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Ways and Means Joint Committee, Massachusetts State Legislature
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The Ways and Means 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
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Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Ways and Means Joint Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (43) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Ways and Means Joint Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (42) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Joseph Boncore (D) left this committee on September 09, 2021. [Source]
James Kelcourse (R) left this committee on June 29, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Ways and Means Joint Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (42) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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Donald Humason Jr. (R) left this committee on January 06, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Joint Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (43) | Republican members (11) | |||
| • Karen Spilka, Chair | • Vinny deMacedo | |||
| • Brian Dempsey, Chair | • Richard Ross | |||
| • Sal DiDomenico, Vice chair | • Donald F. Humason, Jr. | |||
| • Stephen Kulik, Vice chair | • Todd Smola | |||
| • Patricia Jehlen | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
| • William Brownsberger | • Donald Berthiaume, Jr. | |||
| • Sonia Chang-Diaz | • Nicholas Boldyga | |||
| • Kenneth Donnelly | • Kate Campanale | |||
| • Eileen Donoghue | • Shawn C. Dooley | |||
| • James Eldridge | • Timothy Whelan | |||
| • John Keenan | • Donald Wong | |||
| • Joan Lovely | ||||
| • Thomas McGee | ||||
| • Michael O. Moore | ||||
| • Kathleen O'Connor Ives | ||||
| • Michael Rush | ||||
| • James Timilty | ||||
| • Elizabeth Malia | ||||
| • James Miceli | ||||
| • Thomas Walsh | ||||
| • Robert Koczera | ||||
| • Thomas Stanley | ||||
| • Sean Garballey | ||||
| • James Arciero | ||||
| • Brian Ashe | ||||
| • Tricia Farley-Bouvier | ||||
| • Russell Holmes | ||||
| • Josh Cutler | ||||
| • Mary S. Keefe | ||||
| • David Rogers | ||||
| • Alan Silvia | ||||
| • Dan Cullinane | ||||
| • Carole Fiola | ||||
| • Daniel J. Hunt | ||||
| • RoseLee Vincent | ||||
| • Evandro C. Carvalho | ||||
| • Carmine Gentile | ||||
| • Carlos Gonzalez | ||||
| • Joseph McGonagle, Jr. | ||||
| • Rady Mom | ||||
| • Paul Tucker | ||||
| • Adrian Madaro | ||||
| • Gerry Cassidy | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Joint Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (42) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Karen Spilka, Chair | • Peter Durant | |||
| • Brian Dempsey, Chair | • Todd Smola | |||
| • Sal DiDomenico, Vice chair | • Nicholas Boldyga | |||
| • Stephen Kulik, Vice chair | • Shawn Dooley | |||
| • Patricia Jehlen, Assistant Vice chair | • Kimberly Ferguson | |||
| • Benjamin Swan, Assistant Vice chair | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
| • Marjorie Decker | • Kate Campanale | |||
| • William Brownsberger | • Donald Wong | |||
| • Benjamin Downing | ||||
| • Sonia Chang-Diaz | ||||
| • Thomas Kennedy | ||||
| • Thomas McGee | ||||
| • Michael Moore | ||||
| • Kenneth Donnelly | ||||
| • Anthony Petruccelli | ||||
| • Michael Rush | ||||
| • James Timilty | ||||
| • Angelo Scaccia | ||||
| • Gloria Fox | ||||
| • Eileen Donoghue | ||||
| • Robert Koczera | ||||
| • John Keenan (State Senate) | ||||
| • Alan Silvia | ||||
| • Colleen Garry | ||||
| • James Cantwell | ||||
| • Paul Brodeur | ||||
| • Thomas Stanley | ||||
| • William Pignatelli | ||||
| • Russell Holmes | ||||
| • Claire Cronin | ||||
| • Linda Campbell | ||||
| • Jeffrey Roy | ||||
| • James Miceli | ||||
| • Sean Garballey | ||||
| • Marcos Devers | ||||
