title: 1991–1992 Massachusetts legislature
text: # 1991–1992 Massachusetts legislature
  
  The 177th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1991 and 1992 during the governorship of Bill Weld. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Charles Flaherty served as speaker of the House.
  
  Significant legislation included an act allowing school choice.
  
  ## Senators
  
  | name | date of birth | district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Matthew J. Amorello | March 15, 1958 | 1st Worcester and Middlesex |
  | Michael J. Barrett | June 27, 1948 | Middlesex and Suffolk |
  | Frederick Berry | December 20, 1949 | 2nd Essex |
  | Louis Peter Bertonazzi | October 9, 1933 | Worcester and Norfolk |
  | Tom Birmingham | August 4, 1949 | Suffolk, Essex and Middlesex |
  | Walter J. Boverini | June 5, 1925 | 1st Essex |
  | Robert C. Buell | April 23, 1931 | 1st Essex and Middlesex |
  | William Bulger | February 2, 1934 | 1st Suffolk |
  | Edward L. Burke | 1942 | Middlesex, Norfolk and Worcester |
  | Arthur E. Chase | February 4, 1930 | Worcester |
  | Michael C. Creedon | November 3, 1946 | Plymouth |
  | Martin J. Dunn | March 9, 1956 | Hampden and Hampshire |
  | Robert Durand | February 28, 1953 | Middlesex and Worcester |
  | Paul D. Harold | September 5, 1948 | Norfolk |
  | Robert Havern III | July 17, 1949 | 4th Middlesex |
  | Robert L. Hedlund | July 12, 1961 | Norfolk and Plymouth |
  | Lucile Hicks | May 11, 1938 | 5th Middlesex |
  | James Jajuga | December 12, 1946 | 3rd Essex |
  | Bill Keating (politician) | September 6, 1952 | Norfolk and Bristol |
  | Edward P. Kirby | January 10, 1928 | Plymouth and Barnstable |
  | Christopher M. Lane | May 15, 1959 | 1st Suffolk and Norfolk |
  | Brian Lees | July 25, 1953 | 2nd Hampden |
  | David H. Locke | August 4, 1927 | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
  | Michael LoPresti Jr. | April 30, 1947 | Suffolk and Middlesex |
  | William Q. MacLean Jr. | November 4, 1934 | 2nd Bristol |
  | Patricia McGovern | August 2, 1941 | 2nd Essex and Middlesex |
  | Linda Melconian | | 1st Hampden |
  | Thomas C. Norton | December 11, 1934 | 1st Bristol |
  | John Olver | September 3, 1936 | Franklin and Hampshire |
  | Bill Owens (Massachusetts politician) | July 6, 1937 | 2nd Suffolk |
  | Mary L. Padula | | 2nd Worcester and Middlesex |
  | Lois Pines | August 16, 1940 | Middlesex and Norfolk |
  | Henri S. Rauschenbach | October 9, 1947 | Cape and Islands |
  | Stan Rosenberg | October 12, 1949 | Franklin and Hampshire |
  | Charles E. Shannon Jr. | August 31, 1943 | 2nd Middlesex |
  | Nancy Achin Sullivan | January 20, 1959 | 1st Middlesex |
  | Jane Swift | February 24, 1965 | Berkshire |
  | Richard Tisei | August 13, 1962 | 3rd Middlesex |
  | Erving H. Wall, Jr. | | Bristol and Plymouth |
  | Robert D. Wetmore | July 24, 1930 | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin |
  | W. Paul White | July 7, 1945 | 2nd Suffolk and Norfolk |
  
