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Party Representation 186 seats

D
Democrat
17 seats
R
Republican
24 seats
I
Independent
1 seat
O
Other
144 seats

U.S. Senators 2 U.S. Senators

E
Edward J. MARKEY
United States Senator
Democrat
E
Elizabeth WARREN
United States Senator
Democrat

U.S. Representatives 9 U.S. Representatives

R
Richard Neal
District 1
Democrat
J
James McGovern
District 2
Democrat
L
Lori Trahan
District 3
Democrat
J
Jake Auchincloss
District 4
Democrat
K
Katherine Clark
District 5
Democrat
S
Seth Moulton
District 6
Democrat
A
Ayanna Pressley
District 7
Democrat
S
Stephen Lynch
District 8
Democrat
W
William Keating
District 9
Democrat

Senate 39 members

A
Adam Gomez
District Hampden
Democratic
B
Barry Finegold
District Second Essex and Middlesex
Democratic
B
Brendan Crighton
District Third Essex
Democratic
B
Bruce Tarr
District First Essex and Middlesex
Republican
C
Cindy Friedman
District Fourth Middlesex
Democratic
C
Cynthia Creem
District Norfolk and Middlesex
Democratic
D
Dylan Fernandes
District Plymouth and Barnstable
Democratic
J
James Eldridge
District Middlesex and Worcester
Democrat
J
Jason Lewis
District Fifth Middlesex
Democratic
J
Jo Comerford
District Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Democratic
J
Joan Lovely
District Second Essex
Democratic
J
John Cronin
District Worcester and Middlesex
Democratic
J
John Keenan
District Norfolk and Plymouth
Democratic
J
John Velis
District Hampden and Hampshire
Democratic
J
Julian Cyr
District Cape and Islands
Democratic
K
Karen Spilka
District Middlesex and Norfolk
Democratic
K
Kelly Dooner
District Third Bristol and Plymouth
Republican
L
Liz Miranda
District Second Suffolk
Democratic
L
Lydia Edwards
District Third Suffolk
Democratic
M
Mark Montigny
District Second Bristol and Plymouth
Democratic
M
Michael Barrett
District Third Middlesex
Democrat
M
Michael Brady
District Second Plymouth and Norfolk
Democrat
M
Michael Moore
District Second Worcester
Democrat
M
Michael Rodrigues
District First Bristol and Plymouth
Democratic
M
Mike Rush
District Norfolk and Suffolk
Democratic
N
Nick Collins
District First Suffolk
Democratic
P
Patricia Jehlen
District Second Middlesex
Democratic
P
Patrick O'Connor
District First Plymouth and Norfolk
Republican
P
Paul Feeney
District Bristol and Norfolk
Democratic
P
Paul Mark
District Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire
Democratic
P
Pavel Payano
District First Essex
Democratic
P
Peter Durant
District Worcester and Hampshire
Republican
R
Rebecca Rausch
District Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex
Democrat
R
Robyn Kennedy
District First Worcester
Democratic
R
Ryan Fattman
District Worcester and Hampden
Republican
S
Sal DiDomenico
District Middlesex and Suffolk
Democratic
V
Vanna Howard
District First Middlesex
Democratic
W
Will Brownsberger
District Suffolk and Middlesex
Democratic
W
William Driscoll
District Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol
Democrat