| • Carolyn Dykema | ||||
| • Timothy Madden | ||||
| • Nicholas Collins, Sr. | ||||
| • Ruth Balser | ||||
| • Tackey Chan | ||||
| • Michael Finn | ||||
| • Chris Walsh | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Joint Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (40) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Stephen Brewer, Chair | • Michael Knapik | |||
| • Brian Dempsey, Chair | • Richard Ross | |||
| • Jennifer Flanagan, Vice chair | • Viriato deMacedo | |||
| • Stephen Kulik, Vice chair | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
| • Sal DiDomenico, Vice chair | • Matthew Beaton | |||
| • Cheryl Rivera, Vice chair | • Geoff Diehl | |||
| • Gale Candaras | • David Vieira | |||
| • Eileen Donoghue | • Donald Wong | |||
| • Benjamin Downing | ||||
| • Patricia Jehlen | ||||
| • Thomas Kennedy | ||||
| • Thomas McGee | ||||
| • Michael Moore | ||||
| • Marc Pacheco | ||||
| • Anthony Petruccelli | ||||
| • Michael Rush | ||||
| • James Timilty | ||||
| • Angelo Scaccia | ||||
| • Gloria Fox | ||||
| • Thomas Petrolati | ||||
| • Robert Koczera | ||||
| • Christine Canavan | ||||
| • Robert Fennell | ||||
| • Kevin Murphy | ||||
| • John Fresolo | ||||
| • Walter Timilty | ||||
| • Thomas Stanley | ||||
| • William Pignatelli | ||||
| • Carl Sciortino, Jr. | ||||
| • Cleon Turner | ||||
| • Linda Campbell | ||||
| • Paul McMurtry | ||||
| • Lori Ehrlich | ||||
| • Sean Garballey | ||||
| • Michael Brady | ||||
| • Carolyn Dykema | ||||
| • Timothy Madden | ||||
| • Nicholas Collins, Sr. | ||||
| • Carlos Henriquez | ||||
| • Rhonda Nyman | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Joint Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (41) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Brian Dempsey, Chair | • Viriato deMacedo | |||
| • Stephen Brewer, Chair | • Daniel Webster | |||
| • Stephen Kulik, Vice chair | • Geoff Diehl | |||
| • Steven Baddour, Vice chair | • Angelo D'Emilia | |||
| • Martha Walz, Vice chair | • Shaunna O'Connell | |||
| • Jennifer Flanagan, Vice chair | • Donald Wong | |||
| • Angelo Scaccia | • Michael Knapik | |||
| • Gloria Fox | • Richard Ross | |||
| • Thomas Petrolati | ||||
| • Robert Koczera | ||||
| • Christine Canavan | ||||
| • Timothy Toomey, Jr. | ||||
| • Benjamin Swan, Sr. | ||||
| • Colleen Garry | ||||
| • Thomas Golden, Jr. | ||||
| • Geraldine Creedon | ||||
| • David Sullivan | ||||
| • Ruth Balser | ||||
| • John Fresolo | ||||
| • Walter Timilty | ||||
| • Thomas Stanley | ||||
| • Joyce Spiliotis | ||||
| • Carl Sciortino | ||||
| • Christopher Speranzo | ||||
| • Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | ||||
| • Michael Brady | ||||
| • Ann-Margaret Ferrante | ||||
| • James Dwyer | ||||
| • Aaron Michlewitz | ||||
| • Benjamin Downing | ||||
| • Cynthia Stone Creem | ||||
| • Patricia D. Jehlen | ||||
| • Brian Joyce | ||||
| • Thomas Kennedy | ||||
| • Thomas McGee | ||||
| • Michael Moore | ||||
| • Richard T. Moore | ||||
| • Marc Pacheco | ||||
| • Anthony Petruccelli | ||||
| • Karen Spilka | ||||
| • Gale D. Candaras | ||||
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Current members of the Massachusetts State Senate
Senators
Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District
Paul Mark (D)
Bristol and Norfolk District
Paul Feeney (D)
Cape and Islands District
Julian Cyr (D)
Hampden District
Adam Gomez (D)
Hampden and Hampshire District
John Velis (D)
Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester District
Jacob Oliveira (D)
Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester District
Jo Comerford (D)
Middlesex and Norfolk District
Karen Spilka (D)
Middlesex and Suffolk District
Sal DiDomenico (D)
Middlesex and Worcester District
James Eldridge (D)
Norfolk and Middlesex District
Cynthia Creem (D)
Norfolk and Plymouth District
John Keenan (D)
Norfolk and Suffolk District
Michael Rush (D)
