President of the Massachusetts Senate
E1954
The President of the Massachusetts Senate is the presiding officer and leading legislative figure of the upper chamber of the Massachusetts state legislature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| President of the Massachusetts Senate canonical | 4 |
| Massachusetts Senate President | 1 |
| Senate President of Massachusetts | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative office
ⓘ
political office ⓘ presiding officer ⓘ state legislative position ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
President of the Massachusetts Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Senate President
President of the Massachusetts Senate ⓘ
surface form:
Senate President of Massachusetts
|
| appointedBy | Massachusetts Senate ⓘ |
| body | Massachusetts General Court ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | Massachusetts legislative branch ⓘ |
| category | State senate presidents in the United States ⓘ |
| chamberType | upper house ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouseCounterpart | Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
|
| legislativeChamber | Massachusetts Senate ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Massachusetts State House ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy |
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Constitution
|
| officeHolderMustBe | member of the Massachusetts Senate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Massachusetts General Court
ⓘ
Massachusetts Senate ⓘ |
| positionInOrganization | Massachusetts Senate ⓘ |
| presidesOver | Massachusetts Senate ⓘ |
| rank | highest-ranking member of the Massachusetts Senate ⓘ |
| responsibility |
appointing certain committee chairs
ⓘ
enforcing Senate rules ⓘ influencing the legislative agenda ⓘ maintaining order in the chamber ⓘ overseeing administrative functions of the Senate ⓘ presiding over Senate sessions ⓘ recognizing members to speak ⓘ referring bills to committees ⓘ |
| seat |
Massachusetts State House
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts State House, Boston
|
| selectionMethod | elected by members of the Massachusetts Senate ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| style |
Madam President
ⓘ
Mr. President ⓘ |
| termLength | two-year legislative session ⓘ |
| termRenewable | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Senate President of Massachusetts
this entity surface form:
Massachusetts Senate President