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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.^[1]

Party summary

Democrats hold a supermajority in the Senate.

Total		40
Party		Senators Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Democratic Party	35 Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row	Republican Party	5

Leadership

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
President	Robert Travaglini	Democratic	Boston	1st Suffolk & Middlesex
Majority Leader	Frederick Berry	Democratic	Peabody	2nd Essex
Minority Leader	Brian Lees RETIRING	Republican	Wilbraham	1st Hampden & Hampshire

Senators

This is a list of current Massachusetts State Senators, ordered by District

Senator		Party	District ↑	Home Town/City	Note Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Andrea Nuciforo, Jr.	D	Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin	Pittsfield	Running for Register of Deeds for Middle Berkshire County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	James Timility	D	Bristol and Norfolk	Walpole Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Joan Menard	D	1st Bristol and Plymouth	Somerset Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Mark Montigny	D	Bristol and Plymouth	New Bedford Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Robert O'Leary	D	Cape and Islands	Barnstable Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Steven Baddour	D	1st Essex	Methuen Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Frederick Berry	D	2nd Essex	Peabody Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row	Bruce Tarr	R	1st Essex and Middlesex	Gloucester Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Susan Tucker	D	2nd Essex and Middlesex	Andover Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Thomas McGee	D	3rd Essex and Middlesex	Lynn Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Stephen Buoniconti	D	Hampden	West Springfield Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row	Brian Lees	R	1st Hampden and Hampshire	East Longmeadow	Retiring in 2007 Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row	Michael Knapik	R	2nd Hampden and Hampshire	Westfield Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Stanley Rosenberg	D	Hampshire and Franklin	Amherst Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Steven Panagiotakos	D	1st Middlesex	Lowell Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Pat Jehlen	D	2nd Middlesex	Somerville Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Susan Fargo	D	3rd Middlesex	Lincoln Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Robert Havern III	D	4th Middlesex	Arlington Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row	Richard Tisei	R	Middlesex and Essex	Wakefield Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Cynthia Stone Creem	D	1st Middlesex and Norfolk	Newton Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Karen Spilka	D	2nd Middlesex and Norfolk	Ashland Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Jarrett Barrios	D	Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex	Cambridge Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Pamela Resor	D	Middlesex and Worcester	Acton Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Brian Joyce	D	Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth	Milton Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row	Scott Brown	R	Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex	Wrentham Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Michael Morrissey	D	Norfolk and Plymouth	Quincy Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Therese Murray	D	Plymouth and Barnstable	Plymouth Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Marc Pacheco	D	1st Plymouth and Bristol	Taunton Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Robert Creedon, Jr.	D	2nd Plymouth and Bristol	Brockton Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row	Robert Hedlund	R	Plymouth and Norfolk	Weymouth Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	John Hart, Jr.	D	1st Suffolk	Boston Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Dianne Wilkerson	D	2nd Suffolk	Boston Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Robert Travaglini	D	1st Suffolk and Middlesex	Boston Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Steven Tolman	D	2nd Suffolk and Middlesex	Boston Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Marian Walsh	D	Suffolk and Norfolk	Boston Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Harriette Chandler	D	1st Worcester	Worcester Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Edward Augustus, Jr.	D	2nd Worcester	Worcester Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Stephen Brewer	D	Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin	Barre Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Robert Antonioni	D	Worcester and Middlesex	Leominster Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row	Richard T. Moore	D	Worcester and Norfolk	Uxbridge

References

^ Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.

External link

Senate Members of the General Court

[1] Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.

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