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 | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | General Court | ||||
Term | January 7, 1987 – November 23, 1988 [1] | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 40 [2] | ||||
President | William Bulger | ||||
Party control | Democrat[2] | ||||
House | |||||
Members | 160 [3] | ||||
Speaker | George Keverian | ||||
Party control | Democrat[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
- Salvatore R. Albano [4]
- Carol Campbell Amick [6]
- Michael John Barrett
- Frederick E. Berry
- Edward Lawrence Burke [6]
Representatives
- Theodore J. Aleixo Jr. [4]
- Frances F. Alexander
- Lawrence R. Alexander [6]
- Robert B. Ambler [6]
- John A. Businger [6]
- David B. Cohen [6]
- Stephen W. Doran [6]
- Barbara A. Gardner [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
- 1987–1988 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1987 – via Internet Archive.
- Charles H.W. Foster and Frances H. Foster (2014). "The Massachusetts Environmental Trust". Ecology Law Quarterly. 41. JSTOR 44320199.
- 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.
External links
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "1986 State Senate General Election". Sec.state.ma.us.
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "1986 State Representative General Election". Sec.state.ma.us.
- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1987, hdl:2452/429139 – via State Library of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1987, hdl:2452/3571
- Massachusetts General Court, Bills (Legislative Documents) and Journals: 1988, hdl:2452/365963
- Massachusetts Acts and Resolves: 1988, hdl:2452/3572
- Reports of the Legislative Research Council, Commonwealth of Massachusetts – via New England School of Law (1964-1994)
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