What is Massachusetts Senate?
{{Infobox legislature | background_color = {{party color|Democratic Party (US)}} | name = Massachusetts Senate | legislature = [[2023–2024 Massachusetts legislature|193rd General Court of Massachusetts]] | coa_pic = Seal of the Senate of Massachusetts.svg | coa_caption = Seal of the Senate of Massachusetts | term_limits = None | new_session = January 4, 2023 | session_room = Massachusetts State House interior 02.jpg | session_res = 240px | house_type = Upper house | body = Massachusetts General Court | leader1_type = [[President of the Massachusetts Senate|President]] | leader1 = [[Karen Spilka]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) | election1 = July 26, 2018 | leader2_type = President pro tempore | leader2 = [[William Brownsberger]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) | election2 = March 20, 2019 | leader3_type = Majority Leader | leader3 = [[Cynthia Stone Creem]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) | election3 = February 28, 2018 | leader4_type = Minority Leader | leader4 = [[Bruce Tarr]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]) | election4 = January 5, 2011 | members = 40 | voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post voting|First-past-the-post]] | last_election1 = [[2022 Massachusetts Senate election|November 8, 2022]]<br />(40 seats) | next_election1 = [[2024 Massachusetts Senate election|November 5, 2024]]<br />(40 seats) | redistricting = Legislative Control | structure1 = File:Massachussetts State Senate Current composistion dot chart.svg | structure1_res = 240px | political_groups1 = '''Majority (36)''' * {{no wrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Massachusetts Democratic Party|Democratic]] (36)}} '''Minority (4)''' * {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Massachusetts Republican Party|Republican]] (4)}} | term_length