The 191st Massachusetts General Court was the 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 ended 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. Although Republican Governor Charlie Baker easily won re-election to a second term, the Democrats maintained veto-proof supermajorities in the legislature.
The session was notable for the wide range of flash-point issues discussed; among these were climate change, police reform, the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare reform, and education funding. Other notable legislation included a pandemic-related vote-by-mail law. Notable bills include a proposal for a commission focused on "state agency automated decision-making, artificial intelligence, transparency, fairness, and individual rights."
Party summary Senate Affiliation Party(shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant Democratic Independent Republican End of previous General Court31 0 7 38 2 Begin (January 2, 2019)34 0 6 40 0 November 29, 201934 5 39 1 January 6, 202034 4 38 2 May 28, 202036 40 0 Latest voting share
House of Representatives Affiliation Party(shading indicates majority caucus) Total Vacant Democratic Independent Republican End of previous General Court119 1 34 154 6 Begin (January 2, 2019)127 1 32 160 0 November 15, 2019126 159 1 January 6, 2020126 31 158 2 January 8, 2020125 157 3 March 25, 2020126 158 2 May 28, 2020125 157 3 June 10, 2020127 159 1 Latest voting share
Members Senators Portrait Name Party District Residence Assumed office Democratic 3rd Middlesex Lexington Democratic 1st Suffolk and Middlesex Winthrop * Democratic 2nd Plymouth and Bristol Brockton * Democratic 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex Belmont * Democratic 1st Worcester Worcester Democratic 2nd Suffolk Boston Democratic 1st Suffolk Boston * Democratic Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district Northampton Democratic 1st Middlesex and Norfolk Newton Democratic 3rd Essex Lynn * Democratic Cape and Islands Truro Democratic Middlesex and Suffolk Everett * Democratic 1st Essex Methuen Democratic Middlesex and Worcester Acton Republican Worcester and Norfolk Webster Democratic Bristol and Norfolk Foxborough * Democratic 2nd Essex and Middlesex Andover Democratic 4th Middlesex Arlington * Democratic Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex Spencer Democratic Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden Pittsfield Democratic 2nd Middlesex Somerville * Democratic Norfolk and Plymouth Quincy Democratic 1st Middlesex Lowell Democratic 1st Hampden and Hampshire Longmeadow Democratic 5th Middlesex Winchester * Democratic 2nd Essex Salem Democratic 2nd Bristol and Plymouth New Bedford Democratic 2nd Worcester Millbury Democratic Plymouth and Barnstable Falmouth * Republican Plymouth and Norfolk Weymouth * Democratic 1st Plymouth and Bristol Taunton Democratic Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex Needham Democratic 1st Bristol and Plymouth Westport Democratic Norfolk and Suffolk Boston Democratic 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk Ashland Republican 1st Essex and Middlesex Gloucester Democratic Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth Milton Republican Worcester and Middlesex Fitchburg * Democratic 2nd Hampden and Hampshire Westfield * Democratic Hampden West Springfield *Originally elected in a special election
