gloucester, Essex County	2008
	Jerald A. Parisella		Democratic	Beverly	6th Essex	Beverly, Essex County	2010
	Paul Tucker		Democratic	Salem	7th Essex	Salem, Essex County	2014
	Lori A. Ehrlich		Democratic	Marblehead	8th Essex	Precinct 4 of ward 3, and precinct 4 of ward 4, of Lynn, and Marblehead and Swampscott, Essex County	2006
	Donald Wong		Republican	Saugus	9th Essex	Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 1, of Lynn, and precincts 1, 2, 4–9, of Saugus, Essex County; Precincts 1, 2, 3 and 7, of Wakefield, Middlesex County	2010
	Daniel Cahill		Democratic	Lynn	10th Essex	Precincts 3 and 4 of Ward 1, Ward 2, Precincts 1, 2 and 3 of Ward 3, Precincts 1 and 2 of Ward 4, and Precincts 2 and 3 of Ward 5, of Lynn.	2016
	Peter Capano		Democratic	Lynn	11th Essex	Precinct 3 of ward 4, precincts 1 and 4 of ward 5, wards 6 and 7, of Lynn, and Nahant, Essex County	2018
	Thomas Walsh		Democratic	Peabody	12th Essex	Wards 1–4 and precincts 1 and 3 of ward 5 of Peabody, Essex County	2016 1986
	Sally P. Kerans [18]		Democratic	Danvers	13th Essex	Danvers, precinct 2 of Middleton and, precinct 2 of ward 5 and ward 6, of Peabody, Essex County	2020 1990
	Christina A. Minicucci		Democratic	North Andover	14th Essex	Precinct 2 of ward 7 in Haverhill, precincts 1 and 3 of ward A and precinct 1 of ward F, of Lawrence, precincts 3, 7, and 10 of Methuen, and precincts 1–5 of North Andover, Essex County	2018
	Linda Dean Campbell		Democratic	Methuen	15th Essex	Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, precinct 2 of ward 5 and precinct 1 of ward 7 in Haverhill and precincts 1, 4, 5, 6, 8–12 of Methuen, Essex County	2006
	Marcos A. Devers		Democratic	Lawrence	16th Essex	Precincts 2 and 4 of ward A, ward B, precinct 4 of ward C, precincts 2, 3 and 4 of ward E, and precincts 2, 3 and 4 of ward F, of Lawrence, Essex County	2018 2010
	Frank A. Moran		Democratic	Lawrence	17th Essex	Precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Andover, precincts 1, 2 and 3, of ward C, ward D, and precinct 1 of ward E, of Lawrence, and precinct 2 in Methuen, Essex County	2012
	Tram Nguyen		Democratic	Andover	18th Essex	Precincts 1, 5–9, of Andover, precinct 1, of Boxford and precincts 6, 7 and 8, of North Andover, Essex County; Precincts 3 and 3A of Tewksbury, Middlesex County	2018

Franklin

2 Representatives (1 Democrat, 1 Unenrolled)

Name		Party		Residence	District	District description	First elected
	Natalie M. Blais		Democratic	Sunderland	1st Franklin	Chester, Hampden County; Ashfield, Buckland, Conway, Deerfield, Leverett, Montague, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Sunderland, and Whately, Franklin County; Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Huntington, Middlefield, Plainfield, Williamsburg, and Worthington, Hampshire County	2018
	Susannah Whipps		Unenrolled	Athol	2nd Franklin	Erving, Gill, New Salem, Orange, Warwick, and Wendell, Franklin County; Precinct A of Belchertown, Hampshire County; Athol, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, and Templeton Worcester County	2015

