The following is a list of Massachusetts General Court members that have been expelled or censured .
Massachusetts Senate [ edit ] Massachusetts House of Representatives [ edit ] Expelled representatives [ edit ] Censured representatives [ edit ] 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]
^ "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 .