Legislative Leaders 09-10 Session

 SENATE LEADERSHIP

President: Therese Murray
Majority Leader: Frederick Berry
Assistant Majority Leader: Joan Menard
Majority Whip: Marian Walsh
Assistant Majority Whip: Steven Tolman

Minority Leader: Richard Tisei - R
Assistant Minority Leader: Bruce Tarr - R
Minority Whip: Robert Hedlund - R
Assistant Minority Whip: Scott Brown - R

HOUSE LEADERSHIP

Majority Leader: James Vallee
Speaker Pro Tempore: Thomas Petrolati
Assistant Majority Leader: Ronald Mariano
Second Assistant Majority Leader: Patricia Haddad

Minority Leader: Brad Jones
Assistant Minority Leader: George Peterson
Minority Whip: Brad Hill
Assistant Minority Whip: Elizabeth Poirier

SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES

Senate Ways and Means

Chair: Sen. Steven Panagiotakos
Vice-chair: Sen. Stephen Brewer
Assistant Vice-chair: Sen. Harriette Chandler
Sen. Steven Baddour
Sen. Cynthia Creem
Sen. Benjamin Downing
Sen. Susan Fargo
Sen. Jack Hart
Sen. Thomas Kennedy
Sen. Richard Moore
Sen. Michael Morrissey
Sen. Marc Pacheco
Sen. Karen Spilka
Sen. Brian Joyce
Sen. Susan Tucker
Sen. Michael Knapik - R
Sen. Bruce Tarr – R

Senate Ethics and Rules

Chair: Sen. Frederick Berry
Vice-chair: Sen. Karen Spilka
Sen. Joan Menard
Sen. Steven Tolman
Sen. Michael Knapik – R
Sen. Bruce Tarr – R

Senate Bills in Third Reading

Chair: Sen. Jack Hart
Vice-chair: Sen. Anthony Galluccio
Sen. Richard Moore
Sen. Mark Montigny
Sen. Richard Tisei - R

Senate Steering & Policy

Chair: Sen. Jack Hart
Vice-chair: Sen. Mark Montigny
Sen. Patricia Jehlen
Sen. Steven Tolman
Sen. Richard Tisei - R

Senate Children’s Caucus

Chair: Sen. Thomas McGee

Senate Post Audit & Oversight

Chair: Sen. Marc Pacheco
Vice-chair: Sen. Susan Fargo
Sen. Steven Baddour
Sen. Gale Candaras
Sen. Michael Moore
Sen. Michael Morrissey
Sen. Robert Hedlund – R

Senate Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Chair: Sen. Mark Montigny
Vice-chair: Sen. Cynthia Creem
Sen. Jack Hart
Sen. Kenneth Donnelly
Sen. Michael Moore
Sen. Michael Knapik – R

Senate Global Warming and Climate Change

Chair: Sen. Marc Pacheco
Vice-chair: Sen. Anthony Petruccelli
Sen. Steven Baddour
Sen. Karen Spilka
Sen. Michael Morrissey
Sen. Robert Hedlund – R

HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEES

House Committee on Rules

Chair: Rep. John Binienda
Vice-chair: Rep. Cory Atkins
Rep. Byron Rushing
Rep. Gloria L. Fox
Rep. Thomas M. Petrolati
Rep. A. Stephen Tobin
Rep. Ronald Mariano
Rep. Timothy J. Toomey
Rep. James E. Vallee
Rep. David M. Nangle
Rep. Garrett J. Bradley
Rep. Patricia A. Haddad
Rep. Paul Frost – R
Rep. Brad Jones – R
Rep. Daniel Webster – R

House Ways and Means

Chair: Rep. Charley Murphy
Vice-chair: Rep. Barbara L’Italien
Assistant vice-chair: Rep. Stephen Kulik
Rep. Angelo M. Scaccia
Rep. Gloria L. Fox
Rep. Robert M. Koczera
Rep. Christine E. Canavan
Rep. James Fagan
Rep. John F. Quinn
Rep. Colleen M. Garry
Rep. Geraldine Creedon
Rep. Michael J. Rodrigues
Rep. Ruth B. Balser
Rep. Walter F. Timilty
Rep. Michael F. Kane
Rep. Christopher J. Donelan
Rep. William Lantigua
Rep. Michael F. Rush
Rep. Joseph R. Driscoll
Rep. Denis E. Guyer
Rep. Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.
Rep. Thomas Sannicandro
Rep. James T. Welch
Rep. Christopher N. Speranzo
Rep. Robert L. Rice
Rep. Thomas P. Conroy
Rep. Viriato “Vinny” deMacedo – R
Rep. Robert Hargraves – R
Rep. Jeffrey Perry – R
Rep. Karyn Polito – R
Rep. Todd Smola – R
Rep. Daniel Webster – R

