2024 State Senate Worcester & Hampshire District
The Senate is comprised of 40 members, with each Senator elected to represent a district of approximately 159,000 people and each elected for a two-year term. As required by the Massachusetts Constitution, the Senate meets year-round in either formal or informal sessions to consider legislation. The Massachusetts Senate is led by the President of the Senate who is elected by the members of the body at the beginning of each two-year legislative session. Base salary for each Senator is approximately $66,256.
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Sheila H. Dibb
(Dem)
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Peter J. Durant
(Rep)
Do you support election day voter registration? Why or why not?
What actions should the legislature take to address the climate emergency?
What should the legislature do to increase the supply of affordable and middle-market housing in Massachusetts?
What measures would you support to deal with the needs of the large number of immigrants coming to Massachusetts?
What are your priorities for dealing with transportation statewide and in your district?
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YES. With our current technological abilities to verify and check eligibility, there is no solid reason why someone shouldn't be able to register to vote on election day. However, adding it as a service will require administrative support, and a best practice from the state would be to offer municipalities - specifically their city or town clerks - a funded path forward to adding a voter registration table at each precinct, and/or fund staffing to keep the clerk's main office open for same day voter registration. The second option is suboptimal, as it could be a transportation hardship for many.
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The legislature has a solid start with the MBTA Communities Act, but it's time to take another look at the way 40B projects are marketed and approved, AND offer municipalities a funded path forward to creating their own housing development plans and organizations.
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