1987–1988 Massachusetts legislature

The 175th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1987 and 1988 during the governorship of Michael Dukakis. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and George Keverian served as speaker of the House.[4]

175th
Massachusetts General Court
174th 176th
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermJanuary 7, 1987 (1987-01-07) – November 23, 1988 (1988-11-23) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentWilliam Bulger
Party controlDemocrat[2]
House
Members160 [3]
SpeakerGeorge Keverian
Party controlDemocrat[3]
William Bulger, Senate president.
George Keverian, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1987-1988.

Notable legislation included creation of the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.[5]

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. 1987–1988 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1987 via Internet Archive.
  5. Charles H.W. Foster and Frances H. Foster (2014). "The Massachusetts Environmental Trust". Ecology Law Quarterly. 41. JSTOR 44320199.
  6. 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. 1987. hdl:2452/40807.
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