Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint Committee, Massachusetts State Legislature
The Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint Committee is a standing committee of the Massachusetts General Court.
Per Joint Rule 1, joint committees are appointed at the beginning of the biennial session. Each committee consists of six Senate members and 11 House members, except the committees on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies; Public Safety and Homeland Security; Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery; Health Care Financing; and Transportation, which consist of seven Senate members and 13 House members.[1]
See rules: Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Adam G. Hinds, Chair | • Vinny deMacedo | |||
• Cory Atkins, Chair | • Mathew Muratore | |||
• Julian Andre Cyr, Vice chair | • William L. Crocker, Jr. | |||
• Bruce Ayers, Vice chair | ||||
• Joan Lovely | ||||
• Eileen Donoghue | ||||
• Sonia Chang-Diaz | ||||
• James Miceli | ||||
• Thomas Petrolati | ||||
• Thomas Walsh | ||||
• Ruth Balser | ||||
• Paul Heroux | ||||
• Mary S. Keefe | ||||
• Solomon Goldstein-Rose |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Eric Lesser, Chair | • Vinny deMacedo | |||
• Cory Atkins, Chair | • Steven Howitt | |||
• Benjamin Downing, Vice chair | • Mathew Muratore | |||
• William Pignatelli, Vice chair | ||||
• Michael Finn | ||||
• Joan B. Lovely | ||||
• Daniel Wolf | ||||
• James Eldridge | ||||
• Steven Ultrino | ||||
• RoseLee Vincent | ||||
• Bruce Ayers | ||||
• Stephen DiNatale | ||||
• Mary Keefe | ||||
• Brian Mannal |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives, Chair | • Donald Wong | |||
• Cory Atkins, Chair | • Steven Howitt | |||
• Benjamin Downing, Vice chair | ||||
• Michael Finn, Vice chair | ||||
• Sonia Chang-Diaz | ||||
• Joan B. Lovely | ||||
• Daniel Wolf | ||||
• David Sullivan | ||||
• William Pignatelli | ||||
• John Fernandes | ||||
• Denise Andrews | ||||
• Paul Mark | ||||
• Chris Walsh | ||||
• Brian Mannal |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Sarah Peake, Chair | • Steven Howitt | |||
• Eileen Donoghue, Chair | • David Vieira | |||
• Paul McMurtry, Vice chair | • Bruce Tarr | |||
• Benjamin Downing, Vice chair | ||||
• David Sullivan | ||||
• William Pignatelli | ||||
• Cleon Turner | ||||
• Sean Garballey | ||||
• Gailanne Cariddi | ||||
• Chris Walsh | ||||
• Richard T. Moore | ||||
• Sonia Chang-Diaz | ||||
• Daniel Wolf |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (1) | |||
• John Keenan, Jr., Chair | • Susan Gifford | |||
• Sarah Peake, Vice chair | ||||
• Demetrius Atsalis | ||||
• Timothy Madden | ||||
• William Pignatelli | ||||
• David Sullivan | ||||
• Mark Falzone | ||||
• Rosemary Sandlin | ||||
• Lida Harkins |
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