Office Overview
- Office: U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
- Government Level: Federal
- Jurisdiction: United States; Massachusetts
- District: Massachusetts (Class 2 seat)
- Counties: Statewide — 14 Counties
- Municipalities: Statewide — 351 Municipalities
- Status: Former
- Selection Method: Elected; initially appointed on January 2nd, 1985 to fill the preceding term’s one-day vacancy
- Scheduled Term End: January 3rd, 2015
- Service Began: January 2nd, 1985
- Service Ended: February 1st, 2013; resigned
- Last Election for This Office: November 4th, 2008
- Party: Democratic
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
Portrait Credit: U.S. Senate Historical Office (credit); Undated image published in the named institutional biography; capture date Not Verified
- Massachusetts Senators — John F. Kerry row and footnote 2
- 2008 U.S. Senate General Election — Statewide general election
- Portrait source
- Scheduled Term End: Kerry was elected to the six-year term beginning Jan. 3, 2009; resignation ended service Feb. 1, 2013.
- Service Began: The Senate table’s footnote distinguishes the initial vacancy appointment from the elected full term beginning January 3rd, 1985.