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The 180th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1997 and 1998 during the governorships of Bill Weld and Paul Cellucci. Thomas F. Birmingham served as president of the Senate and Thomas M. Finneran served as speaker of the House.[4]
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| Legislative body | General Court | ||||
| Term | January 1997 (1997-01) – [1] | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 [2] | ||||
| President | Tom Birmingham | ||||
| Majority Leader | Thomas C. Norton | ||||
| Majority Whip | Linda Melconian | ||||
| Minority Leader | Brian Lees | ||||
| Minority Whip | Richard Tisei | ||||
| Party control | Democrat[2] | ||||
| House | |||||
| Members | 160 | ||||
| Speaker | Thomas Finneran | ||||
| Majority Leader | William P. Nagle Jr. | ||||
| Majority Whip | Barbara Gardner | ||||
| Minority Leader | David Peters | ||||
| Minority Whip | Francis L. Marini | ||||
| Party control | Democrat[3] | ||||
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Thomas Birmingham, Senate president.
Thomas Finneran, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1997-1998.
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Senators
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| portrait | name [5] | date of birth [6] | district [6] |
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Matthew J. Amorello | March 15, 1958 | 2nd Worcester |
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Robert A. Antonioni | July 15, 1958 | |
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Robert A. Bernstein | March 22, 1961 | |
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Frederick Berry | December 20, 1949 | |
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Tom Birmingham | August 4, 1949 | |
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Stephen Brewer | February 10, 1948 | |
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Edward J. Clancy Jr. | June 30, 1950 | |
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Robert Creedon | November 13, 1942 | |
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Robert Durand | February 28, 1953 | |
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Susan Fargo | August 27, 1942 | |
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Robert Havern III | July 17, 1949 | |
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Robert L. Hedlund | July 12, 1961 | |
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Cheryl Jacques | February 17, 1962 | |
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James Jajuga | December 12, 1946 | |
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Brian A. Joyce | September 5, 1962 | |
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Bill Keating (politician) | September 6, 1952 | |
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Michael Knapik | February 11, 1963 | |
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Brian Lees | July 25, 1953 | |
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Stephen F. Lynch | March 31, 1955 | |
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David P. Magnani | May 24, 1944 | |
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Linda Melconian | ||
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Mark Montigny | June 20, 1961 | |
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Richard T. Moore | August 7, 1943 | |
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Michael W. Morrissey | August 2, 1954 | |
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Therese Murray | October 10, 1947 | |
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Thomas C. Norton | December 11, 1934 | |
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Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. | February 26, 1964 | |
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John D. O'Brien Jr. | 1960 | |
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Marc Pacheco | October 29, 1952 | |
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Steven C. Panagiotakos | November 26, 1959 | |
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Lois Pines | August 16, 1940 | |
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Henri S. Rauschenbach | October 9, 1947 | |
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Stan Rosenberg | October 12, 1949 | |
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Charles E. Shannon Jr. | August 31, 1943 | |
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Bruce Tarr | January 2, 1964 | |
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Richard Tisei | August 13, 1962 | |
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Warren Tolman | October 23, 1959 | |
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Robert Travaglini | July 20, 1952 | |
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Marian Walsh | 1954 | |
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Dianne Wilkerson | May 2, 1955 | |
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Representatives
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| portrait | name [5] | date of birth [6] | district [6] |
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Steven Angelo | June 8, 1952 | 9th Essex |
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Michael G. Bellotti | March 21, 1963 | |
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John Binienda | June 22, 1947 | |
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Daniel E. Bosley | December 9, 1953 | |
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Arthur Broadhurst | September 28, 1964 | |
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John Businger | February 5, 1945 | |
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Antonio Cabral | January 26, 1955 | |
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Michael P. Cahill | December 12, 1961 | |
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Thomas Cahir | September 19, 1952 | |
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Christine Canavan | January 25, 1950 | |
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Gale D. Candaras | 1949 | |
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Paul Caron | November 15, 1955 | |
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Paul Casey | February 26, 1961 | |
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Harriette L. Chandler | December 20, 1937 | |