Hampden

12 Representatives (9 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Name		Party		Residence	District	District description	First elected
	Todd Smola		Republican	Palmer	1st Hampden	Brimfield, Holland, Palmer and Wales, Hampden County; Precincts B and C, in Ware, Hampshire County; Sturbridge and Warren, Worcester County	2004
	Brian M. Ashe		Democratic	Longmeadow	2nd Hampden	Precincts 2, 3 and 4, of East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow and Monson, Hampden County	2008
	Nicholas A. Boldyga		Republican	Southwick	3rd Hampden	Agawam, Granville and Southwick, Hampden County	2011
	Kelly W. Pease [18]		Republican	Westfield	4th Hampden	Westfield, Hampden County	2020
	Patricia A. Duffy [18]		Democratic	Holyoke	5th Hampden	Holyoke, Hampden County	2020
	Michael J. Finn		Democratic	West Springfield	6th Hampden	Precinct A of ward 2, precinct A of ward 3, precinct A of ward 4, of Chicopee, precinct E of ward 2 of Springfield, and West Springfield, Hampden County	2011
	Jacob R. Oliveira [18]		Democratic	Ludlow	7th Hampden	Precinct B of ward 6, of Chicopee, Ludlow, precincts E, F and G of ward 8, of Springfield, Hampden County; Precincts B, C, and D, of Belchertown, Hampshire County	2020
	Joseph Wagner		Democratic	Chicopee	8th Hampden	Ward 1, precinct B of ward 2, precinct B of ward 3, precinct B of ward 4, precinct B of ward 5, precinct A of ward 6, wards 7, 8 and 9, of Chicopee, Hampden County	1990
	Orlando Ramos [18]		Democratic	Springfield	9th Hampden	Precincts A, B, C, D, F and G of ward 2, precincts C, D, G and H of ward 5, precincts F and H of ward 7, and precincts A, B, D and H of ward 8, of Springfield, and precinct A of ward 5 of Chicopee, Hampden County	2020
	Carlos González		Democratic	Springfield	10th Hampden	Ward 1, precincts B, C, D, E, F, G and H of ward 3, and precincts A, B and F of ward 6, of Springfield, in Hampden County	2015
	Bud Williams		Democratic	Springfield	11th Hampden	Precinct H of ward 2, precinct A of ward 3, ward 4, precincts A, B, E and F of ward 5, precinct E of ward 6, precinct A of ward 7, and precinct C of ward 8, of Springfield, in Hampden County	2017
	Angelo Puppolo		Democratic	Springfield	12th Hampden	Precinct 1, of East Longmeadow, precincts C, D, G and H of ward 6, precincts B, C, D, E and G of ward 7, of Springfield, and Wilbraham, all in Hampden County	2006

Hampshire

3 Representatives (3 Democrats)

Name		Party		Residence	District	District description	First elected
	Lindsay Sabadosa		Democratic	Northampton	1st Hampshire	Montgomery, in Hampden County; Hatfield, Northampton, Southampton and Westhampton, Hampshire County	2018
	Daniel R. Carey		Democratic	Easthampton	2nd Hampshire	Easthampton, precinct 2 of Granby, Hadley and South Hadley, Hampshire County	2018
	Mindy Domb		Democratic	Amherst	3rd Hampshire	Amherst, precinct 1 of Granby and Pelham, Hampshire County	2018

