The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state. Descended from the colonial legislature, the current Massachusetts Senate was established in June 1780 upon the adoption of the Massachusetts Constitution.
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper chamber of the Massachusetts General Court, comprising 40 elected representatives from 40 distinct senatorial districts within the state. Emerging from the colonial parliament, the modern Massachusetts Senate was established in June 1780 with the ratification of the Massachusetts Constitution.