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The Massachusetts Democratic Party (MassDems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Massachusetts.It is chaired by Steve Kerrigan and is the dominant party in the state, controlling all nine of the state's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, all six elected statewide offices including the governorship, and supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
Michael Stanley Dukakis ( / dʊˈkɑːkɪs / duu-KAH-kiss; born November 3, 1933) is an American retired lawyer and politician who served as governor of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1991. He is the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history and only the second Greek-American governor in U.S. history, after Spiro Agnew.
v. t. e. Elizabeth Ann Warren ( née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and regarded as a progressive, [3] Warren has focused on consumer protection, equitable economic opportunity, and ...
Deval Laurdine Patrick (born July 31, 1956) is an American politician, author, businessman, and former civil rights lawyer who served as the 71st governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015. He was the first African-American Governor of Massachusetts and the first Democratic Governor of the state since Michael Dukakis left office in 1991.
Katherine Clark. Katherine Marlea Clark (born July 17, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as House Minority Whip since 2023 and the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. She previously served as Assistant Speaker [a] from 2021 to 2023 and Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus ...
Ed Markey questions witnesses on healthcare worker shortages. Recorded February 16, 2023. Edward John Markey ( / ˈmɑːrki / MAR-kee; born July 11, 1946) is an American lawyer, politician, and former Army reservist serving as the junior United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served 20 terms ...
Politics of Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is often categorized politically as progressive and liberal. All of the state’s U.S. representatives and senators are Democrats. Democrats also form the large majority of the state’s legislature, though the state has a history of electing Republican governors.
Political party strength in Massachusetts. The following table indicates the party of elected officials in Massachusetts : The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: For years in which a United States presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes, and ...