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style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Karen Spilka</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Karen_E._Spilka.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Karen_E._Spilka.jpg/220px-Karen_E._Spilka.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="246" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Karen_E._Spilka.jpg/330px-Karen_E._Spilka.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Karen_E._Spilka.jpg/440px-Karen_E._Spilka.jpg 2x" data-file-width="991" data-file-height="1107" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">95th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Massachusetts_Senate" title="President of the Massachusetts Senate">President of the Massachusetts Senate</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />July 26, 2018</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Harriette_L._Chandler" title="Harriette L. Chandler">Harriette L. Chandler</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">Massachusetts Senate</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_2nd_Middlesex_and_Norfolk_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district">2nd Middlesex and Norfolk</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 5, 2005<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">David Magnani</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Massachusetts House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives%27_7th_Middlesex_district" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Middlesex district">7th Middlesex</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />November 2001 – January 2005</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">John Stefanini</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Sannicandro" title="Tom Sannicandro">Tom Sannicandro</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Karen Eileen Spilka</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1953-01-11</span>) </span>January 11, 1953<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 71)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/New_York_City,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City, New York">New York City, New York</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Joel Loitherstein</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_University" title="Northeastern University">Northeastern University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">JD</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://karenspilka.com">Official website</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Karen Eileen Spilka</b><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (born January 11, 1953) is an American politician and attorney serving as a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> member of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">Massachusetts Senate</a>. She represents the towns of <a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Massachusetts" title="Ashland, Massachusetts">Ashland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Framingham,_Massachusetts" title="Framingham, Massachusetts">Framingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Holliston,_Massachusetts" title="Holliston, Massachusetts">Holliston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hopkinton,_Massachusetts" title="Hopkinton, Massachusetts">Hopkinton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Medway,_Massachusetts" title="Medway, Massachusetts">Medway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Natick,_Massachusetts" title="Natick, Massachusetts">Natick</a> in the MetroWest region of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>. She has served as the 95th President of the Massachusetts Senate since July 2018. Previously she served as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Massachusetts House of Representatives</a> from 2001 to 2005. </p><p>Spilka's legislative accomplishments include efforts in a broad range of areas including <a href="/wiki/Economic_development" title="Economic development">economic development</a>, jobs creation, <a href="/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States" title="Education in the United States">education</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juvenile_court" title="Juvenile court">juvenile justice</a> and services for the elderly and disabled communities. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karen_Spilka&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Karen Spilka was born in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> and grew up in <a href="/wiki/Yonkers,_New_York" title="Yonkers, New York">Yonkers, New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is a graduate of <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_University_School_of_Law" title="Northeastern University School of Law">Northeastern University School of Law</a> and holds a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">Bachelor of Science</a> from <a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When she was a child, her father suffered from mental illness and her sister had Down Syndrome.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_career">Early career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karen_Spilka&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Spilka was first elected to the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Massachusetts House of Representatives</a> in the fall of 2001, where she served three years before her election to the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts State Senate">Massachusetts State Senate</a> in January 2005. In the Senate she has served as the Chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, the Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies and the Majority Whip. Prior to becoming a legislator, Spilka worked in private practice as an arbitrator and mediator, specializing in <a href="/wiki/Labour_law" title="Labour law">labor and employment law</a> and community and court mediation. In addition, she has been a facilitator and fact finder in disputes in the public and private sectors, as well as a <a href="/wiki/Social_work" title="Social work">social worker</a> and trainer of adult mediation and school-based peer mediation programs, collaborative-based collective bargaining and conflict resolution strategies. </p><p>Prior to becoming Senate President, she served as Chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, overseeing the creation of the annual state budget.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regional_transportation">Regional transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karen_Spilka&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Regional transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Along with Dennis Giombetti, a selectboard member from Framingham, Spilka spearheaded the creation of the <a href="/wiki/MetroWest_Regional_Transit_Authority" title="MetroWest Regional Transit Authority">MetroWest Regional Transit Authority</a> to provide residents of the region greater access to public transportation.