Middlesex

37 Representatives (34 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Name		Party		Residence	District	District description	First elected
	Sheila C. Harrington		Republican	Groton	1st Middlesex	Ashby, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, Townsend, and precinct 1 of Ayer, Middlesex County	2010
	James Arciero		Democratic	Westford	2nd Middlesex	Precincts 5, 7 and 8, of Chelmsford and Littleton and Westford, Middlesex County	2009
	Kate Hogan		Democratic	Stow	3rd Middlesex	Hudson, Maynard and Stow, all in Middlesex County; Bolton, Worcester County	2009
	Danielle W. Gregoire		Democratic	Marlborough	4th Middlesex	Precinct 1 of ward 2, wards 3–6, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Marlborough, Middlesex County; Precincts 1 and 3 of Northborough, and precincts 1 and 3 of Westborough, Worcester County	2009-2011 2013
	David Paul Linsky		Democratic	Natick	5th Middlesex	Natick and Sherborn, Middlesex County; Precincts 2 and 3, of Millis, Norfolk County	1999
	Maria Robinson		Democratic	Framingham	6th Middlesex	Precincts 1, 2, 4–7, 9–12 and 15, of Framingham, Middlesex County	2018
	Jack Patrick Lewis		Democratic	Ashland	7th Middlesex	Ashland, and precincts 8, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18, of Framingham, Middlesex County	2017
	Carolyn C. Dykema		Democratic	Holliston	8th Middlesex	Holliston and Hopkinton, Middlesex County; Southborough, and precinct 2, of Westborough, Worcester County	2009
	Thomas M. Stanley		Democratic	Waltham	9th Middlesex	Lincoln, and wards 1, 2 and 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, precinct 2 of ward 5, precinct 1 of ward 6, and precinct 1 of ward 7, of Waltham, Middlesex County	2001
	John J. Lawn, Jr.		Democratic	Watertown	10th Middlesex	Precinct 1 and 4 of ward 1 of Newton, precinct 2 of ward 4, precinct 1 of ward 5, precinct 2 of ward 6, precinct 2 of ward 7, and wards 8 and 9, of Waltham, and precincts 10, 11 and 12, of Watertown, Middlesex County	2011
	Kay Khan		Democratic	Newton	11th Middlesex	Precincts 2 and 3 of ward 1, ward 2, ward 3, ward 4, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Newton, Middlesex County	1995
	Ruth B. Balser		Democratic	Newton	12th Middlesex	Ward 5, ward 6, precincts 1, 3 and 4 of ward 7, and all precincts of ward 8, of Newton, Middlesex County	1999
	Carmine Lawrence Gentile		Democratic	Sudbury	13th Middlesex	Precinct 3 in Framingham, ward 1, precinct 2 of ward 2, and precinct 1 of ward 7 in Marlborough, Sudbury, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of Wayland, Middlesex County	2015
	Tami L. Gouveia		Democratic	Acton	14th Middlesex	Precincts 1, 2 and 6, of Acton, Carlisle and Concord, and precincts 1 and 9, of Chelmsford, Middlesex County	2018
	Michelle L. Ciccolo		Democratic	Lexington	15th Middlesex	Lexington, and Wards 1 and 7, of Woburn, Middlesex County	2018
	Vacant				16th Middlesex	Precincts 2, 3 and 6, of Chelmsford, wards 5, 6 and 9, of Lowell, Middlesex County
	Vanna Howard [18]		Democratic	Lowell	17th Middlesex	Precinct 4, of Chelmsford, ward 1, precinct 3 of ward 2, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, and wards 10 and 11, of Lowell, Middlesex County	2020
	Rady Mom		Democratic	Lowell	18th Middlesex	Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, and wards 7 and 8, of Lowell, Middlesex County	2015
	Dave Robertson		Democratic	Tewksbury	19th Middlesex	Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 4 and 4A, of Tewksbury, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, of Wilmington, Middlesex County	2018
	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.		Republican	North Reading	20th Middlesex	Lynnfield, and precinct 1, of Middleton, Essex County; North Reading, and precincts 1, 6, 7 and 8, of Reading, Middlesex County	1994
	Kenneth I. Gordon		Democratic	Bedford	21st Middlesex	Bedford and Burlington, and precinct 3, of Wilmington, Middlesex County	2013
	Marc T. Lombardo		Republican	Billerica	22nd Middlesex	Billerica, Middlesex County	2011
	Sean Garballey		Democratic	Arlington	23rd Middlesex	Precincts 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13–21 of Arlington, precinct 2 of ward 3, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 6, of Medford, Middlesex County.	2008
	Dave Rogers		Democratic	Cambridge	24th Middlesex	Precincts 2, 4, 8, 10 and 12, of Arlington, Belmont, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 11, of Cambridge, Middlesex County [21]	2012
	Marjorie C. Decker		Democratic	Cambridge	25th Middlesex	Ward 4, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 6, wards 7 and 8, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 10, of Cambridge, Middlesex County [21]	2013
	Mike Connolly		Democratic	Cambridge	26th Middlesex	Ward 1, precinct 1 of ward 2, ward 3, and precinct 1 of ward 6, of Cambridge, and ward 1 and precinct 1 of ward 2, of Somerville, Middlesex County [21]	2017
	Erika Uyterhoeven [18]		Democratic	Somerville	27th Middlesex	Precincts 2 and 3 of ward 2, and wards 3, 5 and 6, of Somerville, Middlesex County	2020
	Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.		Democratic	Everett	28th Middlesex	Everett, Middlesex County	2015
	Steven C. Owens [18]		Democratic	Watertown	29th Middlesex	Ward 9, precinct 3 of ward 10, and precinct 2 of ward 11, of Cambridge, and precincts 1–9, of Watertown, Middlesex County [21]	2020
	Richard M. Haggerty		Democratic	Woburn	30th Middlesex	Precincts 2–5, of Reading, and wards 2–6, of Woburn, Middlesex County	2018
	Michael S. Day		Democratic	Stoneham	31st Middlesex	Stoneham and Winchester, Middlesex County	2014
	Kate Lipper-Garabedian		Democratic	Melrose	32nd Middlesex	Precinct 2 of ward 5 in Malden, Melrose, and precincts 4, 5 and 6, of Wakefield, Middlesex County	2020
	Steven Ultrino		Democratic	Malden	33rd Middlesex	Ward 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, ward 4, precinct 1 of ward 5, ward 6, precinct 2 of ward 7, and ward 8, of Malden, Middlesex County	2015
	Christine P. Barber		Democratic	Somerville	34th Middlesex	Wards 4 and 5, precinct 1 of ward 7, and precinct 2 of ward 8, of Medford, and wards 4 and 7, of Somerville, Middlesex County	2015
	Paul J. Donato		Democratic	Medford	35th Middlesex	Ward 1, precinct 2 of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 7, of Malden, and ward 1 and 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, precinct 2 of ward 7, and precinct 1 of ward 8, of Medford, Middlesex County	2001
	Colleen M. Garry		Democratic	Dracut	36th Middlesex	Dracut and Tyngsborough, Middlesex County	2003
	Danillo Sena		Democratic	Acton	37th Middlesex	Precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Acton, precinct 2 of Ayer, Boxborough and Shirley, all in Middlesex County; Harvard, and precincts A, C, and D, of Lunenburg, Worcester County	2020

