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Constituency of the
Massachusetts State Senate
Current 
 
–[[, Massachusetts|]]
Demographics
Population (2012)155,012[1]

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden is a district of the Massachusetts Senate since 2013. It covers an area of 1,529.5 square miles across the expanse of Berkshire, Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin counties. Democrat Adam Hinds of Pittsfield has represented the district since 2017.[2]

The district had been used from 1989 through 2003 before it was eliminated in redistricting.

List of senators

Senator Party Years Electoral history
Peter C. Webber Republican 1989 –
1991
Redistricted from the Berkshire district.
Jane Swift Republican 1991 –
1997
Retired to run for Congress.
Andrea F. Nuciforo, Jr. Democratic 1997 –
2003
Redistricted to the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district.
2003 –
2013
District eliminated in 2003.

District restored in 2013.
Benjamin Downing Democratic 2013 –
January 4, 2017
Redistricted from the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district.
Adam G. Hinds Democratic January 4, 2017 –
Present
First elected in 2016.

See also

References

External links

  • "Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).