# 1979–1980 Massachusetts legislature

The 171st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1979 and 1980 during the governorship of Edward J. King. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Thomas W. McGee served as speaker of the House. In 1980, the General Court voted to establish the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education with the authority to consolidate resources for public higher education in the state.

## Senators

| name | date of birth | district |
| Carol C. Amick | | 5th Middlesex |
| Chester G. Atkins | April 14, 1948 | |
| John F. Aylmer | January 27, 1934 | |
| Jack Backman | April 26, 1922 | |
| Louis Peter Bertonazzi | October 9, 1933 | |
| 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 | |
| Gerard D'Amico | July 27, 1947 | |
| Francis D. Doris | 1931 | |
| Jack Fitzpatrick (businessman) | April 5, 1923 | |
| Daniel J. Foley | April 6, 1921 | |
| Mary L. Fonseca | March 30, 1915 | |
| Robert A. Hall | April 15, 1946 | |
| Paul D. Harold | September 5, 1948 | |
| Robert M. Hunt | January 4, 1936 | |
| John G. King (politician) | November 30, 1942 | |
| Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. | September 3, 1934 | |
| David H. Locke | August 4, 1927 | |
| Michael LoPresti Jr. | April 30, 1947 | |
| Francis X. McCann | September 2, 1912 | |
| Robert E. McCarthy | January 12, 1940 | |
| 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 | |
| Sharon Pollard | September 21, 1950 | |
| Samuel Rotondi | April 22, 1946 | |
| Philip L. Shea | October 19, 1941 | |
| Alan Sisitsky | June 4, 1942 | |
| Joseph F. Timilty (state senator) | October 3, 1938 | |
| B. Joseph Tully | January 4, 1927 | |
| William X. Wall | July 1, 1904 | |
| Joseph B. Walsh | November 15, 1923 | |
| Robert D. Wetmore | July 24, 1930 | |
| Stanley John Zarod | April 11, 1924 | |

