Upper house of the Massachusetts General Court
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.
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
Current members and districts
Current committees and members
Past composition of the Senate
See also
Notes
- ^ Anne Gobi (D) resigned from the Massachusetts Senate to accept a job in the gubernatorial administration of Gov. Maura Healey.[3]
- ^ Peter Durant (R) is sworn in to succeed Gobi.[4]
References
- ^ Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.
- ^ "How to Run for Office in Massachusetts" (PDF). March 2017.
- ^ "State Sen. Gobi tapped for new post in Healey administration as director of rural affairs". WBUR. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Peter Durant sworn in as senator; GOP sees signs their ideas more 'viable' in Mass". telegram.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Massachusetts Senate". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
Further reading
- "Senate of the General Court of Massachusetts". Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2005., 2007
- "House–Senate power struggle brewing", Boston Globe, April 4, 2015
External links
- Senate Members of the General Court official government website
- Official Senate district definitions as of 2021
- 2002
- 2010, with names of senators
- 2011
- State Senate of Massachusetts[permanent dead link] at Project Vote Smart
- Massachusetts Senate at Ballotpedia