John Foster Furcolo was an American lawyer,writer,and Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts. He was the state's 60th governor,and also represented the state as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was the first Italian-American governor of the state,and an active promoter of community colleges.
Charles F. Jeff Sullivan was an American politician who served as the 57th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1949 to 1953. Sullivan was also a member of the Worcester,Massachusetts Common Council,a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,a Massachusetts State Senator and the Mayor of Worcester,Massachusetts from 1946 to 1949.
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.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Massachusetts took place on November 4,2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Kerry,who remained in the Senate after losing the presidency to incumbent President George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election,won re-election to a fifth term in office. Four years into his term,Kerry resigned upon becoming United States Secretary of State in the Barack Obama administration.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in Massachusetts:
Newland Howard Holmes was a Massachusetts politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1957 to 1958. As of 2022,he is the last Republican to hold this position.
Harris Sawyer Richardson was an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1948 to 1949 and again in 1950.
Cornelius Francis Kiernan was an American politician and judge who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and a special justice in the Somerville and Lowell District Courts.
John W. Costello was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,the Massachusetts Governor's Council,and was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1964.
C. Gerald Lucey (1913-1989) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Brockton,Massachusetts and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Warren G. Harris (1913-1970) was an American politician and business executive who served as a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council from 1947 to 1949.
Courtenay Crocker was an American attorney and politician.
Joseph Leo Murphy was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts General Court.
Henry Parkman Jr. was an American politician who served in various offices in Massachusetts and the United States federal government.
James E. Agnew was an American politician who served as a Boston City Councilor,Massachusetts Fish and Game Commissioner,and Corporation Counsel of Boston.
John Eliot Yerxa was an American politician who served on the Boston City Council,the Massachusetts House of Representatives,and the Massachusetts Senate.
Charles John Innes was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts General Court and was the legal counsel to the Massachusetts Senate.
Thomas Joseph Hannon was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1935 to 1941 and from 1955 to 1957 and the Boston City Council from 1942 to 1952.
Laurence Harold Banks was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and on the Boston City Council. He was the first African-American elected to the Boston City Council.
The 1944 Massachusetts general election was held on November 7,1944,throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on July 11.
