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. 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:

  • 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.

AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)Total
DemocraticRepublicanVacant
Begin 189th (2015–2016)346400
Begin 190th (2017–2018)
Begin 191st (2019–2020)
Begin 192nd (2021–2022)373400
Begin 193rd (2023–2024)400
End 193rd (2023–2024)364400
Begin 194th (2025–2026)355400
October 2, 202534391
Latest voting share87.2%12.8%

Current leadership

Current members and districts

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

Past composition of the Senate

Composition by municipality in the 187th and 188th General Courts.

See also

Notes

Further reading

  • . Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2005.,
  • , Boston Globe, April 4, 2015

External links