Norfolk, Plymouth, and Bristol District
William Driscoll (D)
Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex District
Becca Rausch (D)
Plymouth and Barnstable District
Dylan Fernandes (D)
Suffolk and Middlesex District
Worcester and Hampden District
Ryan Fattman (R)
Worcester and Hampshire District
Peter Durant (R)
Worcester and Middlesex District
John Cronin (D)
1st Bristol and Plymouth District
1st Essex District
Pavel Payano (D)
1st Essex and Middlesex District
Bruce Tarr (R)
1st Middlesex District
Edward Kennedy (D)
1st Plymouth and Norfolk District
Patrick O'Connor (R)
1st Suffolk District
Nick Collins (D)
1st Worcester District
Robyn Kennedy (D)
2nd Bristol and Plymouth District
Mark Montigny (D)
2nd Essex District
Joan Lovely (D)
2nd Essex and Middlesex District
Barry Finegold (D)
2nd Middlesex District
Patricia Jehlen (D)
2nd Plymouth and Norfolk District
Michael Brady (D)
2nd Suffolk District
Liz Miranda (D)
2nd Worcester District
Michael Moore (D)
3rd Bristol and Plymouth District
Kelly Dooner (R)
3rd Essex District
Brendan Crighton (D)
3rd Middlesex District
Mike Barrett (D)
3rd Suffolk District
Lydia Edwards (D)
4th Middlesex District
Cindy Friedman (D)
5th Middlesex District
Jason Lewis (D)
Democratic Party (35)
Republican Party (5)
Current members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Ronald Mariano
Majority Leader:Michael Moran
Representatives
Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket District
Thomas Moakley (D)
1st Barnstable District
Chris Flanagan (D)
1st Berkshire District
John Barrett (D)
1st Bristol District
Michael Chaisson (R)
1st Essex District
Dawne Shand (D)
1st Franklin District
Natalie Blais (D)
1st Hampden District
Todd Smola (R)
1st Hampshire District
Lindsay Sabadosa (D)
1st Middlesex District
1st Norfolk District
Bruce Ayers (D)
1st Plymouth District
Michelle Badger (D)
1st Suffolk District
Adrian Madaro (D)
1st Worcester District
2nd Barnstable District
Kip Diggs (D)
2nd Berkshire District
2nd Bristol District
James Hawkins (D)
2nd Essex District
Kristin Kassner (D)
2nd Franklin District
Susannah Whipps (U)
2nd Hampden District
Brian Ashe (D)
2nd Hampshire District
Homar Gomez (D)
2nd Middlesex District
James Arciero (D)
2nd Norfolk District
Tackey Chan (D)
2nd Plymouth District
John Gaskey (R)
2nd Suffolk District
Daniel Ryan (D)
2nd Worcester District
Jonathan Zlotnik (D)
3rd Barnstable District
David Vieira (R)
3rd Berkshire District
Leigh Davis (D)
3rd Bristol District
Lisa Field (D)
3rd Essex District
Andy Vargas (D)
3rd Hampden District
Nicholas Boldyga (R)
3rd Hampshire District
Mindy Domb (D)
3rd Middlesex District
Kate Hogan (D)
3rd Norfolk District
Ronald Mariano (D)
3rd Plymouth District
Joan Meschino (D)
3rd Suffolk District
Aaron Michlewitz (D)
3rd Worcester District
4th Barnstable District
Hadley Luddy (D)
4th Bristol District
Steven Howitt (R)
4th Essex District
Estela Reyes (D)
4th Hampden District
Kelly Pease (R)
4th Middlesex District
4th Norfolk District
James Murphy (D)
4th Plymouth District
4th Suffolk District
David Biele (D)
4th Worcester District
Natalie Higgins (D)
5th Barnstable District
Steven Xiarhos (R)
5th Bristol District
Justin Thurber (R)
5th Essex District
5th Hampden District
Patricia Duffy (D)
5th Middlesex District
David Linsky (D)
5th Norfolk District
Mark Cusack (D)
5th Plymouth District
David DeCoste (R)
5th Suffolk District
5th Worcester District
6th Bristol District
Carole Fiola (D)
6th Essex District
Hannah Bowen (D)
6th Hampden District
Michael Finn (D)
6th Middlesex District
Priscila Sousa (D)
6th Norfolk District
William Galvin (D)
6th Plymouth District
Kenneth Sweezey (R)
6th Suffolk District
Russell Holmes (D)
6th Worcester District
John Marsi (R)
7th Bristol District
Alan Silvia (D)
7th Essex District
Manny Cruz (D)
7th Hampden District
Aaron Saunders (D)
7th Middlesex District
Jack Lewis (D)
7th Norfolk District