House of Representatives 158 members

M
Michael Chaisson
Republican
T
Thomas Moakley
District Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Democratic
A
Adrian Madaro
District 1st Suffolk
Democratic
B
Bruce Ayers
District 1st Norfolk
Democratic
C
Christopher Flanagan
District 1st Barnstable
Democratic
D
Dawne Shand
District 1st Essex
Democratic
J
John Barrett
District 1st Berkshire
Democratic
K
Kimberly Ferguson
District 1st Worcester
Republican
L
Lindsay Sabadosa
District 1st Hampshire
Democratic
M
Margaret Scarsdale
District 1st Middlesex
Democratic
M
Michelle Badger
District 1st Plymouth
Democratic
T
Todd Smola
District 1st Hampden
Republican
B
Brian Ashe
District 2nd Hampden
Democratic
D
Daniel Ryan
District 2
Unknown
H
Homar Gomez
District 2nd Hampshire
Democratic
J
James Arciero
District 2
Unknown
J
James Hawkins
District 2
Unknown
J
John Gaskey
District 2nd Plymouth
Republican
J
Jonathan Zlotnik
District 2nd Worcester
Democratic
K
Kip Diggs
District 2nd Barnstable
Democratic
K
Kristin Kassner
District 2nd Essex
Democratic
S
Susannah Whipps
District 2nd Franklin
Independent
T
Tackey Chan
District 2nd Norfolk
Democratic
T
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
District 2nd Berkshire
Democratic
A
Aaron Michlewitz
District 3rd Suffolk
Democratic
A
Andres Vargas
District 3
Unknown
D
David Vieira
District 3
republican
J
Joan Meschino
District 3rd Plymouth
Democratic
K
Kate Hogan
District 3rd Middlesex
Democratic
L
Leigh Davis
District 3rd Berkshire
Democratic
L
Lisa Field
District 3rd Bristol
Democratic
M
Michael Kushmerek
District 3
Unknown
M
Mindy Domb
District 3rd Hampshire
Democratic
N
Nicholas Boldyga
District 3
republican
R
Ronald Mariano
District 3rd Norfolk
Democratic
D
Danielle Gregoire
District 4th Middlesex
Democratic
D
David Biele
District 4th Suffolk
Democratic
E
Estela Reyes
District 4th Essex
Democratic
H
Hadley Luddy
District 4th Barnstable
Democratic
J
James Murphy
District 4
Unknown
K
Kelly Pease
District 4th Hampden
Republican
N
Natalie Higgins
District 4th Worcester
Democratic
P
Patrick Kearney
District 4th Plymouth
Democratic
S
Steven Howitt
District 4th Bristol
Republican
A
Andrew Tarr
District 5
Unknown
C
Christopher Worrell
District 5th Suffolk
Democratic
D
David DeCoste
District 5th Plymouth
Republican
D
David Linsky
District 5th Middlesex
Democratic
D
Donald Berthiaume
District 5
republican
J
Justin Thurber
District 5th Bristol
Republican
M
Mark Cusack
District 5th Norfolk
Democratic
P
Patricia Duffy
District 5th Hampden
Democratic
S
Steven Xiarhos
District 5th Barnstable
Republican
C
Carole Fiola
District 6th Bristol
Democratic
H
Hannah Bowen
District 6th Essex
Democratic
J
John Marsi
District 6th Worcester
Republican
K
Kenneth Sweezey
District 6th Plymouth
Republican
M
Michael Finn
District 6
Unknown
P
Priscila Sousa
District 6th Middlesex
Democratic
R
Russell Holmes
District 6th Suffolk
Democratic
W
William Galvin
District 6
Unknown
A
Aaron Saunders
District 7th Hampden
Democratic
A
Alan Silvia
District 7th Bristol
Democratic
A
Alyson Sullivan-Almeida
District 7th Plymouth
Republican
C
Chynah Tyler
District 7th Suffolk
Democratic
J
Jack Lewis
District 7th Middlesex
Democratic
M
Manny Cruz
District 7th Essex
Democratic
P
Paul Frost
District 7th Worcester
Republican
R
Richard Wells
District 7th Norfolk
Democratic
D
Dennis Gallagher
District 8th Plymouth
Democratic
E
Edward Philips
District 8
Unknown
J
James Arena-DeRosa
District 8th Middlesex
Democratic
J
Jay Livingstone
District 8th Suffolk
Democratic
J
Jennifer Balinsky Armini
District 8
Unknown
M
Michael Soter
District 8
republican
S
Shirley Arriaga
District 8th Hampden
Democratic
S
Steven Ouellette
District 8th Bristol
Democratic
B
Bridget Plouffe
District 9th Plymouth
Democratic
C
Christopher Markey
District 9th Bristol
Democratic
D
David Muradian
District 9
republican
D
Donald Wong
District 9th Essex
Republican
J
John Moran
District 9th Suffolk
Democratic
M
Marcus Vaughn
District 9th Norfolk
Republican
O
Orlando Ramos
District 9th Hampden
Democratic
T
Thomas Stanley
District 9
Unknown
B
Brian Murray
District 10th Worcester
Democratic
C
Carlos González
District 10th Hampden
Democratic
D
Daniel Cahill
District 10th Essex
Democratic
J
Jeffrey Roy
District 10th Norfolk
Democratic
J
John Lawn
District 10th Middlesex
Democratic
M
Mark Sylvia
District 10th Bristol
Democratic
M
Michelle DuBois
District 10th Plymouth
Democratic
W
William MacGregor
District 10
Unknown
A
Amy Sangiolo
District 11th Middlesex
Democratic
B
Bud Williams
District 11th Hampden
Democratic
C
Christopher Hendricks
District 11th Bristol
Democratic
H
Hannah Kane
District 11th Worcester
Republican
J
Judith Garcia
District 11th Suffolk
Democratic
P
Paul McMurtry
District 11th Norfolk
Democratic
R
Rita Mendes
District 11th Plymouth
Democratic
S
Sean Reid
District 11th Essex
Democratic
A
Angelo Puppolo
District 12th Hampden
Democratic
B
Brandy Fluker-Reid
District 12th Suffolk
Democratic
G
Greg Schwartz
District 12th Middlesex
Democratic
J
John Rogers
District 12th Norfolk
Democratic
K
Kathleen LaNatra
District 12
Unknown
M
Meghan Kilcoyne
District 12th Worcester
Democratic
N
Norman Orrall
District 12th Bristol
Republican
T
Thomas Walsh
District 12
Unknown
A
Antonio Cabral
District 13
Unknown
C
Carmine Gentile
District 13th Middlesex
Democratic
D
Daniel Hunt
District 13th Suffolk
Democratic
J
John Mahoney
District 13th Worcester
Democratic
J
Joshua Tarsky
District 13th Norfolk
Democratic
S
Sally Kerans
District 13th Essex
Democratic
A
Adam Scanlon
District 14th Bristol
Democratic
A
Adrianne Ramos
District 14th Essex
Democratic
A
Alice Peisch
District 14th Norfolk
Democratic
J
James O'Day
District 14
Unknown
R
Rob Consalvo
District 14th Suffolk
Democratic
S
Simon Cataldo
District 14th Middlesex
Democratic
M
Mary Keefe
District 15th Worcester
Democratic
M
Michelle Ciccolo
District 15th Middlesex
Democratic
R
Ryan Hamilton
District 15th Essex
Democratic
S
Samantha Montaño
District 15th Suffolk
Democratic
T
Tommy Vitolo
District 15th Norfolk
Democratic
D
Daniel Donahue
District 16th Worcester
Democratic
F
Francisco Paulino
District 16th Essex
Democratic
J
Jessica Giannino
District 16th Suffolk
Democratic
R
Rodney Elliott
District 16th Middlesex
Democratic
D
David LeBoeuf
District 17th Worcester
Democratic
F
Frank Moran
District 17th Essex
Democratic
K
Kevin Honan
District 17th Suffolk
Democratic
J
Joseph McKenna
District 18
republican
M
Michael Moran
District 18
Unknown
T
Tara Hong
District 18th Middlesex
Democratic
T
Tram Nguyen
District 18th Essex
Democratic
D
David Robertson
District 19
Unknown
J
Jeffrey Turco
District 19th Suffolk
Democratic
K
Kate Donaghue
District 19th Worcester
Democratic
B
Bradley Jones
District 20th Middlesex
Republican
K
Kenneth Gordon
District 21st Middlesex
Democratic
M
Marc Lombardo
District 22nd Middlesex
Republican
S
Sean Garballey
District 23rd Middlesex
Democratic
D
David Rogers
District 24
Unknown
M
Marjorie Decker
District 25th Middlesex
Democratic
M
Mike Connolly
District 26th Middlesex
Democratic
E
Erika Uyterhoeven
District 27th Middlesex
Democratic
J
Joseph McGonagle
District 28
Unknown
S
Steven Owens
District 29th Middlesex
Democratic
R
Richard Haggerty
District 30th Middlesex
Democratic
M
Michael Day
District 31
Unknown
K
Kate Lipper-Garabedian
District 32nd Middlesex
Democratic
S
Steven Ultrino
District 33rd Middlesex
Democratic
C
Christine Barber
District 34th Middlesex
Democratic
P
Paul Donato
District 35th Middlesex
Democratic
C
Colleen Garry
District 36th Middlesex
Democratic
D
Danillo Sena
District 37th Middlesex
Democratic

