Massachusetts Senate
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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. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state. All but one of the districts are named for the counties in which they are located (the "Cape and Islands" district covers Dukes, Nantucket, and parts of Barnstable counties). Senators serve two-year terms, without term limits.<ref>Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.</ref> The Senate convenes in the Massachusetts State House in Boston, the state capital.
QualificationsEdit
The following are the qualifications to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Be 18 years of age
- Be a registered voter in Massachusetts
- Be an inhabitant of Massachusetts for five years
- Be a resident of the district when elected
- Receive at least 300 signatures on nomination papers
Recent party controlEdit
Democrats hold a supermajority in the Senate.
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| Begin 189th (2015–2016) | Template:Party shading/Democratic rowspan=3 | 34 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| Begin 190th (2017–2018) | ||||
| Begin 191st (2019–2020) | ||||
| Begin 192nd (2021–2022) | Template:Party shading/Democratic | 37 | 3 | 40 | 0 |
| Begin 193rd (2023–2024) | Template:Party shading/Democratic | 37 | 3 | 40 | 0 |
| June 5, 2023Template:Efn | rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 36 | 39 | 1 | |
| November 29, 2023Template:Efn | 4 | 40 | 0 | |
| Latest voting share | Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Percentage | Template:Percentage | ||
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Current leadershipEdit
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Current members and districtsEdit
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Current committees and membersEdit
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Past composition of the SenateEdit
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See alsoEdit
- 2023–2024 Massachusetts legislature
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
- List of Massachusetts Senate delegations
- Massachusetts House of Representatives
NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
Further readingEdit
External linksEdit
- Senate Members of the General Court official government website
- Official Senate district definitions as of 2021
- State Senate of Massachusetts at Project Vote Smart
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