  ## Representatives
  
  | name | date of birth | district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Steven Angelo | June 8, 1952 | 9th Essex |
  | Robert A. Antonioni | July 15, 1958 | 4th Worcester |
  | John Binienda | June 22, 1947 | 17th Worcester |
  | Kevin Blanchette | 1954 | 16th Essex |
  | Peter I. Blute | January 28, 1956 | 11th Worcester |
  | Daniel E. Bosley | December 9, 1953 | 1st Berkshire |
  | John C. Bradford | February 16, 1940 | 10th Bristol |
  | Marianne Brenton | February 25, 1933 | 23rd Middlesex |
  | James T. Brett | December 22, 1949 | 14th Suffolk |
  | Stephen Brewer | February 10, 1948 | 5th Worcester |
  | Carmen Buell | February 3, 1945 | 2nd Franklin |
  | Suzanne M. Bump | February 18, 1956 | 5th Norfolk |
  | John Businger | February 5, 1945 | 15th Norfolk |
  | Antonio Cabral | January 26, 1955 | 13th Bristol |
  | Thomas Cahir | September 19, 1952 | 3rd Barnstable |
  | Brion M. Cangiamila | | 24th Middlesex |
  | Paul Caron | November 15, 1955 | 11th Hampden |
  | Paul Casey | February 26, 1961 | 34th Middlesex |
  | William Cass | 1963 | 22nd Middlesex |
  | Athan Catjakis | 1931 | 9th Hampden |
  | Robert A. Cerasoli | July 12, 1947 | 3rd Norfolk |
  | Vincent P. Ciampa | April 15, 1945 | 37th Middlesex |
  | Edward J. Clancy Jr. | June 30, 1950 | 11th Essex |
  | Forrester Clark | November 30, 1934 | 4th Essex |
  | Carol Cleven | November 2, 1928 | 16th Middlesex |
  | David B. Cohen (mayor) | September 2, 1947 | 11th Middlesex |
  | Andrew Collaro | March 21, 1910 | 15th Worcester |
  | Edward G. Connolly | August 22, 1928 | 31st Middlesex |
  | William Constantino Jr. | May 27, 1944 | 12th Worcester |
  | Gary Coon | March 25, 1964 | 17th Essex |
  | Robert Correia | January 3, 1939 | 7th Bristol |
  | John F. Cox | July 27, 1955 | 17th Middlesex |
  | John F. Cruz | | 10th Plymouth |
  | Charles Decas | October 5, 1937 | 2nd Plymouth |
  | Walter DeFilippi | October 3, 1926 | 6th Hampden |
  | Robert DeLeo (politician) | March 27, 1950 | 20th Suffolk |
  | Brian Dempsey (politician) | September 30, 1966 | 3rd Essex |
  | Salvatore DiMasi | August 11, 1945 | 3rd Suffolk |
  | Carol A. Donovan | June 5, 1937 | 33rd Middlesex |
  | Stephen W. Doran | March 26, 1956 | 15th Middlesex |
  | Marc Draisen | December 22, 1956 | 11th Suffolk |
  | John R. Driscoll | May 9, 1924 | 9th Worcester |
  | Hasty Evans | August 7, 1948 | 13th Middlesex |
  | Thomas Finneran | January 2, 1950 | 13th Suffolk |
  | Kevin W. Fitzgerald | 1950 | 16th Suffolk |
  | Charles Flaherty (politician) | October 13, 1938 | 27th Middlesex |
  | Peter Forman | April 28, 1958 | 1st Plymouth |
  | Gloria Fox | March 18, 1942 | 7th Suffolk |
  | William C. Galvin | October 18, 1956 | 6th Norfolk |
  | Paul J. Gannon | May 21, 1960 | 4th Suffolk |
  | Barbara Gardner | January 19, 1941 | 8th Middlesex |
  | David Gately | September 27, 1955 | 9th Middlesex |
  | John George Jr. | July 31, 1946 | 9th Bristol |
  | Mary Jane Gibson | February 7, 1933 | 26th Middlesex |
