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Before 1914, and the enforcement of the Seventeenth Amendment, the state's U.S. senators were chosen by the Massachusetts General Court, and before 1935, their terms began March 4. The current senators are Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey. Ted Kennedy was Massachusetts's longest-serving senator, serving from 1962 until his death in 2009.
Elizabeth Ann Warren (née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and regarded as a progressive , [ 3 ] Warren has focused on consumer protection , equitable economic opportunity, and the ...
Scott Philip Brown (born September 12, 1959) is an American diplomat, attorney, and politician who served as the United States ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.He is a former United States senator from Massachusetts (2010–2013), and also was the 2014 Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire.
At the November 8, 1966, Massachusetts Senate election, Brooke defeated former Governor Endicott Peabody with 1,213,473 votes to Peabody's 744,761, and served as a United States senator for two terms, from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1979.
United States senators from Massachusetts — past and present United States senators who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate The main article for this category is List of United States senators from Massachusetts .
List of former senators. Senator Years Class State Party Lifespan Joseph Carter Abbott: 1868–1871: 2: ... Massachusetts: Federalist: 1767–1848 Robert H. Adams ...
Due to the longevity of Ted Kennedy's service, Kerry was the most senior junior Senator in the 111th United States Congress. On Tuesday, August 25, 2009, Kerry became the senior senator from Massachusetts following Ted Kennedy's death.
Massachusetts is currently represented by two senators and nine representatives, all of whom are Democrats. The current dean of the Massachusetts delegation is Senator Ed Markey, having served as a Senator since 2013 and in Congress since 1976.