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1977–1978 Massachusetts legislature

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The 170th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1977 and 1978 during the governorship of Michael Dukakis. Kevin B. Harrington served as president of the Senate and Thomas W. McGee served as speaker of the House.[4]

170th
Massachusetts General Court
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Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermJanuary 5, 1977 (1977-01-05) – July 12, 1978 (1978-07-12) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentKevin B. Harrington
Majority leader of House of RepresentativesJoseph DiCarlo (1977)
William Bulger (1977–1978)
Vice-Leader Majority of House of RepresentativesMary L. Fonseca
Minority LeaderJohn Francis Parker
Vice-Leader MinorityDavid H. Locke
Party controlDemocrat[2]
House
Members240 [3]
SpeakerThomas W. McGee
Majority Leader of State SenateWilliam Q. MacLean Jr.
Vice-Leader Majority of State SenateGeorge Keverian
Minority Leader of State SenateFrancis W. Hatch Jr.
Vice-Leader Minority of State SenateWilliam G. Robinson
Party controlDemocrat[3]
Kevin B. Harrington
Kevin Harrington, Senate president.
Thomas W. McGee
Thomas McGee, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1977-1978.

Senators

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portrait name [4] date of birth [5] district [5]
 
 Carol Amick 5th Middlesex
 
 Chester G. Atkins April 14, 1948
 
 John F. Aylmer January 27, 1934
 
 Jack Backman April 26, 1922
 
 Roger L. Bernashe September 9, 1927
 
 Walter J. Boverini June 5, 1925
 
 John A. Brennan Jr. September 19, 1945
 
 Anna Buckley 1924
 
 William Bulger February 2, 1934
 
 Edward L. Burke 1942
 
 Gerard D'Amico July 27, 1947
 
 Joseph DiCarlo March 21, 1936
 
 Jack Fitzpatrick April 5, 1923
 
 Daniel J. Foley April 6, 1921
 
 Mary L. Fonseca March 30, 1915
 
 Robert A. Hall April 15, 1946
 
 Kevin B. Harrington January 9, 1929
 
 James A. Kelly Jr. May 11, 1926
 
 Arthur Joseph Lewis Jr. September 3, 1934
 
 David H. Locke August 4, 1927
 
 Michael LoPresti Jr. April 30, 1947
 
 Ronald Conrad MacKenzie May 3, 1934
Frank J. Mastrocola Jr.
 
 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 July 6, 1937
 
 John Francis Parker May 29, 1907
 
 Sharon Pollard September 21, 1950
 
 George Rogers August 2, 1933
 
 Samuel Rotondi April 22, 1946
 
 William L. Saltonstall May 14, 1927
 
 Alan Sisitsky June 4, 1942
 
 Joseph F. Timilty October 3, 1938
 
 Arthur Tobin May 22, 1930
 
 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

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portrait name [4] date of birth [5] district [5]
 