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Criminal_justice_reform">Criminal justice reform</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karen_Spilka&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Criminal justice reform"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Spilka acted as leader on <i>An Act relative to criminal justice reform</i><sup id="cite_ref-malegislature_2017-2018_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-malegislature_2017-2018-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was signed into law in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following <a href="/wiki/Legalization_of_non-medical_cannabis_in_the_United_States" title="Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States">Massachusetts' 2016 legalization of non-medical Marijuana</a>, this law eliminated certain mandatory minimum sentences for low level, non-violent<sup id="cite_ref-:3_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> drug offences and allowed records for convictions for offenses that are no longer crimes, such as marijuana possession, to be expunged.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This bill also altered how bail is set in order to ensure that individuals are not jailed solely because they are unable to pay, raised the <a href="/wiki/Age_of_criminal_responsibility" title="Age of criminal responsibility">minimum age of criminal responsibility</a> in Massachusetts from seven to 12 years old (the international standard<sup id="cite_ref-:3_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), decriminalized several minor offenses for juveniles, and required more humane conditions for inmates in <a href="/wiki/Solitary_confinement" title="Solitary confinement">solitary confinement</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="LGBT_rights_and_Gender_identity">LGBT rights and Gender identity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karen_Spilka&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: LGBT rights and Gender identity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Spilka describes herself as an "early and ardent supporter of <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States" title="Same-sex marriage in the United States">equal marriage</a> and <a href="/wiki/Transgender_legal_history_in_the_United_States" title="Transgender legal history in the United States">transgender protections</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, at that time a <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">representative</a>, she joined many of her colleagues in voting for <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Massachusetts" title="Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts">Massachusetts to become the first state in the United States to allow same-sex marriage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Spilka joined Senators <a href="/wiki/Patricia_D._Jehlen" title="Patricia D. Jehlen">Patricia Jehlen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Julian_Cyr" title="Julian Cyr">Julian Cyr</a> to create bill S.2562 - an act relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification.<sup id="cite_ref-malegislature_2017-2018_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-malegislature_2017-2018-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bill would have established a non-binary gender identity option for state licenses, allowing applicants to choose "X" instead of male or female. The bill passed the Senate,<sup id="cite_ref-malegislature_2017-2018_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-malegislature_2017-2018-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was made irrelevant before it could become law as the Massachusetts Registry of Motorized Vehicles voluntarily moved to allow Massachusetts residents to select a nonbinary gender marker.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Life_sciences">Life sciences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karen_Spilka&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Life sciences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Spilka has been a noted supporter of <a href="/wiki/Biotechnology" title="Biotechnology">biotechnology</a>. Prior to becoming Senate President, she chaired the Biotech Legislative Caucus<sup id="cite_ref-:5_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has been recognized for her dedicated work to advance the biotechnology industry in Massachusetts. According to the <a href="/wiki/Biotechnology_Innovation_Organization" title="Biotechnology Innovation Organization">Biotechnology Industry Organization</a>, her efforts to include life sciences and the medical technology industry in the state's economic development initiatives have worked to "foster a pro-business and <a href="/wiki/Biotechnology_industry_in_Boston" title="Biotechnology industry in Boston">pro-biotechnology environment in Massachusetts</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-:5_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spilka is also a founder and former Chair of the Tech Hub Caucus.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013_congressional_campaign">2013 congressional campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karen_Spilka&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2013 congressional campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election,_2013" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2013">Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2013</a></div> <p>Spilka was a candidate in the 2013 special election to succeed U.S. Representative <a href="/wiki/Ed_Markey" title="Ed Markey">Ed Markey</a> of <span data-sort-value="Massachusetts05 !"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 5th congressional district">Massachusetts's 5th congressional district</a></span>, who resigned in June 2013 to take a seat in the U.S. Senate. The primary election was held on October 15, 2013, and <a href="/wiki/Katherine_Clark" title="Katherine Clark">Katherine Clark</a> won the Democratic nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Massachusetts_Senate_President_(2018-present)"><span id="Massachusetts_Senate_President_.282018-present.29"></span>Massachusetts Senate President (2018-present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karen_Spilka&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Massachusetts Senate President (2018-present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 26, 2018, Spilka was unanimously<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> elected by the members of the Massachusetts Senate to serve as the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Massachusetts_Senate" title="President of the Massachusetts Senate">President of the Senate</a>, making her the third woman to hold this office. Following a <a href="/wiki/Stan_Rosenberg#Bryon_Hefner_scandal" title="Stan Rosenberg">tumultuous period</a> in the Massachusetts Senate, Spilka was regarded by her colleagues as a source of stability and a more collaborative leader than previous Senate Presidents.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education_funding">Education funding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karen_Spilka&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Education funding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Upon becoming Senate President, Spilka's "first priority" was the passage of the Student Opportunity Act.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Totaling $1.5 billion,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this law included the largest increase in education funding in Massachusetts’ history.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Signed into law in 2019, the Student Opportunity Act adjusted the formula used by the state to calculate the cost of educating students by updating costs related to health care, <a href="/wiki/Special_education" title="Special education">special education</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_Language_Learning_and_Teaching" class="mw-redirect" title="English Language Learning and Teaching">English language learning</a>, and programs for low-income students.