Norfolk

15 Representatives (14 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Name		Party		Residence	District	District description	First elected
	Bruce J. Ayers		Democratic	Quincy	1st Norfolk	Precincts 4 and 5 of ward 3, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 4, precinct 2 of ward 5, and ward 6, of Quincy, and precincts 5, 6, 11, and 12 of Randolph, Norfolk County	1999
	Tackey Chan		Democratic	Quincy	2nd Norfolk	Ward 1, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 3, precincts 2 and 4 of ward 4 and precincts 1, 3, 4, and 5 of ward 5, of Quincy, Norfolk County	2011
	Ronald Mariano		Democratic	Quincy	3rd Norfolk	Precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Holbrook, ward 2, and precinct 5 of ward 4, of Quincy, precincts 5, 6, 9, 12 and 16, of Weymouth, Norfolk County	1991
	James M. Murphy		Democratic	Weymouth	4th Norfolk	Precincts 1–4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18, of Weymouth, Norfolk County; Precinct 2 of Hingham, Plymouth County	2001
	Mark J. Cusack		Democratic	Braintree	5th Norfolk	Braintree, precinct 1, of Holbrook, precinct 4, of Randolph, Norfolk County	2011
	William C. Galvin		Democratic	Canton	6th Norfolk	Avon and Canton, and precincts 1, 5, 7 and 8, of Stoughton, Norfolk County	1991
	William J. Driscoll, Jr.		Democratic	Milton	7th Norfolk	Precincts 3–10, of Milton, and precincts 1, 2, 3, 7–10, of Randolph, Norfolk County	2017
	Ted Philips [18]		Democratic	Sharon	8th Norfolk	Precinct 4, of Mansfield, Bristol County; Sharon, precincts 2, 3, 4 and 6, of Stoughton, and precincts 3 and 4, of Walpole, Norfolk County	2020
	Shawn Dooley		Republican	Norfolk	9th Norfolk	Precincts 3 and 4, of Medfield, precinct 1, of Millis, Norfolk and Plainville, precinct 5, of Walpole, and Wrentham, Norfolk County	2014
	Jeffrey Roy		Democratic	Franklin	10th Norfolk	Franklin, and precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Medway, Norfolk County	2013
	Paul McMurtry		Democratic	Dedham	11th Norfolk	Dedham, precinct 8, of Walpole, and Westwood, Norfolk County	2007
	John H. Rogers		Democratic	Norwood	12th Norfolk	Norwood, precincts 1, 2, 6 and 7, of Walpole, Norfolk County	1992
	Denise C. Garlick		Democratic	Needham	13th Norfolk	Dover, precincts 1 and 2 of Medfield, and Needham, Norfolk County	2011
	Alice Hanlon Peisch		Democratic	Wellesley	14th Norfolk	Precinct 4, of Wayland, and Weston, Middlesex County; Wellesley, Norfolk County	2003
	Tommy Vitolo		Democratic	Brookline	15th Norfolk	Precincts 2–4, 6–13 of Brookline, Norfolk County	2019

