1985–1986 Massachusetts legislature
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Term | January 2, 1985 – January 6, 1987 [1] | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 [2] | ||||
| President | William Bulger | ||||
| Party control | Democrat[2] | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 160 [3] | ||||
| Speaker | George Keverian | ||||
| Party control | Democrat[3] | ||||
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William Bulger, Senate president.
George Keverian, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1985-1986.
The 174th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1985 and 1986 during the governorship of Michael Dukakis. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and George Keverian served as speaker of the House.[4]
Notable legislation included the Safe Roads Act.[5]
Senators
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- Salvatore R. Albano [4]
- Carol Campbell Amick [6]
- George Bachrach
- Jack H. Backman [6]
- Edward Lawrence Burke [6]
Representatives
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- Theodore J. Aleixo Jr. [4]
- Frances F. Alexander
- Lawrence R. Alexander [6]
- Robert B. Ambler [6]
- John A. Businger [6]
- David B. Cohen [6]
- Stephen W. Doran [6]
- Roger R. Goyette [6]
See also
References
- ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
- ^ a b "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
- ^ a b "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
- ^ a b c 1985–1986 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ William DeJong (1996). "MADD Massachusetts Versus Senator Burke: A Media Advocacy Case Study". Health Education Quarterly. 23. JSTOR 45049687.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
Further reading
- Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985. hdl:2452/40806.
External links
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "1984 State Senate General Election". Sec.state.ma.us.
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "1984 State Representative General Election". Sec.state.ma.us.
- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1985, hdl:2452/429137 – via State Library of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1985, hdl:2452/31041
- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1986, hdl:2452/429138
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1986, hdl:2452/3570
- Reports of the Legislative Research Council, Commonwealth of Massachusetts – via New England School of Law (1964-1994)
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