# 1975–1976 Massachusetts legislature

The 169th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1975 and 1976 during the governorship of Michael Dukakis. Kevin B. Harrington served as president of the Senate and Thomas W. McGee served as speaker of the House.

## Senators

| name | date of birth | district |
| Chester G. Atkins | April 14, 1948 | |
| John F. Aylmer | January 27, 1934 | |
| Jack Backman | April 26, 1922 | |
| Roger L. Bernashe | September 9, 1927 | |
| Walter J. Boverini | June 5, 1925 | |
| Anna Buckley | 1924 | |
| William Bulger | February 2, 1934 | |
| John W. Bullock | March 13, 1929 | |
| Edward L. Burke | 1942 | |
| John J. Conte | May 3, 1930 | |
| Joseph DiCarlo | March 21, 1936 | |
| Jack Fitzpatrick (businessman) | April 5, 1923 | |
| Daniel J. Foley | April 6, 1921 | |
| Mary L. Fonseca | March 30, 1915 | |
| Robert A. Hall | April 15, 1946 | |
| Kevin B. Harrington | January 9, 1929 | |
| James A. Kelly Jr. | May 11, 1926 | |
| Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. | September 3, 1934 | |
| David H. Locke | August 4, 1927 | |
| Michael LoPresti Jr. | April 30, 1947 | |
| Ronald Conrad MacKenzie | May 3, 1934 | 5th Middlesex |
| Francis X. McCann | September 2, 1912 | |
| Robert E. McCarthy | January 12, 1940 | |
| Stephen McGrail | September 23, 1948 | |
| Denis L. Mckenna | August 14, 1922 | |
| Allan R. McKinnon | June 2, 1930 | |
| John Olver | September 3, 1936 | |
| Bill Owens (Massachusetts politician) | July 6, 1937 | |
| John Francis Parker | May 29, 1907 | |
| George Rogers (Massachusetts politician) | August 2, 1933 | |
| James Paul Rurak | November 9, 1911 | |
| William L. Saltonstall | May 14, 1927 | |
| Frederic W. Schlosstein Jr. | March 17, 1923 | |
| Alan Sisitsky | June 4, 1942 | |
| Joseph F. Timilty (state senator) | October 3, 1938 | |
| Arthur Tobin | May 22, 1930 | |
| B. Joseph Tully | January 4, 1927 | |
| William X. Wall | July 1, 1904 | |
| Joseph B. Walsh | November 15, 1923 | |
| Stanley John Zarod | April 11, 1924 | |