Plymouth

12 Representatives (7 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Name		Party		Residence	District	District description	First elected
	Mathew J. Muratore		Republican	Plymouth	1st Plymouth	Precincts 2–8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15, of Plymouth, Plymouth County	2015
	Susan Williams Gifford		Republican	Wareham	2nd Plymouth	Carver, precincts 3 and 6, of Middleborough, and Wareham, Plymouth County	2003
	Joan Meschino		Democratic	Hull	3rd Plymouth	Cohasset, Norfolk County; Precincts 1 and 3–6, of Hingham, Hull, and precinct 3, of Scituate, Plymouth County	2016
	Patrick Joseph Kearney		Democratic	Scituate	4th Plymouth	Marshfield, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, of Scituate, both in Plymouth County	2018
	David F. DeCoste		Republican	Norwell	5th Plymouth	Hanover, Norwell and Rockland, Plymouth County	2014
	Josh S. Cutler		Democratic	Duxbury	6th Plymouth	Precincts 2-6, of Duxbury, the towns of Hanson and Pembroke, all in Plymouth County	2013
	Alyson Sullivan		Republican	Abington	7th Plymouth	Abington, Precincts 2-4 in East Bridgewater and Whitman, Plymouth County	2019
	Angelo L. D'Emilia		Republican	Bridgewater	8th Plymouth	Raynham, Bristol County; Bridgewater, Plymouth County	2011
	Gerard J. Cassidy		Democratic	Brockton	9th Plymouth	Ward 2, precincts A, B, C of ward 3, precincts A and D of ward 4, precinct A of ward 5, and precincts A and B of ward 7, of Brockton, Plymouth County	2016
	Michelle M. DuBois		Democratic	Brockton	10th Plymouth	Precincts B and C of ward 4, precincts B, C and D of ward 5 and ward 6, of Brockton, precinct 1 of East Bridgewater, and West Bridgewater, Plymouth County	2015
	Vacant				11th Plymouth	Precincts 1–5, of Easton, Bristol County; Ward 1, precinct D of ward 3, and precincts C and D of ward 7, of Brockton, Plymouth County
	Kathleen R. LaNatra		Democratic	Kingston	12th Plymouth	Precinct 1 of Duxbury, Halifax, Kingston, precinct 1 of Middleborough, precincts 1, 11 and 13 of Plymouth, and Plympton, Plymouth County	2018

