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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Term | January 1, 2003 (2003-01-01) – January 4, 2005 (2005-01-04) | ||||
| Election | 2002 general election | ||||
| Website | mass.gov/legis/legis.htm | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | Robert Travaglini | ||||
| Majority Leader | Frederick Berry | ||||
| Majority Whip | Joan Menard | ||||
| Minority Leader | Brian Lees | ||||
| Minority Whip | Bruce Tarr | ||||
| Party control | Democrat | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 160 | ||||
| Speaker | Thomas Finneran (2003–2004) Salvatore DiMasi (2004) | ||||
| Majority Leader | Salvatore DiMasi (2003–2004) | ||||
| Majority Whip | Lida E. Harkins | ||||
| Minority Leader | Bradley Jones Jr. | ||||
| Minority Whip | George N. Peterson Jr. | ||||
| Party control | Democrat | ||||
Robert Travaglini, Senate president.
Thomas Finneran, House speaker until September 28, 2004
Salvatore DiMasi, House speaker from September 28, 2004Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 2003-2004.
The 183rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 2003 and 2004 during the governorship of Mitt Romney. Robert Travaglini served as president of the Senate. Thomas Finneran and then Salvatore DiMasi each served as speaker of the House.
Notable legislation included "one of the toughest smoking bans in the US, covering workplaces, restaurants, and bars across the state (many of which were already smoke-free as a result of local legislation)."
Senators
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Robert A. Antonioni | July 15, 1958 | |
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Steven Baddour | 1969 | 1st Essex |
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Jarrett Barrios | October 16, 1969 | |
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Frederick Berry | December 20, 1949 | |
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Stephen Brewer | February 10, 1948 | |
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Scott Brown (politician) | September 12, 1959 | |
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Harriette L. Chandler | December 20, 1937 | |
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Robert Creedon | November 13, 1942 | |
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Cynthia Stone Creem | September 17, 1942 | |
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Susan Fargo | August 27, 1942 | |
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Guy Glodis | February 15, 1969 | |
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Jack Hart (state senator) | April 21, 1961 | |
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Robert Havern III | July 17, 1949 | |
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Robert L. Hedlund | July 12, 1961 | |
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Cheryl Jacques | February 17, 1962 | |
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Brian A. Joyce | September 5, 1962 | |
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Michael Knapik | February 11, 1963 | |
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Brian Lees | July 25, 1953 | |
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David P. Magnani | May 24, 1944 | |
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Thomas M. McGee | December 15, 1955 | |
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Linda Melconian | ||
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Joan Menard | September 6, 1935 | |
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Mark Montigny | June 20, 1961 | |
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Richard T. Moore | August 7, 1943 | |
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Michael W. Morrissey | August 2, 1954 | |
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Therese Murray | October 10, 1947 | |
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Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. | February 26, 1964 | |
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Robert O'Leary | January 24, 1946 | |
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Marc Pacheco | October 29, 1952 | |
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Steven C. Panagiotakos | November 26, 1959 | |
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Pam Resor | 1942 | |
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Stan Rosenberg | October 12, 1949 | |
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Charles E. Shannon Jr. | August 31, 1943 | |
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Jo Ann Sprague | November 3, 1931 | |
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Bruce Tarr | January 2, 1964 | |
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Richard Tisei | August 13, 1962 | |
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Steven Tolman | October 2, 1954 | |
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Robert Travaglini | July 20, 1952 | |
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Susan Tucker (politician) | November 7, 1944 | |
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Marian Walsh | 1954 | |
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Dianne Wilkerson | May 2, 1955 |
Representatives
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Christopher P. Asselin | March 10, 1969 | 9th Hampden |
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Cory Atkins | February 10, 1949 | |
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Demetrius Atsalis | March 31, 1964 | |
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Bruce Ayers | April 17, 1962 | |
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Ruth Balser | October 30, 1948 | |
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John Binienda | June 22, 1947 | |
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Deborah Blumer | October 18, 1941 | |
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Daniel E. Bosley | December 9, 1953 | |
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Garrett Bradley | July 4, 1970 | |
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Arthur Broadhurst | September 28, 1964 | |
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Scott Brown (politician) | September 12, 1959 | |
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Stephen Buoniconti | September 4, 1969 | |
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Antonio Cabral | January 26, 1955 | |
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Jennifer Callahan | August 24, 1964 | |
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Christine Canavan | January 25, 1950 | |
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Gale D. Candaras | 1949 | |
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Mark Carron | July 8, 1962 | |
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Paul Casey | February 26, 1961 | |
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Vincent P. Ciampa | April 15, 1945 | |
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Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | February 21, 1964 | |
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Edward G. Connolly | August 22, 1928 | |
