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.[4]

171st
Massachusetts General Court
←170th 172nd→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermJanuary 3, 1979 (1979-01-03) – July 5, 1980 (1980-07-05) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentWilliam Bulger
Party controlDemocrat[2]
House
Members160 [3]
SpeakerThomas W. McGee
Party controlDemocrat[3]
William Bulger, Senate president.
Thomas McGee, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1979-1980.

Senators

Representatives

See also

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. 1979-1980 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  5. State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020

Further reading
  • Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1979. hdl:2452/40803.
  • "Massachusetts Legislature Meets on Transit Crisis", New York Times, December 2, 1980
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