  | Anthony Giglio | January 28, 1941 | 38th Middlesex |
  | Larry F. Giordano | 1944 | 15th Essex |
  | William Glodis | April 6, 1934 | 16th Worcester |
  | Emile Goguen | March 16, 1933 | 3rd Worcester |
  | Leonard Gonsalves | | 9th Bristol |
  | Barbara Gray | October 11, 1926 | 6th Middlesex |
  | Paul Haley | June 9, 1953 | 4th Norfolk |
  | Geoff Hall (politician) | October 10, 1948 | 2nd Middlesex |
  | Lida E. Harkins | January 24, 1944 | 13th Norfolk |
  | Robert Hawke | July 20, 1932 | 2nd Worcester |
  | Jeffery Hayward | April 3, 1960 | 10th Essex |
  | Jonathan Healy | October 10, 1945 | 1st Franklin |
  | James R. Henry | December 19, 1963 | 6th Essex |
  | Joseph N. Hermann | June 8, 1924 | 14th Essex |
  | Albert Herren | June 8, 1952 | 6th Bristol |
  | Shirley Owens Hicks | April 22, 1942 | 6th Suffolk |
  | Barbara Hildt | April 13, 1946 | 1st Essex |
  | Christopher Hodgkins | August 24, 1957 | 4th Berkshire |
  | Iris Holland | September 30, 1920 | 2nd Hampden |
  | Kevin Honan | June 5, 1958 | 18th Suffolk |
  | Augusta Hornblower | June 6, 1948 | 1st Middlesex |
  | Robert L. Howarth | 1942 | 13th Hampden |
  | Frank Hynes | December 23, 1940 | 4th Plymouth |
  | Patricia D. Jehlen | October 14, 1943 | 30th Middlesex |
  | Raymond A. Jordan Jr. | May 5, 1943 | 12th Hampden |
  | Louis Kafka | November 28, 1945 | 8th Norfolk |
  | Stephen Karol | 1948 | 2nd Bristol |
  | Marie-Louise Kehoe | December 12, 1928 | 11th Norfolk |
  | Shaun P. Kelly | March 13, 1964 | 2nd Berkshire |
  | Thomas P. Kennedy | August 15, 1951 | 9th Plymouth |
  | Sally Kerans | May 26, 1960 | 13th Essex |
  | John C. Klimm | November 5, 1955 | 2nd Barnstable |
  | Michael Knapik | February 11, 1963 | 4th Hampden |
  | Robert Koczera | November 25, 1953 | 11th Bristol |
  | Paul Kollios | February 24, 1936 | 7th Worcester |
  | Robert Kraus | March 20, 1957 | 12th Plymouth |
  | Robert Krekorian | 1962 | 21st Middlesex |
  | Edward M. Lambert Jr. | March 8, 1958 | 8th Bristol |
  | Patrick Landers | September 20, 1959 | 1st Hampden |
  | Peter J. Larkin | December 23, 1953 | 3rd Berkshire |
  | Robert C. Lawless | 1957 | 4th Barnstable |
  | Edward LeLacheur | June 1, 1925 | 18th Middlesex |
  | Kenneth M. Lemanski | January 27, 1954 | 8th Hampden |
  | Jacqueline Lewis | May 3, 1945 | 8th Plymouth |
  | David J. Lionett | October 3, 1943 | 14th Worcester |
  | David P. Magnani | May 24, 1944 | 7th Middlesex |
  | Anthony Mandile | August 14, 1946 | 10th Middlesex |
  | Charles Mann | April 27, 1935 | 6th Plymouth |
  | M. Joseph Manning | September 23, 1924 | 7th Norfolk |
  | Francis Mara | 1950 | 11th Plymouth |
  | Ronald Mariano | October 31, 1946 | 3rd Norfolk |
  | Robert H. Marsh | August 15, 1959 | 14th Norfolk |
  | Jim Marzilli | May 8, 1958 | 25th Middlesex |
  | John E. McDonough | May 21, 1953 | 12th Suffolk |
  | Joseph B. McIntyre | April 11, 1957 | 12th Bristol |
  | Mary Jane McKenna | October 23, 1939 | 1st Worcester |
