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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Middlesex district

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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Middlesex district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Middlesex County and Worcester County.[1] Democrat Carolyn Dykema of Holliston has represented the district since 2009.[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

Former locale

The district previously covered part of Cambridge, circa 1872.[4]

Representatives

  • Sedgwick L. Plumer, circa 1858 [5]
  • Edward J. Collins, circa 1858-1859 [5][6]
  • Thomas Rice, Jr, circa 1859 [6]
  • Theodore P. Dresser, circa 1888 [7]
  • James F. Leland, circa 1920 [8]
  • James Alan Hodder, circa 1951 [9]
  • William I. Randall, circa 1951 [9]
  • Mary Fantasia, circa 1975 [10]
  • Barbara Gardner, circa 2000
  • Paul Loscocco, 2001–2009
  • Carolyn Dykema, 2009-current[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 8th Middlesex district". PD43+. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  4. ^ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Middlesex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  9. ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  10. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.