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The act also encourages schools districts to use additional funds on programs to support students’ "social-emotional and physical health,"<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in line with Spilka's longstanding support for social-emotional learning.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After having been delayed due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 Pandemic</a>, the Student Opportunity Act will be phased in starting in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Racial_justice_and_police_reform">Racial justice and police reform</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karen_Spilka&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Racial justice and police reform"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ghows-WL-200708875-a42732b7.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Ghows-WL-200708875-a42732b7.jpg/220px-Ghows-WL-200708875-a42732b7.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Ghows-WL-200708875-a42732b7.jpg/330px-Ghows-WL-200708875-a42732b7.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Ghows-WL-200708875-a42732b7.jpg/440px-Ghows-WL-200708875-a42732b7.jpg 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="371" /></a><figcaption>Karen Spilka announces new police reform legislation in July 2020.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the wake of the <a href="/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd" title="Murder of George Floyd">murder of George Floyd</a>, Spilka announced the creation of a racial justice advisory group led by Massachusetts Senators <a href="/wiki/Sonia_Chang-D%C3%ADaz" title="Sonia Chang-Díaz">Sonia Chang-Diaz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Will_Brownsberger" title="Will Brownsberger">William Brownsberger</a> to draft legislation in response to <a href="/wiki/Police_brutality" title="Police brutality">police brutality</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was subsequently passed and signed into law by Governor <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Baker" title="Charlie Baker">Charlie Baker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This sweeping police reform law, <i>An Act relative to justice, equity and accountability in law enforcement in the Commonwealth</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-:10_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is notable for pioneering multiple novel approaches to police reform.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The law created a first-in-the-nation <a href="/wiki/Civilian_oversight" class="mw-redirect" title="Civilian oversight">civilian-led commission</a> to standardize the certification and decertification of police officers, with the power to conduct independent investigations into police 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href="/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union" title="American Civil Liberties Union">ACLU's</a> Director of Racial Justice, who noted that it created "probably the strongest" police oversight commission in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In recognition of these and other actions to advance equity and <a href="/wiki/Racial_equality" title="Racial equality">racial justice</a> in Massachusetts, Spilka was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Murders_of_Chaney,_Goodman,_and_Schwerner" title="Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner">Chaney Goodman Schwerner</a> Advocacy Award by the New England Area Conference of the <a href="/wiki/NAACP" title="NAACP">NAACP</a> in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Union_opposition">Union opposition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karen_Spilka&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Union opposition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2022, Spilka released a statement saying that the Massachusetts Senate did not "see a path forward" for efforts by Senate staffers to unionize. 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Spilka</a> at the Massachusetts Legislature</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://karenspilka.com/">Karen Spilka</a> constituency site</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/35683">Profile</a> at <a href="/wiki/Vote_Smart" title="Vote Smart">Vote Smart</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Harriette_L._Chandler" title="Harriette L. Chandler">Harriette L. 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colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Patty_Murray" title="Patty Murray">Patty Murray</a> (D)</i></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left; padding:0em 0.5em;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Senate" title="Alabama Senate">AL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Will_Ainsworth" title="Will Ainsworth">Ainsworth</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Greg_Reed" title="Greg Reed">Reed</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Senate">AK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gary_Stevens_(politician)" title="Gary Stevens (politician)">Stevens</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Senate" title="Arizona Senate">AZ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Warren_Petersen" title="Warren Petersen">Petersen</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/T._J._Shope" title="T. J. Shope">Shope</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Senate" title="Arkansas Senate">AR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Rutledge" title="Leslie Rutledge">Rutledge</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Bart_Hester" title="Bart Hester">Hester</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/California_State_Senate" title="California State Senate">CA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eleni_Kounalakis" title="Eleni Kounalakis">Kounalakis</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Mike_McGuire_(politician)" title="Mike McGuire (politician)">McGuire</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Senate" title="Colorado Senate">CO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Fenberg" title="Steve Fenberg">Fenberg</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/James_Coleman_(politician)" title="James Coleman (politician)">Coleman</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_State_Senate" title="Connecticut State Senate">CT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_Bysiewicz" title="Susan Bysiewicz">Bysiewicz</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Martin_Looney" title="Martin Looney">Looney</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">DE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bethany_Hall-Long" title="Bethany Hall-Long">Hall-Long</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/David_Sokola" title="David Sokola">Sokola</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">FL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ben_Albritton" title="Ben Albritton">Albritton</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Jason_Brodeur" title="Jason Brodeur">Brodeur</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_Senate" title="Georgia State Senate">GA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Burt_Jones" title="Burt Jones">Jones</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_(Georgia_politician)" title="John F. Kennedy (Georgia politician)">Kennedy</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Senate" title="Hawaii Senate">HI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Kouchi" title="Ron Kouchi">Kouchi</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Senate" title="Idaho