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184th
Massachusetts General Court
←183rd 185th→
The front of the Massachusetts State House in bright daylight
Massachusetts State House in 2005
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermJanuary 5, 2005 (2005-01-05) – January 2, 2007 (2007-01-02)[1]
Election2004 Senate election, 2004 House election
Websitemass.gov/legis/legis.htm
Senate
Members40
PresidentRobert Travaglini
Majority LeaderFrederick Berry
Majority WhipJoan Menard
Minority LeaderBrian Lees
Minority WhipBruce Tarr
Party controlDemocrat[2]
House
Members160
SpeakerSalvatore DiMasi
Majority LeaderJohn H. Rogers
Majority WhipLida E. Harkins
Minority LeaderBradley Jones Jr.
Minority WhipGeorge N. Peterson Jr.
Party controlDemocrat[3]
Robert Travaglini
Robert Travaglini, Senate president.
Salvatore DiMasi
Salvatore DiMasi, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 2005.

The 184th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 2005 and 2006 during the governorship of Mitt Romney. Robert Travaglini served as president of the Senate and Salvatore DiMasi served as speaker of the House.

Senators

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portrait name [4] date of birth [5] district [6]
Robert A. Antonioni July 15, 1958
Edward M. Augustus Jr. March 31, 1964 2nd Worcester
Steven Baddour 1969
Jarrett Barrios October 16, 1969
Frederick Berry December 20, 1949
Stephen Brewer February 10, 1948
Scott Brown (politician) September 12, 1959
Stephen Buoniconti September 4, 1969
Harriette L. Chandler December 20, 1937
Robert Creedon November 13, 1942
Cynthia Stone Creem September 17, 1942
Susan Fargo August 27, 1942
Jack Hart (state senator) April 21, 1961
Robert Havern III July 17, 1949
Robert L. Hedlund July 12, 1961
Patricia D. Jehlen October 14, 1943
Brian A. Joyce September 5, 1962
Michael Knapik February 11, 1963
Brian Lees July 25, 1953
Thomas M. McGee December 15, 1955
Joan Menard September 6, 1935
Mark Montigny June 20, 1961
Richard T. Moore August 7, 1943
Michael W. Morrissey August 2, 1954
Therese Murray October 10, 1947
Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. February 26, 1964
Robert O'Leary January 24, 1946
Marc Pacheco October 29, 1952
Steven C. Panagiotakos November 26, 1959
Pam Resor 1942
Stan Rosenberg October 12, 1949
Karen Spilka January 11, 1953
Bruce Tarr January 2, 1964
James E. Timilty
Richard Tisei August 13, 1962
Steven Tolman October 2, 1954
Robert Travaglini July 20, 1952
Susan Tucker (politician) November 7, 1944
Marian Walsh 1954
Dianne Wilkerson May 2, 1955