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Evelyn Chesky | August 20, 1933 | |
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Vincent P. Ciampa | April 15, 1945 | |
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Forrester Clark | November 30, 1934 | |
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Carol Cleven | November 2, 1928 | |
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David B. Cohen (mayor) | September 2, 1947 | |
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Edward G. Connolly | August 22, 1928 | |
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Robert Correia | January 3, 1939 | |
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Geraldine Creedon | September 26, 1945 | |
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Brian Cresta | April 22, 1969 | |
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Donna Cuomo | March 19, 1947 | |
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Walter DeFilippi | October 3, 1926 | |
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Robert DeLeo (politician) | March 27, 1950 | |
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Paul C. Demakis | July 9, 1953 | |
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Brian Dempsey (politician) | September 30, 1966 | |
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Salvatore DiMasi | August 11, 1945 | |
| David Donnelly | June 7, 1956 | ||
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Carol A. Donovan | June 5, 1937 | |
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James H. Fagan | October 13, 1947 | |
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Christopher Fallon | June 7, 1953 | |
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Robert Fennell | June 26, 1956 | |
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Barry Finegold | March 3, 1971 | |
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Kevin L. Finnegan | June 1, 1964 | |
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Thomas Finneran | January 2, 1950 | |
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Kevin W. Fitzgerald | 1950 | |
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Nancy Flavin | June 26, 1950 | |
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Gloria Fox | March 18, 1942 | |
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Paul Frost | April 25, 1970 | |
| Joseph Gallitano | April 12, 1946 | ||
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William C. Galvin | October 18, 1956 | |
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Barbara Gardner | January 19, 1941 | |
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Colleen Garry | July 21, 1962 | |
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David Gately | September 27, 1955 | |
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Ronald Gauch | February 13, 1938 | |
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Thomas N. George | May 2, 1938 | |
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Anthony Giglio | January 28, 1941 | |
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Guy Glodis | February 15, 1969 | |
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Emile Goguen | March 16, 1933 | |
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Thomas Golden Jr. | March 5, 1971 | |
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Shirley Gomes | January 23, 1940 | |
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William G. Greene Jr. | April 24, 1940 | |
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Patrick Guerriero | March 3, 1968 | |
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Cele Hahn | March 21, 1942 | |
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Paul Haley | June 9, 1953 | |
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Geoff Hall (politician) | October 10, 1948 | |
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Robert S. Hargraves | October 14, 1936 | |
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Lida E. Harkins | January 24, 1944 | |
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Jack Hart (state senator) | April 21, 1961 | |
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Shirley Owens Hicks | April 22, 1942 | |
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Christopher Hodgkins | August 24, 1957 | |
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Kevin Honan | June 5, 1958 | |
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Barbara Hyland | October 17, 1943 | |
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Frank Hynes | December 23, 1940 | |
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M. Paul Iannuccillo | May 1, 1963 | |
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Patricia D. Jehlen | October 14, 1943 | |
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Bradley Jones Jr. | January 9, 1965 | |
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Louis Kafka | November 28, 1945 | |
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Rachel Kaprielian | June 24, 1968 | |
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Jay R. Kaufman | May 4, 1947 | |
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Daniel F. Keenan | February 15, 1961 | |
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Shaun P. Kelly | March 13, 1964 | |
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Thomas P. Kennedy | August 15, 1951 | |
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Kay Khan | June 22, 1941 | |
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John C. Klimm | November 5, 1955 | |
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Brian Knuuttila | February 22, 1957 | |
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Robert Koczera | November 25, 1953 | |
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Peter Koutoujian | September 17, 1961 | |
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Paul Kujawski | August 26, 1953 | |
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Stephen Kulik | August 3, 1950 | |
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Patrick Landers | September 20, 1959 | |
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Harold M. Lane, Jr. | August 24, 1938 | |
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Peter J. Larkin | December 23, 1953 | |
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Stephen LeDuc | February 29, 1968 | |
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Edward LeLacheur | June 1, 1925 | |