House Bills in Third Reading

Chair: Rep. Vincent Pedone
Vice-chair: Rep. James T. Welch
Rep. George Peterson – R

House Bonding, Capital Expenditures & State Assets

Chair: Rep. Antonio Cabral
Vice-chair: Rep. Daniel Bosley
Rep. Robert F. Fennell
Rep. Demetrius J. Atsalis
Rep. William Lantigua
Rep. William N. Brownsberger
Rep. Sarah K. Peake
Rep. Kate Hogan
Rep. Dennis A . Rosa
Rep. F. Jay Barrows – R
Rep. Elizabeth Poirier – R

House Ethics Committee

Chair: Rep. Peter Kocot
Vice-chair: Rep. Lida E. Harkins
Rep. A. Stephen Tobin
Rep. James E. Vallee
Rep. Kathi-Anne Reinstein
Rep. Patricia A. Haddad
Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez
Rep. Jeffrey Perry – R
Rep. F. Jay Barrows – R
Rep. Bradford Hill – R
Rep. Elizabeth Poirier – R

Floor Division Chairs

First Division: Garrett Bradley
Second Division: Kathi-Anne Reinstein
Third Division: Byron Rushing
Fourth Division: Ellen Story

House Personnel and Administration

Chair: Rep. William C. Galvin
Vice-chair: Rep. James Fagan
Rep. Paul Kujawski
Rep. Denise Provost
Rep. Thomas J. Calter III
Rep. Stephen Stat Smith
Rep. Paul McMurtry
Rep. Jennifer E. Benson
Rep. Kate Hogan
Rep. Elizabeth Poirier – R
Rep. Viriato “Vinny” deMacedo – R
Rep. Robert Hargraves – R
Rep. Brad Jones – R

House Post Audit and Oversight

Chair: Rep. David Linsky
Vice-chair: Rep. Benjamin Swan
Rep. James R. Miceli
Rep. Walter F. Timilty
Rep. Thomas M. Stanley
Rep. James T. Welch
Rep. Sarah K. Peake
Rep. Pam Richardson
Rep. Stephen Stat Smith
Rep. Robert Hargraves – R
Rep. Richard Ross – R

House Steering, Policy & Scheduling

Chair: Rep. Louis Kafka
Vice Chair: Rep. A. Stephen Tobin
Rep. Thomas A. Golden Jr.
Rep. Kevin J. Murphy
Rep. Walter F. Timilty
Rep. Michael F. Kane
Rep. Tom Sannicandro
Rep. Pam Richardson
Rep. James J. Dwyer
Rep. Brad Hill – R
Rep. Susan Williams Gifford - R

House Global Warming and Climate Change

Chair: Rep. Frank Smizik
Vice-chair: Rep. William N. Brownsberger
Rep. Matthew C. Patrick
Rep. Joyce A. Spiliotis
Rep. Cleon H. Turner
Rep. Linda Dean Campbell
Rep. Steven J. D’Amico
Rep. Sean Garballey
Rep. Brad Hill – R
Rep. Richard Ross – R

JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES

Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Co-chair: Rep. Kay Khan
Co-chair: Sen. Gale Candaras
Vice-chair: Rep. Thomas Sannicandro
Vice-chair: Sen. Thomas McGee
Rep. Angelo M. Scaccia
Rep. Kevin J. Murphy
Rep. Martin J. Walsh
Rep. Robert J. Nyman
Rep. James J. Dwyer
Rep. Danielle W. Gregoire
Rep. Jason M. Lewis
Rep. Donald Humason Jr. – R
Rep. Viriato “Vinny” deMacedo – R
Sen. Jennifer Flanagan
Sen. Patricia Jehlen
Sen. Thomas Kennedy
Sen. Bruce Tarr – R

Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business

Co-chair: Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry
Co-chair: Sen. Michael Moore
Vice-chair: Rep. Martin Walsh
Vice-chair: Sen. Sonia Chang Diaz
Rep. James R. Miceli
Rep. Christine E. Canavan
Rep. Thomas A. Golden, Jr.
Rep. Jennifer M. Callahan
Rep. James M. Cantwell
Rep. Carolyn C. Dykema
Rep. Dennis A . Rosa
Rep. Karyn Polito – R
Rep. F. Jay Barrows - R
Sen. Marian Walsh
Sen. James Eldridge
Sen. Robert O’Leary
Sen. Robert Hedlund - R

