Stan Rosenberg
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| 93rd President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
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Assumed office January 8, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Therese Murray |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester district |
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Assumed office January 1991 |
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| Preceded by | John Olver |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Hampshire 3rd district |
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In office January 1986 – January 1991 |
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| Preceded by | James Collins |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Story |
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November 12, 1949 Revere, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bryon Hefner (m. 2016) |
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University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A.) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Website | Official website |
Stanley C. Rosenberg, commonly known as Stan Rosenberg, is an American politician from Amherst, Massachusetts who currently serves as President of the Massachusetts Senate. Rosenberg was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1986 and served as the representative for Amherst and Pelham until 1991 when he won a special election for the State Senate seat being vacated by Congressman John Olver. A Democrat, he has served in the Senate ever since.
Raised in foster care, Rosenberg is a 1967 graduate of Revere High School. He went on to graduate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1977 with a degree in Arts Administration and Community Development.
While attending UMass Amherst, he founded and became the first director of the Arts Extension Service and then transitioned to becoming director of the Community Development and Human Service Programs in the Division of Continuing Education. Rosenberg was a member of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band where he played the tuba, and was a Brother of Kappa Kappa Psi. Subsequently, Rosenberg worked as an aide to then-state Senator John Olver from 1980 to 1983. He also served as an Executive Director of the Massachusetts Democratic Party from 1983 to 1985, and as the district director for Congressman Chester G. Atkins from 1985 to 1986.
While in the Senate he has served as Chair of the Election Laws Committee (1991–1993), Chair of the Banking Committee (1993–1996), Chair of Senate Ways and Means Committee (1996–1999), Assistant Majority Leader (1999–2002) and was the Senate's first President Pro Tempore from 2003–2013. He was appointed as the Senate Majority Leader by Senate President Therese Murray on January 31, 2013; becoming the highest ranking LGBT elected official in the Commonwealth.
On January 7, 2015 he was unanimously elected President of the Massachusetts Senate of the 189th General Court.
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