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List of Massachusetts General Court members expelled or censured

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

Massachusetts Senate

Expelled senators

Year Senator Party City or Town (District)1 Vote Count Reason
1937 George W. Stanton Democratic Fitchburg (3rd Worcester) 24–13 Senate found his opponent to be the rightful winner of the 1936 election.
1977 Joseph DiCarlo Democratic Revere (Suffolk, Essex and Middlesex) 28–8 Convicted of extortion.

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Expelled representatives

Year Senator Party City or Town (District)1 Vote Count Reason
1855 Joseph Hiss Know Nothing Boston 230–30 Sharing a hotel room with a woman who was not his wife during a controversial legislative investigative trip.
1906 Frank J. Gethro Democratic Boston (9th Suffolk) 142–54 Offering another representative money in exchange for his vote on bucket shop legislation.
1916 Harry C. Foster Republican Gloucester (21st Essex) Voice vote Found 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"
2014 Carlos Henriquez Democratic Boston (5th Suffolk) 146–5 Convicted of assault and battery

Censured representatives

Year Senator Party City or Town (District)1 Vote Count Reason
1906 Simon Swig Republican Taunton (3rd Bristol) Voice vote Making conflicting statements in relation to a representative under investigation (Frank J. Gethro)
1962 Harrison Chadwick Republican Winchester (29th Middlesex) 110–98 Failing to substantiate the accusation he made on a television program that bookmakers had an influence the state legislature. House voted to revoke the censure two years later.

References

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