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How They Voted
On June 14th, 2007, Massachusetts state legislators defeated the anti-gay Constitutional amendment by a vote of 151 opposed to 45 in favor.
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List By Legislator
- An 'N' indicates that the legislator voted to protect marriage equality by preventing the amendment from going on the ballot.
- A 'Y' indicates the legislator voted to let the anti-gay amendment go on the ballot.
- A 'DNV' means the legislator did not vote at the June 14th Constitutional Convention.
| State Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Phone | Vote | |
| Salvatore DiMasi | Rep.SalvatoreDiMasi@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2500 | N |
| Geraldo Alicea | Rep.GeraldoAlicea@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2060 | N |
| Willie Mae Allen | Rep.WillieMaeAllen@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2460 | N |
| Cory Atkins | Rep.CoryAtkins@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2013 | N |
| Demetrius Atsalis | Rep.DemetriusAtsalis@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2080 | DNV |
| Bruce Ayers | Rep.BruceAyers@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2230 | Y |
| Ruth Balser | Rep.RuthBalser@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2060 | N |
| Jay Barrows | Rep.FJayBarrows@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2487 | Y |
| John Binienda | Rep.JohnBinienda@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2320 | Y |
| Daniel Bosley | Rep.DanielBosley@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2370 | N |
| Garrett Bradley | Rep.GarrettBradley@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2460 | N |
| William Brownsberger | Rep.WilliamBrownsberger@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2140 | N |
| Antonio Cabral | Rep.AntonioCabral@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2140 | N |
| Jennifer Callahan | Rep.JenniferCallahan@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2130 | N |
| Thomas Calter | Rep.ThomasCalter@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2305 | N |
| Christine Canavan | Rep.ChristineCanavan@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2006 | N |
| Stephen Canessa | Rep.StephenCanessa@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2460 | N |
| Paul C. Casey | Rep.PaulCasey@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2380 | Y |
| Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | Rep.CherylCoakley-Rivera@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2011 | N |
| Thomas Conroy | Rep.ThomasConroy@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2460 | N |
| Robert Correia | Rep.RobertCorreia@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2810 | Y |
| Michael Costello | Rep.MichaelCostello@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2230 | N |
| Geraldine Creedon | Rep.GeraldineCreedon@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2070 | Y |
| Sean Curran | Rep.SeanCurran@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2263 | Y |
| Steven D'Amico | Rep.StevenDAmico@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2014 | N |
| Linda Dean Campbell | Rep.Linda.Dean-Campbell@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2060 | Y |
| Robert DeLeo | Rep.Robert.DeLeo@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2990 | N |
| Vinny deMacedo | Rep.VinnyDeMacedo@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2100 | Y |
| Brian Dempsey | Rep.BrianDempsey@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2263 | N |
| Stephen DiNatale | Rep.StephenDiNatale@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2460 | N |
| Paul J. Donato | Rep.PaulDonato@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2960 | Y |
| Christopher Donelan | Rep.ChristopherDonelan@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2230 | N |
| Joseph Driscoll | Rep.JosephDriscoll@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2396 | N |
| James Eldridge | Rep.JamesEldridge@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2060 | N |
| Lewis Evangelidis | Rep.LewisEvangelidis@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2263 | Y |
| James Fagan | Rep.JamesFagan@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2040 | Y |
| Christopher Fallon | Rep.ChristopherFallon@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2430 | N |
| Mark Falzone | Rep.MarkFalzone@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2575 | N |
| Robert Fennell | Rep.RobertFennell@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2400 | N |
| John Fernandes | Rep.JohnFernandes@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2030 | N |
| Michael Festa | Rep.MikeFesta@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2018 | N |
| Barry Finegold | Rep.BarryFinegold@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2676 | N |
| Jennifer Flanagan | Rep.JenniferFlanagan@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2040 | N |
| David Flynn | Rep.DavidFlynn@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2017 | Y |
| Linda Dorcena Forry | Rep.LindaDorcenaForry@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2430 | N |
| Gloria Fox | Rep.GloriaFox@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2810 | N |
| John Fresolo | Rep.JohnFresolo@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2240 | Y |
| Paul Frost | Rep.PaulFrost@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2489 | Y |
| William Galvin | Rep.WilliamGalvin@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2230 | N |
| Colleen Garry | Rep.ColleenGarry@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2380 | Y |
| Susan Gifford | Rep.SusanGifford@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2090 | Y |
| Anne Gobi | Rep.AnneGobi@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2210 | N |
| Thomas Golden | Rep.ThomasGolden@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2410 | N |
| Mary Grant | Rep.MaryGrant@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2220 | N |
| William Greene | Rep.WilliamGreene@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2210 | Y |
| Denis Guyer | Rep.DenisGuyer@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2400 | N |
| Patricia Haddad | Rep.PatriciaHaddad@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2070 | N |
| Geoffrey Hall | Rep.GeoffreyHall@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2575 | N |
| Robert Hargraves | Rep.RobertHargraves@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2305 | Y |
| Lida Harkins | Rep.LidaHarkins@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2300 | N |
| Brad Hill | Rep.BradHill@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2489 | N |
