1981–1982 Massachusetts legislature
The 172nd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1981 and 1982 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]
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Term | January 7, 1981 – January 2, 1983 [1] | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 [2] | ||||
| President | William Bulger | ||||
| Party control | Democrat [2] | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 160 [3] | ||||
| Speaker | Thomas W. McGee | ||||
| Party control | Democrat [3] | ||||
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William Bulger, Senate president.
Thomas McGee, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1981-1982.
"In 1981, the General Court overrode the veto of Gov. Edward King to make Massachusetts one of the first states to encourage recycling" by bottle deposit.[5]
Senators
- Carol Campbell Amick [4]
- Chester G. Atkins
- John Francis Aylmer
- George A. Bachrach
- Jack H. Backman [6]
- Edward Lawrence Burke [6]
Representatives
- Antone S. Aguiar Jr. [4]
- Theodore J. Aleixo Jr.
- Lawrence R. Alexander [6]
- Robert B. Ambler [6]
- John A. Businger [6]
- David B. Cohen [6]
- Stephen W. Doran [6]
- Roger R. Goyette [6]
References
- "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
- "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
- "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
- 1981–1982 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1981 – via Internet Archive.
- Robert David Sullivan (2005). "A Toast to the General Court". CommonWealth Magazine. 10 (4).
- 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. 1981. hdl:2452/40804.
External links
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "1980 State Senate General Election". Sec.state.ma.us.
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "1980 State Representative General Election". Sec.state.ma.us.
- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1981, hdl:2452/429136 – via State Library of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1981, hdl:2452/29306
- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1982, hdl:2452/365962
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1982, hdl:2452/32846
- Reports of the Legislative Research Council, Commonwealth of Massachusetts – via New England School of Law (1964-1994)
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