# 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature

The 191st Massachusetts General Court was the meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House, on January 2, 2019, and ended on January 6, 2021, during the fifth and sixth years of the governorship of Charlie Baker. Senate and House districts were drawn based on the 2010 Census.
In the 2018 elections, the Democratic Party increased its majorities in both chambers, flipping two seats from the Republicans in the House and one in the Senate. Although Republican Governor Charlie Baker easily won re-election to a second term, the Democrats maintained veto-proof supermajorities in the legislature.
The session was notable for the wide range of flash-point issues discussed; among these were climate change, police reform, the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare reform, and education funding. Other notable legislation included a pandemic-related vote-by-mail law. Notable bills include a proposal for a commission focused on "state agency automated decision-making, artificial intelligence, transparency, fairness, and individual rights."

## Party summary
### Senate

| Affiliation | Party(shading indicates majority caucus) | Party(shading indicates majority caucus) | Party(shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Independent | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous General Court | 31 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 2 |
| Begin (January 2, 2019) | 34 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| November 29, 2019 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 1 |
| January 6, 2020 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 2 |
| May 28, 2020 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 90.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% | | |

### House of Representatives

| Affiliation | Party(shading indicates majority caucus) | Party(shading indicates majority caucus) | Party(shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Independent | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous General Court | 119 | 1 | 34 | 154 | 6 |
| Begin (January 2, 2019) | 127 | 1 | 32 | 160 | 0 |
| November 15, 2019 | 126 | 1 | 32 | 159 | 1 |
| January 6, 2020 | 126 | 1 | 31 | 158 | 2 |
| January 8, 2020 | 125 | 1 | 31 | 157 | 3 |
| March 25, 2020 | 126 | 1 | 31 | 158 | 2 |
| May 28, 2020 | 125 | 1 | 31 | 157 | 3 |
| June 10, 2020 | 127 | 1 | 31 | 159 | 1 |
| Latest voting share | 79.9% | 0.6% | 19.5% | | |

## Members
### Senators

| Name | Party | District | Residence | Assumed office |
| Michael J. Barrett | Democratic | 3rd Middlesex | Lexington | 2013 |
| Joseph Boncore | Democratic | 1st Suffolk and Middlesex | Winthrop | 2016* |
| Michael Brady | Democratic | 2nd Plymouth and Bristol | Brockton | 2015* |
| William Brownsberger | Democratic | 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex | Belmont | 2012* |
| Harriette Chandler | Democratic | 1st Worcester | Worcester | 2001 |
| Sonia Chang-Díaz | Democratic | 2nd Suffolk | Boston | 2009 |
| Nick Collins | Democratic | 1st Suffolk | Boston | 2018* |
| Joanne Comerford | Democratic | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district | Northampton | 2019 |
| Cynthia Creem | Democratic | 1st Middlesex and Norfolk | Newton | 1999 |
| Brendan Crighton | Democratic | 3rd Essex | Lynn | 2018* |
| Julian Cyr | Democratic | Cape and Islands | Truro | 2017 |
| Sal DiDomenico | Democratic | Middlesex and Suffolk | Everett | 2010* |
| Diana DiZoglio | Democratic | 1st Essex | Methuen | 2019 |
| James Eldridge | Democratic | Middlesex and Worcester | Acton | 2009 |
| Ryan Fattman | Republican | Worcester and Norfolk | Webster | 2015 |
| Paul Feeney | Democratic | Bristol and Norfolk | Foxborough | 2017* |
| Barry Finegold | Democratic | 2nd Essex and Middlesex | Andover | 2019 |
| Cindy Friedman | Democratic | 4th Middlesex | Arlington | 2017* |
| Anne Gobi | Democratic | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | Spencer | 2015 |
| Adam Hinds | Democratic | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden | Pittsfield | 2017 |
| Patricia Jehlen | Democratic | 2nd Middlesex | Somerville | 2005* |
| John Keenan | Democratic | Norfolk and Plymouth | Quincy | 2011 |
| Edward Kennedy | Democratic | 1st Middlesex | Lowell | 2019 |
| Eric Lesser | Democratic | 1st Hampden and Hampshire | Longmeadow | 2015 |
| Jason Lewis | Democratic | 5th Middlesex | Winchester | 2014* |
| Joan Lovely | Democratic | 2nd Essex | Salem | 2013 |
| Mark Montigny | Democratic | 2nd Bristol and Plymouth | New Bedford | 1993 |
| Michael Moore | Democratic | 2nd Worcester | Millbury | 2009 |
| Susan Moran | Democratic | Plymouth and Barnstable | Falmouth | 2020* |
| Patrick O'Connor | Republican | Plymouth and Norfolk | Weymouth | 2016* |
| Marc Pacheco | Democratic | 1st Plymouth and Bristol | Taunton | 1993 |
| Rebecca Rausch | Democratic | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | Needham | 2019 |
| Michael Rodrigues | Democratic | 1st Bristol and Plymouth | Westport | 2011 |
| Michael Rush | Democratic | Norfolk and Suffolk | Boston | 2011 |
| Karen Spilka | Democratic | 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk | Ashland | 2005 |
| Bruce Tarr | Republican | 1st Essex and Middlesex | Gloucester | 1995 |
| Walter Timilty | Democratic | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Milton | 2017 |
| Dean Tran | Republican | Worcester and Middlesex | Fitchburg | 2017* |
| John Velis | Democratic | 2nd Hampden and Hampshire | Westfield | 2020* |
| James Welch | Democratic | Hampden | West Springfield | 2011 |
* *Originally elected in a special election