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Michael J. Coppola | December 7, 1942 | |
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Robert Correia | January 3, 1939 | |
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Michael A. Costello | May 5, 1965 | |
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Robert K. Coughlin | April 22, 1969 | |
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Geraldine Creedon | September 26, 1945 | |
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Robert DeLeo (politician) | March 27, 1950 | |
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Vinny deMacedo | October 16, 1965 | |
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Paul C. Demakis | July 9, 1953 | |
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Brian Dempsey (politician) | September 30, 1966 | |
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Salvatore DiMasi | August 11, 1945 | |
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Paul Donato | October 27, 1941 | |
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Christopher Donelan | December 25, 1964 | |
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Carol A. Donovan | June 5, 1937 | |
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Jamie Eldridge | August 11, 1973 | |
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Lewis Evangelidis | July 11, 1961 | |
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James H. Fagan | October 13, 1947 | |
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Christopher Fallon | June 7, 1953 | |
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Mark Falzone | June 14, 1975 | |
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Robert Fennell | June 26, 1956 | |
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Mike Festa | May 9, 1954 | |
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Barry Finegold | March 3, 1971 | |
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Thomas Finneran | January 2, 1950 | |
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Marie St. Fleur | May 4, 1962 | |
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David Lawrence Flynn | February 5, 1933 | |
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Gloria Fox | March 18, 1942 | |
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John Fresolo | October 11, 1964 | |
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Paul Frost | April 25, 1970 | |
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William C. Galvin | October 18, 1956 | |
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Colleen Garry | July 21, 1962 | |
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Thomas N. George | May 2, 1938 | |
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Susan Williams Gifford | November 3, 1959 | |
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Anne Gobi | December 27, 1962 | |
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Emile Goguen | March 16, 1933 | |
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Brian Paul Golden | February 2, 1965 | |
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Thomas Golden Jr. | March 5, 1971 | |
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Shirley Gomes | January 23, 1940 | |
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Mary E. Grant | January 10, 1953 | |
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William G. Greene Jr. | April 24, 1940 | |
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Patricia Haddad | May 7, 1950 | |
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Geoff Hall (politician) | October 10, 1948 | |
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Robert S. Hargraves | October 14, 1936 | |
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Lida E. Harkins | January 24, 1944 | |
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Shirley Owens Hicks | April 22, 1942 | |
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Bradford Hill | January 22, 1967 | |
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Reed V. Hillman | November 30, 1948 | |
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Kevin Honan | June 5, 1958 | |
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Mark A. Howland | August 20, 1954 | |
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Donald Humason Jr. | July 31, 1967 | |
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Frank Hynes | December 23, 1940 | |
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Patricia D. Jehlen | October 14, 1943 | |
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Bradley Jones Jr. | January 9, 1965 | |
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Louis Kafka | November 28, 1945 | |
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Michael F. Kane | June 10, 1967 | |
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Rachel Kaprielian | June 24, 1968 | |
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Jay R. Kaufman | May 4, 1947 | |
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Daniel F. Keenan | February 15, 1961 | |
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Shaun P. Kelly | March 13, 1964 | |
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Thomas P. Kennedy | August 15, 1951 | |
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Kay Khan | June 22, 1941 | |
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Brian Knuuttila | February 22, 1957 | |
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Peter Kocot | September 18, 1956 | |
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Robert Koczera | November 25, 1953 | |
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Peter Koutoujian | September 17, 1961 | |
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Paul Kujawski | August 26, 1953 | |
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Stephen Kulik | August 3, 1950 | |
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Barbara L'Italien | January 3, 1961 | |
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William Lantigua | February 19, 1955 | |
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Peter J. Larkin | December 23, 1953 | |
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James Leary | March 27, 1967 | |
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Stephen LeDuc | February 29, 1968 | |
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John Lepper | December 22, 1934 | |
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David Linsky | October 16, 1957 | |
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Paul Loscocco | March 7, 1962 | |
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Liz Malia | September 30, 1949 | |
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Ronald Mariano | October 31, 1946 | |
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Jim Marzilli | May 8, 1958 | |
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Jim Miceli | March 25, 1935 | |
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Charles A. Murphy | August 11, 1965 | |
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James M. Murphy | November 15, 1969 | |
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Kevin J. Murphy (politician) | November 27, 1952 | |
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David Nangle | December 18, 1960 | |