## Representatives

| name | date of birth | district |
| Antone S. Aguiar Jr. | January 2, 1930 | 13th Bristol |
| Theodore J. Aleixo Jr. | August 23, 1942 | |
| Alfred Almeida | October 5, 1931 | |
| Robert B. Ambler | 1927 | |
| John S. Ames, III | October 18, 1936 | |
| Carol Amick | | |
| Peter George Asiaf | August 15, 1905 | |
| Wilfred E. Balthazar | July 17, 1914 | |
| David M. Bartley | February 9, 1935 | |
| Timothy A. Bassett | December 16, 1947 | |
| Wilfred P. Beauchesne | September 3, 1923 | |
| Louis Peter Bertonazzi | October 9, 1933 | |
| Francis Bevilacqua | August 12, 1923 | |
| Donald T. Bliss | 1937 | |
| Belden Bly | September 29, 1914 | |
| Raymond J. Boffetti | 1924 | |
| Robert Joseph Bohigian | July 24, 1922 | |
| Royal L. Bolling Jr. | May 1, 1944 | |
| George Bourque | 1913 | |
| Joseph E. Brett | May 19, 1907 | |
| Thomas Brownell | March 25, 1940 | |
| John R. Buckley | 1932 | |
| Robert C. Buell | April 23, 1931 | |
| Charles J. Buffone | 1919 | |
| Nicholas J. Buglione | 1932 | |
| Doris Bunte | July 2, 1933 | |
| Kevin M. Burke | December 7, 1946 | |
| Walter T. Burke | August 5, 1911 | |
| John Businger | February 5, 1945 | |
| Laurence R. Buxbaum | March 9, 1942 | |
| Sean Francis Cahillane | February 9, 1951 | |
| Howard C. Cahoon Jr. | December 31, 1944 | |
| Fred F. Cain | November 5, 1909 | |
| Eleanor Campobasso | August 10, 1923 | |
| Andrew Card | May 10, 1947 | |
| William A. Carey | January 28, 1920 | |
| Angelo R. Cataldo | November 12, 1917 | |
| Robert A. Cerasoli | July 12, 1947 | |
| Rudy Chmura | March 21, 1932 | |
| Steve T. Chmura | March 29, 1928 | |
| John F. Coffey | February 7, 1918 | |
| Gerald M. Cohen | February 22, 1934 | |
| Lincoln P. Cole Jr. | September 18, 1918 | |
| Andrew Collaro | March 21, 1910 | |
| James G. Collins | August 2, 1946 | |
| H. Thomas Colo | December 27, 1929 | |
| William Augustine Connell Jr. | November 17, 1922 | |
| Edward W. Connelly | August 2, 1919 | |
| Michael J. Connolly | April 20, 1947 | |
| James S. Conway | July 4, 1930 | |
| John Sydney Conway | August 19, 1927 | |
| Francis X. Coppinger | March 12, 1935 | |
| Leo R. Corazzini | February 17, 1930 | |
| Genevra R. Counihan | December 15, 1925 | |
| Edward P. Coury | October 19, 1927 | |
| Gilbert W. Cox Jr. | February 28, 1933 | |
| James J. Craven Jr. | March 24, 1919 | |
| Michael C. Creedon | November 3, 1946 | |
| Thomas E. Creighton | February 1, 1922 | |
| Sidney Curtiss | September 4, 1917 | |
| John F. Cusack | October 5, 1937 | |
| Michael John Daly | July 18, 1940 | |
| Alan Paul Danovitch | September 17, 1940 | |
| William D. Delahunt | | |
| Richard H. Demers | January 19, 1928 | |
| Arthur Leo Desrocher | January 25, 1930 | |
| Edward M. Dickson | March 12, 1912 | |
| Brian J. Donnelly | March 2, 1946 | |
| Robert F. Donovan | September 13, 1936 | |
| Francis D. Doris | 1931 | |
| John R. Driscoll | May 9, 1924 | |
| Dennis J. Duffin | November 24, 1930 | |
| Richard J. Dwinell | August 5, 1917 | |
| Edward J. Early Jr. | July 23, 1931 | |
| Charles F. Engdahl | July 3, 1921 | |
| Thomas Francis Fallon | December 4, 1929 | |
| Mary Fantasia | October 1, 1919 | |
| John F. Farland | May 14, 1940 | |
| Michael Paul Feeney | March 26, 1907 | |
| Philip Frank Filosa | July 6, 1948 | |
| John J. Finnegan | July 21, 1938 | |
| Richard F. Finnigan | September 27, 1936 | |
