Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from an equal number of single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms. The House meets at the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
Representation
Historically, representatives were apportioned by town. For the first 150 persons, one representative was granted, and this ratio increased as the population of the town increased. The largest membership of the House was 749 in 1812 (214 of these being from the District of Maine); the largest House without Maine was 635 in 1837.[1] The original distribution was changed to the current regional population system in the 20th century. Until 1978, there were 240 members of the house[2], a number in multi-member districts; today there are 160 in single-member districts[3]. Each Representative represents about 40,000 residents. Representative districts are named for the counties they are in, and tend to stay within one county, although districts occasionally cross county lines.
The Sacred Cod
Within the House's debating chamber hangs the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts. The five foot long pine carving of the cod was offered by Representative John Rowe in 1784 in commemoration of the state's martime economy and history. Two previous carvings of the cod existed during the legislature's colonial era; the first destroyed in a fire in 1747, and the second during the American War of Independence. Since 1784, the current Sacred Cod has been present at nearly every House session, and moved to its current location when the House began convening in the State House in 1798.
In 1933, members of the Harvard Lampoon stole the cod carving as part of a prank. The theft sparked a large state-wide search by the Boston and Massachusetts State Police. Following outrage from Boston newspapers and the General Court itself, the cod was anonymously handed back.
Leadership
The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. As well as presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leader, and controls the flow of legislation. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the House.
The current Speaker of the House is Salvatore DiMasi of the 3rd Suffolk District (Boston). The Majority Leader is John H. Rogers of the 12th Norfolk District (Norwood). The Republican Minority Leader is Bradley Jones, Jr. of the 20th Middlesex District (North Reading).
Leaders
| Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Salvatore DiMasi | Democratic | Boston | 3rd Suffolk |
| Majority Leader | John H. Rogers | Democratic | Norwood | 12th Norfolk |
| Minority Leader | Bradley Jones, Jr. | Republican | North Reading | 20th Middlesex |
The most recent election of members was held on November 7, 2006 (See Massachusetts House elections, 2006) Representatives serve two-year terms.
Party summary
The Democrats hold a supermajority in the House, the largest of its kind in any state legislature over the Republicans.
| Affiliation | Members | Democratic Party | 141 | Republican Party | 19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacant |
0 | |||||
| Total | 160 | |||||
| Majority needed | 81 | |||||
Members
The following is a complete list of Members of the House of Representatives, by district:
Barnstable County, Dukes County and Nantucket County
6 Representatives (5 Democrats 1 Republican)
| Representative | Party | Home Town/City | District ↑ | District Description
Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Cleon H. Turner || D || Dennis || First Barnstable || Brewster and Dennis, and precincts 1, 2, 4 and 7, of Yarmouth, all in Barnstable County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Demetrius J. Atsalis || D || Barnstable || Second Barnstable || Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 13, of Barnstable, and precincts 3, 5 and 6, of Yarmouth, both in Barnstable County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Matthew C. Patrick || D || Falmouth || Third Barnstable || Precincts 5 and 7, of Barnstable, precincts 5 and 6, of Bourne, precincts 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9, of Falmouth, and precincts 2, 4 and 5, of Mashpee, all in Barnstable County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Sarah Peake || D || Provincetown || Fourth Barnstable || Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet, all in Barnstable County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Jeffrey Davis Perry || R || Sandwich || Fifth Barnstable || Precincts 10, 11 and 12, of Barnstable, precinct 4, of Bourne, precincts 1 and 3, of Mashpee, and Sandwich, all in Barnstable County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Eric Turkington || D || Falmouth || Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket || Precincts 1, 2, 5 and 6, of Falmouth, in Barnstable County; and Chilmark, Edgartown, Aquinnah, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury, all in Dukes County; and Nantucket, in Nantucket County | |
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Berkshire County
4 Representatives (4 Democrats)
| Representative | Party | Home Town/City | District ↑ | District Description
Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Daniel E. Bosley || D || North Adams || First Berkshire || Adams, Clarksburg, Florida, North Adams, Savoy and Williamstown, all in Berkshire County; and Charlemont, Hawley, Heath, Monroe and Rowe, all in Franklin County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Denis E. Guyer || D || Dalton || Second Berkshire || Becket, Cheshire, Dalton, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, New Ashford, Peru, Richmond, Washington and Windsor, and precinct B of ward 1, of Pittsfield, all in Berkshire County; Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Colrain, Leyden, Northfield and Shelburne, all in Franklin County; and Cummington, Middlefield and Plainfield, all in Hampshire County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Christopher Speranzo || D || Pittsfield || Third Berkshire || Precinct A of ward 1, Wards 2, 3, 4, precinct A of ward 5, and Wards 6 and 7, of Pittsfield, in Berkshire County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || William Smitty Pignatelli || D || Lenox || Fourth Berkshire || Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, precinct 5B of Pittsfield, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham and West Stockbridge, all in Berkshire County; and Blandford, Chester and Tolland, all in Hampden County | |
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Bristol County
14 Representatives (11 Democrats 3 Republicans)
| Representative | Party | Home Town/City | District ↑ | District Description
Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Frederick Barrows || R || Mansfield || First Bristol || Town of Foxborough, in Norfolk County; and precincts 1, 3 and 6, of Mansfield, and precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Norton, both in Bristol County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || John A. Lepper || R || Attleboro || Second Bristol || Wards 1 and 2, precinct A of ward 3, and Wards 4, 5 and 6, of Attleboro, in Bristol County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || James H. Fagan || D || Taunton || Third Bristol || Precinct B of ward 1, and Wards 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8, of Taunton, in Bristol County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Steven D'Amico || D || Seekonk || Fourth Bristol || Precinct 1, of Norton, Rehoboth and Seekonk, and precincts 1, 3, 4 and 5, of Swansea, all in Bristol County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Patricia A. Haddad || D || Somerset || Fifth Bristol || Dighton and Somerset, precinct 2, of Swansea, precinct A of ward 1, precinct B of ward 4 and Ward 6, of Taunton, all in Bristol County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || David B. Sullivan || D || Fall River || Sixth Bristol || Berkley, precinct C of ward 4, precincts A, C and D of ward 7, precincts B, C and D of ward 8, and precincts A, B and C of ward 9, of Fall River, and precinct 1, of Freetown, all in Bristol County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Kevin Aguiar || D || Fall River || Seventh Bristol || Precincts B, C and D of ward 1, precincts A, B and C of ward 2, precincts A, B and C of ward 3, precincts A and B of ward 4, and precinct A of ward 5, of Fall River, in Bristol County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Michael J. Rodrigues || D || Westport || Eighth Bristol || Precinct A of ward 1, precincts B and C of ward 5, precincts A, B and C of ward 6, precinct B of ward 7, and precinct A of ward 8, of Fall River, and Westport, both in Bristol County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || John F. Quinn || D || Dartmouth || Ninth Bristol || Dartmouth, precinct 2, of Freetown, and precincts F and G of ward 3, of New Bedford, in Bristol County; and precinct 1 in Lakeville, in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || William M. Straus || D || Mattapoisett || Tenth Bristol || Fairhaven, in Bristol County; and Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester, and precincts 3 and 6, of Middleborough, all in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Robert M. Koczera || D || New Bedford || Eleventh Bristol || Acushnet, precincts A, B, C, D and E of ward 1 and Ward 2, of New Bedford, both in Bristol County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Stephen R. Canessa || D || New Bedford || Twelfth Bristol || Precinct 3, of Freetown, precincts F and G of ward 1, precincts A, B, C, D and E of ward 3, and precincts D and E of ward 4, of New Bedford, and precinct A of ward 4, of Taunton, all in Bristol County; and precincts 2 and 3, of Lakeville, and precincts 2 and 4, of Middleborough, both in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Antonio F. Cabral || D || New Bedford || Thirteenth Bristol || Precincts A, B, C, F and G of ward 4, Wards 5 and 6, of New Bedford, in Bristol County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Elizabeth A. Poirier || R || North Attleborough || Fourteenth Bristol || Precinct B of ward 3, of Attleboro, precincts 2 and 5, of Mansfield, North Attleborough, and precinct 2, of Norton, all in Bristol County | |
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Essex County
18 Representatives (17 Democrats 1 Republican)
| Representative | Party | Home Town/City | District ↑ | District Description
Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Michael A Costello || D || Newburyport || First Essex || Amesbury and Salisbury, and Newburyport, all in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Harriett L. Stanley || D || West Newbury || Second Essex || Precinct 1, of Georgetown, Groveland, precinct 3 of ward 4, and precincts 1 and 3 of ward 7, of Haverhill, and Merrimac, Newbury, Rowley and West Newbury, all in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Brian S. Dempsey || D || Haverhill || Third Essex || Ward 1, precinct 3 of ward 2, Ward 3, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 4, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 5, and Ward 6, of Haverhill, in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Bradford Hill || R || Ipswich || Fourth Essex || Precincts 1 and 3, of Boxford, and Hamilton, Wenham, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and precinct 2, of Middleton, all in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Anthony J. Verga || D || Gloucester || Fifth Essex || Essex and Rockport, and Gloucester, all in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Mary E. Grant || D || Beverly || Sixth Essex || Beverly, in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || John D. Keenan || D || Salem || Seventh Essex || Salem, in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Lori Ehrlich || D || Marblehead || Eighth Essex || Precinct 4 of ward 3, and precinct 4 of ward 4, of Lynn, and Marblehead and Swampscott, all in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Mark V. Falzone || D || Saugus || Ninth Essex || Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 1, of Lynn, precinct 2, of Lynnfield, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, of Saugus, all in Essex County; and precincts 1, 2 and 7, of Wakefield, in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Robert F. Fennell || D || Lynn || Tenth Essex || Precincts 3 and 4 of ward 1, Ward 2, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 3, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 4, and precinct 3 of ward 5, of Lynn, all in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Steven M. Walsh || D || Lynn || Eleventh Essex || Precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward 5, Wards 6 and 7, of Lynn, and Nahant, in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Joyce A. Spiliotis || D || Peabody || Twelfth Essex || Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, of Peabody, in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Theodore C. Speliotis || D || Danvers || Thirteenth Essex || Danvers and Topsfield, Ward 6, of Peabody, all in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || David M. Torrisi || D || North Andover || Fourteenth Essex || Precincts 1 and 3 of ward A, precincts 2 and 3 of ward E, and precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward F, of Lawrence, and precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of North Andover, both in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Linda Dean Campbell || D || Methuen || Fifteenth Essex || Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of Methuen, in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || William Lantigua || D || Lawrence || Sixteenth Essex || Precincts 2 and 4 of ward A, Wards B and C, and precincts 3 and 4 of ward D, and precinct 3 of ward F, of Lawrence, in Essex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Barry Finegold || D || Andover || Seventeenth Essex || Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9, of Andover, precincts 1 and 2 of ward D, and precincts 1 and 4 of ward E, of Lawrence, both in Essex County; and precincts 3 and 3A, of Tewksbury, in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Barbara A. L'Italien || D || Andover || Eighteenth Essex || Precincts 1, 7 and 8, of Andover, precinct 2, of Boxford, precinct 2, of Georgetown, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, precinct 2 of ward 5, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Haverhill, precinct 7, of Methuen, and precincts 7 and 8, of North Andover, all in Essex County | |
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Franklin County
2 Representatives (2 Democrats)
| Representative | Party | Home Town/City | District ↑ | District Description
Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Stephen Kulik || D || Worthington || First Franklin || Conway, Deerfield, Leverett, Montague, New Salem, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Wendell and Whately, all in Franklin County; and precincts A and D, of Belchertown, and Chesterfield, Goshen, Huntington, Pelham, Williamsburg and Worthington, all in Hampshire County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Christopher J. Donelan || D || Orange || Second Franklin || Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Orange and Warwick, all in Franklin County; and Athol, in Worcester County | |
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Hampden County
12 Representatives (9 Democrats 3 Republicans)
| Representative | Party | Home Town/City | District ↑ | District Description
Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Todd M. Smola || R || Palmer || First Hampden || Brimfield, Holland, Palmer and Wales, all in Hampden County; precincts B and C, in Ware, in Hampshire County; and Sturbridge and Warren, both in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Mary S. Rogeness || R || Longmeadow || Second Hampden || Precincts 3 and 4, of East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow and Monson, and precincts B and C of ward 6, of Springfield, all in Hampden County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Rosemary Sandlin || D || Agawam || Third Hampden || Agawam, Granville, Russell and Southwick, all in Hampden County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Donald F. Humason, Jr || R || Westfield || Fourth Hampden || Westfield, in Hampden County. Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Michael F. Kane || D || Holyoke || Fifth Hampden || Holyoke, in Hampden County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || James T. Welch || D || West Springfield || Sixth Hampden || Precinct B of ward 2, precincts A, B and C of ward 4 and precinct B of ward 5, of Chicopee, precinct E of ward 2 of Springfield, and West Springfield, all in Hampden County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Thomas M. Petrolati || D || Ludlow || Seventh Hampden || Precinct B of ward 6, of Chicopee, Ludlow, precincts E, F and G of ward 8, of Springfield, all in Hampden County; and precincts B and C, of Belchertown, in Hampshire County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Joseph F. Wagner || D || Chicopee || Eighth Hampden || Precincts A and B of ward 1, precincts A, C and D of ward 2, precincts A, B and C of ward 3, precinct A of ward 6, precincts A and B of ward 7, precincts A and B of ward 8, and precincts A and B of ward 9, of Chicopee, in Hampden County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Sean Curran || D || Springfield || Ninth Hampden || Precincts A, B, C, D, F, G and H of ward 2, precincts C, D, G and H of ward 5, precinct H of ward 7, and precincts A, B, D and H of ward 8, of Springfield, and precinct A of ward 5 of Chicopee, both in Hampden County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera || D || Springfield || Tenth Hampden || Ward 1, precincts B, C, F, G and H of ward 3, and precincts A, E and G of ward 6, of Springfield, in Hampden County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Benjamin Swan || D || Springfield || Eleventh Hampden || Precincts A, D and E of ward 3, Ward 4, precincts A, B, E and F of ward 5, precinct A of ward 7, and precinct C of ward 8, of Springfield, in Hampden County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Angelo Puppolo || D || Springfield || Twelfth Hampden || Precincts 1 and 2, of East Longmeadow, precincts D, F and H of ward 6, precincts B, C, D, E, F and G of ward 7, of Springfield, and Wilbraham, all in Hampden County | |
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Hampshire County
3 Representatives (3 Democrats)
| Representative | Party | Home Town/City | District ↑ | District Description
Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || nowrap | Peter V. Kocot || D || Northampton || First Hampshire || Montgomery, in Hampden County; and Hatfield, Southampton and Westhampton, and Northampton, all in Hampshire County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || John W. Scibak || D || South Hadley || Second Hampshire || Easthampton, Hadley and South Hadley, all in Hampshire County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Ellen Story || D || Amherst || Third Hampshire || Amherst and Granby, both in Hampshire County | |
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Middlesex County
37 Representatives (34 Democrats 3 Republicans)
| Representative | Party | Home Town/City | District ↑ | District Description
Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Robert S. Hargraves || R || Groton || First Middlesex || Ayer, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell and Townsend, all in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Geoffrey D. Hall || D || Westford || Second Middlesex || Precincts 3, 5 and 7, of Chelmsford and Littleton and Westford, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Patricia A. Walrath || D || Stow || Third Middlesex || Hudson, Maynard and Stow, all in Middlesex County; and Bolton, in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Stephen P. LeDuc || D || Marlborough || Fourth Middlesex || Marlborough, in Middlesex County; and precinct 1, of Southborough, and Berlin, both in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || David Paul Linsky || D || Natick || Fifth Middlesex || Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, of Natick, and Sherborn, both in Middlesex County; and precincts 2 and 3, of Millis, in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Pam Richardson || D || Framingham || Sixth Middlesex || Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14 and 17, of Framingham, in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Tom Sannicandro || D || Ashland || Seventh Middlesex || Ashland, and precincts 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 and 18, of Framingham, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Paul J. Loscocco || R || Holliston || Eighth Middlesex || Holliston and Hopkinton, both in Middlesex County; precinct 1 of Medway, in Norfolk County; and precincts 2 and 3, of Southborough, and precinct 2, of Westborough, both in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Thomas M. Stanley || D || Waltham || Ninth Middlesex || Precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Lexington, and Wards 1, 2, 3 and 4, and precinct 1 of ward 7, of Waltham, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || nowrap | Peter J. Koutoujian || D || Waltham || Tenth Middlesex || Precincts 1 and 4 of ward 1, and precinct 4 of ward 3, of Newton, Wards 5 and 6, precinct 2 of ward 7, and Wards 8 and 9, of Waltham, and precinct 10, of Watertown, all in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Kay Khan || D || Newton || Eleventh Middlesex || Precincts 2 and 3 of ward 1, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 2, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 3, Ward 4, precinct 4 of ward 5, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Newton, in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Ruth B. Balser || D || Newton || Twelfth Middlesex || Precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 5, Ward 6, precincts 1, 3 and 4 of ward 7, and Ward 8, of Newton, in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Thomas