Suffolk

19 Representatives (19 Democrats)

Name		Party		Residence	District	District description	First elected
	Adrian C. Madaro		Democratic	East Boston, Boston	1st Suffolk	Precincts 1–14 of ward 1, of Boston, Suffolk County	2015
	Daniel Joseph Ryan		Democratic	Charlestown, Boston	2nd Suffolk	Ward 2, of Boston, and Wards 1 and 2, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 3, and precincts 1 and 4 of ward 4, of Chelsea, Suffolk County	2014
	Aaron Michlewitz		Democratic	North End, Boston	3rd Suffolk	Precincts 1–4, 6, 7 and 8 of ward 3, precinct 1 and 3 of ward 4, and precinct 1 of ward 5, of Boston, Suffolk County	2009
	David Biele		Democratic	South Boston, Boston	4th Suffolk	Precinct 15 of ward 1, ward 6, precincts 1–8 of ward 7, and precinct 3 of ward 13, of Boston, Suffolk County	2018
	Liz Miranda		Democratic	Roxbury, Boston	5th Suffolk	Precinct 10 of ward 7, precincts 5, 6, and 7 of ward 8, precinct 6 of ward 12, precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5 of ward 13, precinct 1 of ward 14, precincts 1–5, 7, 8 and 9, of ward 15, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 17, of Boston, Suffolk County	2018
	Russell E. Holmes		Democratic	Mattapan, Boston	6th Suffolk	Precincts 2 and 4–14 of ward 14, precincts 6–9 of ward 17, precincts 7 and 8 of ward 18, and precinct 12 of ward 19, of Boston, Suffolk County	2011
	Chynah Tyler		Democratic	Roxbury, Boston	7th Suffolk	Precincts 8, 9 and 10 of ward 4, sub-precinct 2A of ward 5, precincts 1–5 and 8 of ward 12, precincts 4 and 5 of ward 9, and precinct 1 of ward 21, of Boston, Suffolk County	2017
	Jay D. Livingstone		Democratic	Back Bay, Boston	8th Suffolk	Precinct 2 and 3 of ward 2, and ward 5, of Cambridge, in Middlesex County; Precinct 5 of ward 3, and precinct 6 of ward 4, and precincts 3–9 and 11 of ward 5, of Boston, Suffolk County [21]	2013
	Jon Santiago		Democratic	South End, Boston	9th Suffolk	Precinct 2, 4, 5 and 7 of ward 4, precincts 2 and 10 of ward 5, precincts 1–4 of ward 8, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 9, of Boston, Suffolk County	2018
	Edward F. Coppinger		Democratic	West Roxbury, Boston	10th Suffolk	Precincts 14–16, of Brookline, in Norfolk County; Precincts 1, 5–7, 10–20 of ward 20, of Boston, Suffolk County	2011
	Elizabeth A. Malia		Democratic	Jamaica Plain, Boston	11th Suffolk	Ward 11, precincts 7 and 9 of ward 12, precinct 3 of ward 14, and precincts 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 13, of ward 19, of Boston, Suffolk County	1998
	Brandy Fluker Oakley [18]		Democratic	Mattapan, Boston	12th Suffolk	Precincts 1 and 2 of Milton, Norfolk County; Precincts 8 and 11 of ward 16, precincts 4 and 10–14 of ward 17, precincts 1–6 and 21 of ward 18, of Boston, Suffolk County	2020
	Daniel J. Hunt		Democratic	Dorchester, Boston	13th Suffolk	Precinct 3 of ward 3, of the city of Quincy, Norfolk County; Precinct 9 of ward 7, precincts 6–10 of ward 13, precinct 6 of ward 15, precincts 1–7, 9, 10 and 12 of ward 16, and precincts 3 and 5 of ward 17, of Boston, Suffolk County	2014
	Rob Consalvo		Democratic	Hyde Park, Boston	14th Suffolk	Precincts 9–20, 22 and 23 of ward 18, precincts 3, 8 and 9 of ward 20, of Boston, Suffolk County	2020
	Nika C. Elugardo		Democratic	Jamaica Plain, Boston	15th Suffolk	Precinct 5 of Brookline, Norfolk County; Ward 10, precincts 1–5 and 8 of ward 19, and precincts 2 and 4 of ward 20, of Boston, Suffolk County	2018
	Jessica Ann Giannino [18]		Democratic	Revere	16th Suffolk	Precincts 3 and 10, of Saugus, in Essex County; Precincts 2 and 4 of ward 3, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, of Chelsea, and precinct 3 of ward 1, precinct 1 of ward 3, ward 4, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 5, and ward 6, of Revere, Suffolk County	2020
	Kevin G. Honan		Democratic	Brighton, Boston	17th Suffolk	Precincts 3, 5–12 and 15 of ward 21, and precincts 2, 3, 6, 9 and 10 in ward 22, of Boston, Suffolk County	1987
	Michael J. Moran		Democratic	Brighton, Boston	18th Suffolk	Precinct 1, of Brookline, Norfolk County; Precincts 2, 4, 13, 14 and 16 of ward 21, and precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12 and 13 of ward 22, of Boston, Suffolk County	2005
	Jeffrey Turco		Democratic	Winthrop	19th Suffolk	Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 1, ward 2, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 3, and precinct 3 of ward 5, of Revere, and Winthrop, Suffolk County	2021