 Antone S. Aguiar Jr. January 2, 1930 13th Bristol
 
 Theodore J. Aleixo Jr. August 23, 1942
 
 Alfred Almeida October 5, 1931
 
 Robert B. Ambler 1927
 
 Carol Amick
 
 Peter George Asiaf August 15, 1905
 
 Dennis J. Baker August 19, 1948
 
 Stanley E. Barnicoat February 5, 1927
 
 Timothy A. Bassett December 16, 1947
 
 Wilfred P. Beauchesne September 3, 1923
 
 Louis Peter Bertonazzi October 9, 1933
 
 Francis Bevilacqua August 12, 1923
 
 Walter Bickford February 16, 1942
 
 Belden Bly September 29, 1914
 
 Raymond J. Boffetti 1924
 
 Robert Joseph Bohigian July 24, 1922
 
 Royal L. Bolling Jr. May 1, 1944
 
 George Bourque 1913
 
 Thomas Brownell March 25, 1940
 
 Robert C. Buell April 23, 1931
 
 Charles J. Buffone 1919
 
 Nicholas J. Buglione 1932
 
 Doris Bunte July 2, 1933
 
 Kevin M. Burke December 7, 1946
 
 Walter T. Burke August 5, 1911
 
 John Businger February 5, 1945
 
 Sean Francis Cahillane February 9, 1951
 
 Jeremiah F. Cahir December 4, 1924
 
 Howard C. Cahoon Jr. December 31, 1944
 
 Fred F. Cain November 5, 1909
 
 Eleanor Campobasso August 10, 1923
 
 Andrew Card May 10, 1947
 
 William A. Carey January 28, 1920
 
 Robert F. X. Casey April 14, 1925
 
 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
 
 John F. Coffey February 7, 1918
 
 Gerald M. Cohen February 22, 1934
 
 Lincoln P. Cole Jr. September 18, 1918
 
 Andrew Collaro March 21, 1910
 
 James G. Collins August 2, 1946
 
 H. Thomas Colo December 27, 1929
 
 Edward W. Connelly August 2, 1919
 
 Michael J. Connolly April 20, 1947
 
 John Sydney Conway August 19, 1927
 
 Leo R. Corazzini February 17, 1930
 
 Robert Correia January 3, 1939
 
 Genevra Counihan December 15, 1925
 
 Edward P. Coury October 19, 1927
 
 James J. Craven Jr. March 24, 1919
 
 Michael C. Creedon November 3, 1946
 
 Sidney Curtiss September 4, 1917
 
 John F. Cusack October 5, 1937
 
 Charles Decas October 5, 1937
 
 Richard H. Demers January 19, 1928
 
 A. Joseph DeNucci August 30, 1939
 
 Michael J. Devito May 30, 1949
 
 Edward M. Dickson March 12, 1912
 
 Brian J. Donnelly March 2, 1946
 
 Francis D. Doris 1931
 
 Charles Robert Doyle September 24, 1925
 
 John R. Driscoll May 9, 1924
 
 Dennis J. Duffin November 24, 1930
 
 Richard J. Dwinell August 5, 1917
 
 Charles F. Engdahl July 3, 1921
 
 Thomas Francis Fallon December 4, 1929
 
 Mary Fantasia October 1, 1919
 
 John F. Farland May 14, 1940
 
 Leo J. Farley Jr. June 1, 1926
 
 Michael Paul Feeney March 26, 1907
 
 Philip Frank Filosa July 6, 1948
 
 John J. Finnegan July 21, 1938
 
 Richard F. Finnigan September 27, 1936
 
 Kevin W. Fitzgerald 1950
 
 Mark Fitzsimmons March 15, 1951
 
 Charles Flaherty October 13, 1938
 
 Michael F. Flaherty Sr. September 6, 1936
 
 Raymond Flynn July 22, 1939
 
 Bernard D. Flynn April 11, 1945
 
 Peter Y. Flynn 1940
 
 William J. Flynn Jr. 1933
 
 Barney Frank March 31, 1940
 
 Bruce N. Freeman March 4, 1921
 
 James J. Gaffney III December 20, 1942
 
 Anthony Michael Gallugi May 16, 1948
 
 William F. Galvin September 17, 1950
 
 John B. Galvin February 3, 1930
 
 Ann Gannett November 7, 1916
 
 Henry S. Gillet Jr. September 13, 1944
 
 Robert W. Gillette September 1, 1934
 
 Mary Goode July 2, 1927
 
 Paul M. Goulston August 1, 1932
 
 Roger R. Goyette January 22, 1925
 
 Saundra Graham September 5, 1941
 
 John Granara January 23, 1943
 
 Barbara Gray October 11, 1926
 
 Henry Grenier December 9, 1924
 
 James L. Grimaldi May 3, 1911
 
 Gerard A. Guilmette October 22, 1911
 
 Edward D. Harrington Jr. August 11, 1921
 
 Peter F. Harrington February 12, 1936
 
 Norris W. Harris March 16, 1915
 
 Francis W. Hatch Jr. May 6, 1925
 
 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
 
 Dennis J. Kearney September 25, 1949
 
 Bill Keating September 6, 1952
 
 James A. Keefe Jr.
 
