The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the chief executive officer of the government of Massachusetts. The governor is the head of the state cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the commonwealth's military forces.
The Massachusetts General Court,formally the General Court of Massachusetts,is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts located in the state capital of Boston. The name "General Court" is a holdover from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony,when the colonial assembly,in addition to making laws,sat as a judicial court of appeals. Before the adoption of the state constitution in 1780,it was called the Great and General Court,but the official title was shortened by John Adams,author of the state constitution. It is a bicameral body. The upper house is the Massachusetts Senate which is composed of 40 members. The lower body,the Massachusetts House of Representatives,has 160 members;until 1978,the state house had 240 members. It meets in the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston.
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.
Charles Laceille Gifford was a United States representative from Massachusetts He was born in Cotuit on March 15,1871. Through his father he was a descendant of Robert Pike,George Phillips,Richard Saltonstall and William Phelps,through his mother he was a descendant of John Humphrey,Thomas Hastings (colonist) and the Quaker Christopher Holder. Gifford attended the common schools and taught in Massachusetts and Connecticut from 1890 to 1900. He later engaged in the real estate business on Cape Cod as the owner of several summer cottages rented by vacationers and the operator of the Cotuit Inn. Gifford then became interested in oyster raising as president of the Cotuit Oyster Company and in cranberry farming.
George Joseph Bates was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Massachusetts. Born in Salem,Massachusetts,he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1918–1924. Bates was then elected Mayor of Salem in 1924 at the age of 33. He served as mayor until 1937,at which time he was sworn in as a Republican member of the House in the 75th Congress. During World War II,he was an interventionist. After the fall of France and before the Nazi invasion of Soviet Russia,Britain was effectively fighting the Nazis alone,throughout this time period Bates was outspokenly pro-British,and he advocated aiding Britain in any way possible,in order to help in their war against the Nazis. In 1941 he was one of the few Republicans to abstain from voting on the 1941 Lend Lease Act. Bates voted in favor of arming merchant ships. Bates made good on his campaign promises and voted to increase lend-lease funding to the British military as well as food aid for British civilians during the Blitz. Bates was subsequently re-elected six times.
Harriette L. Chandler is an American politician who was the 94th President of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts State Senator for the 1st Worcester district,which includes parts of the city of Worcester,where she resides,and the towns of Boylston,Holden,Princeton,and West Boylston,and parts of Clinton and Northborough. She is a Democrat who has served since January 2001. From 1995 to 2001 she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature,she was a member of the Worcester school committee from 1991 to 1994. She is the first woman from Worcester ever to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
Fred Jay Barrows is the current member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 1st Bristol district. Barrows has represented the district since 2007.
Steven S. Howitt is the current member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 4th Bristol district.
Joseph F. Wagner is an American politician who represents the 8th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Prior to becoming a state representative,Wagner was the administrative assistant to mayor of Chicopee.
Louis L. "Lou" Kafka is an American former politician. He represented the 8th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2021.
John J. Mahoney is an American politician who represents the 13th Worcester District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Marc T. Lombardo is an American politician who represents the 22nd Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He is a former member of the Billerica,Massachusetts Board of Selectmen (2005–2010) and a former Billerica town meeting member (2004–2010).
The 1887 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held during January 1887. Republican incumbent Henry L. Dawes was re-elected to a third term over opposition from within his own party,led by former Governor John Davis Long.
Daniel "Dan" Cahill is an American politician from Massachusetts member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was elected in a special election on May 10,2016. A resident of Lynn,Massachusetts,Cahill was elected as a Democrat to represent the 10th Essex district. He has sponsored 17 bills.
The 2020 Massachusetts Senate election took place on November 3,2020 to elect members of the Massachusetts Senate.
The 2020 Massachusetts House of Representatives election took place on November 3,2020. It elected members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Democrats achieved a net gain of 1 seat. One independent,Susannah Whipps,was also elected. Incumbent Speaker Robert DeLeo won re-election but resigned before the new session to take a position at Northeastern University;Ronald Mariano replaced him as Speaker.
The 2018 Massachusetts Senate election took place on November 6,2018 to elect members of the Massachusetts Senate.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 40 members to Massachusetts' Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including governor,and U.S. House of Representatives.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 160 members to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including governor,and U.S. House of Representatives.