Senate">ID</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Scott_Bedke" title="Scott Bedke">Bedke</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Winder" title="Chuck Winder">Winder</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">IL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Don_Harmon" title="Don Harmon">Harmon</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/William_Cunningham_(Illinois_politician)" title="William Cunningham (Illinois politician)">Cunningham</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Senate" title="Indiana Senate">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Crouch" title="Suzanne Crouch">Crouch</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Rodric_Bray" title="Rodric Bray">Bray</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amy_Sinclair" title="Amy Sinclair">Sinclair</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Brad_Zaun" title="Brad Zaun">Zaun</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ty_Masterson" title="Ty Masterson">Masterson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">KY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stivers" title="Robert Stivers">Stivers</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/David_P._Givens" title="David P. Givens">Givens</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">LA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Henry" title="Cameron Henry">Henry</a> (R), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Regina_Barrow" title="Regina Barrow">Barrow</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Troy_Jackson_(politician)" title="Troy Jackson (politician)">Jackson</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Ferguson_(politician)" title="Bill Ferguson (politician)">Ferguson</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Augustine" title="Malcolm Augustine">Augustine</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Spilka</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Will_Brownsberger" title="Will Brownsberger">Brownsberger</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Garlin_Gilchrist" title="Garlin Gilchrist">Gilchrist</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Moss" title="Jeremy Moss">Moss</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">MN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Joe_Champion" title="Bobby Joe Champion">Champion</a> (DFL), <span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Ann_Rest" title="Ann Rest">Rest</a> (DFL)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">MS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Delbert_Hosemann" title="Delbert Hosemann">Hosemann</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Dean_Kirby" title="Dean Kirby">Kirby</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Senate" title="Missouri Senate">MO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Kehoe" title="Mike Kehoe">Kehoe</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Caleb_Rowden" title="Caleb Rowden">Rowden</a></i> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Ellsworth" title="Jason Ellsworth">Ellsworth</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Bogner" title="Kenneth Bogner">Bogner</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">NE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelly_(attorney)" title="Joe Kelly (attorney)">Kelly</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/John_Arch_(politician)" title="John Arch (politician)">Arch</a> (R)</i>*</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Senate" title="Nevada Senate">NV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stavros_Anthony" title="Stavros Anthony">Anthony</a> (R), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Pat_Spearman" title="Pat Spearman">Spearman</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">NH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeb_Bradley" title="Jeb Bradley">Bradley</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/James_P._Gray_(New_Hampshire_politician)" title="James P. Gray (New Hampshire politician)">Gray</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Scutari" title="Nicholas Scutari">Scutari</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Turner" title="Shirley Turner">Turner</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Howie_Morales" title="Howie Morales">Morales</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Mimi_Stewart" title="Mimi Stewart">Stewart</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Delgado" title="Antonio Delgado">Delgado</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Stewart-Cousins" title="Andrea Stewart-Cousins">Stewart-Cousins</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Robinson_(American_politician)" title="Mark Robinson (American politician)">Robinson</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Phil_Berger_(politician)" title="Phil Berger (politician)">Berger</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Senate" title="North Dakota Senate">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Miller_(politician)" title="Tammy Miller (politician)">Miller</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Donald_Schaible" title="Donald Schaible">Schaible</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Senate" title="Ohio Senate">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matt_Huffman" title="Matt Huffman">Huffman</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Schuring" title="Kirk Schuring">Schuring</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Senate" title="Oklahoma Senate">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matt_Pinnell" title="Matt Pinnell">Pinnell</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Greg_Treat" title="Greg Treat">Treat</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Senate" title="Oregon State Senate">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rob_Wagner_(politician)" title="Rob Wagner (politician)">Wagner</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/James_Manning_Jr." title="James Manning Jr.">Manning</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Austin_Davis_(politician)" title="Austin Davis (politician)">Davis</a> (D), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Kim_Ward" title="Kim Ward">Ward</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dominick_J._Ruggerio" title="Dominick J. Ruggerio">Ruggerio</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Hanna_Gallo" title="Hanna Gallo">Gallo</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_C._Alexander" title="Thomas C. Alexander">Alexander</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Rhoden" title="Larry Rhoden">Rhoden</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Lee_Schoenbeck" title="Lee Schoenbeck">Schoenbeck</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_McNally" title="Randy McNally">McNally</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Ferrell_Haile" title="Ferrell Haile">Haile</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(politician)" title="Dan Patrick (politician)">Patrick</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Charles_Schwertner" title="Charles Schwertner">Schwertner</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Adams" title="Stuart Adams">Adams</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Zuckerman_(politician)" title="David Zuckerman (politician)">Zuckerman</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Philip_Baruth" title="Philip Baruth">Baruth</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate of Virginia">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Winsome_Sears" title="Winsome