Worcester

18 Representatives (10 Democrats, 8 Republicans)

Name		Party		Residence	District	District description	First elected
	Kimberly N. Ferguson		Republican	Holden	1st Worcester	Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, precinct 1 of Sterling, and precinct 2 of Westminster, Worcester County	2010
	Jonathan Zlotnik		Democratic	Gardner	2nd Worcester	Ashburnham, Gardner, Winchendon, and precinct 1 of Westminster, Worcester County	2012
	Michael P. Kushmerek [18]		Democratic	Fitchburg	3rd Worcester	Fitchburg and precinct B of Lunenburg, Worcester County	2020
	Natalie M. Higgins		Democratic	Leominster	4th Worcester	Leominster, Worcester County	2016
	Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.		Republican	Spencer	5th Worcester	Precinct A, of Ware, Hampshire County; Barre, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, precincts 2, 3 and 4, in Spencer, and West Brookfield, Worcester County	2014
	Peter J. Durant		Republican	Spencer	6th Worcester	Precincts 1, 2 and 3 of Charlton, Dudley, Southbridge, and precinct 1, of Spencer, Worcester County	2011
	Paul K. Frost		Republican	Auburn	7th Worcester	Auburn, precinct 4 of Charlton, Millbury, and precincts 2 and 3, of Oxford, Worcester County	1996
	Michael Soter		Republican	Bellingham	8th Worcester	Bellingham, Norfolk County; Blackstone, Millville, and Uxbridge, Worcester County	2018
	David K. Muradian, Jr.		Republican	Grafton	9th Worcester	Grafton, Northbridge and Upton, Worcester County	2014
	Brian W. Murray		Democratic	Milford	10th Worcester	Precinct 1, of Medway, Norfolk County; Hopedale, Mendon and Milford, Worcester County	2016
	Hannah Kane		Republican	Shrewsbury	11th Worcester	Shrewsbury, and precincts 4 and 5, of Westborough, Worcester County	2015
	Meghan Kilcoyne [18]		Democratic	Northborough	12th Worcester	Berlin, Boylston, Clinton, Lancaster, precincts 2 and 4 of Northborough, and precinct 2 of Sterling, Worcester County	2020
	John J. Mahoney		Democratic	Worcester	13th Worcester	Precincts 1–4 of ward 1, precinct 2 of ward 3, ward 9, and precinct 1 of ward 10, of Worcester, Worcester County	2010
	James J. O'Day		Democratic	West Boylston	14th Worcester	West Boylston, and precinct 5 of ward 1, ward 2, and precincts 1, 3 and 5 of ward 3, of Worcester, Worcester County	2007
	Mary S. Keefe		Democratic	Worcester	15th Worcester	Precincts 2–5, of ward 10, precinct 4 of ward 3, ward 4, and precinct 3 of ward 5, of Worcester, Worcester County	2012
	Daniel M. Donahue		Democratic	Worcester	16th Worcester	Precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5, of ward 5, ward 6, and precincts 1 and 5 of ward 8, of Worcester, Worcester County	2013
	David LeBoeuf		Democratic	Worcester	17th Worcester	Leicester, and ward 7, and precincts 2, 3 and 4 of ward 8, of Worcester, Worcester County	2018
	Joseph D. McKenna		Republican	Webster	18th Worcester	Douglas, precincts 1 and 4 of Oxford, Sutton, and Webster, Worcester County	2014

• *Originally elected in a special election

Changes in membership

Senate

District	Vacated by	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
1st Suffolk and Middlesex	Joseph A. Boncore	Resigned on September 9, 2021 to become CEO of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. [22]	Lydia Edwards (D)	January 20, 2022

House of Representatives

District	Vacated by	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
19th Suffolk	Vacant	Robert DeLeo (D) did not accept his seat. [23]	Jeffrey Rosario Turco (D)	April 7, 2021
4th Essex	Bradford Hill	Resigned on September 15, 2021 to serve on the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. [24]	Jamie Belsito (D)	December 8, 2021

See also

• 2020 Massachusetts general election
• COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts
• 117th United States Congress
• 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
• List of Massachusetts General Courts