## Representatives

| name | date of birth | district |
| Antone S. Aguiar Jr. | January 2, 1930 | 4th Bristol |
| Theodore J. Aleixo Jr. | August 23, 1942 | |
| Lawrence R. Alexander | 1950 | |
| Alfred Almeida | October 5, 1931 | |
| Robert B. Ambler | 1927 | |
| Peter George Asiaf | August 15, 1905 | |
| Michael J. Barrett | June 27, 1948 | |
| Timothy A. Bassett | December 16, 1947 | |
| William D. Benson | 1948 | |
| Francis Bevilacqua | August 12, 1923 | |
| Walter Bickford | February 16, 1942 | |
| Belden Bly | September 29, 1914 | |
| Robert Joseph Bohigian | July 24, 1922 | |
| Royal L. Bolling Jr. | May 1, 1944 | |
| George Bourque | 1913 | |
| Thomas Brownell | March 25, 1940 | |
| Charles J. Buffone | 1919 | |
| 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 | |
| Andrew Card | May 10, 1947 | |
| William A. Carey | January 28, 1920 | |
| Angelo R. Cataldo | November 12, 1917 | |
| Paul Cellucci | April 24, 1948 | |
| Robert A. Cerasoli | July 12, 1947 | |
| Rudy Chmura | March 21, 1932 | |
| Salvatore Ciccarelli | February 16, 1941 | |
| Salvatore Cimino | October 27, 1933 | |
| Forrester Clark | November 30, 1934 | |
| Deborah R. Cochran | September 18, 1939 | |
| David B. Cohen (mayor) | September 2, 1947 | |
| Gerald M. Cohen | February 22, 1934 | |
| Lincoln P. Cole Jr. | September 18, 1918 | |
| James G. Collins | August 2, 1946 | |
| Edward W. Connelly | August 2, 1919 | |
| Leo R. Corazzini | February 17, 1930 | |
| Robert Correia | January 3, 1939 | |
| Nicholas Costello | 1935 | |
| 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 | |
| Richard H. Demers | January 19, 1928 | |
| A. Joseph DeNucci | August 30, 1939 | |
| Salvatore DiMasi | August 11, 1945 | |
| Charles Robert Doyle | September 24, 1925 | |
| John R. Driscoll | May 9, 1924 | |
| Dennis J. Duffin | November 24, 1930 | |
| Richard J. Dwinell | August 5, 1917 | |
| Thomas Francis Fallon | December 4, 1929 | |
| Michael Paul Feeney | March 26, 1907 | |
| John J. Finnegan | July 21, 1938 | |
| Thomas Finneran | January 2, 1950 | |
| Kevin W. Fitzgerald | 1950 | |
| Charles Flaherty (politician) | October 13, 1938 | |
| Michael F. Flaherty Sr. | September 6, 1936 | |
| Peter Y. Flynn | 1940 | |
| William J. Flynn Jr. | 1933 | |
| Barney Frank | March 31, 1940 | |
| Bruce N. Freeman | March 4, 1921 | |
| William F. Galvin | September 17, 1950 | |
| Ann Gannett | November 7, 1916 | |
| Mary Jane Gibson | February 7, 1933 | |
| Robert W. Gillette | September 1, 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 | |
| James T. Harrington | June 9, 1949 | |
| Jonathan Healy | October 10, 1945 | |
| Joseph N. Hermann | June 8, 1924 | |
| Iris Holland | September 30, 1920 | |
| Marie Elizabeth Howe | June 13, 1939 | |
| Philip W. Johnston | July 21, 1944 | |
| Raymond A. Jordan Jr. | May 5, 1943 | |
| Stephen Karol | 1948 | |
| Bill Keating (politician) | September 6, 1952 | |
| George Keverian | June 3, 1931 | |
| Arthur M. Khoury | February 5, 1940 | |
| Mel King | October 20, 1928 | |
| Raymond M. LaFontaine | May 18, 1927 | |
| Nickolas Lambros | January 9, 1933 | |
| Robert F. Larkin Jr. | May 29, 1955 | |
| Denis Lawrence | 1940 | |
| Mark E. Lawton | July 26, 1949 | |
| Edward LeLacheur | June 1, 1925 | |
| Leon Lombardi | April 16, 1949 | |
| Michael J. Lombardi | May 27, 1917 | |
| John J. Long | December 10, 1927 | |
| John Loring | 1926 | |
| Thomas R. Lussier | April 5, 1957 | |
| Thomas K. Lynch | April 30, 1946 | |
| William Q. MacLean Jr. | November 4, 1934 | |
| M. Joseph Manning | September 23, 1924 | |
| Donald J. Manning | June 23, 1929 | |
| Angelo Marotta | October 16, 1937 | |
| Frank J. Matrango | July 19, 1926 | |
| Thomas W. McGee | May 24, 1924 | |
| Michael J. McGlynn | April 23, 1953 | |
| Arthur James McKenna | October 29, 1914 | |
| Charles F. McNally | April 3, 1929 | |
| John C. McNeil | June 8, 1945 | |
| Robert D. McNeil | December 16, 1930 | |
| John F. Melia | June 5, 1915 | |
| Joan Menard | September 6, 1935 | |
| Elizabeth Metayer | August 12, 1911 | |
| Jim Miceli | March 25, 1935 | |
| Alfred A. Minahan Jr. | September 14, 1953 | |
| David J. Mofenson | February 7, 1943 | |
| F. John Monahan | July 3, 1943 | |
| Richard T. Moore | August 7, 1943 | |
| 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 | |
| William P. Nagle Jr. | June 10, 1951 | |
| Andrew Natsios | September 22, 1949 | |
| Joseph M. Navin | May 19, 1946 | |
| David Robert Nelson | | |
| Lou Nickinello | September 8, 1940 | |
| Thomas C. Norton | December 11, 1934 | |
| Nicholas Paleologos | March 9, 1953 | |
| Raymond S. Peck | December 10, 1922 | |
| John B. Perry | February 15, 1935 | |
| Angelo Picucci | April 12, 1915 | |
| Steven Pierce | October 10, 1949 | |
| Vincent J. Piro | 1931 | |
| Kevin Poirier | July 7, 1940 | |
| Daniel F. Pokaski | June 26, 1949 | |
| Michael J. Rea Jr. | July 23, 1940 | |
| Richard P. Roche | February 15, 1952 | |
| Andrew J. Rogers Jr. | May 6, 1944 | |
| Robert J. Rohan | August 15, 1921 | |
| J. Michael Ruane | December 10, 1927 | |
| Alfred E. Saggese Jr. | November 21, 1946 | |
| Sherman Saltmarsh | April 27, 1929 | |
| Joseph Scelsi | June 4, 1915 | |
| Anthony M. Scibelli | October 16, 1911 | |
| Joseph J. Semensi | March 6, 1923 | |
| Emanuel Serra | June 12, 1945 | |
| Philip L. Shea | October 19, 1941 | |
| Richard R. Silva | March 13, 1922 | |
| Theodore C. Speliotis | August 20, 1953 | |
| Gregory W. Sullivan | January 29, 1952 | |
| Royall H. Switzler | September 27, 1938 | |
| Robert A. Vigneau | November 4, 1920 | |
| Richard Voke | December 2, 1947 | |
| Richard L. Walsh | July 26, 1948 | |
| Bruce E. Wetherbee | September 1, 1950 | |
| W. Paul White | July 7, 1945 | |
| Thomas P. White | August 27, 1950 | |
| A. James Whitney | April 15, 1943 | |
| Francis H. Woodward | March 17, 1939 | |