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.
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.[1] | |
| 1977 | Joseph DiCarlo | Democratic | Revere (Suffolk, Essex and Middlesex) | 28–8 | Convicted of extortion.[2] | |
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[3] | 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.[4][5] | |
| 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[6] | |
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)[7] | |
| 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.[8] House voted to revoke the censure two years later.[9] | |
References
- ↑ "Senate Gives Nutting Place". The Boston Globe. March 10, 1937.
- ↑ Turner, Robert L. (April 5, 1977). "DiCarlo banished from the Senate". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ "The Case of Joseph Hiss". The New York Times. May 10, 1855.
- ↑ "Gethro Is Expelled". The Boston Daily Globe. June 22, 1906.
- ↑ "Massachusetts House Expels Frank J. Gethro". The New York Times. June 22, 1906.
- ↑ Jennifer Miller (February 6, 2014). "Jailed rep expelled from House by 146-5 vote". bostonherald.com.
- ↑ "Mild Censure for Swig". Boston Evening Transcript. June 22, 1906. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ Kenney, Robert (February 21, 1962). "Chadwick Reprimanded: House Votes Censure, but Refuses To Suspend Him". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ Rollins, Bryant (July 2, 1964). "House Exonerates Chadwick". The Boston Globe.
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