Ways and Means Joint Committee, Massachusetts State Legislature
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
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
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
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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