2003–2004 Massachusetts legislature

The 183rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 2003 and 2004 during the governorship of Mitt Romney. Robert Travaglini served as president of the Senate. Thomas Finneran and then Salvatore DiMasi each served as speaker of the House.[4]

183rd
Massachusetts General Court
←182nd 184th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermJanuary 1, 2003 (2003-01-01) – January 4, 2005 (2005-01-04)[1]
Election2002 general 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
SpeakerThomas Finneran (2003–2004)
Salvatore DiMasi (2004)
Majority LeaderSalvatore DiMasi (2003–2004)
Majority WhipLida E. Harkins
Minority LeaderBradley Jones Jr.
Minority WhipGeorge N. Peterson Jr.
Party controlDemocrat[3]
Robert Travaglini
Robert Travaglini, Senate president.
Thomas Finneran
Thomas Finneran, House speaker until September 28, 2004
Salvatore DiMasi
Salvatore DiMasi, House speaker from September 28, 2004
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 2003-2004.

Notable legislation included "one of the toughest smoking bans in the US, covering workplaces, restaurants, and bars across the state (many of which were already smoke-free as a result of local legislation)."[5][6]

Senators
portrait name [7] date of birth [8] district [9]
 Robert A. Antonioni July 15, 1958
Steven Baddour 1969 1st Essex
 Jarrett Barrios October 16, 1969
Frederick Berry December 20, 1949
Stephen Brewer February 10, 1948
Scott Brown (politician) September 12, 1959
Harriette L. Chandler December 20, 1937
Robert Creedon November 13, 1942
Cynthia Stone Creem September 17, 1942
Susan Fargo August 27, 1942
Guy Glodis February 15, 1969
Jack Hart (state senator) April 21, 1961
Robert Havern III July 17, 1949
Robert L. Hedlund July 12, 1961
Cheryl Jacques February 17, 1962
Brian A. Joyce September 5, 1962
Michael Knapik February 11, 1963
Brian Lees July 25, 1953
David P. Magnani May 24, 1944
Thomas M. McGee December 15, 1955
Linda Melconian
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
Charles E. Shannon Jr. August 31, 1943
Jo Ann Sprague November 3, 1931
Bruce Tarr January 2, 1964
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
portrait name [8] date of birth [9] district [9]
 Christopher P. Asselin March 10, 1969 9th Hampden
 Cory Atkins February 10, 1949
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
Scott Brown (politician) September 12, 1959
Stephen Buoniconti September 4, 1969
Antonio Cabral January 26, 1955
Jennifer Callahan August 24, 1964
Christine Canavan January 25, 1950
Gale D. Candaras 1949
Mark Carron July 8, 1962
Paul Casey February 26, 1961
Vincent P. Ciampa April 15, 1945
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
Robert DeLeo (politician) March 27, 1950
Vinny deMacedo October 16, 1965
Paul C. Demakis July 9, 1953
Brian Dempsey (politician) September 30, 1966
Salvatore DiMasi August 11, 1945
Paul Donato October 27, 1941
Christopher Donelan December 25, 1964
Carol A. Donovan June 5, 1937
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
Thomas Finneran January 2, 1950
Marie St. Fleur May 4, 1962
David Lawrence Flynn February 5, 1933
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
Thomas N. George May 2, 1938
Susan Williams Gifford November 3, 1959
Anne Gobi December 27, 1962
Emile Goguen March 16, 1933
Brian Paul Golden February 2, 1965
Thomas Golden Jr. March 5, 1971
Shirley Gomes January 23, 1940
Mary E. Grant January 10, 1953
William G. Greene Jr. April 24, 1940
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
Reed V. Hillman November 30, 1948
Kevin Honan June 5, 1958
Mark A. Howland August 20, 1954
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
Shaun P. Kelly March 13, 1964
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
Charles A. Murphy August 11, 1965
James M. Murphy November 15, 1969
Kevin J. Murphy (politician) November 27, 1952
David Nangle December 18, 1960
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
J. Michael Ruane December 10, 1927
Mike Rush November 30, 1973
Byron Rushing July 29, 1942
Jeffrey Sanchez (politician) July 18, 1969
Angelo Scaccia September 29, 1942
John Scibak May 4, 1953
Mary Jane Simmons May 14, 1953
Frank Smizik September 4, 1944
Theodore C. Speliotis August 20, 1953
Robert Spellane March 5, 1970
Joyce Spiliotis December 27, 1946
Karen Spilka January 11, 1953
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
Joseph Sullivan (mayor) March 1, 1959
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
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
Daniel K. Webster April 2, 1964
Alice Wolf December 24, 1933

See also

Images
  • Map of the 40 districts of the Massachusetts state senate apportioned in 2001
    Map of the 40 districts of the Massachusetts state senate apportioned in 2001
  • Map of the 160 districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives apportioned in 2001
    Map of the 160 districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives apportioned in 2001

References
  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. "Organization of the Legislature Since 1780". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2005. p. 338+.
  5. Robert David Sullivan (2005). "A Toast to the General Court". CommonWealth Magazine. 10 (4).
  6. "2004 Chap. 0137. An Act Improving Public Health In The Commonwealth", Massachusetts Acts and Resolves, hdl:2452/122188
  7. "List of Members of the 183rd General Court (2003-2004)". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on August 30, 2004.
  8. 2003-2004 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2003.
  9. "Register of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the Government of Massachusetts, 2003-2004", Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hdl:2452/796545

Further reading
  • Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2003. hdl:2452/40814.
  • "Massachusetts Legislature Repeals Clean Elections Law", New York Times, June 21, 2003
  • "Weekly Roundup - Week of Nov. 29, 2004", Statehousenews.com, Boston: State House News Service, archived from the original on December 8, 2004
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