Massachusetts General Court

The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is a bicameral body. The upper house is the Massachusetts Senate which is composed of 40 members. The lower body, the Massachusetts House of Representatives, has 160 members.

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State legislature - U.S. state - Massachusetts - Bicameral - Massachusetts Senate - Massachusetts House of Representatives

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The President of the Senate is Robert Travaglini, and the Speaker of the House is Salvatore DiMasi. Democrats hold super-majorities in both chambers of the General Court.

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Robert Travaglini - Salvatore DiMasi - Democrats

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The General Court was established in 1630 when the Massachusetts Bay Colony obtained a new charter. It existed in its colonial form until the first Massachusetts state constitution was ratified in 1780.

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1630 - Massachusetts Bay Colony - 1780

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The General Court meets in the Massachusetts State House in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts State House - Boston, Massachusetts

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