# 1983–1984 Massachusetts legislature

The 173rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1983 and 1984 during the governorship of Michael Dukakis. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Thomas W. McGee served as speaker of the House.

## Senators

| name | date of birth | district |
| Carol Amick | | 5th Middlesex |
| Chester G. Atkins | April 14, 1948 | |
| George Bachrach | December 2, 1951 | |
| Jack Backman | April 26, 1922 | |
| Frederick Berry | December 20, 1949 | |
| Louis Peter Bertonazzi | October 9, 1933 | |
| Royal L. Bolling | June 19, 1920 | |
| Walter J. Boverini | June 5, 1925 | |
| John A. Brennan Jr. | September 19, 1945 | |
| Anna Buckley | 1924 | |
| Robert C. Buell | April 23, 1931 | |
| William Bulger | February 2, 1934 | |
| John P. Burke | December 2, 1954 | |
| Edward L. Burke | 1942 | |
| Nicholas Costello | 1935 | |
| Gerard D'Amico | July 27, 1947 | |
| Paul Doane | March 26, 1943 | |
| Francis D. Doris | 1931 | |
| Daniel J. Foley | April 6, 1921 | |
| Mary L. Fonseca | March 30, 1915 | |
| Paul D. Harold | September 5, 1948 | |
| Edward P. Kirby | January 10, 1928 | |
| Richard Arnold Kraus | 1937 | |
| Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. | September 3, 1934 | |
| David H. Locke | August 4, 1927 | |
| Michael LoPresti Jr. | April 30, 1947 | |
| William Q. MacLean Jr. | November 4, 1934 | |
| Patricia McGovern | August 2, 1941 | |
| Denis L. Mckenna | August 14, 1922 | |
| Allan R. McKinnon | June 2, 1930 | |
| Linda Melconian | | |
| John Olver | September 3, 1936 | |
| Mary L. Padula | | |
| John Francis Parker | May 29, 1907 | |
| Sharon Pollard | September 21, 1950 | |
| Martin Thomas Reilly | September 1, 1956 | |
| Philip L. Shea | October 19, 1941 | |
| Joseph F. Timilty (state senator) | October 3, 1938 | |
| Joseph B. Walsh | November 15, 1923 | |
| Peter Colbourne Webber | May 12, 1952 | |
| Robert D. Wetmore | July 24, 1930 | |

