1995–1996 Massachusetts legislature
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The 179th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1995 and 1996 during the governorship of Bill Weld. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Charles Flaherty served as speaker of the House.[4]
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179th Massachusetts General Court | |||||
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Legislative body | General Court | ||||
Term | January 4, 1995 (1995-01-04) – December 31, 1996 (1996-12-31)[1] | ||||
Election | November 8, 1994 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 40 | ||||
President | William Bulger (1995–1996) Tom Birmingham (1996) | ||||
Majority Leader | Louis Peter Bertonazzi | ||||
Majority Whip | Frederick Berry | ||||
Minority Leader | Brian Lees | ||||
Minority Whip | Lucile P. Hicks | ||||
Party control | Democrat[2] | ||||
House | |||||
Members | 160 | ||||
Speaker | Charles Flaherty (1995–1996) Thomas Finneran (1996) | ||||
Majority Leader | Richard Voke | ||||
Majority Whip | Joan Menard | ||||
Minority Leader | Edward B. Teague III | ||||
Minority Whip | David Peters | ||||
Party control | Democrat[3] |
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