| Kevin W. Fitzgerald | 1950 | |
| Charles Flaherty (politician) | October 13, 1938 | |
| Michael F. Flaherty Sr. | September 6, 1936 | |
| Raymond Flynn | July 22, 1939 | |
| Bernard D. Flynn | April 11, 1945 | |
| Peter Y. Flynn | 1940 | |
| William J. Flynn Jr. | 1933 | |
| Robert I. Fortes | | |
| Barney Frank | March 31, 1940 | |
| Bruce N. Freeman | March 4, 1921 | |
| James J. Gaffney III | December 20, 1942 | |
| Anthony Michael Gallugi | May 16, 1948 | |
| Edward F. Galotti | May 11, 1925 | |
| William F. Galvin | September 17, 1950 | |
| Ann Gannett | November 7, 1916 | |
| Joseph Garczynski Jr. | February 14, 1927 | |
| Donald R. Gaudette | December 16, 1926 | |
| Robert W. Gillette | September 1, 1934 | |
| Mary Goode | July 2, 1927 | |
| Paul M. Goulston | August 1, 1932 | |
| Barbara Gray | October 11, 1926 | |
| Henry Grenier | December 9, 1924 | |
| James L. Grimaldi | May 3, 1911 | |
| Gerard A. Guilmette | October 22, 1911 | |
| Edward D. Harrington Jr. | August 11, 1921 | |
| Peter F. Harrington | February 12, 1936 | |
| Norris W. Harris | March 16, 1915 | |
| Francis W. Hatch Jr. | May 6, 1925 | |
| Jonathan Healy | October 10, 1945 | |
| Daniel J. Henderson | | |
| William Francis Hogan | June 6, 1925 | |
| Iris Holland | September 30, 1920 | |
| Marie Elizabeth Howe | June 13, 1939 | |
| James P. Hurrell | March 1, 1944 | |
| Philip W. Johnston | July 21, 1944 | |
| Gary D. Jones | | |
| Raymond A. Jordan Jr. | May 5, 1943 | |
| Daniel L. Joyce Jr. | May 14, 1934 | |
| Dennis J. Kearney | September 25, 1949 | |
| James A. Keefe Jr. | | |
| John G. Kelleher | | |
| Richard Kendall | August 21, 1934 | |
| Robert B. Kennedy | February 6, 1940 | |
| George Keverian | June 3, 1931 | |
| Arthur M. Khoury | February 5, 1940 | |
| John G. King (politician) | November 30, 1942 | |
| Mel King | October 20, 1928 | |
| William I. Kitterman | July 19, 1928 | |
| Matthew J. Kuss | December 5, 1915 | |
| Raymond M. LaFontaine | May 18, 1927 | |
| Nickolas Lambros | January 9, 1933 | |
| Richard E. Landry | May 29, 1936 | |
| David Lane (Massachusetts politician) | July 6, 1927 | |
| Donat J. Laplante | August 12, 1913 | |
| Francis C. Lapointe | January 13, 1939 | |
| Peter H. Lappin | September 25, 1938 | |
| Michael E. McLaughlin | October 27, 1945 | |
| Mark E. Lawton | July 26, 1949 | |
| Edward LeLacheur | June 1, 1925 | |
| Gerald P. Lombard | January 4, 1916 | |
| Michael J. Lombardi | May 27, 1917 | |
| Charles W. Long | August 14, 1940 | |
| John J. Long | December 10, 1927 | |
| Thomas D. Lopes | September 7, 1942 | |
| Garreth J. Lynch | March 13, 1943 | |
| Charles A. MacKenzie Jr. | February 4, 1919 | |
| William Q. MacLean Jr. | November 4, 1934 | |
| Thomas H. D. Mahoney | November 4, 1913 | |
| M. Joseph Manning | September 23, 1924 | |
| Donald J. Manning | June 23, 1929 | |
| Robert Manzelli | | |
| Ed Markey | July 11, 1946 | |
| Angelo Marotta | October 16, 1937 | |
| Frank J. Matrango | July 19, 1926 | |
| Anthony P. McBride | August 28, 1932 | |
| Peter C. McCarthy | September 8, 1941 | |
| Terrence P. McCarthy | August 12, 1941 | |
| Peter L. McDowell | | |
| Thomas W. McGee | May 24, 1924 | |
| Charles M. McGowan | November 13, 1923 | |
| Richard J. McGrath | | |
| Richard M. McGrath | April 4, 1931 | |
| Arthur James McKenna | October 29, 1914 | |
| Robert D. McNeil | December 16, 1930 | |