Sears">Sears</a> (R), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Louise_Lucas" title="Louise Lucas">Lucas</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Denny_Heck" title="Denny Heck">Heck</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Karen_Keiser" title="Karen Keiser">Keiser</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Craig_Blair" title="Craig Blair">Blair</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Donna_Boley" title="Donna Boley">Boley</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate" title="Wisconsin Senate">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Kapenga" title="Chris Kapenga">Kapenga</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Testin" title="Patrick Testin">Testin</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Senate" title="Wyoming Senate">WY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ogden_Driskill" title="Ogden Driskill">Driskill</a> (R)</div></div> <div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Federal districts:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">DC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Mendelson" title="Phil Mendelson">Mendelson</a> (D)*</div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Senate" title="American Samoa Senate">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#DDDDBB;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tuaolo_Manaia_Fruean" title="Tuaolo Manaia Fruean">Fruean</a> (<a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">I</a>)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Guam" title="Legislature of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Therese_M._Terlaje" title="Therese M. Terlaje">Terlaje</a> (D)*</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Senate" title="Northern Mariana Islands Senate">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edith_DeLeon_Guerrero" title="Edith DeLeon Guerrero">DeLeon Guerrero</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#FF3333;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Dalmau" title="José Luis Dalmau">Dalmau</a> (<a href="/wiki/Popular_Democratic_Party_(Puerto_Rico)" title="Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)">PPD</a>), <span style="color:#FF3333;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Marially_Gonz%C3%A1lez_Huertas" title="Marially González Huertas">González</a> (PPD)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Novelle_Francis" title="Novelle Francis">Francis</a> (D)*</div></div></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><i>Italics</i> indicate presidents pro tempore<br />*Unicameral body</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Statewide_government_officials_of_Massachusetts" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Massachusetts_statewide_political_officials" title="Template:Massachusetts statewide political officials"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Massachusetts_statewide_political_officials" title="Template talk:Massachusetts statewide political officials"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Massachusetts_statewide_political_officials" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Massachusetts statewide political officials"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Statewide_government_officials_of_Massachusetts" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Statewide government officials of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Massachusetts" title="List of United States senators from Massachusetts">U.S. senators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Warren" title="Elizabeth Warren">Elizabeth Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Markey" title="Ed Markey">Ed Markey</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Seal_of_Massachusetts.svg/85px-Seal_of_Massachusetts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Seal_of_Massachusetts.svg/128px-Seal_of_Massachusetts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Seal_of_Massachusetts.svg/170px-Seal_of_Massachusetts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="448" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Massachusetts" title="Government of Massachusetts">State government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maura_Healey" title="Maura Healey">Maura Healey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Driscoll" title="Kim Driscoll">Kim Driscoll</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts">Lieutenant Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_F._Galvin" title="William F. Galvin">William F. Galvin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts" title="Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts">Secretary of State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Campbell" title="Andrea Campbell">Andrea Campbell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Attorney_General" title="Massachusetts Attorney General">Attorney General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deb_Goldberg" title="Deb Goldberg">Deb Goldberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Treasurer_and_Receiver-General_of_Massachusetts" title="Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts">Treasurer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_DiZoglio" title="Diana DiZoglio">Diana DiZoglio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_State_Auditor" title="Massachusetts State Auditor">Auditor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">State Senate</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Karen Spilka</a>, <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Massachusetts_Senate" title="President of the Massachusetts Senate">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Brownsberger" title="Will Brownsberger">Will Brownsberger</a>, President pro tempore</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Stone_Creem" title="Cynthia Stone Creem">Cynthia Stone Creem</a>, Majority Leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Tarr" title="Bruce Tarr">Bruce Tarr</a>, Minority Leader</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">State House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Mariano" class="mw-redirect" title="Ronald Mariano">Ronald Mariano</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="List of speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives">Speaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Hogan" title="Kate Hogan">Kate Hogan</a>, Speaker pro tempore</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Moran_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="Michael Moran (Massachusetts politician)">Mike Moran</a>, Majority Leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Jones_Jr." title="Bradley Jones Jr.">Bradley Jones</a>, Minority Leader</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Supreme_Judicial_Court" title="Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court">Supreme Judicial Court</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_S._Budd" title="Kimberly S. Budd">Kimberly S. Budd</a>, Chief Justice</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gaziano" title="Frank Gaziano">Frank Gaziano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_L._Kafker" title="Scott L. Kafker">Scott L. Kafker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalila_Argaez_Wendlandt" title="Dalila Argaez Wendlandt">Dalila Argaez Wendlandt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serge_Georges_Jr." title="Serge Georges Jr.">Serge Georges Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bessie_Dewar" title="Bessie Dewar">Bessie Dewar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabrielle_Wolohojian" title="Gabrielle Wolohojian">Gabrielle Wolohojian</a>, Associate