Notes

1. "Massachusetts is the only state where the judicial branch, Legislature, and governor’s office all claim exemptions from public records laws. The state has ranked toward the bottom nationally on measures of openness and transparency." ^[3]

References

1. Journal of the House. Boston: Office of the Clerk of the House. January 6, 2021. p. 1.
2. Michael P. Norton (February 15, 2021), "U.S. Census Data Delay Throws Redistricting Timeline Off Course", Wbur.org
3. Emma Platoff (July 4, 2021), "Months later, Beacon Hill has no agreement on contested transparency rules", Boston Globe, archived from the original on July 5, 2021
4. Shira Shoenberg (June 9, 2021), "Legislature passes Fair Share amendment again", Commonwealthmagazine.org , archived from the original on July 5, 2021
5. Matt Stout (June 22, 2021), "Mass. poised to be 'ground zero' for high-stakes gig economy battle as potential ballot question looms", Boston Globe
6. Kate Lusignan (June 27, 2021), "House introduces bill to compel Harvard to divest of fossil fuels", Boston Globe
7. Steve Brown (July 12, 2021), "As Pandemic Fades, Massachusetts Lawmakers Take More Active Role", Wbur.org
8. Jasper Goodman (June 23, 2021), "Lawmakers have long considered driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants. Is this the year the bill passes?", Boston Globe
9. Jasper Goodman (June 25, 2021), "Warning of a coming 'Egg-mageddon,' Mass. lawmakers move to alter animal welfare ballot measure passed in 2016", Boston Globe
10. Shannon Dooling; Saurabh Datar (August 30, 2021), "Lawmakers Call For Reforms To Civil Forfeiture After WBUR And ProPublica Investigation", Wbur.org
11. "Senate Leadership". The 192nd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
12. "House Leadership". The 192nd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
13. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division, "2020 State Senate General Election", Sec.state.ma.us, retrieved December 14, 2020
14. "Senate Members". Malegislature.gov. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021.
15. Daniel Libon (October 17, 2017). "Feeney Beats Ventura, Shortsleeve In State Senate Race". Patch.
16. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division, "2020 State Representative General Election", Sec.state.ma.us, retrieved December 14, 2020
17. "House Members". Malegislature.gov. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021.
18. Chris Lisinski (November 9, 2020), "Here are the 19 new senators and representatives joining the Massachusetts Legislature in 2021", Masslive.com
19. Palpini, Kristin (November 7, 2017). "John Barrett III wins 1st Berkshire District seat in Statehouse". the Berkshire Eagle .
20. Corneau, Allison (November 7, 2017). "UPDATE: Andy Vargas Triumphs Over Shaun Toohey in Haverhill State Representative Race". WHAV .
21. "State Rep Districts". Geographic Information System. City of Cambridge. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
22. Lisinski, Chris (September 1, 2021). "Winthrop Sen. Joseph Boncore to resign, will head up Massachusetts Biotechnology Council". MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
23. "Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo Resigns". WBZ-TV. Associated Press. December 28, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
24. MacCormack, Terry (August 20, 2021). "Governor Baker, Treasurer Goldberg and Attorney General Healey Appoint Bradford R. Hill to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission" (Press release). Boston: Press Secretary. Governor's Office. Retrieved 2021-10-17.

Further reading

• "There Will Be 62 Women In The Mass. Legislature Next Year", Wbur.org , November 6, 2020
• Emma Platoff (April 3, 2021), "Massachusetts leaders push for hate crime overhaul", Boston Globe
• Katie Lannan (April 6, 2021), "Bill Calls For Public Benefits Common App", Wbur.org. ("...portal through which Massachusetts residents would be able to simultaneously apply for MassHealth, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), cash assistance benefits, veterans benefits, and subsidies for child care, housing and fuel assistance.")
• Jasper Goodman (July 1, 2021), "Much of Massachusetts has fully reopened, yet the State House remains off-limits to the public", Boston Globe, archived from the original on July 11, 2021
• "It's time to open up the State House", Boston Globe, July 10, 2021, archived from the original on July 11, 2021
• "The Mass. House dodges on transparency", Boston Globe, July 11, 2021, archived from the original on July 11, 2021

External links

• Official website
• 2021 Massachusetts legislative session at Ballotpedia