Massachusetts Senate - wikipedia Massachusetts Senate For a list of previous senators, see List of Massachusetts Senate delegations. Massachusetts Senate Massachusetts General Court Type Type Upper house Term limits None History New session started January 4, 2017 Leadership President of the Senate Harriette L. Chandler ( D ) Since December 4, 2017 President pro Tempore Marc Pacheco ( D ) Since January 21, 2015 Majority Leader Cynthia Stone Creem ( D ) Since February 28, 2018 Minority Leader Bruce Tarr ( R ) Since January 5, 2011 Structure Seats 40 Political groups Majority Democrat ( 31 ) Minority Republican ( 7 ) Vacant ( 2 ) Length of term 2 years Authority Chapter 1, Massachusetts Constitution Salary $58,237.15 / year + per diem Elections Last election November 8, 2016 ( 40 seats ) Next election November 6, 2018 ( 40 seats ) Redistricting Legislative Control Meeting place State Senate Chamber Massachusetts State House Boston, Massachusetts Website Massachusetts Senate 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 current session is the 190th General Court, which convened January 4, 2017. It consists of 31 Democrats and 7 Republicans, with two vacancies. The President of the Senate is Harriette Chandler of Worcester. The Senate Minority Leader, from the Republican Party, is Bruce Tarr of Gloucester. The last state general election was on November 8, 2016. Contents 1 Recent party control 2 Current leadership 3 Current members 4 Past composition of the Senate 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links Recent Party control Democrats hold a supermajority in the Senate. Affiliation Party ( Shading indicates majority caucus ) Total Democratic Republican Vacant Start of 189th General Court 34 6 40 0 June 25, 2016 33 39 November 10, 2015 34 40 0 January 4, 2016 5 39 January 21, 2016 33 38 May 18, 2016 34 6 40 0 Start of 190th General Court 34 6 40 0 April 2, 2017 33 39 April 17, 2017 32 38 July 26, 2017 33 39 August 31, 2017 32 38 October 17, 2017 33 39 December 5, 2017 7 40 0 January 3, 2018 32 39 January 26, 2018 31 38 March 6, 2018 32 39 April 11, 2018 31 38 May 1, 2018 32 39 May 4, 2018 31 38 Latest voting share 7001775000000000000 ♠ 77.5 % 7001175000000000000 ♠ 17.5 % Composition by municipality in the 187th and 188th General Courts. Composition by municipality in the 189th General Court and at the opening of 190th General Court. Composition by municipality in the 190th General Court beginning on December 5, 2017. Current composition by municipality. Current leadership Position Leader Party Residence District President of the Senate Harriette L. Chandler Democratic Worcester 1st Worcester Majority leader Cynthia Stone Creem Democratic Newton 1st Middlesex and Norfolk President Pro Tempore Marc R. Pacheco Democratic Taunton 1st Plymouth and Bristol Assistant Majority Leader Mark C. Montigny Democratic New Bedford 2nd Bristol and Plymouth Assistant Majority Leader Patricia D. Jehlen Democratic Somerville 2nd Middlesex Assistant Majority Leader Sal N. DiDomenico Democratic Everett Middlesex and Suffolk Senate Majority Whip Michael J. Rodrigues Democratic Westport 1st Bristol and Plymouth Assistant Majority Whip Jason M. Lewis Democratic Winchester 5th Middlesex Senate Ways and Means Chair Karen E. Spilka Democratic Ashland 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk Senate Ways and Means Vice Chair Joan B. Lovely Democratic Salem 2nd Essex Minority Leader Bruce E. Tarr Republican Gloucester 1st Essex and Norfolk Assistant Minority Leader Donald F. Humason, Jr. Republican Westfield 2nd Hampden and Hampshire Assistant Minority Leader Richard J. Ross Republican Wrentham Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex Minority Whip Ryan C. Fattman Republican Gloucester Worcester