| Kevin Honan | Rep.KevinHonan@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2470 | N |
| Donald Humason | Rep.DonaldHumason@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2803 | Y |
| Frank Hynes | Rep.FrankHynes@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2552 | Y |
| Jim O'Day | Rep.JimODay@state.ma.us | (617) 722-2014 | N |
| Bradley Jones | Rep.BradleyJones@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2100 | N |
| Louis Kafka | Rep.LouisKafka@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2305 | N |
| Michael Kane | Rep.MichaelKane@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2263 | Y |
| Rachel Kaprielian | Rep.RachelKaprielian@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2520 | N |
| Jay Kaufman | Rep.JayKaufman@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2240 | N |
| John Keenan | Rep.JohnDKeenan@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2396 | N |
| Thomas Kennedy | Rep.ThomasKennedy@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2012 | N |
| Kay Khan | Rep.KayKhan@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2140 | N |
| Peter Kocot | Rep.PeterKocot@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2210 | N |
| Robert Koczera | Rep.RobertKoczera@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2582 | N |
| Peter Koutoujian | Rep.PeterKoutoujian@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2130 | N |
| Paul Kujawski | Rep.PaulKujawski@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2017 | N |
| Stephen Kulik | Rep.StephenKulik@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2430 | N |
| William Lantigua | Rep.WilliamLantigua@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2810 | Y |
| Stephen LeDuc | Rep.StephenLeDuc@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2230 | N |
| John Lepper | Rep.JohnLepper@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2100 | Y |
| David Linsky | Rep.DavidLinsky@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2210 | N |
| Barbara L'Italien | Rep.BarbaraLItalien@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2080 | N |
| Paul Loscocco | Rep.PaulLoscocco@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2220 | N |
| Elizabeth Malia | Rep.LizMalia@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2060 | N |
| Ronald Mariano | Rep.RonaldMariano@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2220 | N |
| James Marzilli | Rep.JamesMarzilli@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2400 | N |
| Allen McCarthy | Rep.AllenMcCarthy@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2130 | N |
| Paul McMurtry | Rep.PaulMcMurtry@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2460 | N |
| James Miceli | Rep.JamesMiceli@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2582 | Y |
| Michael Moran | Rep.MichaelMoran@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2460 | N |
| Kevin Murphy | Rep.KevinMurphy@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2013 | N |
| Charles Murphy | Rep.CharlesMurphy@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2396 | N |
| James Murphy | Rep.JamesMurphy@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2396 | Y |
| David Nangle | Rep.DavidNangle@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2020 | Y |
| Patrick Natale | Rep.PatrickNatale@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2810 | N |
| Harold Naughton, Jr. | Rep.HaroldNaughton@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2013 | N |
| Robert Nyman | Rep.RobertNyman@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2020 | N |
| Eugene O'Flaherty | Rep.GeneOFlaherty@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2396 | N |
| Matthew Patrick | Rep.MatthewPatrick@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2090 | N |
| Sarah Peake | Rep.SarahPeake@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2090 | N |
| Vincent Pedone | Rep.VincentPedone@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2090 | N |
| Alice Peisch | Rep.AlicePeisch@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2080 | N |
| Jeffrey Perry | Rep.JeffreyPerry@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2396 | Y |
| Douglas Petersen | Rep.DouglasPetersen@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2637 | N |
| George Peterson | Rep.GeorgePeterson@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2100 | Y |
| Thomas Petrolati | Rep.ThomasPetrolati@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2255 | Y |
| Anthony Petruccelli | Rep.AnthonyPetruccelli@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2080 | N |
| Smitty Pignatelli | Rep.SmittyPignatelli@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2582 | N |
| Elizabeth Poirier | Rep.ElizabethPoirier@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2976 | Y |
| Karyn Polito | Rep.KarynPolito@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2230 | Y |
| Denise Provost | Rep.DeniseProvost@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2810 | N |
| Angelo Puppolo | Rep.AngeloPuppolo@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2011 | N |
| John Quinn | Rep.JohnQuinn@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2020 | N |
| Kathi-Anne Reinstein | Rep.KathiReinstein@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2230 | N |
| Bob Rice | Rep.RobertRice@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2060 | N |
| Pamela Richardson | Rep.PamRichardson@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2582 | N |
| Michael Rodrigues | Rep.MichaelRodrigues@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2030 | N |
| Mary Rogeness | Rep.MaryRogeness@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2100 | Y |
| John Rogers | Rep.JohnRogers@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2600 | N |
| Richard Ross | Rep.RichardRoss@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2305 | N |
| Michael Rush | Rep.MikeRush@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2637 | Y |
| Byron Rushing | Rep.ByronRushing@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2180 | N |
| Jeffrey Sanchez | Rep.JeffreySanchez@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2370 | N |
| Rosemary Sandlin | Rep.RosemarySandlin@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2400 | N |
| Tom Sannicandro | Rep.TomSannicandro@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2210 | N |
| Angelo Scaccia | Rep.AngeloScaccia@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2692 | Y |
| John Scibak | Rep.JohnScibak@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2014 | N |
| Carl Sciortino | Rep.CarlSciortino@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2014 | N |
| Stephen Stat Smith | Rep.StephenSmith@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2400 | N |