P. Conroy || D || Wayland || Thirteenth Middlesex || Lincoln, Sudbury and Wayland, all in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Cory Atkins || D || Concord || Fourteenth Middlesex || Precincts 1, 2 and 6, of Acton, Carlisle and Concord, and precincts 1 and 9, of Chelmsford, all in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Jay R. Kaufman || D || Lexington || Fifteenth Middlesex || Precincts 14, 17, 20 and 21, of Arlington, precincts 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, of Lexington, and Wards 1 and 7, of Woburn, all in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Thomas A. Golden, Jr. || D || Lowell || Sixteenth Middlesex || Precincts 2, 6 and 8, of Chelmsford, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 5, and Wards 6 and 9, of Lowell, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || David M. Nangle || D || Lowell || Seventeenth Middlesex || Precinct 4, of Chelmsford, and Ward 1, precinct 3 of ward 2, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, and Wards 10 and 11, of Lowell, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Kevin J. Murphy || D || Lowell || Eighteenth Middlesex || Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, Ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, Wards 7 and 8, of Lowell, in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || James R. Miceli || D || Wilmington || Nineteenth Middlesex || Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 4 and 4A, of Tewksbury, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, of Wilmington, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Bradley H. Jones, Jr. || R || North Reading || Twentieth Middlesex || Precincts 1, 3 and 4, of Lynnfield, and precinct 1, of Middleton, both in Essex County; and North Reading, and precincts 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8, of Reading, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Charles A. Murphy || D || Burlington || Twenty-first Middlesex || Bedford and Burlington, and precinct 3, of Wilmington, all in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || William G. Greene, Jr. || D || Billerica || Twenty-second Middlesex || Billerica, in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Sean Garballey || D || Arlington || Twenty-third Middlesex || Precincts 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18 and 19, of Arlington, precinct 2 of ward 3, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 6, of Medford, both in Middlesex County. Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || William N. Brownsberger || D || Belmont || Twenty-fourth Middlesex || Precincts 2 and 4, of Arlington, Belmont, precinct 3 of ward 10, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 11, of Cambridge, all in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Alice K. Wolf || D || Cambridge || Twenty-fifth Middlesex || Ward 4, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 6, Wards 7 and 8, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 10, of Cambridge, in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. || D || Cambridge || Twenty-sixth Middlesex || Ward 1, precinct 1 of ward 2, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 3, and precinct 1 of ward 6, of Cambridge, and Ward 1 and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, of Somerville, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Denise Provost|| D || Somerville || Twenty-seventh Middlesex || Precinct 3 of ward 2, Ward 3, precinct 3 of ward 4, and Wards 5 and 6, of Somerville, in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Stephen S. Smith || D || Everett || Twenty-eighth Middlesex || Everett, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Malden, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Vacant || D || Watertown || Twenty-ninth Middlesex || Ward 9, of Cambridge, and precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12, of Watertown, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Patrick M. Natale || D || Woburn || Thirtieth Middlesex || Precincts 2, 3 and 5, of Reading, precinct 3, of Stoneham, and Wards 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, of Woburn, all in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Paul C. Casey || D || Winchester || Thirty-first Middlesex || Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7, of Stoneham, and Winchester, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Katherine Clark || D || Melrose || Thirty-second Middlesex || Melrose, and precincts 3, 4, 5 and 6, of Wakfield, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Christopher G. Fallon || D || Malden || Thirty-third Middlesex || Ward 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, Wards 4, 5, 6 and 8, of Malden, in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || nowrap | Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. || D || Somerville || Thirty-fourth Middlesex || All precincts in wards 4 and 5, precinct 1 of ward 7, and precinct 2 of ward 8, of Medford, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 4, and Ward 7, of Somerville, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Paul J. Donato || D || Medford || Thirty-fifth Middlesex || Ward 1, precinct 2 of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 7, of Malden, and Wards 1 and 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, precinct 2 of ward 7, and precinct 1 of ward 8, of Medford, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Colleen M. Garry || D || Dracut || Thirty-sixth Middlesex || Dracut and Tyngsborough, both in Middlesex County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || James B. Eldridge || D || Acton || Thirty-seventh Middlesex || Precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Acton, Boxborough and Shirley, all in Middlesex County; and Harvard, precinct 1 of Lancaster and Lunenburg, all in Worcester County | |