and Norfolk Minority Whip Patrick M. O'Connor Republican Weymouth Plymouth and Norfolk Senate Ways & Means Ranking Member Viriato M. deMacedo Republican Plymouth Plymouth and Barnstable Current members Current members of the Senate, sorted by district name : Senator Party District Home Town / City Assumed office Adam G. Hinds Democratic Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden Pittsfield 2017 Paul Feeney Democratic Bristol and Norfolk Foxborough 2017 * Michael Rodrigues Democratic 1st Bristol and Plymouth Westport 2011 Mark Montigny Democratic 2nd Bristol and Plymouth New Bedford 1993 Julian Cyr Democratic Cape and Islands Truro 2017 Kathleen O'Connor Ives Democratic 1st Essex Newburyport 2013 Joan Lovely Democratic 2nd Essex Salem 2013 Brendan Crighton Democratic 3rd Essex Lynn 2018 Bruce Tarr Republican 1st Essex and Middlesex Gloucester 1995 Barbara L'Italien Democratic 2nd Essex and Middlesex Andover 2015 James T. Welch Democratic Hampden West Springfield 2011 Eric Lesser Democratic 1st Hampden and Hampshire Longmeadow 2015 Donald Humason, Jr. Republican 2nd Hampden and Hampshire Westfield 2013 * Vacant Hampshire and Franklin and Worcester Vacant 1st Middlesex Patricia D. Jehlen Democratic 2nd Middlesex Somerville 2005 * Michael J. Barrett Democratic 3rd Middlesex Lexington 2013 Cindy Friedman Democratic 4th Middlesex Arlington 2017 * Jason Lewis Democratic 5th Middlesex Winchester 2014 * Cynthia Stone Creem Democratic 1st Middlesex and Norfolk Newton 1999 Karen Spilka Democratic 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk Ashland 2005 Sal DiDomenico Democratic Middlesex and Suffolk Everett 2010 * James B. Eldridge Democratic Middlesex and Worcester Acton 2009 Richard Ross Republican Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex Wrentham 2010 * Walter Timilty Democratic Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth Milton 2017 John Keenan Democratic Norfolk and Plymouth Quincy 2011 Michael F. Rush Democratic Norfolk and Suffolk Boston 2011 Vinny deMacedo Republican Plymouth and Barnstable Plymouth 2015 Marc Pacheco Democratic 1st Plymouth and Bristol Taunton 1993 Michael Brady Democratic 2nd Plymouth and Bristol Brockton 2015 * Patrick O'Connor Republican Plymouth and Norfolk Weymouth 2016 * Nick Collins Democratic 1st Suffolk Boston 2018 * Sonia Chang - Diaz Democratic 2nd Suffolk Boston 2009 Joseph A. Boncore Democratic 1st Suffolk and Middlesex Winthrop 2016 * Will Brownsberger Democratic 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex Belmont 2012 * Harriette Chandler Democratic 1st Worcester Worcester Michael O. Moore Democratic 2nd Worcester Millbury 2009 Anne Gobi Democratic Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex Spencer 2015 Dean Tran Republican Worcester and Middlesex Fitchburg 2017 * Ryan Fattman Republican Worcester and Norfolk Webster 2015 * Originally elected in a special election Past composition of the Senate Main article : Political party strength in Massachusetts See also Massachusetts Senate Delegations Massachusetts House of Representatives Massachusetts Senate elections, 2004, Massachusetts Senate elections, 2006, Massachusetts Senate elections, 2008, Massachusetts Senate elections, 2010 Notes References Jump up ^ Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII. Jump up ^ Democrat Ken Donnelly died Jump up ^ Democrat Thomas P. Kennedy ( 2nd Plymouth and Bristol ) died. ( 1 ) Jump up ^ Democrat Michael Brady sworn in to succeed Kennedy Jump up ^ Republican Robert L. Hedlund ( Plymouth and Norfolk ) resigned after being elected Mayor of Weymouth. ( 2 ) Jump up ^ Democrat Anthony Petruccelli ( 1st Suffolk and Middlesex ) resigned after accepting a job in the private sector. ( 3 ) Jump up ^ Republican Patrick O ' Connor and Democrat Joseph Boncore sworn in to succeed Hedlund and Petruccelli, respectively. ( 4 ) Jump up ^ Sen. Ken Donnelly ( D -- Fourth Middlesex ) dies ( 5 ) Jump up ^ Sen. James Timilty ( D -- Bristol & Norfolk ) resigns to serve as Norfolk County Treasurer ( 6 ) Jump up ^ Democrat Cindy Friedman, chief of staff to the late Sen. Ken Donnelly ( D -- Fourth Middlesex ) wins special election to succeed him ( 7 ) Jump up ^ Sen. Jennifer Flanagan ( D -- Worcester & Middlesex ) resigns to become a state Cannabis Control Commissioner ( 8 ) Jump up ^ Democrat Paul Feeney elected to replace Sen. James Timilty ( D -- Bristol & Norfolk ) ( 9 ) Jump up ^ Republican Dean Tran elected to replace Sen. Jennifer Flanagan ( D -- Worcester & Middlesex ) ( 10 ) Jump up ^ Democrat Thomas M. McGee ( D -- Third Essex ) resigned to become Mayor of Lynn ( 11 ) Jump up ^ Democrat Linda Dorcena Forry ( D -- First Suffolk ) resigned ( 12 ) Jump up ^ `` Crighton Takes His Seat In The State Senate ''. Itemlive. Retrieved April 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Donoghue sworn in as city manager, and gets right down to work ''. Lowell Sun. Retrieved April 11, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Nick Collins cruises to victory in state Senate special election ''. Boston Globe. Retrieved May 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Stan Rosenberg to quit Senate after scathing ethics report ''. Boston Globe. Retrieved May 5, 2018. Jump up ^ https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Leadership/Senate Jump up ^ https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/AGH0 Jump up ^ Daniel Libon ( October 17, 2017 ). `` Feeney Beats Ventura, Shortsleeve In State Senate Race ''. Patch. Jump up ^ https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JAC0 Jump up ^ https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/WFT0 Further reading `` Senate of the General Court of Massachusetts ''. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2005., 2007 `` House -- Senate power struggle brewing '', Boston Globe, April 4, 2015 External links Senate Members of the General Court official government website Official Senate district definitions as of 2011 2002 2010, with names of senators State Senate of Massachusetts at Project Vote Smart Massachusetts Senate at Ballotpedia Members of the Massachusetts Senate 190th General Court ( 2017 ) President of the Senate : Harriette Chandler ( acting ) ( D ) President pro Tempore : Marc R. Pacheco ( D ) Majority Leader : Harriette Chandler ( D ) Minority Leader : Bruce Tarr ( R ) Adam G. Hinds ( D, Berk., Hpsh., Frnk., Hpdn. ) Paul Feeney ( D, Bris., Norf. ) Michael Rodrigues ( D, 1st Bris., Plym. ) Mark Montigny ( D, 2nd Bris., Plym. ) Julian Cyr ( D, Cape., Isl. ) Kathleen O'Connor Ives ( D, 1st Ess. ) Joan Lovely ( D, 2nd Ess. ) Bruce Tarr ( R, 1st Ess., Mid. ) Barbara L'Italien ( D, 2nd Ess., Mid. ) Brendan Crighton ( D, 3rd Ess. ) James T. Welch ( D, Hpdn. ) Eric Lesser ( D, 1st Hpdn., Hpsh. ) Donald Humason Jr. ( R, 2nd Hpdn., Hpsh. ) Stan Rosenberg ( D, Hpsh., Frnk., Wor. ) Vacant ( 1st Mid. ) Patricia D. Jehlen ( D, 2nd Mid. ) Michael J. Barrett ( D, 3rd Mid. ) Cindy Friedman ( D, 4th Mid. ) Jason Lewis ( D, 5th Mid. ) Cynthia Stone Creem ( D, 1st Mid., Norf. ) Karen Spilka ( D, 2nd Mid., Norf. ) Sal DiDomenico ( D, Mid., Suff. ) Jamie Eldridge ( D, Mid., Wor. ) Richard Ross ( R, Norf., Bris., Mid. ) Walter Timilty ( D, Norf., Bris., Plym. ) John F. Keenan ( D, Norf., Plym. ) Michael F. Rush ( D, Norf., Suff. ) Vinny deMacedo ( R, Plym., Barn. ) Marc R. Pacheco ( D, 1st Plym., Bris. ) Michael Brady ( D, 2nd Plym., Bris. ) Patrick O'Connor ( R, Plym., Norf. ) Nick Collins ( D, 1st Suff. ) Sonia Chang - Díaz ( D, 2nd Suff. ) Joseph