| Paul E. Means | June 18, 1945 | |
| John F. Melia | June 5, 1915 | |
| Elizabeth Metayer | August 12, 1911 | |
| David J. Mofenson | February 7, 1943 | |
| Paul F. X. Moriarty | August 18, 1929 | |
| John E. Murphy Jr. | April 3, 1943 | |
| William P. Nagle Jr. | June 10, 1951 | |
| Andrew Natsios | September 22, 1949 | |
| Joseph M. Navin | May 19, 1946 | |
| Lou Nickinello | September 8, 1940 | |
| Elaine Noble | January 22, 1944 | |
| James R. Nolen | April 17, 1933 | |
| Nils L. Nordberg | November 6, 1934 | |
| Thomas C. Norton | December 11, 1934 | |
| James Anthony O'Brien Jr. | June 22, 1919 | |
| Henry J. O'Donnell | March 13, 1940 | |
| James E. O'Leary | April 7, 1933 | |
| O. Roland Orlandi | March 25, 1936 | |
| Robert Owens | October 7, 1946 | |
| Raymond S. Peck | December 10, 1922 | |
| Robert M. Penta | | |
| Felix Perrault | October 27, 1915 | |
| John B. Perry | February 15, 1935 | |
| Robert G. Phelan | March 19, 1933 | |
| William A. Pickett | June 10, 1935 | |
| Angelo Picucci | April 12, 1915 | |
| Ronald Anthony Pina | August 11, 1944 | |
| Lois Pines | August 16, 1940 | |
| Vincent J. Piro | 1931 | |
| Daniel F. Pokaski | June 26, 1949 | |
| Manuel Raposa Jr. | May 13, 1915 | |
| Robert C. Reynolds | November 6, 1934 | |
| William G. Robinson | March 10, 1926 | |
| A. David Rodham | November 26, 1938 | |
| Andrew J. Rogers Jr. | May 6, 1944 | |
| Francis E. Rogers | July 18, 1932 | |
| Richard A. Rogers | July 8, 1930 | |
| Robert J. Rohan | August 15, 1921 | |
| Maurice E. Ronayne Jr. | November 16, 1917 | |
| Raymond F. Rourke | October 10, 1917 | |
| J. Michael Ruane | December 10, 1927 | |
| John Rucho | November 22, 1922 | |
| Frederick Dello Russo | December 14, 1943 | |
| Alfred E. Saggese Jr. | November 21, 1946 | |
| Sherman Saltmarsh | April 27, 1929 | |
| Angelo Scaccia | September 29, 1942 | |
| Joseph Scelsi | June 4, 1915 | |
| Anthony M. Scibelli | October 16, 1911 | |
| James W. Segel | June 29, 1945 | |
| Joseph J. Semensi | March 6, 1923 | |
| Emanuel Serra | June 12, 1945 | |
| William G. Shaughnessy | July 10, 1918 | |
| C. Vincent Shea | November 20, 1916 | |
| Philip L. Shea | October 19, 1941 | |
| James A. Sheets | June 3, 1935 | |
| Edward Shortell | August 21, 1916 | |
| Richard R. Silva | March 13, 1922 | |
| Thomas G. Simons | January 21, 1942 | |
| James E. Smith | September 3, 1946 | |
| George R. Sprague | June 19, 1938 | |
| William A. Starzec | October 14, 1918 | |
| Gregory W. Sullivan | January 29, 1952 | |
| Karen Swanson | January 15, 1954 | |
| David J. Swartz | April 2, 1931 | |
| Robert S. Teahan | March 1, 1921 | |
| John Joseph Toomey | March 25, 1909 | |
| Theodore J. Trudeau | January 22, 1916 | |
| Peter A. Velis | October 8, 1942 | |
| Robert A. Vigneau | November 4, 1920 | |
| Carlton M. Viveiros | December 4, 1938 | |
| Max Volterra | January 7, 1936 | |
| Henry A. Walker | December 7, 1919 | |
| Norman S. Weinberg | 1919 | |
| Bruce E. Wetherbee | September 1, 1950 | |
| Robert D. Wetmore | July 24, 1930 | |
| W. Paul White | July 7, 1945 | |
| Thomas P. White | August 27, 1950 | |
| Bernard Wilber | | |
| George L. Woods Jr. | March 28, 1925 | |
| George Chester Young | September 18, 1912 | |
| Bruce H. Zeiser | | |

## Images

* Map of 240 districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives apportioned in 1973