The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court,the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state. All but one of the districts are named for the counties in which they are located. Senators serve two-year terms,without term limits. The Senate convenes in the Massachusetts State House in Boston,the state capital.
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.
The Massachusetts State House,also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House,is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. The building houses the Massachusetts General Court and the offices of the Governor of Massachusetts. The building,designed by architect Charles Bulfinch,was completed in January 1798 at a cost of $133,333,and has repeatedly been enlarged since. It is one of the oldest state capitols in current use. It is considered a masterpiece of Federal architecture and among Bulfinch's finest works,and was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architectural significance.
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.
Patrick Andrew Collins was an American politician lawyer who served as mayor of Boston and as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
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.
David Barry Cohen is an American politician who served as a Massachusetts state Representative for the 11th Middlesex district and as the mayor of Newton,Massachusetts.
St. Dominic Savio Preparatory High School,formerly St. Dominic Savio High School,was a Roman Catholic high school located in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston,Massachusetts. The school was founded in 1958 and closed in 2007.
Albert Enoch Pillsbury was a Boston lawyer who served in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature,president of the Massachusetts State Senate,and as the Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1891 to 1894. In addition to being a member of the National Negro Committee,the precursor to the NAACP,Pillsbury was a member of the Boston Committee to Advance the Cause of the Negro,which in 1911 became a branch of the NAACP. It was Pillsbury who drafted the bylaws of the NAACP. In 1913,he resigned his membership in the American Bar Association when that organization rejected the membership of William H. Lewis,a black assistant U.S. attorney and supporter of Booker T. Washington. In 1913,Pillsbury was awarded an honorary LL.D. degree from Howard University. It was there he delivered his speech illuminating,defending and praising President Lincoln's role in ending slavery that became a small book,Lincoln and Slavery.
Robert Alfred DeLeo is an American former politician from the state of Massachusetts. He served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2009 to 2020,having succeeded Salvatore DiMasi,who resigned due to allegations of an ethics violation.
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.
Adrian C. Madaro is a State Representative who represents the 1st Suffolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the East Boston section of the City of Boston.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st 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 Adrian Madaro of East Boston has represented the district since 2015.
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 143rd Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1923 and 1924 during the governorship of Channing H. Cox. Frank G. Allen served as president of the Senate and Benjamin Loring Young served as speaker of the House.
The 149th Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1935 and 1936 during the governorship of James Michael Curley. James G. Moran served as president of the Senate and Leverett Saltonstall served as speaker of the House.
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 146th Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1929 and 1930 during the governorship of Frank G. Allen. Gaspar G. Bacon served as president of the Senate and Leverett Saltonstall 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.
Anne Marie Paulsen is an American Democratic Party politician from Belmont,Massachusetts. Paulsen served from 1993 to 2006.
