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Revision as of 16:56, 15 June 2020
191st Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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![]() Massachusetts State House in 2017 | |||||
Overview | |||||
Term | January 2, 2019 | – January 6, 2021||||
Election | 2018 election | ||||
Massachusetts Senate | |||||
Members | 40 | ||||
Senate President | Karen Spilka (D) | ||||
Senate Majority Leader | Cynthia Stone Creem (D) | ||||
Senate Minority Leader | Bruce Tarr (R) | ||||
Party control | Democratic | ||||
Massachusetts House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 160 | ||||
House Speaker | Bob DeLeo (D) | ||||
House Majority Leader | Ron Mariano (D) | ||||
House Minority Leader | Brad Jones (R) | ||||
Party control | Democratic |
The 191st Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House, on January 2, 2019, and will end on January 6, 2021, during the fifth and sixth years of the governorship of Charlie Baker. Senate and House districts were drawn based on the 2010 Census.
In the 2018 elections, the Democratic Party increased its majorities in both chambers, flipping two seats from the Republicans in the House and one in the Senate.[1] Although Republican Governor Charlie Baker easily won re-election to a second term, the Democrats maintained veto-proof supermajorities in the legislature.[2]
Party summary
Senate
Affiliation | Party (shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||||
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||||
End of previous General Court | 31 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 2 | ||
Begin (January 2, 2019) | 34 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 0 | ||
November 29, 2019[a] | 34 | 5 | 39 | 1 | |||
January 6, 2020[b] | 34 | 4 | 38 | 2 | |||
May 28, 2020[c][d] | 36 | 40 | 0 | ||||
Latest voting share | 90.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% |
House of Representatives
Affiliation | Party (shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||||
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||||
End of previous General Court | 119 | 1 | 34 | 154 | 6 | ||
Begin (January 2, 2019) | 127 | 1 | 32 | 160 | 0 | ||
November 15, 2019[e] | 126 | 159 | 1 | ||||
January 6, 2020[f] | 126 | 31 | 158 | 2 | |||
January 8, 2020[g] | 125 | 157 | 3 | ||||
March 25, 2020[h] | 126 | 158 | 2 | ||||
May 28, 2020[i] | 125 | 157 | 3 | ||||
June 10, 2020[j] | 127 | 159 | 1 | ||||
Latest voting share | 79.9% | 0.6% | 19.5% |
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
See also
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- 2018 Massachusetts general election
- 116th United States Congress
Notes
- ^ a b In Plymouth and Barnstable district: Senator Vinny deMacedo (R) resigned to take a job in higher education.
- ^ a b In 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district: Senator Don Humason (R) resigned to serve as Mayor of Westfield.
- ^ a b In Plymouth and Barnstable district: Susan Moran (D) assumed office to continue Vinny deMacedo's term.
- ^ a b In 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district: John Velis (D) assumed office to continue Don Humason's term.
- ^ In 32nd Middlesex district: Rep. Paul Brodeur (D) resigned to serve as Mayor of Melrose.
- ^ In 3rd Bristol district: Rep. Shaunna O'Connell (R) resigned to serve as Mayor of Taunton.
- ^ In 37th Middlesex district: Rep. Jen Benson (D) resigned to serve as President of the Alliance for Business Leadership.
- ^ In 32nd Middlesex district: Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D) assumed office to continue Paul Brodeur's term.
- ^ In 4th Hampden district: Rep. John Velis (D) resigned to serve as state senator for the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district.
- ^ Carol Doherty (D) and Dan Sena (D) assumed office to continue Shaunna O'Connell and Jen Benson's terms, respectively.