# 1995–1996 Massachusetts legislature

The 179th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1995 and 1996 during the governorship of Bill Weld. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Charles Flaherty served as speaker of the House.

## Senators

| name | date of birth | district |
| Matthew J. Amorello | March 15, 1958 | 2nd Worcester |
| Robert A. Antonioni | July 15, 1958 | |
| Robert A. Bernstein | March 22, 1961 | |
| Frederick Berry | December 20, 1949 | |
| Louis Peter Bertonazzi | October 9, 1933 | |
| Tom Birmingham | August 4, 1949 | |
| William Bulger | February 2, 1934 | |
| Edward J. Clancy Jr. | June 30, 1950 | |
| Michael C. Creedon | November 3, 1946 | |
| Robert Havern III | July 17, 1949 | |
| Robert L. Hedlund | July 12, 1961 | |
| Lucile Hicks | May 11, 1938 | |
| Cheryl Jacques | February 17, 1962 | |
| James Jajuga | December 12, 1946 | |
| Bill Keating (politician) | September 6, 1952 | |
| Michael Knapik | February 11, 1963 | |
| Daniel P. Leahy | January 10, 1935 | |
| Brian Lees | July 25, 1953 | |
| David P. Magnani | May 24, 1944 | |
| Linda Melconian | | |
| Mark Montigny | June 20, 1961 | |
| Michael W. Morrissey | August 2, 1954 | |
| Therese Murray | October 10, 1947 | |
| Thomas C. Norton | December 11, 1934 | |
| John D. O'Brien Jr. | 1960 | |
| Marc Pacheco | October 29, 1952 | |
| Lois Pines | August 16, 1940 | |
| Henri S. Rauschenbach | October 9, 1947 | |
| Stan Rosenberg | October 12, 1949 | |
| Charles E. Shannon Jr. | August 31, 1943 | |
| Jane Swift | February 24, 1965 | |
| Bruce Tarr | January 2, 1964 | |
| Richard Tisei | August 13, 1962 | |
| Robert Travaglini | July 20, 1952 | |
| Marian Walsh | 1954 | |
| Robert D. Wetmore | July 24, 1930 | |
| W. Paul White | July 7, 1945 | |
| Dianne Wilkerson | May 2, 1955 | |