## Representatives

| name | date of birth | district |
| Theodore J. Aleixo Jr. | August 23, 1942 | 3rd Bristol |
| Frances Alexander (politician) | June 16, 1919 | |
| Lawrence R. Alexander | 1950 | |
| Robert B. Ambler | 1927 | |
| Steven Angelo | June 8, 1952 | |
| Michael J. Barrett | June 27, 1948 | |
| Timothy A. Bassett | December 16, 1947 | |
| William D. Benson | 1948 | |
| Walter Bickford | February 16, 1942 | |
| Kevin Blanchette | 1954 | |
| Robert Joseph Bohigian | July 24, 1922 | |
| Royal L. Bolling Jr. | May 1, 1944 | |
| George Bourque | 1913 | |
| James T. Brett | December 22, 1949 | |
| Thomas Brownell | March 25, 1940 | |
| Nicholas J. Buglione | 1932 | |
| Doris Bunte | July 2, 1933 | |
| John Businger | February 5, 1945 | |
| Jeremiah F. Cahir | December 4, 1924 | |
| Howard C. Cahoon Jr. | December 31, 1944 | |
| Ellen Canavan | December 26, 1941 | |
| William A. Carey | January 28, 1920 | |
| Paul Caron | November 15, 1955 | |
| Angelo R. Cataldo | November 12, 1917 | |
| Paul Cellucci | April 24, 1948 | |
| Robert A. Cerasoli | July 12, 1947 | |
| Allan R. Chiocca | May 3, 1954 | |
| Salvatore Ciccarelli | February 16, 1941 | |
| Forrester Clark | November 30, 1934 | |
| David B. Cohen (mayor) | September 2, 1947 | |
| Andrew Collaro | March 21, 1910 | |
| James G. Collins | August 2, 1946 | |
| Joseph M. Connolly | January 5, 1924 | |
| William Constantino Jr. | May 27, 1944 | |
| Leo R. Corazzini | February 17, 1930 | |
| Robert Correia | January 3, 1939 | |
| Frank N. Costa | October 25, 1945 | |
| Nicholas Costello | 1935 | |
| John F. Cox | July 27, 1955 | |
| James J. Craven Jr. | March 24, 1919 | |
| Michael C. Creedon | November 3, 1946 | |
| John F. Cusack | October 5, 1937 | |
| Charles Decas | October 5, 1937 | |
| Walter DeFilippi | October 3, 1926 | |
| A. Joseph DeNucci | August 30, 1939 | |
| Salvatore DiMasi | August 11, 1945 | |
| Stephen W. Doran | March 26, 1956 | |
| Charles Robert Doyle | September 24, 1925 | |
| John R. Driscoll | May 9, 1924 | |
| Frank Emilio (politician) | August 31, 1935 | |
| Thomas Finneran | January 2, 1950 | |
| Kevin W. Fitzgerald | 1950 | |
| Charles Flaherty (politician) | October 13, 1938 | |
| Michael F. Flaherty Sr. | September 6, 1936 | |
| John H. Flood | June 24, 1939 | |
| William J. Flynn Jr. | 1933 | |
| Peter Forman | April 28, 1958 | |
| Bruce N. Freeman | March 4, 1921 | |
| Thomas M. Gallagher | October 26, 1948 | |
| William F. Galvin | September 17, 1950 | |
| Mary Jane Gibson | February 7, 1933 | |
| William Glodis | April 6, 1934 | |
| Roger R. Goyette | January 22, 1925 | |
| Saundra Graham | September 5, 1941 | |
| Barbara Gray | October 11, 1926 | |
| John Gray | January 12, 1956 | |
| Haden Greenhalgh | January 16, 1931 | |
| Henry Grenier | December 9, 1924 | |
| Sherwood Guernsey | 1946 | |
| Robert Emmet Hayes | 1951 | |
| Jonathan Healy | October 10, 1945 | |
| Joseph N. Hermann | June 8, 1924 | |
| Lucile Hicks | May 11, 1938 | |
| Barbara Hildt | April 13, 1946 | |
| Christopher Hodgkins | August 24, 1957 | |
| Iris Holland | September 30, 1920 | |
| Robert L. Howarth | 1942 | |
| Marie Elizabeth Howe | June 13, 1939 | |
| Frank Hynes | December 23, 1940 | |
| Robert F. Jakubowicz | 1932 | |
| Philip W. Johnston | July 21, 1944 | |
| Raymond A. Jordan Jr. | May 5, 1943 | |
| Stephen Karol | 1948 | |
| Bill Keating (politician) | September 6, 1952 | |
| Marie-Louise Kehoe | December 12, 1928 | |
| Thomas P. Kennedy | August 15, 1951 | |
| George Keverian | June 3, 1931 | |
| Paul Kollios | February 24, 1936 | |
| Denis Lawrence | 1940 | |
| Mark E. Lawton | July 26, 1949 | |
| Edward LeLacheur | June 1, 1925 | |
| Kenneth M. Lemanski | January 27, 1954 | |
| John Loring | 1926 | |
| Thomas R. Lussier | April 5, 1957 | |
| Thomas K. Lynch | April 30, 1946 | |
| John MacGovern | July 14, 1951 | |
| Charles Mann | April 27, 1935 | |
| M. Joseph Manning | September 23, 1924 | |
| Francis Mara | 1950 | |
| Angelo Marotta | October 16, 1937 | |
| Thomas W. McGee | May 24, 1924 | |
| Michael J. McGlynn | April 23, 1953 | |
| Arthur James McKenna | October 29, 1914 | |
| Mary Jane McKenna | October 23, 1939 | |
| Charles F. McNally | April 3, 1929 | |
| John C. McNeil | June 8, 1945 | |
| Robert D. McNeil | December 16, 1930 | |
| Joan Menard | September 6, 1935 | |
| Elizabeth Metayer | August 12, 1911 | |
| Jim Miceli | March 25, 1935 | |
| Alfred A. Minahan Jr. | September 14, 1953 | |
| Richard T. Moore | August 7, 1943 | |
| William E. Moriarty | October 4, 1923 | |
| Michael W. Morrissey | August 2, 1954 | |
| William D. Mullins | August 13, 1931 | |
| John E. Murphy Jr. | April 3, 1943 | |
| Mary Jeanette Murray | December 24, 1924 | |
| Eleanor Myerson | May 9, 1922 | |
| William P. Nagle Jr. | June 10, 1951 | |
| Andrew Natsios | September 22, 1949 | |
| Joseph M. Navin | May 19, 1946 | |
| David Robert Nelson | | |
| Thomas C. Norton | December 11, 1934 | |
| Nicholas Paleologos | March 9, 1953 | |
| Marie Parente | May 22, 1928 | |
| Angelo Picucci | April 12, 1915 | |
| Steven Pierce | October 10, 1949 | |
| Vincent J. Piro | 1931 | |
| Kevin Poirier | July 7, 1940 | |
| Michael J. Rea Jr. | July 23, 1940 | |
| William G. Robinson | March 10, 1926 | |
| Andrew J. Rogers Jr. | May 6, 1944 | |
| Robert J. Rohan | August 15, 1921 | |
| Susan Rourke | March 7, 1954 | |
| Richard J. Rouse | March 30, 1954 | |
| J. Michael Ruane | December 10, 1927 | |
| Byron Rushing | July 29, 1942 | |
| Alfred E. Saggese Jr. | November 21, 1946 | |
| Sherman Saltmarsh | April 27, 1929 | |
| Angelo Scaccia | September 29, 1942 | |
| Susan Schur | February 27, 1940 | |
| Anthony M. Scibelli | October 16, 1911 | |
| Emanuel Serra | June 12, 1945 | |
| Richard R. Silva | March 13, 1922 | |
| Walter Silveira Jr. | June 15, 1934 | |
| Charles Silvia | February 18, 1945 | |
| Theodore C. Speliotis | August 20, 1953 | |
| Chester Suhoski | March 26, 1941 | |
| Gregory W. Sullivan | January 29, 1952 | |
| Royall H. Switzler | September 27, 1938 | |
| Roger Tougas | January 9, 1927 | |
| Marilyn Travinski | June 1, 1947 | |
| Philip Travis | July 2, 1940 | |
| Peter Trombley | September 16, 1948 | |
| Susan Tucker (politician) | November 7, 1944 | |
| Thomas J. Vallely | January 6, 1950 | |
| Peter A. Vellucci | 1942 | |
| William B. Vernon | April 17, 1951 | |
| Robert A. Vigneau | November 4, 1920 | |
| Richard Voke | December 2, 1947 | |
| Michael P. Walsh | July 1, 1956 | |
| Bruce E. Wetherbee | September 1, 1950 | |
| W. Paul White | July 7, 1945 | |
| Thomas P. White | August 27, 1950 | |
| Francis H. Woodward | March 17, 1939 | |