The 172nd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1981 and 1982 during the governorship of Edward J. King. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Thomas W. McGee served as speaker of the House.

"In 1981, the General Court overrode the veto of Gov. Edward King to make Massachusetts one of the first states to encourage recycling" by bottle deposit.

Senators portrait name date of birth district Carol C. Amick 5th Middlesex Chester G. Atkins April 14, 1948 John F. Aylmer January 27, 1934 George Bachrach December 2, 1951 Jack Backman April 26, 1922 Louis Peter Bertonazzi October 9, 1933 Walter J. Boverini June 5, 1925 John A. Brennan Jr. September 19, 1945 Anna Buckley 1924 Robert C. Buell April 23, 1931 William Bulger February 2, 1934 John P. Burke December 2, 1954 Edward L. Burke 1942 Gerard D'Amico July 27, 1947 Paul Doane March 26, 1943 Francis D. Doris 1931 Daniel J. Foley April 6, 1921 Mary L. Fonseca March 30, 1915 Robert A. Hall April 15, 1946 Paul D. Harold September 5, 1948 John G. King (politician) November 30, 1942 Edward P. Kirby January 10, 1928 Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. September 3, 1934 David H. Locke August 4, 1927 Michael LoPresti Jr. April 30, 1947 William Q. MacLean Jr. November 4, 1934 Patricia McGovern August 2, 1941 Denis L. Mckenna August 14, 1922 Allan R. McKinnon June 2, 1930 John Olver September 3, 1936 Bill Owens (Massachusetts politician) July 6, 1937 John Francis Parker May 29, 1907 Sharon Pollard September 21, 1950 Martin Thomas Reilly September 1, 1956 Samuel Rotondi April 22, 1946 Philip L. Shea October 19, 1941 Alan Sisitsky June 4, 1942 Joseph F. Timilty (state senator) October 3, 1938 Roger Tougas January 9, 1927 Joseph B. Walsh November 15, 1923 Peter Colbourne Webber May 12, 1952 Robert D. Wetmore July 24, 1930

