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Massachusetts Senate | |
|---|---|
| 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature | |
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 6, 2021 |
| Leadership | |
President pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
 | |
Political groups | Majority
Democratic (37) Minority Republican (3) |
Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Chapter 1, Massachusetts Constitution |
| Salary | $62,500/year; set to increase every two years equal to the increase in the median salary of Massachusetts. Additional stipends are given to leaders of the majority and minority party. |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 (40 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2022 (40 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| State Senate Chamber Massachusetts State House Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Website | |
| Massachusetts Senate | |
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate has 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state. Senators serve two-year terms, without term limits.[1] The Senate meets in the Massachusetts State House, in Boston.
References
- ↑ Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.
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