Richard Wells (D)
7th Plymouth District
Alyson Sullivan (R)
7th Suffolk District
Chynah Tyler (D)
7th Worcester District
Paul Frost (R)
8th Bristol District
Steven Ouellette (D)
8th Essex District
Jenny Armini (D)
8th Hampden District
Shirley Arriaga (D)
8th Middlesex District
8th Norfolk District
Edward Philips (D)
8th Plymouth District
Dennis Gallagher (D)
8th Suffolk District
Jay Livingstone (D)
8th Worcester District
Michael Soter (R)
9th Bristol District
9th Essex District
Donald Wong (R)
9th Hampden District
Orlando Ramos (D)
9th Middlesex District
Thomas Stanley (D)
9th Norfolk District
Marcus Vaughn (R)
9th Plymouth District
Bridget Plouffe (D)
9th Suffolk District
John Moran (D)
9th Worcester District
David Muradian (R)
10th Bristol District
Mark Sylvia (D)
10th Essex District
Dan Cahill (D)
10th Hampden District
Carlos Gonzalez (D)
10th Middlesex District
John Lawn (D)
10th Norfolk District
Jeffrey Roy (D)
10th Plymouth District
Michelle DuBois (D)
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Bill MacGregor (D)
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Brian Murray (D)
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Bud Williams (D)
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Amy Sangiolo (D)
11th Norfolk District
Paul McMurtry (D)
11th Plymouth District
Rita Mendes (D)
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Judith García (D)
11th Worcester District
Hannah Kane (R)
12th Bristol District
Norman Orrall (R)
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Thomas Walsh (D)
12th Hampden District
Angelo Puppolo (D)
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Greg Schwartz (D)
12th Norfolk District
John Rogers (D)
12th Plymouth District
Kathleen LaNatra (D)
12th Suffolk District
Brandy Oakley (D)
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Meghan Kilcoyne (D)
13th Bristol District
Antonio Cabral (D)
13th Essex District
Sally Kerans (D)
13th Middlesex District
Carmine Gentile (D)
13th Norfolk District
Joshua Tarsky (D)
13th Suffolk District
Daniel Hunt (D)
13th Worcester District
John Mahoney (D)
14th Bristol District
Adam Scanlon (D)
14th Essex District
Adrianne Ramos (D)
14th Middlesex District
Simon Cataldo (D)
14th Norfolk District
Alice Peisch (D)
14th Suffolk District
Rob Consalvo (D)
14th Worcester District
James O'Day (D)
15th Essex District
Ryan Hamilton (D)
15th Middlesex District
Michelle Ciccolo (D)
15th Norfolk District
Tommy Vitolo (D)
15th Suffolk District
Sam Montaño (D)
15th Worcester District
Mary Keefe (D)
16th Essex District
16th Middlesex District
Rodney Elliott (D)
16th Suffolk District
Jessica Giannino (D)
16th Worcester District
Daniel Donahue (D)
17th Essex District
Frank Moran (D)
17th Middlesex District
Vanna Howard (D)
17th Suffolk District
Kevin Honan (D)
17th Worcester District
David LeBoeuf (D)
18th Essex District
Tram Nguyen (D)
18th Middlesex District
Tara Hong (D)
18th Suffolk District
Michael Moran (D)
18th Worcester District
Joseph McKenna (R)
19th Middlesex District
19th Suffolk District
Jeffrey Turco (D)
19th Worcester District
Kate Donaghue (D)
20th Middlesex District
Bradley Jones (R)
21st Middlesex District
Kenneth Gordon (D)
22nd Middlesex District
Marc Lombardo (R)
23rd Middlesex District
Sean Garballey (D)
24th Middlesex District
David Rogers (D)
25th Middlesex District
Marjorie Decker (D)
26th Middlesex District
Mike Connolly (D)
27th Middlesex District
28th Middlesex District
Joseph McGonagle (D)
29th Middlesex District
Steven Owens (D)
30th Middlesex District
Richard Haggerty (D)
31st Middlesex District
Michael Day (D)
32nd Middlesex District
33rd Middlesex District
Steven Ultrino (D)
34th Middlesex District
Christine Barber (D)
35th Middlesex District
Paul Donato (D)
36th Middlesex District
Colleen Garry (D)
37th Middlesex District
Danillo Sena (D)
Democratic Party (134)
Republican Party (25)
Unenrolled (1)
