Office Overview
- Office: Massachusetts State Senator, Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth
- Status: Former
- Government Level: State
- Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
- District: Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth
- Party: Democratic
- Selection Method: elected
- Scheduled Final Term: January 7th, 2015–January 4th, 2017 (statutory schedule; actual service may differ)
- Service Began: Not Verified
- First Documented Selection for This District: 2002 general election
- Term Following the 2002 Election: January 2003–January 2005 (statutory schedule; actual service may differ)
- Service Ended: Not Verified
- Last Election for This Office: 2014 general election; 41,348 votes
Public Office Contact
This Page records historical service. Historical office contact details have not been verified; the official resources below provide institutional information.
Official Resources
Sources and Verification
Last Reviewed: October 18th, 2026
Jurisdiction Artwork Credit: Official jurisdictional seal from the existing governed MPD media package; Jurisdiction artwork; not a photograph of the officeholder
Image Context: Jurisdiction artwork. The Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts identifies Commonwealth of Massachusetts; it does not identify or endorse the politician or this directory.
- PD43+ Brian A. Joyce candidate profile — Past Elections; 2014 Senate general; 2016 successor result
- Massachusetts Constitution, Article LXIV, section 1 — Article LXIV, section 1, lines 972–979
- Senator Brian A. Joyce biography — House 1997–Jan. 15, 1998; Senate 1998 to fill vacancy; district description
- 2002 State Senate General Election, Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth — Election title and result table
- Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts — Amendment Article LXIV; constitutional term commencement rule
- Brian A. Joyce candidate record — 2014 State Senate Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth general election, Joyce wins with 41,348
- Jurisdiction Artwork source
- Scheduled Final Term: Derived from the 2014 election and Article LXIV biennial term rule; actual last service day remains unresolved.
- Service Began: The 1998 Senate entry was for Suffolk and Norfolk. This Page covers Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, documented in the 2002 general election; its individual qualification day was not retrieved.
- Term Following the 2002 Election: The district-specific legislative term follows the constitutional first-Wednesday schedule. Earlier Senate service in a different district is not merged into this record.
- Service Ended: The 2017 transition and successor records do not establish Joyce’s individual departure day.
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