Representatives portrait name date of birth district James Arciero August 27, 1974 2nd Middlesex Brian Ashe April 23, 1963 Bruce Ayers April 17, 1962 Ruth Balser October 30, 1948 Christine Barber John Barrett (Massachusetts politician) 1947 F. Jay Barrows April 5, 1956 Donnie Berthiaume David Biele Natalie Blais Nicholas Boldyga Antonio Cabral January 26, 1955 Daniel Cahill Linda Dean Campbell Peter Capano Daniel R. Carey Gerard Cassidy Tackey Chan August 10, 1973 Michelle Ciccolo Mike Connolly (Massachusetts politician) June 3, 1980 Edward F. Coppinger William Crocker Jr. 2000 Claire D. Cronin Dan Cullinane Mark Cusack 1984 Josh S. Cutler January 22, 1971 Angelo D'Emilia Michael S. Day Marjorie Decker David DeCoste Robert DeLeo (politician) March 27, 1950 Marcos Devers October 25, 1950 Carol Doherty Mindy Domb 1959 Dan Donahue May 1, 1987 Paul Donato October 27, 1941 Shawn Dooley William Driscoll Michelle DuBois April 14, 1973 Peter Durant Carolyn Dykema December 26, 1967 Lori Ehrlich June 9, 1963 Nika Elugardo July 31, 1973 Tricia Farley-Bouvier Kimberly Ferguson Dylan Fernandes Ann-Margaret Ferrante June 26, 1972 Michael Finn March 24, 1970 Carole Fiola Paul Frost April 25, 1970 William C. Galvin October 18, 1956 Sean Garballey February 22, 1985 Denise Garlick Colleen Garry July 21, 1962 Carmine Gentile Susan Williams Gifford November 3, 1959 Thomas Golden Jr. March 5, 1971 Carlos Gonzalez (legislator) Ken Gordon (American politician) November 4, 1959 Tami Gouveia Danielle Gregoire Patricia Haddad May 7, 1950 Richard Haggerty Sheila Harrington 1960 Jim Hawkins (politician) October 17, 1949 Stephan Hay Jon Hecht Christopher Hendricks Natalie Higgins July 24, 1988 Bradford Hill January 22, 1967 Kate Hogan January 15, 1957 Russell Holmes August 17, 1969 Kevin Honan June 5, 1958 Steve Howitt Daniel J. Hunt Randy Hunt (politician) August 24, 1957 Bradley Jones Jr. January 9, 1965 Louis Kafka November 28, 1945 Hannah Kane 1971 Patrick J. Kearney Mary Keefe James Kelcourse Kay Khan June 22, 1941 Kathleen LaNatra John J. Lawn David LeBoeuf 1989 Susannah Whipps Jack Patrick Lewis David Linsky October 16, 1957 Kate Lipper-Garabedian Jay Livingstone Marc Lombardo Adrian Madaro 1988 John J. Mahoney Liz Malia September 30, 1949 Ronald Mariano October 31, 1946 Paul Mark Christopher Markey Joe McGonagle Joseph D. McKenna Paul McMurtry October 28, 1965 Joan Meschino Aaron Michlewitz 1978 Christina Minicucci Liz Miranda June 29, 1981 Lenny Mirra February 23, 1964 Rady Mom 1970 Frank A. Moran Michael Moran (Massachusetts politician) February 23, 1971 David Muradian November 21, 1982 Matt Muratore James M. Murphy November 15, 1969 Brian Murray (politician) David Nangle December 18, 1960 Harold Naughton Jr. July 4, 1960 Tram Nguyen June 22, 1986 Jim O'Day May 23, 1954 Norman Orrall Jerry Parisella Sarah Peake October 4, 1957 Alice Peisch October 4, 1954 Thomas Petrolati March 16, 1957 William "Smitty" Pignatelli August 31, 1959 Elizabeth Poirier October 27, 1942 Denise Provost March 9, 1951 Angelo Puppolo Dave Robertson (Massachusetts politician) Maria Robinson March 25, 1987 Dave Rogers (Massachusetts politician) John H. Rogers October 22, 1964 Jeffrey Roy September 8, 1961 Daniel Joseph Ryan Lindsay Sabadosa Jon Santiago Angelo Scaccia September 29, 1942 Paul Schmid Danillo Sena September 7, 1986 Alan Silvia October 19, 1951 Todd Smola 1977 Michael Soter Theodore C. Speliotis August 20, 1953 Thomas M. Stanley March 23, 1964 William M. Straus June 26, 1956 Alyson Sullivan February 7, 1988 Jose Tosado December 18, 1953 Paul Tucker (politician) Chynah Tyler Steven Ultrino Andy Vargas Aaron Vega August 25, 1970 John Velis January 26, 1979 David Vieira (politician) RoseLee Vincent Tommy Vitolo 1978 Joseph Wagner (Massachusetts politician) May 7, 1960 Thomas Walsh (Massachusetts politician) July 15, 1960 Tim Whelan (politician) Bud Williams Donald Wong January 15, 1952 Jonathan Zlotnik May 7, 1990
See also 2018 Massachusetts general election 2020 Massachusetts general election List of current Massachusetts House of Representatives committees COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts 116th United States Congress List of Massachusetts General Courts
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End of Session Report, malegislature.gov (2019, 2020) (2019, 2020)
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