Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district
Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.[1] It covers 29.3% of Hampden County and 13.8% of Hampshire County population in 2010.[2][3] Democrat John Velis has represented the district since May 2020.[4][5]
Towns represented
[edit]The district includes the following localities:[3]
- Agawam
- part of Chicopee
- Easthampton
- Granville
- Holyoke
- Montgomery
- Russell
- Southampton
- Southwick
- Tolland
- Westfield
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Berkshire, 3rd Hampden, 4th Hampden, 5th Hampden, 8th Hampden, 1st Hampshire, and 2nd Hampshire districts.[6]
Senators
[edit]- Alan D. Sisitsky[4]
- Linda Melconian, circa 1985 [7]
- Michael R. Knapik, circa 2002 [8]
- Donald F. Humason, Jr., November 20, 2013 – January 5, 2020[4]
- John Velis, May 28, 2020 – present
Images
[edit]- Portraits of legislators
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Alan Sisitsky -
Linda Melconian -
Michael Knapik -
Donald Humason
See also
[edit]- List of Massachusetts Senate elections
- Other Hampden County districts of the Massachusett Senate: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden; Hampden; 1st Hampden and Hampshire
- Other Hampshire County districts of the Massachusett Senate: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden; 1st Hampden and Hampshire; Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
- Hampden County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
- Hampshire County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
References
[edit]- ^ "Massachusetts Senatorial Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Counties ↔ legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos,
Counties to State Senate Districts
- ^ a b "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2011), retrieved April 18, 2020
- ^ a b c Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Steve Brown (October 29, 2020), "Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, archived from the original on November 1, 2020
- ^ 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 Senate Districts to State House Districts
- ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985.
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2002". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Ballotpedia
- "Second Hampden & Hampshire District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
- "2nd Hampden and Hampshire District", Donhumason.org, archived from the original on October 31, 2018
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