### Representatives

| name | date of birth | district |
| James Arciero | August 27, 1974 | 2nd Middlesex |
| Brian Ashe | April 23, 1963 | |
| Bruce Ayers | April 17, 1962 | |
| Ruth Balser | October 30, 1948 | |
| Christine Barber | | |
| John Barrett (Massachusetts politician) | 1947 | |
| F. Jay Barrows | April 5, 1956 | |
| Donnie Berthiaume | | |
| David Biele | | |
| Natalie Blais | | |
| Nicholas Boldyga | | |
| Antonio Cabral | January 26, 1955 | |
| Daniel Cahill | | |
| Linda Dean Campbell | | |
| Peter Capano | | |
| Daniel R. Carey | | |
| Gerard Cassidy | | |
| Tackey Chan | August 10, 1973 | |
| Michelle Ciccolo | | |
| Mike Connolly (Massachusetts politician) | June 3, 1980 | |
| Edward F. Coppinger | | |
| William Crocker Jr. | 2000 | |
| Claire D. Cronin | | |
| Dan Cullinane | | |
| Mark Cusack | 1984 | |
| Josh S. Cutler | January 22, 1971 | |
| Angelo D'Emilia | | |
| Michael S. Day | | |
| Marjorie Decker | | |
| David DeCoste | | |
| Robert DeLeo (politician) | March 27, 1950 | |
| Marcos Devers | October 25, 1950 | |
| Carol Doherty | | |
| Mindy Domb | 1959 | |
| Dan Donahue | May 1, 1987 | |
| Paul Donato | October 27, 1941 | |
| Shawn Dooley | | |
| William Driscoll | | |
| Michelle DuBois | April 14, 1973 | |
| Peter Durant | | |
| Carolyn Dykema | December 26, 1967 | |
| Lori Ehrlich | June 9, 1963 | |
| Nika Elugardo | July 31, 1973 | |
| Tricia Farley-Bouvier | | |
| Kimberly Ferguson | | |
| Dylan Fernandes | | |
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante | June 26, 1972 | |
| Michael Finn | March 24, 1970 | |
| Carole Fiola | | |
| Paul Frost | April 25, 1970 | |
| William C. Galvin | October 18, 1956 | |
| Sean Garballey | February 22, 1985 | |
| Denise Garlick | | |
| Colleen Garry | July 21, 1962 | |
| Carmine Gentile | | |
| Susan Williams Gifford | November 3, 1959 | |
| Thomas Golden Jr. | March 5, 1971 | |
| Carlos Gonzalez (legislator) | | |
| Ken Gordon (American politician) | November 4, 1959 | |
| Tami Gouveia | | |
| Danielle Gregoire | | |
| Patricia Haddad | May 7, 1950 | |
| Richard Haggerty | | |
| Sheila Harrington | 1960 | |
| Jim Hawkins (politician) | October 17, 1949 | |
| Stephan Hay | | |
| Jon Hecht | | |
| Christopher Hendricks | | |
| Natalie Higgins | July 24, 1988 | |
| Bradford Hill | January 22, 1967 | |
| Kate Hogan | January 15, 1957 | |
| Russell Holmes | August 17, 1969 | |
| Kevin Honan | June 5, 1958 | |
| Steve Howitt | | |
| Daniel J. Hunt | | |
| Randy Hunt (politician) | August 24, 1957 | |
| Bradley Jones Jr. | January 9, 1965 | |
| Louis Kafka | November 28, 1945 | |
| Hannah Kane | 1971 | |
