Massachusetts Senate
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The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. There are 40 Senatorial Districts in Massachusetts, named for the counties and former counties that they represent. The President of the Senate is Robert Travaglini. The next election will take place on November 7, 2006 (see Massachusetts Senate election, 2006 for details). Senators serve two-year terms. [Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts], Article LXXXII.
Party summary
Democrats hold a supermajority in the Senate.
| Party | Senators |- |bgcolor=| | Democratic Party | 34 |- |bgcolor=| | Republican Party | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 40 | |||||
Senators
This is a list of current Massachusetts State Senators, ordered by District| Senator | Party | District ↑ | Home Town/City |- |bgcolor=| | Andrea Nuciforo, Jr. | D | Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin | Pittsfield |- |bgcolor=| | James Timility | D | Bristol and Norfolk | Walpole |- |bgcolor=| | Joan Menard | D | 1st Bristol and Plymouth | Somerset |- |bgcolor=| | Mark Montigny | D | Bristol and Plymouth | New Bedford |- |bgcolor=| | Robert O'Leary | D | Cape and Islands | Barnstable |- |bgcolor=| | Steven Baddour | D | 1st Essex | Methuen |- |bgcolor=| | Frederick Berry | D | 2nd Essex | Peabody |- |bgcolor=| | Bruce Tarr | R | 1st Essex and Middlesex | Gloucester |- |bgcolor=| | Susan Tucker | D | 2nd Essex and Middlesex | Andover |- |bgcolor=| | Thomas McGee | D | 3rd Essex and Middlesex | Lynn |- |bgcolor=| | Stephen Buoniconti | D | Hampden | West Springfield |- |bgcolor=| | Brian Lees | R | 1st Hampden and Hampshire | East Longmeadow |- |bgcolor=| | Michael Knapik | R | 2nd Hampden and Hampshire | Westfield |- |bgcolor=| | Stanley Rosenberg | D | Hampshire and Franklin | Amherst |- |bgcolor=| | Steven Panagiotakos | D | 1st Middlesex | Lowell |- |bgcolor=| | Pat Jehlen | D | 2nd Middlesex | Somerville |- |bgcolor=| | Susan Fargo | D | 3rd Middlesex | Lincoln |- |bgcolor=| | Robert Havern III | D | 4th Middlesex | Arlington |- |bgcolor=| | Richard Tisei | R | Middlesex and Essex | Wakefield |- |bgcolor=| | Cynthia Stone Creem | D | 1st Middlesex and Norfolk | Newton |- |bgcolor=| | Karen Spilka | D | 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk | Ashland |- |bgcolor=| | Jarrett Barrios | D | Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex | Cambridge |- |bgcolor=| | Pamela Resor | D | Middlesex and Worcester | Acton |- |bgcolor=| | Brian Joyce | D | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Milton |- |bgcolor=| | Scott Brown | R | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | Wrentham |- |bgcolor=| | Michael Morrissey | D | Norfolk and Plymouth | Quincy |- |bgcolor=| | Therese Murray | D | Plymouth and Barnstable | Plymouth |- |bgcolor=| | Marc Pacheco | D | 1st Plymouth and Bristol | Taunton |- |bgcolor=| | Robert Creedon, Jr. | D | 2nd Plymouth and Bristol | Brockton |- |bgcolor=| | Robert Hedlund | R | Plymouth and Norfolk | Weymouth |- |bgcolor=| | John Hart, Jr. | D | 1st Suffolk | Boston |- |bgcolor=| | Dianne Wilkerson | D | 2nd Suffolk | Boston |- |bgcolor=| | Robert Travaglini | D | 1st Suffolk and Middlesex | Boston |- |bgcolor=| | Steven Tolman | D | 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex | Boston |- |bgcolor=| | Marian Walsh | D | Suffolk and Norfolk | Boston |- |bgcolor=| | Harriette Chandler | D | 1st Worcester | Worcester |- |bgcolor=| | Edward Augustus, Jr. | D | 2nd Worcester | Worcester |- |bgcolor=| | Stephen Brewer | D | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin | Barre |- |bgcolor=| | Robert Antonioni | D | Worcester and Middlesex | Leominster |- |bgcolor=| | Richard T. Moore | D | Worcester and Norfolk | Uxbridge | |
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See also
- Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Massachusetts Senate Election, 2006
- Massachusetts General Election, 2006
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