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Co-chair: Rep. Theodore Speliotis
Co-chair: Sen. Michael Morrissey
Vice-chair: Sen. Gale Candaras
Vice-chair: Marie P. St. Fleur
Rep. William G. Greene Jr.
Rep. Thomas M. Stanley
Rep. Steven J. D’Amico
Rep. Angelo J. Puppolo Jr.
Rep. James J. O’Day
Rep. Bill Bowles
Rep. Danielle W. Gregoire
Rep. Donald Humason – R
Rep. Lewis Evangelidis - R
Sen. Steven Baddour
Sen. Benjamin Downing
Sen. Anthony Petruccelli
Sen. Scott Brown - R

Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

Co-chair: Sen. Karen Spilka
Co-chair: Rep. Brian Dempsey
Vice-chair: Rep. John Scibak
Vice-chair: Sen. Anthony Petruccelli
Rep. Robert M. Koczera
Rep.Christine E. Canavan
Rep.Robert J. Nyman
Rep. William Smitty Pignatelli
Rep. Denis E. Guyer
Rep. Robert Rice
Rep. Stephen L. DiNatale
Rep. Michael D. Brady
Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante
Rep. Richard Ross – R
Rep. Paul Frost – R
Sen. Benjamin Downing
Sen. James Timilty
Sen. Susan Tucker
Sen. Michael Morrissey
Sen. Bruce Tarr – R

Joint Committee on Education

Co-chair: Rep. Martha Walsh
Co-chair: Sen. Robert O’Leary
Vice-chair: Sen. Kenneth Donnelly
Vice-chair: Allen J. McCarthy
Rep. Lida E. Harkins
Rep. John H. Rogers
Rep. Stephen R. Canessa
Rep. Geraldo Alicea
Rep. Rosemary Sandlin
Rep. Katherine M. Clark
Rep. Jennifer E. Benson
Rep. Jeffrey Perry – R
Rep. Richard Ross – R
Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz
Sen. Anthony Galluccio
Sen. Susan Tucker
Sen. Scott Brown – R

Joint Committee on Elder Affairs

Co-chair: Sen. Patricia Jehlen
Co-chair: Rep. Alice Wolf
Vice-chair: Sen. Michael Moore
Vice-chair: William Lantigua
Rep. James R. Miceli
Rep. Bruce J. Ayers
Rep. Jennifer M. Callahan
Rep. Sean Curran
Rep. Willie Mae Allen
Rep. John V. Fernandes
Rep. Jonathan Hecht
Rep. Richard Ross – R
Rep. Elizabeth Poirier – R
Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz
Sen. James Eldridge
Sen. Jennifer Flanagan
Sen. Richard Tisei – R

Joint Committee on Election Laws

Co-chair: Sen. Thomas Kennedy
Co-chair: Rep. Michael Moran
Vice chair: Sen. Stephen Buoniconti
Vice chair: Rep. Thomas A. Golden Jr.
Rep. Paul Kujawski
Rep. Mark V. Falzone
Rep. Willie Mae Allen
Rep. Stephen Stat Smith
Rep. Brian Michael Ashe
Rep. Bill Bowles
Rep. Paul Frost – R
Rep. Brad Jones – R
Sen. Jack Hart
Sen. Joan Menard
Sen. Anthony Petruccelli
Sen. Scott Brown – R

Joint Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Co-chair: Rep. William Straus
Co-chair: Sen. Anthony Petruccelli
Vice-chair: Sen. James Eldridge
Vice-chair: Denis E. Guyer
Rep. Demetrius J. Atsalis
Rep. Michael F. Rush
Rep. Brian P. Wallace
Rep. Sean Garballey
Rep. Carolyn C. Dykema
Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante
Rep. Timothy R. Madden
Rep. Susan Williams Gifford – R
Rep. Lewis Evangelidis – R
Sen. Jennifer Flanagan
Sen. Robert O’Leary
Sen. Michael Moore
Sen. Bruce Tarr – R

