Mass. House Votes 97 to 58 for Interim Appointment to Vacant U.S. Senate Seat. The Big Story: 41 Democrats Join 16 Republicans -NO! – Roll Call

The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted to change the elections laws (reversing the last change they made to prevent then Govenor Mitt Romney from appointing a Republican), to allow Deval Patrick to appoint an interim replacement for Ted Kenney’s Seat. The individual placed in that temporary seat will vacate on the 19th of January (assuming they are not running for the permanent seat) when a special election will take place in the Commonwealth. The Final bill can be found here short and to the point.

This bill did not pass, as indicated in most media, with full Democrat Support and only Republicans dissenting. In fact, 41 Democrats in fear of losing their job in 2010, voted NO, with the sixteen Republican’s who they joined in an attempt to stop the hypocrisy driven by the White House and the Governor’s Office (See David Axelrod, mentor to Deval Patrick and advisor to Obama calling on Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murphy (contact information included)to change the law, again.)

A roll call from the Boston Globe Boston Globe is provided below.

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The List:
(Note: there are 16 members of the House which are Republican)

Kevin Aguiar, D-Fall River - Y
Geraldo Alicea, D-Charlton - Y
Willie Mae Allen, D-Boston - Y
James Arciero, D-Westford – N (Democrat)
Brian Michael Ashe, D-Longmeadow – N (Democrat)
Cory Atkins, D-Concord - Y
Demetrius J. Atsalis, D-Hyannis - Y
Bruce J. Ayers, D-Quincy – N (Democrat)
Ruth B. Balser, D-Newton - Y
Fred Barrows, R-Mansfield – N (Republican)
Carlo J. Basile, D-Boston, - Y
Jennifer E. Benson, D-Lunenburg - Y
John J. Binienda, D-Worcester – X (Democrat Not Voting)
Daniel E. Bosley, D-North Adams - Y
Bill Bowles, D-Attleboro - Y
Garrett J. Bradley, D-Hingham - Y
Michael D. Brady, D-Brockton - Y
William N. Brownsberger, D-Belmont - Y
Antonio F. D. Cabral, D-New Bedford - Y
Jennifer M. Callahan, D-Sutton – N (Democrat)
Thomas Calter, D-Kingston – N (Democrat)
Linda Dean Campbell, D-Methuen – N (Democrat)
Christine E. Canavan, D-Brockton – N (Democrat)
Stephen R. Canessa, D-New Bedford – N (Democrat)
James M. Cantwell, D-Marshfield – N (Democrat)
Katherine Clark, D-Melrose - Y
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera, D-Springfield - Y
Thomas F. Conroy, D-Wayland - Y
Michael A. Costello, D-Newburyport - Y
Geraldine Creedon, D-Brockton - Y
Sean Curran, D-Springfield – N (Democrat)
Steven J. D'Amico, D-Seekonk - Y
Robert A. DeLeo, D-Winthrop - Y
Viriato Manuel deMacedo, R-Plymouth – N (Republican)
Brian S. Dempsey, D-Haverhill – N (Democrat)
Stephen DiNatale, D-Fitchburg – N (Democrat)
Paul J. Donato, D-Medford - Y
Christopher J. Donelan, D-Orange - Y
Joseph R. Driscoll Jr., D-Braintree - Y
James J. Dwyer, D-Woburn - N
Carolyn C. Dykema, D-Holliston – N (Democrat)
Lori A. Ehrlich, D-Marblehead – N (Democrat)
Lewis G. Evangelidis, R-Holden – N (Democrat)
James H. Fagan, D-Taunton – X
Christopher G. Fallon, D-Malden – N (Democrat)
Mark V. Falzone, D-Saugus - Y
Robert F. Fennell, D-Lynn – N (Democrat)
John V. Fernandes, D-Milford – N (Democrat)
Ann-Margaret Ferrante, D-Gloucester - Y
Barry R. Finegold, D-Andover - Y
David L. Flynn, D-Bridgewater - Y
Linda Dorcena Forry, D-Boston - Y
Gloria L. Fox, D-Boston - Y
John P. Fresolo, D-Worcester – N (Democrat)
Paul K. Frost, R-Auburn – N (Repbulican)
William C. Galvin, D-Canton - Y
Sean Garballey, D-Arlington - Y
Colleen M. Garry, D-Dracut - Y
Susan W. Gifford, R-Wareham – N (Republican)
Anne M. Gobi, D-Spencer – N (Democrat)
Thomas A. Golden Jr., D-Lowell - Y
