The 171st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1979 and 1980 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 1980, the General Court voted to establish the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education with the authority to consolidate resources for public higher education in the state.

Senators portrait name date of birth district Carol C. Amick 5th Middlesex Chester G. Atkins April 14, 1948 John F. Aylmer January 27, 1934 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 Francis D. Doris 1931 Jack Fitzpatrick (businessman) April 5, 1923 Daniel J. Foley April 6, 1921 Mary L. Fonseca March 30, 1915 Robert A. Hall April 15, 1946 Paul D. Harold September 5, 1948 Robert M. Hunt January 4, 1936 John G. King November 30, 1942 Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. September 3, 1934 David H. Locke August 4, 1927 Michael LoPresti Jr. April 30, 1947 Francis X. McCann September 2, 1912 Robert E. McCarthy January 12, 1940 Denis L. Mckenna August 14, 1922 Allan R. McKinnon June 2, 1930 John Olver September 3, 1936 Bill Owens July 6, 1937 John Francis Parker May 29, 1907 Sharon Pollard September 21, 1950 Samuel Rotondi April 22, 1946 Philip L. Shea October 19, 1941 Alan Sisitsky June 4, 1942 Joseph F. Timilty October 3, 1938 B. Joseph Tully January 4, 1927 William X. Wall July 1, 1904 Joseph B. Walsh November 15, 1923 Robert D. Wetmore July 24, 1930 Stanley John Zarod April 11, 1924

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 Alfred Almeida October 5, 1931 Robert B. Ambler 1927 Peter George Asiaf August 15, 1905 Michael J. Barrett June 27, 1948 Timothy A. Bassett December 16, 1947 William D. Benson 1948 Francis Bevilacqua August 12, 1923 Walter Bickford February 16, 1942 Belden Bly September 29, 1914 Robert Joseph Bohigian July 24, 1922 Royal L. Bolling Jr. May 1, 1944 George Bourque 1913 Thomas Brownell March 25, 1940 Charles J. Buffone 1919 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 Andrew Card May 10, 1947 William A. Carey January 28, 1920 Angelo R. Cataldo November 12, 1917 Paul Cellucci April 24, 1948 Robert A. Cerasoli July 12, 1947 Rudy Chmura March 21, 1932 Salvatore Ciccarelli February 16, 1941 Salvatore Cimino October 27, 1933 Forrester Clark November 30, 1934 Deborah R. Cochran September 18, 1939 David B. Cohen (mayor) September 2, 1947 Gerald M. Cohen February 22, 1934 Lincoln P. Cole Jr. September 18, 1918 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 Richard H. Demers January 19, 1928 A. Joseph DeNucci August 30, 1939 Salvatore DiMasi August 11, 1945 Charles Robert Doyle September 24, 1925 John R. Driscoll May 9, 1924 Dennis J. Duffin November 24, 1930 Richard J. Dwinell August 5, 1917 Thomas Francis Fallon December 4, 1929 Michael Paul Feeney March 26, 1907 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 Peter Y. Flynn 1940 William J. Flynn Jr. 1933 Barney Frank March 31, 1940 Bruce N. Freeman March 4, 1921 William F. Galvin September 17, 1950 Ann Gannett November 7, 1916 Mary Jane Gibson February 7, 1933 Robert W. Gillette September 1, 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 Iris Holland September 30, 1920 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 George Keverian June 3, 1931 Arthur M. Khoury February 5, 1940 Mel King October 20, 1928 Raymond M. LaFontaine May 18, 1927 Nickolas Lambros January 9, 1933 Robert F. Larkin Jr. May 29, 1955 Denis Lawrence 1940 Mark E. Lawton July 26, 1949 Edward LeLacheur June 1, 1925 Leon Lombardi April 16, 1949 Michael J. Lombardi May 27, 1917 John J. Long December 10, 1927 John Loring 1926 Thomas R. Lussier April 5, 1957 Thomas K. Lynch April 30, 1946 William Q. MacLean Jr. November 4, 1934 M. Joseph Manning September 23, 1924 Donald J. Manning June 23, 1929 Angelo Marotta October 16, 1937 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 John F. Melia June 5, 1915 Joan Menard September 6, 1935 Elizabeth Metayer August 12, 1911 Jim Miceli March 25, 1935 Alfred A. Minahan Jr. September 14, 1953 David J. Mofenson February 7, 1943 F. John Monahan July 3, 1943 Richard T. Moore August 7, 1943 Michael W. Morrissey August 2, 1954 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 Robert Nelson Lou Nickinello September 8, 1940 Thomas C. Norton December 11, 1934 Nicholas Paleologos March 9, 1953 Raymond S. Peck December 10, 1922 John B. Perry February 15, 1935 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 Richard P. Roche February 15, 1952 Andrew J. Rogers Jr. May 6, 1944 Robert J. Rohan August 15, 1921 J. Michael Ruane December 10, 1927 Alfred E. Saggese Jr. November 21, 1946 Sherman Saltmarsh April 27, 1929 Joseph Scelsi June 4, 1915 Anthony M. Scibelli October 16, 1911 Joseph J. Semensi March 6, 1923 Emanuel Serra June 12, 1945 Philip L. Shea October 19, 1941 Richard R. Silva March 13, 1922 Theodore C. Speliotis August 20, 1953 Gregory W. Sullivan January 29, 1952 Royall H. Switzler September 27, 1938 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 96th United States Congress List of Massachusetts General Courts

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