  | John C. McNeil | June 8, 1945 | 36th Middlesex |
  | Joan Menard | September 6, 1935 | 5th Bristol |
  | Nelson Merced | August 17, 1947 | 5th Suffolk |
  | Jim Miceli | March 25, 1935 | 20th Middlesex |
  | Richard T. Moore | August 7, 1943 | 8th Worcester |
  | Michael W. Morrissey | August 2, 1954 | 1st Norfolk |
  | Mary Jeanette Murray | December 24, 1924 | 3rd Plymouth |
  | William P. Nagle Jr. | June 10, 1951 | 1st Hampshire |
  | Janet O'Brien | | 5th Plymouth |
  | Shannon O'Brien | April 30, 1959 | 2nd Hampshire |
  | Timothy F. O'Leary | 1944 | 35th Middlesex |
  | Kevin O'Sullivan (politician) | September 30, 1953 | 13th Worcester |
  | Marc Pacheco | October 29, 1952 | 3rd Bristol |
  | Thomas Palumbo | June 9, 1950 | 2nd Essex |
  | Marie Parente | May 22, 1928 | 10th Worcester |
  | David Peters (politician) | March 1, 1954 | 6th Worcester |
  | Douglas W. Petersen | March 7, 1948 | 8th Essex |
  | Thomas Petrolati | March 16, 1957 | 7th Hampden |
  | Kevin Poirier | July 7, 1940 | 14th Bristol |
  | Daniel Ranieri | 1951 | 10th Norfolk |
  | William Reinstein | March 26, 1929 | 17th Suffolk |
  | Pamela Resor | February 26, 1942 | 14th Middlesex |
  | Mary Rogeness | May 18, 1941 | 2nd Hampden |
  | Robert J. Rohan | August 15, 1921 | 5th Hampden |
  | Mark Roosevelt | December 10, 1955 | 8th Suffolk |
  | Stan Rosenberg | October 12, 1949 | 3rd Hampshire |
  | Susan Rourke | March 7, 1954 | 19th Middlesex |
  | J. Michael Ruane | December 10, 1927 | 7th Essex |
  | Byron Rushing | July 29, 1942 | 9th Suffolk |
  | Angelo Scaccia | September 29, 1942 | 15th Suffolk |
  | Susan Schur | February 27, 1940 | 12th Middlesex |
  | Anthony M. Scibelli | October 16, 1911 | 10th Hampden |
  | Emanuel Serra | June 12, 1945 | 1st Suffolk |
  | Douglas Stoddart | March 5, 1952 | 5th Middlesex |
  | Ellen Story | October 17, 1941 | 3rd Hampshire |
  | Gregory W. Sullivan | January 29, 1952 | 12th Norfolk |
  | Michael Sullivan (U.S. Attorney) | October 3, 1954 | 7th Plymouth |
  | Bruce Tarr | January 2, 1964 | 5th Essex |
  | Edward B. Teague III | November 25, 1949 | 1st Barnstable |
  | Alvin Thompson | May 15, 1939 | 28th Middlesex |
  | A. Stephen Tobin | July 3, 1956 | 2nd Norfolk |
  | Warren Tolman | October 23, 1959 | 32nd Middlesex |
  | Susan Tracy | August 24, 1960 | 19th Suffolk |
  | Philip Travis | July 2, 1940 | 4th Bristol |
  | Eric Turkington | August 12, 1947 | Barnstable, Dukes & Nantucket |
  | Daniel Valianti | 1965 | 4th Middlesex |
  | Peter A. Vellucci | 1942 | 29th Middlesex |
  | William B. Vernon | April 17, 1951 | 1st Bristol |
  | Richard Voke | December 2, 1947 | 2nd Suffolk |
  | Joseph Wagner (Massachusetts politician) | May 7, 1960 | 8th Hampden |
  | Patricia Walrath | August 11, 1941 | 3rd Middlesex |
  | Marian Walsh | 1954 | 10th Suffolk |
  | Michael P. Walsh | July 1, 1956 | 3rd Hampden |
  | Thomas Walsh (Massachusetts politician) | July 15, 1960 | 12th Essex |
  | Francis H. Woodward | March 17, 1939 | 9th Norfolk |
  