## Representatives

| name | date of birth | district |
| Louis Angelo | October 5, 1952 | |
| Steven Angelo | June 8, 1952 | 9th Essex |
| Valerie Barsom | November 11, 1960 | |
| Michael G. Bellotti | March 21, 1963 | |
| John Binienda | June 22, 1947 | |
| Daniel E. Bosley | December 9, 1953 | |
| Marianne Brenton | February 25, 1933 | |
| James T. Brett | December 22, 1949 | |
| Stephen Brewer | February 10, 1948 | |
| Arthur Broadhurst | September 28, 1964 | |
| Carmen Buell | February 3, 1945 | |
| John Businger | February 5, 1945 | |
| Antonio Cabral | January 26, 1955 | |
| Michael P. Cahill | December 12, 1961 | |
| Thomas Cahir | September 19, 1952 | |
| Christine Canavan | January 25, 1950 | |
| Paul Caron | November 15, 1955 | |
| Paul Casey | February 26, 1961 | |
| Harriette L. Chandler | December 20, 1937 | |
| Evelyn Chesky | August 20, 1933 | |
| Vincent P. Ciampa | April 15, 1945 | |
| Carol Cleven | November 2, 1928 | |
| David B. Cohen (mayor) | September 2, 1947 | |
| James Colt | August 19, 1932 | |
| Edward G. Connolly | August 22, 1928 | |
| Gary Coon | March 25, 1964 | |
| Robert Correia | January 3, 1939 | |
| Frank Cousins (American politician) | May 7, 1958 | |
| Brian Cresta | April 22, 1969 | |
| Donna Cuomo | March 19, 1947 | |
| Charles Decas | October 5, 1937 | |
| Walter DeFilippi | October 3, 1926 | |
| Robert DeLeo (politician) | March 27, 1950 | |
| Paul C. Demakis | July 9, 1953 | |
| Brian Dempsey (politician) | September 30, 1966 | |
| Salvatore DiMasi | August 11, 1945 | |
| James DiPaola | May 5, 1953 | |
| Carol A. Donovan | June 5, 1937 | |
| Hasty Evans | August 7, 1948 | |
| James H. Fagan | October 13, 1947 | |
| Robert Fennell | June 26, 1956 | |
| Thomas Finneran | January 2, 1950 | |
| Kevin W. Fitzgerald | 1950 | |
| Nancy Flavin | June 26, 1950 | |
| Gloria Fox | March 18, 1942 | |
| William C. Galvin | October 18, 1956 | |
| Barbara Gardner | January 19, 1941 | |
| Colleen Garry | July 21, 1962 | |
| David Gately | September 27, 1955 | |
| Ronald Gauch | February 13, 1938 | |
| Anthony Giglio | January 28, 1941 | |
| William Glodis | April 6, 1934 | |
| Emile Goguen | March 16, 1933 | |
| Thomas Golden Jr. | March 5, 1971 | |
| Shirley Gomes | January 23, 1940 | |
| Barbara Gray | October 11, 1926 | |
| William G. Greene Jr. | April 24, 1940 | |
| Patrick Guerriero | March 3, 1968 | |
| Cele Hahn | March 21, 1942 | |
| Paul Haley | June 9, 1953 | |
| Geoff Hall (politician) | October 10, 1948 | |
| Robert S. Hargraves | October 14, 1936 | |
| Lida E. Harkins | January 24, 1944 | |
| Robert Hawke | July 20, 1932 | |
| Albert Herren | June 8, 1952 | |
| Shirley Owens Hicks | April 22, 1942 | |
| Christopher Hodgkins | August 24, 1957 | |
| Kevin Honan | June 5, 1958 | |
| Barbara Hyland | October 17, 1943 | |
| Frank Hynes | December 23, 1940 | |
| M. Paul Iannuccillo | May 1, 1963 | |
| Patricia D. Jehlen | October 14, 1943 | |
| Bradley Jones Jr. | January 9, 1965 | |
| Louis Kafka | November 28, 1945 | |
| Jay R. Kaufman | May 4, 1947 | |
| Daniel F. Keenan | February 15, 1961 | |
| Shaun P. Kelly | March 13, 1964 | |
| Thomas P. Kennedy | August 15, 1951 | |
| Sally Kerans | May 26, 1960 | |
| Kay Khan | June 22, 1941 | |
| John C. Klimm | November 5, 1955 | |
| Robert Koczera | November 25, 1953 | |
| Paul Kollios | February 24, 1936 | |
| Robert Kraus | March 20, 1957 | |
| Paul Kujawski | August 26, 1953 | |
| Stephen Kulik | August 3, 1950 | |
| Edward M. Lambert Jr. | March 8, 1958 | |
| Patrick Landers | September 20, 1959 | |
| Harold M. Lane, Jr. | August 24, 1938 | |
| Peter J. Larkin | December 23, 1953 | |
| Edward LeLacheur | June 1, 1925 | |
| John Lepper | December 22, 1934 | |
| Jacqueline Lewis | May 3, 1945 | |
| Maryanne Lewis | 1963 | |
| John A. Locke (Massachusetts politician) | November 27, 1962 | |
| Stephen F. Lynch | March 31, 1955 | |
| Anthony Mandile | August 14, 1946 | |
| Vincent G. Mannering | November 5, 1951 | |
| M. Joseph Manning | September 23, 1924 | |
| Ronald Mariano | October 31, 1946 | |
| Francis L. Marini | March 5, 1949 | |
| Jim Marzilli | May 8, 1958 | |
| John E. McDonough | May 21, 1953 | |
| Thomas M. McGee | December 15, 1955 | |
| Joseph B. McIntyre | April 11, 1957 | |
| William McManus | January 26, 1963 | |
| Joan Menard | September 6, 1935 | |
| Jim Miceli | March 25, 1935 | |
| Dennis M. Murphy | September 12, 1962 | |
| Mary Jeanette Murray | December 24, 1924 | |
| William P. Nagle Jr. | June 10, 1951 | |
| Harold Naughton Jr. | July 4, 1960 | |
| Janet O'Brien | | |
| Steven C. Panagiotakos | November 26, 1959 | |
| Marie Parente | May 22, 1928 | |
| Anne Paulsen | August 8, 1936 | |
| Vincent Pedone | March 15, 1967 | |
| David Peters (politician) | March 1, 1954 | |
| Douglas W. Petersen | March 7, 1948 | |
| George N. Peterson Jr. | July 8, 1950 | |
| Thomas Petrolati | March 16, 1957 | |
| Kevin Poirier | July 7, 1940 | |
| John F. Quinn | April 7, 1963 | |
| William Reinstein | March 26, 1929 | |
| Pam Resor | 1942 | |
| Charlotte Golar Richie | December 11, 1958 | |
| Mary Rogeness | May 18, 1941 | |
| John H. Rogers | October 22, 1964 | |
| J. Michael Ruane | December 10, 1927 | |
| Byron Rushing | July 29, 1942 | |
| Angelo Scaccia | September 29, 1942 | |
| Anthony M. Scibelli | October 16, 1911 | |
| Emanuel Serra | June 12, 1945 | |
| Mary Jane Simmons | May 14, 1953 | |
| John P. Slattery | April 5, 1958 | |
| Jo Ann Sprague | November 3, 1931 | |
| Harriett Stanley | March 30, 1950 | |
| John Stefanini | March 23, 1964 | |
| Douglas Stoddart | March 5, 1952 | |
| Ellen Story | October 17, 1941 | |
| William M. Straus | June 26, 1956 | |
| Joseph Sullivan (mayor) | March 1, 1959 | |
| Michael Sullivan (U.S. Attorney) | October 3, 1954 | |
| Benjamin Swan | September 18, 1933 | |
| Linda Teagan | May 13, 1944 | |
| Edward B. Teague III | November 25, 1949 | |
| Alvin Thompson | May 15, 1939 | |
| A. Stephen Tobin | July 3, 1956 | |
| Steven Tolman | October 2, 1954 | |
| Timothy J. Toomey Jr. | June 7, 1953 | |
| Philip Travis | July 2, 1940 | |
| Eric Turkington | August 12, 1947 | |
| Daniel Valianti | 1965 | |
| James E. Vallee | July 24, 1966 | |
| Anthony Verga | April 26, 1935 | |
| Richard Voke | December 2, 1947 | |
| Joseph Wagner (Massachusetts politician) | May 7, 1960 | |
| Patricia Walrath | August 11, 1941 | |