| Frank Israel Smizik | Rep.FrankSmizik@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2210 | N |
| Todd Smola | Rep.ToddSmola@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2240 | Y |
| Theodore Speliotis | Rep.TheodoreSpeliotis@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2011 | N |
| Robert Spellane | Rep.RobertSpellane@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2220 | N |
| Christopher Speranzo | Rep.ChristopherSperanzo@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2080 | N |
| Joyce Spiliotis | Rep.JoyceSpiliotis@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2430 | Y |
| Marie St. Fleur | Rep.MarieSt.Fleur@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2380 | DNV |
| Harriett Stanley | Rep.HarriettStanley@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2676 | N |
| Thomas Stanley | Rep.ThomasStanley@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2470 | N |
| Ellen Story | Rep.EllenStory@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2575 | N |
| William Straus | Rep.WilliamStraus@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2320 | N |
| David Sullivan | Rep.DavidSullivan@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2230 | N |
| Benjamin Swan | Rep.BenjaminSwan@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2680 | N |
| Walter Timility | Rep.WalterTimilty@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2810 | Y |
| Stephen Tobin | Rep.AStephenTobin@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2783 | Y |
| Timothy Toomey | Rep.TimothyToomey@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2692 | N |
| David Torrisi | Rep.DavidTorrisi@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2014 | N |
| Eric Turkington | Rep.EricTurkington@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2015 | N |
| Cleon Turner | Rep.CleonTurner@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2090 | N |
| James Vallee | Rep.JamesVallee@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2380 | N |
| Anthony Verga | Rep.AnthonyVerga@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2877 | DNV |
| Joseph Wagner | Rep.JosephWagner@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2400 | N |
| Brian Wallace | Rep.BrianWallace@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2013 | N |
| Patricia Walrath | Rep.PatriciaWalrath@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2430 | N |
| Steven Walsh | Rep.StevenWalsh@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2017 | N |
| Martin Walsh | Rep.MartinWalsh@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2090 | N |
| Marty Walz | Rep.MartyWalz@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2460 | N |
| Daniel Webster | Rep.DanielWebster@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2487 | Y |
| James Welch | Rep.JamesWelch@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2030 | N |
| Alice Wolf | Rep.AliceWolf@hou.state.ma.us | (617) 722-2400 | N |
| State Senators | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Phone | Vote | |
| Therese Murray | Therese.Murray@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1500 | N |
| Robert Antonioni | Robert.Antonioni@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1230 | N |
| Edward Augustus | Edward.Augustus@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1485 | N |
| Steven Baddour | Steven.Baddour@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1604 | N |
| Jarrett Barrios | Jarrett.Barrios@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1650 | N |
| Frederick Berry | Frederick.Berry@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1410 | N |
| Stephen Brewer | Stephen.Brewer@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1540 | N |
| Scott Brown | Scott.P.Brown@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1555 | Y |
| Stephen Buoniconti | Stephen.Buoniconti@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1660 | N |
| Gale Candaras | Gale.Candaras@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1291 | N |
| Harriette Chandler | Harriette.Chandler@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1544 | N |
| Robert Creedon | Robert.Creedon@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1200 | Y |
| Cynthia Stone Creem | Cynthia.Creem@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1639 | N |
| Benjamin Downing | Benjamin.Downing@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1625 | N |
| Susan Fargo | Susan.Fargo@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1572 | N |
| John Hart | John.Hart@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1150 | N |
| Robert Havern | Robert.Havern@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1432 | N |
| Robert Hedlund | Robert.Hedlund@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1646 | Y |
| Pat Jehlen | Patricia.Jehlen@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1578 | N |
| Brian Joyce | Brian.A.Joyce@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1643 | N |
| Michael Knapik | Michael.Knapik@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1415 | N |
| Thomas McGee | Thomas.McGee@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1350 | N |
| Joan Menard | Joan.Menard@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1114 | N |
| Marc Montigny | Mark.Montigny@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1440 | N |
| Richard Moore | Richard.Moore@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1420 | Y |
| Michael Morrissey | Michael.W.Morrissey@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1494 | N |
| Robert O'Leary | Robert.OLeary@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1570 | N |
| Marc Pacheco | Marc.Pacheco@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1551 | N |
| Steven Panagiotakos | Steven.Panagiotakos@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1630 | Y |
| Pamela Resor | Pamela.Resor@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1120 | N |
| Stanley Rosenberg | Stan.Rosenberg@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1532 | N |
| Karen Spilka | Karen.E.Spilka@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1640 | N |
| Bruce Tarr | Bruce.Tarr@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1600 | N |
| James Timilty | James.Timilty@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1222 | N |
| Richard Tisei | Richard.Tisei@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1206 | N |
| Steven Tolman | Steven.Tolman@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1280 | N |
| Susan Tucker | Susan.Tucker@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1612 | N |
| Marian Walsh | Marian.Walsh@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1348 | N |
| Dianne Wilkerson | Dianne.Wilkerson@state.ma.us | (617) 722-1673 | N |
