Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Bristol district
Appearance
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Bristol 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 Bristol County.[1] Democrat Carole Fiola of Fall River has represented the district since 2013.[2]
Locales represented
The district includes the following localities:[3]
- part of Fall River
- part of Freetown
Former locales
The district previously covered:
- Acushnet, circa 1927 [4]
- part of New Bedford, circa 1927 [4]
- Somerset, circa 1872 [5]
- Swansea, circa 1872 [5]
Representatives
- Jervis Shove, circa 1858 [6]
- William Lawton Slade, circa 1859 [7]
- William Gordon Jr., circa 1888 [8]
- Charles P. Rugg, circa 1888 [8]
- Herbert Wing, circa 1920 [9]
- G. Leo Bessette, circa 1951 [10]
- Theophile Jean Desroches, circa 1951 [10]
- William Q. Maclean, Jr., circa 1975 [11]
- Thomas C. Norton
- Albert Herren
- David B. Sullivan
- Carole A. Fiola, 2013-current[2]
See also
- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- Other Bristol County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images
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Herbert Wing
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David Kelley
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Walter Franklyn Douglas
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Alfred Bessette
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Rodolphe Bessette
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G. Leo Bessette
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Leo James Normandin
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Theophile Jean Desroches
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Donald Gaudette
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J. Louis Leblanc
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William MacLean
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Thomas Norton
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Albert Herren
References
- ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 6th Bristol district". PD43+. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
- ^ a b "Representative Districts". Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928. Boston. pp. 196–206.
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- ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
External links
- Ballotpedia
- "6th Bristol District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).