Representatives

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portrait name [5] date of birth [6] district [6]
Cory Atkins February 10, 1949 14th Middlesex
Demetrius Atsalis March 31, 1964
Bruce Ayers April 17, 1962
Ruth Balser October 30, 1948
John Binienda June 22, 1947
Deborah Blumer October 18, 1941
Daniel E. Bosley December 9, 1953
Garrett Bradley July 4, 1970
Arthur Broadhurst September 28, 1964
Antonio Cabral January 26, 1955
Jennifer Callahan August 24, 1964
Christine Canavan January 25, 1950
Gale D. Candaras 1949
Stephen Canessa 1980
Mark Carron July 8, 1962
Paul Casey February 26, 1961
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera February 21, 1964
Edward G. Connolly August 22, 1928
Michael J. Coppola December 7, 1942
Robert Correia January 3, 1939
Michael A. Costello May 5, 1965
Robert K. Coughlin April 22, 1969
Geraldine Creedon September 26, 1945
Sean Curran (politician) August 23, 1977
Robert DeLeo (politician) March 27, 1950
Vinny deMacedo October 16, 1965
Brian Dempsey (politician) September 30, 1966
Salvatore DiMasi August 11, 1945
Paul Donato October 27, 1941
Christopher Donelan December 25, 1964
Joseph R. Driscoll 1970
Jamie Eldridge August 11, 1973
Lewis Evangelidis July 11, 1961
James H. Fagan October 13, 1947
Christopher Fallon June 7, 1953
Mark Falzone June 14, 1975
Robert Fennell June 26, 1956
Mike Festa May 9, 1954
Barry Finegold March 3, 1971
Jennifer Flanagan September 5, 1975
Marie St. Fleur May 4, 1962
David Lawrence Flynn February 5, 1933
Linda Dorcena Forry November 1, 1973
Gloria Fox March 18, 1942
John Fresolo October 11, 1964
Paul Frost April 25, 1970
William C. Galvin October 18, 1956
Colleen Garry July 21, 1962
Susan Williams Gifford November 3, 1959
Anne Gobi December 27, 1962
Emile Goguen March 16, 1933
Thomas Golden Jr. March 5, 1971
Shirley Gomes January 23, 1940
Mary E. Grant January 10, 1953
William G. Greene Jr. April 24, 1940
Denis Guyer July 11, 1966
Patricia Haddad May 7, 1950
Geoff Hall (politician) October 10, 1948
Robert S. Hargraves October 14, 1936
Lida E. Harkins January 24, 1944
Shirley Owens Hicks April 22, 1942
Bradford Hill January 22, 1967
Kevin Honan June 5, 1958
Donald Humason Jr. July 31, 1967
Frank Hynes December 23, 1940
Patricia D. Jehlen October 14, 1943
Bradley Jones Jr. January 9, 1965
Louis Kafka November 28, 1945
Michael F. Kane June 10, 1967
Rachel Kaprielian June 24, 1968
Jay R. Kaufman May 4, 1947
Daniel F. Keenan February 15, 1961
John D. Keenan April 4, 1965
Thomas P. Kennedy August 15, 1951
Kay Khan June 22, 1941
Brian Knuuttila February 22, 1957
Peter Kocot September 18, 1956
Robert Koczera November 25, 1953
Peter Koutoujian September 17, 1961
Paul Kujawski August 26, 1953
Stephen Kulik August 3, 1950
Barbara L'Italien January 3, 1961
William Lantigua February 19, 1955
Peter J. Larkin December 23, 1953
James Leary March 27, 1967
Stephen LeDuc February 29, 1968
John Lepper December 22, 1934
David Linsky October 16, 1957
Paul Loscocco March 7, 1962
Liz Malia September 30, 1949
Ronald Mariano October 31, 1946
Jim Marzilli May 8, 1958
Jim Miceli March 25, 1935
Michael Moran (Massachusetts politician) February 23, 1971
Charles A. Murphy August 11, 1965
James M. Murphy November 15, 1969
Kevin J. Murphy (politician) November 27, 1952
Patrick Natale September 22, 1968
Harold Naughton Jr. July 4, 1960
Robert Nyman August 20, 1960
Thomas J. O'Brien (Massachusetts politician) March 15, 1964
Eugene O'Flaherty July 20, 1968
Marie Parente May 22, 1928
Matthew Patrick (politician) April 1, 1952
Anne Paulsen August 8, 1936
Vincent Pedone March 15, 1967
Alice Peisch October 4, 1954
Jeff Perry (politician) January 8, 1964
Douglas W. Petersen March 7, 1948
George N. Peterson Jr. July 8, 1950
Thomas Petrolati March 16, 1957
Anthony Petruccelli October 2, 1972
William "Smitty" Pignatelli August 31, 1959
Elizabeth Poirier October 27, 1942
Karyn Polito November 11, 1966
Susan Pope October 9, 1942
John F. Quinn April 7, 1963
Kathi-Anne Reinstein January 31, 1971
Michael Rodrigues (politician) May 30, 1959
Mary Rogeness May 18, 1941
John H. Rogers October 22, 1964
Richard J. Ross July 6, 1954
Mike Rush November 30, 1973
Byron Rushing July 29, 1942
Jeffrey Sanchez (politician) July 18, 1969
Tom Sannicandro March 22, 1956
Angelo Scaccia September 29, 1942
John Scibak May 4, 1953
Carl Sciortino July 6, 1978
Frank Smizik September 4, 1944
Todd Smola 1977
Theodore C. Speliotis August 20, 1953
Robert Spellane March 5, 1970
Christopher Speranzo October 24, 1972
Joyce Spiliotis December 27, 1946
Harriett Stanley March 30, 1950
Thomas M. Stanley March 23, 1964
Ellen Story October 17, 1941
William M. Straus June 26, 1956
David B. Sullivan June 6, 1953
Benjamin Swan September 18, 1933
Kathleen Teahan June 11, 1947
Walter Timilty July 19, 1969
A. Stephen Tobin July 3, 1956
Timothy J. Toomey Jr. June 7, 1953
David Torrisi September 18, 1968
Philip Travis July 2, 1940
Eric Turkington August 12, 1947
Cleon Turner December 29, 1945
James E. Vallee July 24, 1966
Anthony Verga April 26, 1935
Joseph Wagner (Massachusetts politician) May 7, 1960
Brian P. Wallace July 26, 1949
Patricia Walrath August 11, 1941
Marty Walsh April 10, 1967
Steven Walsh September 11, 1973
Martha M. Walz July 7, 1961
Daniel K. Webster April 2, 1964
James T. Welch December 22, 1975
Alice Wolf December 24, 1933

See also

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Images

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  • Map of districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2004
    Map of districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2004

References

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  1. ^ "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  2. ^ "Composition of the Massachusetts State Senate", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
  3. ^ "Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
  4. ^ "List of Members of the 184th General Court (2005-2006)". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on February 3, 2006.
  5. ^ a b 2005-2006 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2005.
  6. ^ a b c "Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 2005-2006" (PDF), Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – via State Library of Massachusetts

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