Page 22 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 COM app on your phone or tablet • Listen online at: www.radio. com/1510wmex/listen • Tune into 1510 AM if you still have an AM radio THE HOUSE AND SENATE: LISTEN TO BOB’S SHOW: Beacon Hill Roll Call’s publisher, Bob Katzen, hosts “The Bob Katzen Baby Boomer and Gen X Fun and Nostalgia Show” every Sunday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jump in Bob’s time machine and tune in for a trip back to the simpler days of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. There are many ways you can listen to the show from anywhere in the world: • If you have a smart speaker, simply say, “Play WMEX on RADIO.COM” • Download the free RADIO. There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the percentage of times local senators voted with their party’s leadership in 2020 through August 27. Beacon Hill Roll Call uses 104 votes from the 2020 Senate session as the basis for this report. This includes all roll calls that were not on local issues. The votes of the 34 Democrats were compared to Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Creem (DNewton), second-in-command in the Senate. We could not com pare the Democrats’ votes to those of Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) because, by tradition, the Senate president rarely votes. None of the 34 Democratic senators voted with Creem 100 percent of the time. Three senators voted with Creem all but one time: Sens. Julian Cyr (D-Truro), Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett) and Adam Hinds (D-Pittsfi eld). Twenty-six (76.4 percent) of the 34 Democrats voted with Creem 90 percent or more of the time. Only eight (23.6 percent) voted with Creem less than 90 percent of the time. The Democratic senators who voted the lowest percentage of times with Creem were Sens. Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) who voted with Creem only 81.7 percent of the time; Diana DiZoglio (D-Methuen) 83.4 percent of the time; and John Velis (D-Westfi eld) 84 percent of the time. The votes of three Republican senators were compared with those of GOP Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester). None of the three voted with Tarr 100 percent of the time. The Republican senator who voted the lowest percentage of times with Tarr was Sen. Ryan Fattman (R-Sutton) who voted with Tarr 93.2 percent of the time. Sen. Dean Tran (R-Fitchburg) voted with Tarr 94.1 percent of the time and Sen. Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) sided with Tarr 98.0 percent of the time. PERCENTAGE OF TIMES SENATORS VOTED WITH THEIR PARTY’S LEADERSHIP The percentage next to the senator’s name represents the percentage of times the senator supported his or her party’s leadership. The number in parentheses represents the number of times the senator opposed his or her party’s leadership. Some senators voted on all 104 roll call votes. Others missed one or more roll calls. The percentage for each senator is calculated based on the number of roll calls on which he or she voted and does not count the roll calls for which he or she was absent. Sen. Joseph Boncore 98.0 percent HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been fi led. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of August 2428, the House met for a total of one hour and 15 minutes while the Senate met for a total of one hour and 20 minutes. Mon. Aug. 24 House 11:03 a.m. to 11:07 a.m. Senate 11:03 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. Tues. Aug. 25 No House session No Senate session Wed. Aug. 26 No House session No Senate session Thurs. Aug 27 House 11:07 a.m. to 12:18 p.m. Senate 11:10 a.m. to 12:23 p.m. Fri. Aug. 28 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com 38 Main St., Saugus (781) 666-3517 mangorealtyteam.com 199 Essex Street, Saugus - $979,000 COMMERCIAL USE For Rent $1500.00 ~ Meet Our Agents ~ Sue Palomba Barry Tam Lea Doherty Patrick Rescigno Rosa Rescigno Call for a Free Market Analysis! 8 Sheehan Terrace, Rockport $599,000 countertops, kitchen cabinets, S.S. appliances, Carl Greenler
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