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John Lepper | December 22, 1934 | |
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Jacqueline Lewis | May 3, 1945 | |
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Maryanne Lewis | 1963 | |
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John A. Locke (Massachusetts politician) | November 27, 1962 | |
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Ronald Mariano | October 31, 1946 | |
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Francis L. Marini | March 5, 1949 | |
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Jim Marzilli | May 8, 1958 | |
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Thomas M. McGee | December 15, 1955 | |
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Joseph B. McIntyre | April 11, 1957 | |
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William McManus | January 26, 1963 | |
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Joan Menard | September 6, 1935 | |
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John Merrigan | May 2, 1961 | |
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Jim Miceli | March 25, 1935 | |
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Charles A. Murphy | August 11, 1965 | |
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Dennis M. Murphy | September 12, 1962 | |
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Kevin J. Murphy (politician) | November 27, 1952 | |
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Mary Jeanette Murray | December 24, 1924 | |
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William P. Nagle Jr. | June 10, 1951 | |
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Harold Naughton Jr. | July 4, 1960 | |
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Janet O'Brien | ||
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Thomas J. O'Brien (Massachusetts politician) | March 15, 1964 | |
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Eugene O'Flaherty | July 20, 1968 | |
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Marie Parente | May 22, 1928 | |
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Anne Paulsen | August 8, 1936 | |
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Vincent Pedone | March 15, 1967 | |
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David Peters (politician) | March 1, 1954 | |
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Douglas W. Petersen | March 7, 1948 | |
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George N. Peterson Jr. | July 8, 1950 | |
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Thomas Petrolati | March 16, 1957 | |
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Kevin Poirier | July 7, 1940 | |
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Susan W. Pope | October 9, 1942 | |
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Ruth Provost | August 9, 1949 | |
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John F. Quinn | April 7, 1963 | |
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William Reinstein | March 26, 1929 | |
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Pam Resor | 1942 | |
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Charlotte Golar Richie | December 11, 1958 | |
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Michael Rodrigues (politician) | May 30, 1959 | |
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Mary Rogeness | May 18, 1941 | |
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John H. Rogers | October 22, 1964 | |
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J. Michael Ruane | December 10, 1927 | |
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Byron Rushing | July 29, 1942 | |
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Angelo Scaccia | September 29, 1942 | |
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Anthony M. Scibelli | October 16, 1911 | |
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Emanuel Serra | June 12, 1945 | |
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Mary Jane Simmons | May 14, 1953 | |
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John P. Slattery | April 5, 1958 | |
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Theodore C. Speliotis | August 20, 1953 | |
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Jo Ann Sprague | November 3, 1931 | |
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Harriett Stanley | March 30, 1950 | |
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John Stasik | June 5, 1942 | |
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John Stefanini | March 23, 1964 | |
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Douglas Stoddart | March 5, 1952 | |
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Ellen Story | October 17, 1941 | |
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William M. Straus | June 26, 1956 | |
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David B. Sullivan | June 6, 1953 | |
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Joseph Sullivan (mayor) | March 1, 1959 | |
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Benjamin Swan | September 18, 1933 | |
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Kathleen Teahan | June 11, 1947 | |
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Alvin Thompson | May 15, 1939 | |
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A. Stephen Tobin | July 3, 1956 | |
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Steven Tolman | October 2, 1954 | |
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Timothy J. Toomey Jr. | June 7, 1953 | |
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Philip Travis | July 2, 1940 | |
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Eric Turkington | August 12, 1947 | |
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David Tuttle | ||
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James E. Vallee | July 24, 1966 | |
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Anthony Verga | April 26, 1935 | |
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Joseph Wagner (Massachusetts politician) | May 7, 1960 | |
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Patricia Walrath | August 11, 1941 | |
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Marty Walsh | April 10, 1967 | |
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Alice Wolf | December 24, 1933 | |
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