Justices</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3"><div>See also: <a href="/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Massachusetts" title="Political party strength in Massachusetts">Political party strength in Massachusetts</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Presidents_of_the_Massachusetts_Senate" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Presidents_of_the_Massachusetts_Senate" title="Template:Presidents of the Massachusetts Senate"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Presidents_of_the_Massachusetts_Senate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Template talk:Presidents of the Massachusetts Senate (page does not exist)"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Presidents_of_the_Massachusetts_Senate" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Presidents of the Massachusetts Senate"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Presidents_of_the_Massachusetts_Senate" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Massachusetts_Senate" title="President of the Massachusetts Senate">Presidents of the Massachusetts Senate</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Cushing" title="Thomas Cushing">Cushing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Powell" title="Jeremiah Powell">Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Adams" title="Samuel Adams">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Phillips_Jr." title="Samuel Phillips Jr.">S. Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Adams" title="Samuel Adams">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Cobb_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="David Cobb (Massachusetts politician)">Cobb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_Gray_Otis_(politician)" title="Harrison Gray Otis (politician)">Otis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bacon_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="John Bacon (Massachusetts politician)">J. Bacon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Dana_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="Samuel Dana (Massachusetts politician)">S. Dana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_Gray_Otis_(politician)" title="Harrison Gray Otis (politician)">Otis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Dana_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="Samuel Dana (Massachusetts politician)">S. Dana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Phillips_(mayor)" title="John Phillips (mayor)">J. Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Silsbee" title="Nathaniel Silsbee">Silsbee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mills_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="John Mills (Massachusetts politician)">Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherman_Leland" title="Sherman Leland">S. Leland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Lathrop" title="Samuel Lathrop">Lathrop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Fowler_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="James Fowler (Massachusetts politician)">Fowler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leverett_Saltonstall_I" title="Leverett Saltonstall I">Saltonstall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Thorndike" title="William Thorndike">Thorndike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_T._Pickman" title="Benjamin T. Pickman">Pickman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Bliss_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="George Bliss (Massachusetts politician)">Bliss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_Mann" title="Horace Mann">Mann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myron_Lawrence" title="Myron Lawrence">M. Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_P._King" title="Daniel P. King">King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josiah_Quincy_Jr." title="Josiah Quincy Jr.">Quincy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phineas_W._Leland" title="Phineas W. Leland">P. Leland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Robinson_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="Frederick Robinson (Massachusetts politician)">Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josiah_Quincy_Jr." title="Josiah Quincy Jr.">Quincy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_Lincoln_Jr." title="Levi Lincoln Jr.">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_B._Calhoun" title="William B. Calhoun">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zeno_Scudder" title="Zeno Scudder">Scudder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_M._Bell" title="Joseph M. Bell">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Pinckney_Wilder_(politician)" title="Marshall Pinckney Wilder (politician)">Wilder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Wilson" title="Henry Wilson">Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Henry_Warren" title="Charles Henry Warren">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_Edward_Cook_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles Edward Cook (politician) (page does not exist)">Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Wetherby_Benchley" title="Henry Wetherby Benchley">Benchley</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elihu_C._Baker&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elihu C. Baker (page does not exist)">Baker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Wentworth_Upham" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Wentworth Upham">Upham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Phelps" title="Charles A. Phelps">Phelps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Claflin" title="William Claflin">Claflin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Clifford" title="John H. Clifford">Clifford</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_E._Field&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan E. Field (page does not exist)">Field</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Adams_Pond&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph Adams Pond (page does not exist)">Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_O._Brastow" title="George O. Brastow">Brastow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Carter_Pitman" title="Robert Carter Pitman">Pitman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_O._Brastow" title="George O. Brastow">Brastow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_H._Coolidge" title="Horace H. Coolidge">H. Coolidge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_B._Loring" title="George B. Loring">Loring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_B._D._Cogswell" title="John B. D. Cogswell">Cogswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_R._Bishop" title="Robert R. Bishop">Bishop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_G._Crocker" title="George G. Crocker">Crocker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_A._Bruce" title="George A. Bruce">Bruce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_E._Pillsbury" title="Albert E. Pillsbury">Pillsbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halsey_J._Boardman" title="Halsey J. Boardman">Boardman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris_C._Hartwell" title="Harris C. Hartwell">Hartwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_H._Sprague" title="Henry H. Sprague">Sprague</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alfred_S._Pinkerton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alfred S. Pinkerton (page does not exist)">Pinkerton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_M._Butler" title="William M. Butler">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_P._Lawrence" title="George P. Lawrence">G. Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Edwin_Smith" title="George Edwin Smith">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_A._Soule" class="mw-redirect" title="Rufus A. Soule">Soule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_R._Jones" title="George R. Jones">Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_F._Dana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William F. Dana (page does not exist)">W. Dana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_D._Chapple" title="William D. Chapple">Chapple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_T._Treadway" title="Allen T. Treadway">Treadway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_H._Greenwood" title="Levi H. Greenwood">Greenwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge" title="Calvin Coolidge">C. Coolidge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Gordon_Wells" title="Henry Gordon Wells">H. Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_T._McKnight" title="Edwin T. 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<dl><dt><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Massachusetts_Senate" title="President of the Massachusetts Senate">President of the Senate</a></dt> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Karen Spilka</a> (D)</dd> <dt>President <i>pro tempore</i></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Will_Brownsberger" title="Will Brownsberger">Will Brownsberger</a> (D)</dd> <dt>Majority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Stone_Creem" title="Cynthia Stone Creem">Cynthia Stone Creem</a> (D)</dd> <dt>Minority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Tarr" title="Bruce Tarr">Bruce Tarr</a> (R)</dd></dl></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd plainlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 21em;"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Paul_Mark" title="Paul Mark">Paul Mark</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Berkshire,_Hampshire,_Franklin_and_Hampden_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden district">Berk., Hpsh., Frnk., & Hpdn.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Paul_Feeney" title="Paul Feeney">Paul Feeney</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Bristol_and_Norfolk_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Bristol and Norfolk district">Bris. & Norf.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Rodrigues_(politician)" title="Michael Rodrigues (politician)">Michael Rodrigues</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_1st_Bristol_and_Plymouth_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 1st Bristol and Plymouth district">1st Bris. & Plym.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Montigny" title="Mark Montigny">Mark Montigny</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_2nd_Bristol_and_Plymouth_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Bristol and Plymouth district">2nd Bris. & Plym.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marc_Pacheco" title="Marc Pacheco">Marc Pacheco</a> (D, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Senate%27s_3rd_Plymouth_and_Bristol_district&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Massachusetts Senate's 3rd Plymouth and Bristol district (page does not exist)">3rd Bris. & Plym.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Julian_Cyr" title="Julian Cyr">Julian Cyr</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Cape_and_Islands_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Cape and Islands district">Cape & Islands</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pavel_Payano" title="Pavel Payano">Pavel Payano</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_1st_Essex_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex district">1st Essex</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joan_Lovely" title="Joan Lovely">Joan Lovely</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_2nd_Essex_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Essex district">2nd Essex</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Crighton" title="Brendan Crighton">Brendan Crighton</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_3rd_Essex_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 3rd Essex district">3rd Essex</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Tarr" title="Bruce Tarr">Bruce Tarr</a> (R, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_1st_Essex_and_Middlesex_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex and Middlesex district">1st Ess. & Mid.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Barry_Finegold" title="Barry Finegold">Barry Finegold</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_2nd_Essex_and_Middlesex_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Essex and Middlesex district">2nd Ess. & Mid.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Adam_Gomez" title="Adam Gomez">Adam Gomez</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Hampden_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Hampden district">Hampden</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Velis" title="John Velis">John Velis</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Hampden_and_Hampshire_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Senate's Hampden and Hampshire district">Hpdn. & Hpsh.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Oliveira" title="Jacob Oliveira">Jacob Oliveira</a> (D, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Hampden,_Hampshire_and_Worcester_district&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Massachusetts Senate's Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester district (page does not exist)">Hpdn., Hpsh. & Wor.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jo_Comerford" title="Jo Comerford">Jo Comerford</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Hampshire,_Franklin_and_Worcester_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district">Hpsh., Frnk., & Wor.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._Kennedy" title="Edward J. Kennedy">Edward J. Kennedy</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_1st_Middlesex_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex district">1st Mid.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Patricia_D._Jehlen" title="Patricia D. Jehlen">Patricia D. Jehlen</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_2nd_Middlesex_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex district">2nd Mid.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Barrett" title="Michael J. Barrett">Michael J. Barrett</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_3rd_Middlesex_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 3rd Middlesex district">3rd Mid.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cindy_Friedman" title="Cindy Friedman">Cindy Friedman</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_4th_Middlesex_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 4th Middlesex district">4th Mid.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Lewis_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="Jason Lewis (Massachusetts politician)">Jason Lewis</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_5th_Middlesex_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 5th Middlesex district">5th Mid.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Karen Spilka</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Middlesex_and_Norfolk_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Norfolk district">Mid. & Norf.