List of Massachusetts General Court members expelled or censured explained

The following is a list of Massachusetts General Court members that have been expelled or censured.

Massachusetts Senate

Expelled senators

YearSenatorPartyCity or Town (District)1Vote Countclass=unsortableReason
1937DemocraticFitchburg (3rd Worcester)24–13Senate found his opponent to be the rightful winner of the 1936 election.[1]
1977DemocraticRevere (Suffolk, Essex and Middlesex)28–8Convicted of extortion.[2]

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Expelled representatives

YearSenatorPartyCity or Town (District)1Vote Countclass=unsortableReason
1855Know NothingBoston230–30[3] Sharing a hotel room with a woman who was not his wife during a controversial legislative investigative trip.
1906DemocraticBoston (9th Suffolk)142–54Offering another representative money in exchange for his vote on bucket shop legislation.[4] [5]
1916RepublicanGloucester (21st Essex)Voice voteFound to have committed conduct unbecoming a member of the General Court "by collecting money from persons he knew interested in legislation before said General Court"
2014DemocraticBoston (5th Suffolk)146–5Convicted of assault and battery[6]

Censured representatives

YearSenatorPartyCity or Town (District)1Vote Countclass=unsortableReason
1906RepublicanTaunton (3rd Bristol)Voice voteMaking conflicting statements in relation to a representative under investigation (Frank J. Gethro)[7]
1962RepublicanWinchester (29th Middlesex)110–98Failing to substantiate the accusation he made on a television program that bookmakers had an influence the state legislature.[8] House voted to revoke the censure two years later.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Senate Gives Nutting Place . The Boston Globe . March 10, 1937.
  2. News: Turner. Robert L.. DiCarlo banished from the Senate. The Boston Globe. April 5, 1977.
  3. News: The Case of Joseph Hiss . The New York Times . May 10, 1855.
  4. News: Gethro Is Expelled . The Boston Daily Globe . June 22, 1906.
  5. News: Massachusetts House Expels Frank J. Gethro . The New York Times . June 22, 1906.
  6. News: bostonherald.com . February 6, 2014 . Jailed rep expelled from House by 146-5 vote . Jennifer Miller .
  7. News: Mild Censure for Swig . 2 January 2024 . Boston Evening Transcript . June 22, 1906.
  8. News: Kenney . Robert . Chadwick Reprimanded: House Votes Censure, but Refuses To Suspend Him . The Boston Globe . February 21, 1962.
  9. News: Rollins, Bryant. House Exonerates Chadwick. The Boston Globe. July 2, 1964.