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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Barnstable district

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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Barnstable district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Barnstable district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Barnstable County.[1] Republican David Vieira of Falmouth has represented the district since 2011.[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Cape and Islands and Plymouth and Barnstable districts.[4]

Former locales

The district previously covered:

Representatives

  • Ira Mayo, circa 1858 [6]
  • Elijah Cobb, circa 1859 [7]
  • David Conwell, circa 1888 [8]
  • Jerome S. Smith, circa 1920 [9]
  • Richard E. Kendall, circa 1975 [10]
  • Thomas Cahir, circa 1998
  • Nancy Caffyn, 1999–2001
  • Matthew C. Patrick, 2001–2011
  • David T. Vieira, 2011-current[2]

See also

Images

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 3rd Barnstable district". PD43+. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  4. ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, State House Districts to State Senate Districts
  5. ^ a b "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  6. ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  7. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Barnstable County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  9. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  10. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.