| Patrick J. Kearney | | |
| Mary Keefe | | |
| James Kelcourse | | |
| Kay Khan | June 22, 1941 | |
| Kathleen LaNatra | | |
| John J. Lawn | | |
| David LeBoeuf | 1989 | |
| Susannah Whipps | | |
| Jack Patrick Lewis | | |
| David Linsky | October 16, 1957 | |
| Kate Lipper-Garabedian | | |
| Jay Livingstone | | |
| Marc Lombardo | | |
| Adrian Madaro | 1988 | |
| John J. Mahoney | | |
| Liz Malia | September 30, 1949 | |
| Ronald Mariano | October 31, 1946 | |
| Paul Mark | | |
| Christopher Markey | | |
| Joe McGonagle | | |
| Joseph D. McKenna | | |
| Paul McMurtry | October 28, 1965 | |
| Joan Meschino | | |
| Aaron Michlewitz | 1978 | |
| Christina Minicucci | | |
| Liz Miranda | June 29, 1981 | |
| Lenny Mirra | February 23, 1964 | |
| Rady Mom | 1970 | |
| Frank A. Moran | | |
| Michael Moran (Massachusetts politician) | February 23, 1971 | |
| David Muradian | November 21, 1982 | |
| Matt Muratore | | |
| James M. Murphy | November 15, 1969 | |
| Brian Murray (politician) | | |
| David Nangle | December 18, 1960 | |
| Harold Naughton Jr. | July 4, 1960 | |
| Tram Nguyen | June 22, 1986 | |
| Jim O'Day | May 23, 1954 | |
| Norman Orrall | | |
| Jerry Parisella | | |
| Sarah Peake | October 4, 1957 | |
| Alice Peisch | October 4, 1954 | |
| Thomas Petrolati | March 16, 1957 | |
| William "Smitty" Pignatelli | August 31, 1959 | |
| Elizabeth Poirier | October 27, 1942 | |
| Denise Provost | March 9, 1951 | |
| Angelo Puppolo | | |
| Dave Robertson (Massachusetts politician) | | |
| Maria Robinson | March 25, 1987 | |
| Dave Rogers (Massachusetts politician) | | |
| John H. Rogers | October 22, 1964 | |
| Jeffrey Roy | September 8, 1961 | |
| Daniel Joseph Ryan | | |
| Lindsay Sabadosa | | |
| Jon Santiago | | |
| Angelo Scaccia | September 29, 1942 | |
| Paul Schmid | | |
| Danillo Sena | September 7, 1986 | |
| Alan Silvia | October 19, 1951 | |
| Todd Smola | 1977 | |
| Michael Soter | | |
| Theodore C. Speliotis | August 20, 1953 | |
| Thomas M. Stanley | March 23, 1964 | |
| William M. Straus | June 26, 1956 | |
| Alyson Sullivan | February 7, 1988 | |
| Jose Tosado | December 18, 1953 | |
| Paul Tucker (politician) | | |
| Chynah Tyler | | |
| Steven Ultrino | | |
| Andy Vargas | | |
| Aaron Vega | August 25, 1970 | |
| John Velis | January 26, 1979 | |
| David Vieira (politician) | | |
| RoseLee Vincent | | |
| Tommy Vitolo | 1978 | |
| Joseph Wagner (Massachusetts politician) | May 7, 1960 | |
| Thomas Walsh (Massachusetts politician) | July 15, 1960 | |
| Tim Whelan (politician) | | |
| Bud Williams | | |
| Donald Wong | January 15, 1952 | |
| Jonathan Zlotnik | May 7, 1990 | |