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.

Qualifications

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 control

Democrats hold a supermajority in the Senate.

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
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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) rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 37 3 40 0
Begin 193rd (2023–2024) 40 0
End 193rd (2023–2024) Template:Party shading/Democratic | 36 4 40 0
Begin 194th (2025–2026) Template:Party shading/Democratic | 35 5 40 0
October 2, 2025<ref>Democrat Edward J. Kennedy (1st Middlesex) died. [1]</ref> Template:Party shading/Democratic | 34 39 1
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Current leadership

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Current members and districts

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Massachusetts Senate districts are named for the counties that contain a portion of the district ordered by percentage of the district's population that is within that county. If multiple districts would have the same name under this scheme, they are also given an ordinal number. The one exception is "Cape and Islands" which if the naming scheme were followed would be "Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket".

Current committees and members

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Past composition of the Senate

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See also

Notes

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References

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Further reading

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