Mary E. Grant, D-Beverly - Y
William G. Greene Jr., D-Billerica – N (Democrat)
Danielle W. Gregoire, D-Marlborough - Y
Denis Guyer, D-Dalton - Y
Patricia A. Haddad, D-Somerset - Y
Robert S. Hargraves, R-Groton – N (Republican)
Lida E. Harkins, D-Needham – N (Democrat)
Jonathan Hecht, D-Watertown - Y
Bradford Hill, R-Ipswich – N (Republican)
Kate Hogan, D-Stow - Y
Kevin G. Honan, D-Boston - Y
Donald F. Humason Jr., R-Westfield – N (Republican)
Bradley H. Jones Jr., R-North Reading – N (Republican)
Louis L. Kafka, D-Stoughton - Y
Michael F. Kane, D-Holyoke - Y
Jay R. Kaufman, D-Lexington – X (Democrat – Not Voting)
John D. Keenan, D-Salem - Y
Kay Khan, D-Newton - Y
Peter V. Kocot, D-Northampton - Y
Robert M. Koczera, D-New Bedford - Y
Peter J. Koutoujian, D-Waltham - Y
Paul Kujawski, D-Webster - N
Stephen Kulik, D-Worthington - Y
William Lantigua, D-Lawrence - Y
Jason M. Lewis, D-Winchester - Y
David P. Linsky, D-Natick - Y
Barbara A. L'Italien, D-Andover - Y
Timothy R. Madden, D-Nantucket - Y
Elizabeth A. Malia, D-Boston - Y
Ronald Mariano, D-Quincy - Y
Allen J. McCarthy, D-East Bridgewater – N (Democrat)
Paul McMurtry, D-Dedham – N (Democrat)
James R. Miceli, D-Wilmington – N (Democrat)
Aaron Michlewitz, D-Boston - Y
Michael Moran, D-Boston - Y
Charles A. Murphy, D-Burlington - Y
James M. Murphy, D-Weymouth - Y
Kevin J. Murphy, D-Lowell – N (Democrat)
David M. Nangle, D-Lowell – N (Democrat)
Harold P. Naughton Jr., D-Clinton - Y
Robert J. Nyman, D-Hanover – N (Democrat)
James O'Day, D-West Boylston - Y
Eugene L. O'Flaherty, D-Chelsea - Y
Matthew C. Patrick, D-Falmouth - Y
Sarah Peake, D-Provincetown - Y
Vincent A. Pedone, D-Worcester - Y
Alice H. Peisch, D-Wellesley - Y
Jeffrey D. Perry, R-Sandwich – N (Democrat)
George N. Peterson Jr., R-Grafton – N (Republican)
Thomas M. Petrolati, D-Ludlow - Y
William "Smitty" Pignatelli, D-Lenox - Y
Elizabeth A. Poirier, R-North Attleboro – N (Republican)
Karyn E. Polito, R-Shrewsbury – N (Republican)
Denise Provost, D-Somerville - Y
Angelo Puppolo, D-Wilbraham – N (Democrat)
John F. Quinn, D-Dartmouth – N (Democrat)
Kathi-Anne Reinstein, D-Revere - Y
Robert Rice Jr., D-Gardner - Y
Pam Richardson, D-Framingham - Y
Michael J. Rodrigues, D-Westport – N (Democrat)
John H. Rogers, D-Norwood – N (Democrat)
Dennis A. Rosa, D-Leominster - Y
Richard J. Ross, R-Wrentham – N (Republican)
Michael F. Rush, D-Boston – N (Democrat)
Byron Rushing, D-Boston - Y
Jeffrey Sanchez, D-Boston - Y
Rosemary Sandlin, D-Agawam – N (Democrat)
Tom Sannicandro, D-Ashland - Y
Angelo M. Scaccia, D-Boston - Y
John W. Scibak, D-South Hadley - Y
Carl M. Sciortino Jr., D-Somerville - Y
Stephen Smith, D-Everett - Y
Frank I. Smizik, D-Brookline - Y
Todd M. Smola, R-Palmer – N (Republican)
Theodore C. Speliotis, D-Danvers - Y
Robert P. Spellane, D-Worcester - Y
Christopher N. Speranzo - D-Pittsfield - Y
Joyce A. Spiliotis, D-Peabody – N (Democrat)
Marie P. St. Fleur, D-Boston - Y
Harriett L. Stanley, D-West Newbury - P
Thomas M. Stanley, D-Waltham – N (Democrat)
Ellen Story, D-Amherst - Y
William M. Straus, D-Mattapoisett – N (Democrat)
David B. Sullivan, D-Fall River - Y
Benjamin Swan, D-Springfield – X (Democrat Not Voting)
Walter F. Timilty, D-Milton – N (Democrat)
A. Stephen Tobin, D-Quincy – N (Democrat)
Timothy J. Toomey Jr., D-Cambridge - Y
David M. Torrisi, D-North Andover – N (Democrat)
Cleon H. Turner, D-Dennis – N (Democrat)
James E. Vallee, D-Franklin - Y
Joseph F. Wagner, D-Chicopee – X (Democrat Not Voting)
Brian P. Wallace, D-Boston – X (Democrat Not Voting)
Martin J. Walsh, D-Boston - Y
Steven M. Walsh, D-Lynn - Y
Martha M. Walz, D-Boston - Y
Daniel K. Webster, R-Hanson – N (Republican)
James T. Welch, D-West Springfield - Y
Alice K. Wolf, D-Cambridge - Y
N no
Y yes
X not voting