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sal_DiDomenico" title="Sal DiDomenico">Sal DiDomenico</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Middlesex_and_Suffolk_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Suffolk district">Mid. & Suff.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Eldridge" title="Jamie Eldridge">Jamie Eldridge</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Middlesex_and_Worcester_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Worcester district">Mid. & Wor.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Stone_Creem" title="Cynthia Stone Creem">Cynthia Stone Creem</a> (D, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Norfolk_and_Middlesex_district&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Middlesex district (page does not exist)">Norf. & Mid.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_F._Keenan_(politician)" title="John F. Keenan (politician)">John F. Keenan</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Norfolk_and_Plymouth_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Plymouth district">Norf. & Plym.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Walter_Timilty" title="Walter Timilty">Walter Timilty</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Norfolk,_Plymouth_and_Bristol_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol district">Norf., Plym. & Bris.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Rush" title="Mike Rush">Mike Rush</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Norfolk_and_Suffolk_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Suffolk district">Norf. & Suff.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Becca_Rausch" title="Becca Rausch">Becca Rausch</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Norfolk,_Worcester_and_Middlesex_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex District">Norf., Wor. & Mid.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_Moran" title="Susan Moran">Susan Moran</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Plymouth_and_Barnstable_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Plymouth and Barnstable district">Plym. & Barn.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Patrick_O%27Connor_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="Patrick O'Connor (Massachusetts politician)">Patrick O'Connor</a> (R, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Senate%27s_1st_Plymouth_and_Norfolk_district&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Massachusetts Senate's 1st Plymouth and Norfolk district (page does not exist)">1st Plym. & Norf.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Brady_(politician)" title="Michael Brady (politician)">Michael Brady</a> (D, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Senate%27s_2nd_Plymouth_and_Norfolk_district&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Plymouth and Norfolk district (page does not exist)">2nd Plym. & Norf.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nick_Collins_(politician)" title="Nick Collins (politician)">Nick Collins</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_1st_Suffolk_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 1st Suffolk district">1st Suffolk</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Liz_Miranda" title="Liz Miranda">Liz Miranda</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_2nd_Suffolk_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Suffolk district">2nd Suffolk</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lydia_Edwards" title="Lydia Edwards">Lydia Edwards</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_3rd_Suffolk_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Senate's 3rd Suffolk district">3rd Suffolk</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Will_Brownsberger" title="Will Brownsberger">Will Brownsberger</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Suffolk_and_Middlesex_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Senate's Suffolk and Middlesex district">Suff. & Mid.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robyn_Kennedy" title="Robyn Kennedy">Robyn Kennedy</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_1st_Worcester_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district">1st Worcester</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_O._Moore" title="Michael O. 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Moore</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_2nd_Worcester_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Worcester district">2nd Worcester</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Fattman" title="Ryan Fattman">Ryan Fattman</a> (R, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Worcester_and_Hampden_district&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Massachusetts Senate's Worcester and Hampden district (page does not exist)">Wor. & Hpdn.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peter_Durant" title="Peter Durant">Peter Durant</a> (R, <a href="/wiki/Worcester_and_Hampshire_district" title="Worcester and Hampshire district">Wor. & Hpsh.</a>)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Cronin_(Massachusetts_politician)" title="John Cronin (Massachusetts politician)">John Cronin</a> (D, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Worcester_and_Middlesex_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Worcester and Middlesex district">Wor. & Mid.</a>)</li></ul> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Democratic_Party" title="Massachusetts Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (36)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Republican_Party" title="Massachusetts Republican Party">Republican</a> (4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Massachusetts_Senate_delegations" title="List of Massachusetts Senate delegations">List of Massachusetts Senate delegations</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">Massachusetts General Court</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Massachusetts House of Representatives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">Massachusetts Senate</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karen_Spilka&oldid=1240742924">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karen_Spilka&oldid=1240742924</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1953_births" title="Category:1953 births">1953 births</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_American_legislators" title="Category:21st-century American legislators">21st-century American legislators</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_American_women_politicians" title="Category:21st-century American women politicians">21st-century American women politicians</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Cornell_University_alumni" title="Category:Cornell University alumni">Cornell University alumni</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Living_people" title="Category:Living people">Living people</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Democratic_Party_Massachusetts_state_senators" title="Category:Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators">Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Women_state_legislators_in_Massachusetts" title="Category:Women state legislators in Massachusetts">Women state legislators in Massachusetts</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_Massachusetts_politicians" title="Category:21st-century Massachusetts politicians">21st-century Massachusetts politicians</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 17 August 2024, at 04:08<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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