 Richard Kendall August 21, 1934
 
 Robert B. Kennedy February 6, 1940
 
 George Keverian June 3, 1931
 
 Arthur M. Khoury February 5, 1940
 
 John G. King November 30, 1942
 
 Mel King October 20, 1928
 
 Matthew J. Kuss December 5, 1915
 
 Raymond M. LaFontaine May 18, 1927
 
 Nickolas Lambros January 9, 1933
 
 David Lane July 6, 1927
 
 Donat J. Laplante August 12, 1913
 
 Francis C. Lapointe January 13, 1939
 
 Robert F. Larkin Jr. May 29, 1955
 
 Mark E. Lawton July 26, 1949
 
 Edward LeLacheur June 1, 1925
 
 Kenneth M. Lemanski January 27, 1954
Paula Lewellen
 
 Gerald P. Lombard January 4, 1916
 
 Leon Lombardi April 16, 1949
 
 Michael J. Lombardi May 27, 1917
 
 Charles W. Long August 14, 1940
 
 John J. Long December 10, 1927
 
 Thomas D. Lopes September 7, 1942
 
 John Loring 1926
 
 Edwin C. Lucey March 18, 1932
 
 Thomas R. Lussier April 5, 1957
 
 Thomas K. Lynch April 30, 1946
 
 Garreth J. Lynch March 13, 1943
 
 William Q. MacLean Jr. November 4, 1934
 
 Joseph T. Maguire June 10, 1926
 
 Thomas H. D. Mahoney November 4, 1913
 
 M. Joseph Manning September 23, 1924
 
 Donald J. Manning June 23, 1929
 
 Angelo Marotta October 16, 1937
 
 Frank J. Matrango July 19, 1926
 
 Anthony P. McBride August 28, 1932
 
 Peter C. McCarthy September 8, 1941
 
 Terrence P. McCarthy August 12, 1941
 
 Peter McDowell June 5, 1938
 
 Thomas W. McGee May 24, 1924
 
 Michael J. McGlynn April 23, 1953
 
 Arthur James McKenna October 29, 1914
 
 Bruce J. McLaughlin February 2, 1935
 
 Charles F. McNally April 3, 1929
 
 John C. McNeil June 8, 1945
 
 Robert D. McNeil December 16, 1930
 
 Paul E. Means June 18, 1945
 
 John F. Melia June 5, 1915
 
 Elizabeth Metayer August 12, 1911
 
 Jim Miceli March 25, 1935
 
 Alfred A. Minahan Jr. September 14, 1953
 
 David J. Mofenson February 7, 1943
 
 Richard T. Moore August 7, 1943
 
 Paul F. X. Moriarty August 18, 1929
 
 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
 
 Robert L. Nardone September 13, 1953
 
 Andrew Natsios September 22, 1949
 
 Joseph M. Navin May 19, 1946
 
 Lou Nickinello September 8, 1940
 
 Elaine Noble January 22, 1944
 
 James R. Nolen April 17, 1933
 
 Nils L. Nordberg November 6, 1934
 
 Thomas C. Norton December 11, 1934
 
 O. Roland Orlandi March 25, 1936
 
 Nicholas Paleologos March 9, 1953
 
 Raymond S. Peck December 10, 1922
 
 Felix Perrault October 27, 1915
 
 John B. Perry February 15, 1935
 
 Robert G. Phelan March 19, 1933
 
 William A. Pickett June 10, 1935
 
 Angelo Picucci April 12, 1915
 
 Ronald Anthony Pina August 11, 1944
 
 Lois Pines August 16, 1940
 
 Vincent J. Piro 1931
 
 Kevin Poirier July 7, 1940
 
 Daniel F. Pokaski June 26, 1949
 
 Manuel Raposa Jr. May 13, 1915
 
 Michael J. Rea Jr. July 23, 1940
 
 William G. Robinson March 10, 1926
 
 Richard P. Roche February 15, 1952
 
 A. David Rodham November 26, 1938
 
 Andrew J. Rogers Jr. May 6, 1944
 
 Francis E. Rogers July 18, 1932
 
 Richard A. Rogers July 8, 1930
 
 Robert J. Rohan August 15, 1921
 
 J. Michael Ruane December 10, 1927
 
 John Rucho November 22, 1922
 
 Alfred E. Saggese Jr. November 21, 1946
 
 Sherman Saltmarsh April 27, 1929
 
 Angelo Scaccia September 29, 1942
 
 Joseph Scelsi June 4, 1915
 
 Anthony M. Scibelli October 16, 1911
 
 James W. Segel June 29, 1945
 
 Joseph J. Semensi March 6, 1923
 
 Emanuel Serra June 12, 1945
 
 William G. Shaughnessy July 10, 1918
 
 C. Vincent Shea November 20, 1916
 
 Philip L. Shea October 19, 1941
 
 James A. Sheets June 3, 1935
 
 Edward Shortell August 21, 1916
 
 Richard R. Silva March 13, 1922
 
 Thomas G. Simons January 21, 1942
 
 James E. Smith September 3, 1946
 
 George R. Sprague June 19, 1938
 
 William F. Stanley June 25, 1937
 
 Caroline Stouffer April 5, 1933
 
 Gregory W. Sullivan January 29, 1952
 
 Karen Swanson January 15, 1954
 
 David J. Swartz April 2, 1931
 
 Royall H. Switzler September 27, 1938
 
 Robert S. Teahan March 1, 1921
 
 Theodore J. Trudeau January 22, 1916
 
 Peter A. Velis October 8, 1942
 
 Robert A. Vigneau November 4, 1920
 
 Carlton M. Viveiros December 4, 1938
 
 Richard Voke December 2, 1947
 
 Max Volterra January 7, 1936
 
 Henry A. Walker December 7, 1919
 
 Richard L. Walsh July 26, 1948
 
 Norman S. Weinberg 1919
 
 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

See also

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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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c 1977–1978 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1977 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ a b c d "Annual Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 1977", Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hdl:2452/796412

Further reading

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  • Court, Massachusetts General (1977). Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. hdl:2452/40802.
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