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Massachusetts Senate

Massachusetts Senate

Upper house of the Massachusetts General Court

For a list of previous senators, see List of Massachusetts Senate delegations.

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 (the "Cape and Islands" district covers Dukes, Nantucket, and parts of Barnstable counties). Senators serve two-year terms, without term limits.[1] The Senate convenes in the Massachusetts State House in Boston, the state capital.

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Qualifications

The following are the qualifications to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate:[2]

  • Be 18 years of age
  • Be a registered voter in Massachusetts
  • Be an inhabitant of Massachusetts for five years
  • Be a resident of the district when elected
  • Receive a least 300 signatures on nomination papers

Recent party control

Democrats hold a supermajority in the Senate.

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Current leadership

Main article: 2023–2024 Massachusetts legislature § Leadership

Current members and districts

Main article: 2023–2024 Massachusetts legislature § Members

Current committees and members

Main article: 2023–2024 Massachusetts legislature § Committees

Past composition of the Senate

Main article: Political party strength in Massachusetts
Composition by municipality in the 187th and 188th General Courts.
Composition by municipality in the 189th General Court and at the opening of 190th General Court.
Composition by municipality in the 190th General Court beginning on December 5, 2017.
Composition by municipality at the beginning of the 191st General Court.

See also

Notes

  1. Anne Gobi (D) resigned from the Massachusetts Senate to accept a job in the gubernatorial administration of Gov. Maura Healey.[3]
  2. Peter Durant (R) is sworn in to succeed Gobi.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.
  2. [2]
    "How to Run for Office in Massachusetts" (PDF). March 2017.
  3. [3]
    "State Sen. Gobi tapped for new post in Healey administration as director of rural affairs". WBUR. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Peter Durant sworn in as senator; GOP sees signs their ideas more 'viable' in Mass". telegram.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Massachusetts Senate". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

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