Boncore ( D, 1st Suff., Mid. ) Will Brownsberger ( D, 2nd Suff., Mid. ) Harriette Chandler ( D, 1st Wor. ) Michael O. Moore ( D, 2nd Wor. ) Anne Gobi ( D, Wor., Hpdn., Hpsh., Midd. ) Dean Tran ( R, Wor., Mid. ) Ryan Fattman ( R, Wor., Norf. ) Democratic ( 33 ) Republican ( 7 ) Vacant ( 1 ) List of Massachusetts Senate delegations Massachusetts General Court Massachusetts House of Representatives Massachusetts Senate Districts of the Massachusetts General Court Senate Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden Bristol and Norfolk Bristol and Plymouth : 1st, 2nd Cape and Islands Essex : 1st, 2nd, 3rd Essex and Middlesex : 1st, 2nd Hampden Hampden and Hampshire : 1st, 2nd Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester Middlesex : 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Middlesex and Norfolk : 1st, 2nd Middlesex and Suffolk Middlesex and Worcester Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth Norfolk and Plymouth Norfolk and Suffolk Plymouth and Barnstable Plymouth and Bristol : 1st, 2nd Plymouth and Norfolk Suffolk : 1st, 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex : 1st, 2nd Worcester : 1st, 2nd Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex Worcester and Middlesex Worcester and Norfolk Obsolete : Berkshire, Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin, 3rd, Hampshire and Franklin, Middlesex and Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin House Barnstable : 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket Berkshire : 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Bristol : 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th Essex : 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th Franklin : 1st, 2nd Hampden : 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Hampshire : 1st, 2nd, 3rd Middlesex : 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 10th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th Norfolk : 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th Plymouth : 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Suffolk : 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th Worcester : 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th Legislatures of the United States United States Congress United States House of Representatives United States Senate State legislatures Alabama ( H, S ) Alaska ( H, S ) Arizona ( H, S ) Arkansas ( H, S ) California ( A, S ) Colorado ( H, S ) Connecticut ( H, S ) Delaware ( H, S ) Florida ( H, S ) Georgia ( H, S ) Hawaii ( H, S ) Idaho ( H, S ) Illinois ( H, S ) Indiana ( H, S ) Iowa ( H, S ) Kansas ( H, S ) Kentucky ( H, S ) Louisiana ( H, S ) Maine ( H, S ) Maryland ( H, S ) Massachusetts ( H, S ) Michigan ( H, S ) Minnesota ( H, S ) Mississippi ( H, S ) Missouri ( H, S ) Montana ( H, S ) Nebraska Nevada ( A, S ) New Hampshire ( H, S ) New Jersey ( GA, S ) New Mexico ( H, S ) New York ( A, S ) North Carolina ( H, S ) North Dakota ( H, S ) Ohio ( H, S ) Oklahoma ( H, S ) Oregon ( H, S ) Pennsylvania ( H, S ) Rhode Island ( H, S ) South Carolina ( H, S ) South Dakota ( H, S ) Tennessee ( H, S ) Texas ( H, S ) Utah ( H, S ) Vermont ( H, S ) Virginia ( H, S ) Washington ( H, S ) West Virginia ( H, S ) Wisconsin ( A, S ) Wyoming ( H, S ) Other legislatures District of Columbia American Samoa ( H, S ) Guam Northern Mariana Islands ( H, S ) Puerto Rico ( H, S ) U.S. Virgin Islands List of current U.S. state legislators Government of Massachusetts Legislative General Court Senate ( Members, President ) House of Representatives ( Members, Speaker ) Executive Governor ( List ) Lt. 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Question: who represents 1st norfolk & middlesex district in the massachusetts senate
Answer: Cynthia Stone Creem