Representatives portrait name date of birth district Antone S. Aguiar Jr. January 2, 1930 4th Bristol Theodore J. Aleixo Jr. August 23, 1942 Lawrence R. Alexander 1950 Steven Angelo June 8, 1952 Peter George Asiaf August 15, 1905 Michael J. Barrett June 27, 1948 Timothy A. Bassett December 16, 1947 William D. Benson 1948 Walter Bickford February 16, 1942 Kevin Blanchette 1954 Robert Joseph Bohigian July 24, 1922 Royal L. Bolling Jr. May 1, 1944 George Bourque 1913 James T. Brett December 22, 1949 Nicholas J. Buglione 1932 Doris Bunte July 2, 1933 John Businger February 5, 1945 Jeremiah F. Cahir December 4, 1924 Howard C. Cahoon Jr. December 31, 1944 Ellen M. Canavan December 26, 1941 Andrew Card May 10, 1947 William A. Carey January 28, 1920 Angelo R. Cataldo November 12, 1917 Paul Cellucci April 24, 1948 Allan R. Chiocca May 3, 1954 Rudy Chmura March 21, 1932 Salvatore Ciccarelli February 16, 1941 Forrester Clark November 30, 1934 Deborah R. Cochran September 18, 1939 David B. Cohen (mayor) September 2, 1947 Gerald M. Cohen February 22, 1934 Andrew Collaro March 21, 1910 James G. Collins August 2, 1946 Edward W. Connelly August 2, 1919 Leo R. Corazzini February 17, 1930 Robert Correia January 3, 1939 Nicholas Costello 1935 James J. Craven Jr. March 24, 1919 Michael C. Creedon November 3, 1946 John F. Cusack October 5, 1937 Charles Decas October 5, 1937 Walter DeFilippi October 3, 1926 A. Joseph DeNucci August 30, 1939 Salvatore DiMasi August 11, 1945 Stephen W. Doran March 26, 1956 Charles Robert Doyle September 24, 1925 John R. Driscoll May 9, 1924 Dennis J. Duffin November 24, 1930 Frank Emilio (politician) August 31, 1935 Thomas Francis Fallon December 4, 1929 John J. Finnegan July 21, 1938 Thomas Finneran January 2, 1950 Kevin W. Fitzgerald 1950 Charles Flaherty (politician) October 13, 1938 Michael F. Flaherty Sr. September 6, 1936 William J. Flynn Jr. 1933 Peter Forman April 28, 1958 Bruce N. Freeman March 4, 1921 Thomas M. Gallagher October 26, 1948 William F. Galvin September 17, 1950 Mary Jane Gibson February 7, 1933 William Glodis April 6, 1934 Roger R. Goyette January 22, 1925 Saundra Graham September 5, 1941 Barbara Gray October 11, 1926 John Gray January 12, 1956 Haden Greenhalgh January 16, 1931 Henry Grenier December 9, 1924 James T. Harrington June 9, 1949 Jonathan Healy October 10, 1945 Joseph N. Hermann June 8, 1924 Lucile Hicks May 11, 1938 Iris Holland September 30, 1920 Robert L. Howarth 1942 Marie Elizabeth Howe June 13, 1939 Philip W. Johnston July 21, 1944 Raymond A. Jordan Jr. May 5, 1943 Stephen Karol 1948 Bill Keating (politician) September 6, 1952 Mel King October 20, 1928 Paul Kollios February 24, 1936 Raymond M. LaFontaine May 18, 1927 Nickolas Lambros January 9, 1933 Denis Lawrence 1940 Mark E. Lawton July 26, 1949 Edward LeLacheur June 1, 1925 Kenneth M. Lemanski January 27, 1954 Leon Lombardi April 16, 1949 Michael J. Lombardi May 27, 1917 John Loring 1926 Thomas R. Lussier April 5, 1957 Thomas K. Lynch April 30, 1946 Charles Mann April 27, 1935 Frank J. Matrango July 19, 1926 Thomas W. McGee May 24, 1924 Michael J. McGlynn April 23, 1953 Arthur James McKenna October 29, 1914 Charles F. McNally April 3, 1929 John C. McNeil June 8, 1945 Robert D. McNeil December 16, 1930 Joan Menard September 6, 1935 Jim Miceli March 25, 1935 Alfred A. Minahan Jr. September 14, 1953 F. John Monahan July 3, 1943 Richard T. Moore August 7, 1943 William E. Moriarty October 4, 1923 William D. Mullins August 13, 1931 John E. Murphy Jr. April 3, 1943 Mary Jeanette Murray December 24, 1924 William P. Nagle Jr. June 10, 1951 Andrew Natsios September 22, 1949 Joseph M. Navin May 19, 1946 David R. Nelson (politician) December 14, 1937 Lou Nickinello September 8, 1940 Thomas C. Norton December 11, 1934 Nicholas Paleologos March 9, 1953 Marie Parente May 22, 1928 Angelo Picucci April 12, 1915 Steven Pierce October 10, 1949 Vincent J. Piro 1931 Kevin Poirier July 7, 1940 Daniel F. Pokaski June 26, 1949 Michael J. Rea Jr. July 23, 1940 William G. Robinson March 10, 1926 Andrew J. Rogers Jr. May 6, 1944 Robert J. Rohan August 15, 1921 Timothy M. Rourke October 21, 1952 J. Michael Ruane December 10, 1927 Alfred E. Saggese Jr. November 21, 1946 Sherman Saltmarsh April 27, 1929 Angelo Scaccia September 29, 1942 Joseph Scelsi June 4, 1915 Susan Schur February 27, 1940 Anthony M. Scibelli October 16, 1911 Emanuel Serra June 12, 1945 Richard R. Silva March 13, 1922 Walter Silveira Jr. June 15, 1934 Charles Silvia February 18, 1945 Theodore C. Speliotis August 20, 1953 Gregory W. Sullivan January 29, 1952 Royall H. Switzler September 27, 1938 Roger Tougas January 9, 1927 Peter Trombley September 16, 1948 Thomas J. Vallely January 6, 1950 Robert A. Vigneau November 4, 1920 Richard Voke December 2, 1947 Richard L. Walsh July 26, 1948 Bruce E. Wetherbee September 1, 1950 W. Paul White July 7, 1945 Thomas P. White August 27, 1950 A. James Whitney April 15, 1943 Francis H. Woodward March 17, 1939

See also 97th United States Congress List of Massachusetts General Courts

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