Counties in Massachusetts

Barnstable County (232,570) · Berkshire County (128,726) · Bristol County (588,593) · Dukes County (21,061) · Essex County (823,938) · Franklin County (70,871) · Hampden County (464,151) · Hampshire County (165,399) · Middlesex County (1,668,956) · Nantucket County (14,670) · Norfolk County (740,754) · Plymouth County (542,090) · Suffolk County (793,144) · Worcester County (881,248)

★ Bills & Legislation — Massachusetts

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★ Government Structure — Massachusetts

★ Executive Branch

  • • Governor — Chief executive, signs/vetoes bills, oversees state agencies
  • • Lieutenant Governor — Presides over Senate, succession
  • • Attorney General — State legal affairs, consumer protection
  • • Secretary of State — Elections, business registration
  • • Treasurer / Comptroller — State finances, revenue

★ Legislative Branch

  • • State Senate — Upper chamber, 39 members
  • • State House/Assembly — Lower chamber, 158 members
  • • Committees — Review bills before floor votes
  • • Session — Typically meets Jan-May, varies by state

★ Judicial Branch

  • • State Supreme Court — Highest court, final appeals
  • • Appeals Court — Intermediate appellate review
  • • District / Circuit Courts — Trial courts for major cases
  • • County / Municipal Courts — Local jurisdiction
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