Massachusetts House of Representatives

Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Massachusetts; House of Representatives
193rd General Court of Massachusetts
Type
Type	Lower house of the Massachusetts General Court
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 4, 2023
Leadership
Speaker	Ron Mariano (D) ; since December 30, 2020
Speaker pro tempore	Kate Hogan (D) ; since February 11, 2021
Majority Leader	Michael Moran (D) ; since February 10, 2023
Minority Leader	Bradley Jones (R) ; since November 21, 2002
Structure
Seats	160
Political groups	Majority (133) Democratic (132); Independent (1); Minority (25) Republican (25); Vacant (2) Vacant (2);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Chapter 1 of the Massachusetts Constitution
Salary	$70,537/year; set to increase every two years equal to the increase in the median salary of Massachusetts. All members receive office stipends, and chairs of committees and party leaders receive additional stipends.
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	November 5, 2024
Next election	November 3, 2026
Redistricting	Legislative control
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Massachusetts State House; Boston, Massachusetts
Website
	Massachusetts House of Representatives
Rules
	Rules of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. The House of Representatives convenes at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, the state capital of Massachusetts.