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Harold Naughton Jr. | July 4, 1960 | |
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Robert Nyman | August 20, 1960 | |
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Thomas J. O'Brien (Massachusetts politician) | March 15, 1964 | |
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Eugene O'Flaherty | July 20, 1968 | |
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Marie Parente | May 22, 1928 | |
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Matthew Patrick (politician) | April 1, 1952 | |
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Anne Paulsen | August 8, 1936 | |
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Vincent Pedone | March 15, 1967 | |
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Alice Peisch | October 4, 1954 | |
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Jeff Perry (politician) | January 8, 1964 | |
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Douglas W. Petersen | March 7, 1948 | |
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George N. Peterson Jr. | July 8, 1950 | |
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Thomas Petrolati | March 16, 1957 | |
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Anthony Petruccelli | October 2, 1972 | |
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William "Smitty" Pignatelli | August 31, 1959 | |
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Elizabeth Poirier | October 27, 1942 | |
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Karyn Polito | November 11, 1966 | |
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Susan Pope | October 9, 1942 | |
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John F. Quinn | April 7, 1963 | |
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Kathi-Anne Reinstein | January 31, 1971 | |
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Michael Rodrigues (politician) | May 30, 1959 | |
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Mary Rogeness | May 18, 1941 | |
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John H. Rogers | October 22, 1964 | |
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J. Michael Ruane | December 10, 1927 | |
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Mike Rush | November 30, 1973 | |
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Byron Rushing | July 29, 1942 | |
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Jeffrey Sanchez (politician) | July 18, 1969 | |
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Angelo Scaccia | September 29, 1942 | |
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John Scibak | May 4, 1953 | |
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Mary Jane Simmons | May 14, 1953 | |
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Frank Smizik | September 4, 1944 | |
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Theodore C. Speliotis | August 20, 1953 | |
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Robert Spellane | March 5, 1970 | |
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Joyce Spiliotis | December 27, 1946 | |
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Karen Spilka | January 11, 1953 | |
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Harriett Stanley | March 30, 1950 | |
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Thomas M. Stanley | March 23, 1964 | |
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Ellen Story | October 17, 1941 | |
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William M. Straus | June 26, 1956 | |
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David B. Sullivan | June 6, 1953 | |
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Joseph Sullivan (mayor) | March 1, 1959 | |
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Benjamin Swan | September 18, 1933 | |
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Kathleen Teahan | June 11, 1947 | |
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Walter Timilty | July 19, 1969 | |
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A. Stephen Tobin | July 3, 1956 | |
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Timothy J. Toomey Jr. | June 7, 1953 | |
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David Torrisi | September 18, 1968 | |
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Philip Travis | July 2, 1940 | |
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Eric Turkington | August 12, 1947 | |
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James E. Vallee | July 24, 1966 | |
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Anthony Verga | April 26, 1935 | |
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Joseph Wagner (Massachusetts politician) | May 7, 1960 | |
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Brian P. Wallace | July 26, 1949 | |
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Patricia Walrath | August 11, 1941 | |
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Marty Walsh | April 10, 1967 | |
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Steven Walsh | September 11, 1973 | |
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Daniel K. Webster | April 2, 1964 | |
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Alice Wolf | December 24, 1933 |
See also
Images
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Map of the 40 districts of the Massachusetts state senate apportioned in 2001
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Map of the 160 districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives apportioned in 2001
References
- "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
- "Composition of the Massachusetts State Senate", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
- "Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
- "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2005. p. 338+.
- Robert David Sullivan (2005). "A Toast to the General Court". CommonWealth Magazine. 10 (4).
- "2004 Chap. 0137. An Act Improving Public Health In The Commonwealth", Massachusetts Acts and Resolves, hdl:2452/122188
- "List of Members of the 183rd General Court (2003-2004)". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on August 30, 2004.
- ^ 2003-2004 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2003.
- ^ "Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 2003-2004", Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hdl:2452/796545
Further reading
- Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2003. hdl:2452/40814.
- "Massachusetts Legislature Repeals Clean Elections Law", New York Times, June 21, 2003
- "Weekly Roundup - Week of Nov. 29, 2004", Statehousenews.com, Boston: State House News Service, archived from the original on December 8, 2004
External links
- "State Senate Elections: 2002-2003", Sec.state.ma.us, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division
- "State Representative Elections: 2002-2003", Sec.state.ma.us, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division
- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 2003-2004, hdl:2452/630107
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 2003, hdl:2452/119341
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 2004, hdl:2452/122051
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