Joint Committee on Financial Services

Co-chair: Rep. Peter Koutoujian
Co-chair: Sen. Stephen Buoniconti
Vice-chair: Rep. James Murphy
Vice-chair: Sen. Thomas McGee
Rep. Christopher G. Fallon
Rep. Robert J. Nyman
Rep. Joseph R. Driscoll
Rep. Willie Mae Allen
Rep. Allen J. McCarthy
Rep. James J. O’Day
Rep. James M. Cantwell
Rep. Daniel Webster – R
Rep. Susan Williams Gifford - R
Sen. Susan Tucker
Sen. Mark Montigny
Sen. Brian Joyce
Sen. Michael Knapik - R

Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

Co-chair: Rep. Harriett Stanley
Co-chair: Sen. Richard Moore
Vice-chair: Rep. Mary Grant
Vice-chair: Sen. Gale Candaras
Rep. Robert M. Koczera
Rep. Colleen M. Garry
Rep. David M. Nangle
Rep. Matthew C. Patrick
Rep. Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.
Rep. Geraldo Alicea
Rep. Steven J. D’Amico
Rep. Jonathan Hecht
Rep. Jason M. Lewis
Rep. Robert Hargraves – R
Rep. Susan Williams Gifford – R
Sen. Marc Pacheco
Sen. Susan Fargo
Sen. Patricia Jehlen
Sen. Karen Spilka
Sen. Bruce Tarr – R

Joint Committee on Higher Education

Co-chair: Rep. David Torrisi
Co-chair: Sen. Anthony Galluccio
Vice-chair: Sen. Benjamin Downing
Vice-chair: Rep. David L. Flynn
Rep. Jennifer M. Callahan
Rep. William Smitty Pignatelli
Rep. Denise Provost
Rep. Thomas J. Calter III
Rep. Stephen L. DiNatale
Rep. Kevin Aguiar
Rep. James Arciero
Rep. Donald Humason Jr. – R
Rep. George Peterson - R
Sen. Richard Moore
Sen. Karen Spilka
Sen. Stanley Rosenberg
Sen. Scott Brown - R

Joint Committee on Housing

Co-chair: Rep. Kevin Honan
Co-chair: Sen. Susan Tucker
Vice-chair: Sen. Brian Joyce
Vice-chair: Rep. Gloria L. Fox
Rep. William G. Greene Jr.
Rep. Michael J. Rodrigues
Rep. John P. Fresolo
Rep. Thomas M. Stanley
Rep. Sean Curran
Rep. Kate Hogan
Rep. Daniel Webster - R
Rep. George Peterson Jr. – R
Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz
Sen. James Eldridge
Sen. Anthony Galluccio
Sen. Robert Hedlund – R

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Co-chair: Rep. Eugene O’Flaherty
Co-chair: Sen. Cynthia Creem
Vice-chair: Sen. Steven Baddour
Vice-chair: Rep. Christopher N. Speranzo
Rep. James Fagan
Rep. Colleen M. Garry
Rep. Marie P. St. Fleur
Rep. John V. Fernandes
Rep. Katherine M. Clark
Rep. James Dwyer
Rep. Danielle W. Gregoire
Rep. Lewis Evangelidis – R
Rep. Daniel Webster – R
Sen. Gale Candaras
Sen. Jack Hart
Sen. Thomas McGeee
Sen. Bruce Tarr – R

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Co-chair: Rep. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera
Co-chair: Sen. Thomas McGee
Vice-chair: Sen. Karen Spilka
Vice-chair: Rep. Robert L. Rice
Rep. John H. Rogers
Rep. John P. Fresolo
Rep. Michael F. Rush
Rep. Paul McMurtry
Rep. Sean Garballey
Rep. James Arciero
Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante
Rep. Todd Smola – R
Rep. Karyn Polito – R
Sen. Stephen Buoniconti
Sen. Robert O’Leary
Sen. Joan Menard
Sen. Robert Hedlund – R

Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Co-chair: Sen. Jennifer Flanagan
Co-chair: Rep. Elizabeth Malia
Vice-chair: Sen. Marian Walsh
Vice-chair: Angelo M. Scaccia of Boston
Rep. Christopher G. Fallon
Rep. David B. Sullivan
Rep. Martin J. Walsh
Rep. Ruth B. Balser
Rep. Brian P. Wallace
Rep. Stephen R. Canessa
Rep. James J. O’Day
Rep. Karyn Polito – R
Rep. Todd Smola – R
Sen. Anthony Galluccio
Sen. Jack Hart
Sen. Robert O’Leary
Sen. Richard Tisei – R

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Co-chair: Sen. James Eldridge
Co-chair: Rep. Paul Donato
Vice-chair: Sen. Patricia Jehlen
Vice-chair: Joyce A. Spiliotis