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Norfolk County
15 Representatives (14 Democrats 1 Republican)
| Representative | Party | Home Town/City | District ↑ | District Description
Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Bruce J. Ayers || D || Quincy || First Norfolk || Precincts 3 and 4 of ward 3, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 4, precincts 2 and 5 of ward 5, and Ward 6, of Quincy, and precincts 5 and 6 of Randolph, both in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || A. Stephen Tobin || D || Quincy || Second Norfolk || All precincts in ward 1, precincts 1, 2 and 5 of ward 3, precincts 2 and 4 of ward 4 and precincts 1, 3 and 4 of ward 5, of Quincy, in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Ronald Mariano || D || Quincy || Third Norfolk || Precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Holbrook, Ward 2, and precinct 5 of ward 4, of Quincy, precincts 5, 6, 9, 12 and 16, of Weymouth, all in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || James M. Murphy || D || Weymouth || Fourth Norfolk || Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18, of Weymouth, in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Joseph R. Driscoll || D || Braintree || Fifth Norfolk || Braintree, precinct 1, of Holbrook, precinct 3, of Randolph, all in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || William C. Galvin || D || Canton || Sixth Norfolk || Avon and Canton, and precincts 1, 5, 7 and 8, of Stoughton, all in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Walter F. Timilty || D || Milton || Seventh Norfolk || Precincts 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, of Milton, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8, of Randolph, both in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Louis L. Kafka || D || Stoughton || Eighth Norfolk || Precinct 4, of Mansfield, in Bristol County; and Sharon, precincts 2, 3, 4 and 6, of Stoughton, and precincts 3 and 4, of Walpole, all in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Richard J. Ross || R || Wrentham || Ninth Norfolk || Precincts 3 and 4, of Medfield, precinct 1, of Millis, Norfolk and Plainville, precinct 5, of Walpole, and Wrentham, all in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || James E. Vallee || D || Franklin || Tenth Norfolk || Franklin, and precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Medway, both in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Paul McMurtry || D || Dedham || Eleventh Norfolk || Dedham, precinct 8, of Walpole, and Westwood, all in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || John H. Rogers || D || Norwood || Twelfth Norfolk || Norwood, precincts 1, 2, 6 and 7, of Walpole, both in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Lida E. Harkins || D || Needham || Thirteenth Norfolk || Dover, precincts 1 and 2, of Medfield, and Needham, all in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || nowrap | Alice Hanlon Peisch || D || Wellesley || Fourteenth Norfolk || Precinct 10, of Natick, and Weston, both in Middlesex County; and Wellesley, in Norfolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Frank I. Smizik || D || Brookline || Fifteenth Norfolk || Precincts 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Brookline, in Norfolk County | |
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Plymouth County
12 Representatives (8 Democrats 3 Republicans)
| Representative | Party | Home Town/City | District ↑ | District Description
Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || nowrap | Viriato Manuel deMacedo || R || Plymouth || First Plymouth || Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14, of Plymouth, in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Susan Williams Gifford || R || Wareham || Second Plymouth || Precincts 1, 2 and 3, of Bourne, in Barnstable County; and Carver and Wareham, both in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Garrett J. Bradley || D || Hingham || Third Plymouth || Cohasset, in Norfolk County; and Hingham and Hull, and precinct 3, of Scituate, all in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Frank M. Hynes || D || Marshfield || Fourth Plymouth || Marshfield, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, of Scituate, both in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Robert J. Nyman || D || Hanover || Fifth Plymouth || Hanover, Norwell and Rockland, all in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Daniel K. Webster || R || Hanson || Sixth Plymouth || Precincts 2, 3, 4 and 5, of Duxbury, precinct 2 of Halifax, and Hanson and Pembroke, all in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Allen McCarthy || D || East Bridgewater || Seventh Plymouth || Abington, East Bridgewater and Whitman, all in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || David L. Flynn || D || Bridgewater || Eighth Plymouth || Precinct 6, of Easton, and Raynham, both in Bristol County; and Bridgewater, in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || nowrap | Thomas P. Kennedy || D || Brockton || Ninth Plymouth || Precincts B and D of ward 1, precincts B, C and D of ward 2, Ward 3, precincts A and D of ward 4 and precinct A of ward 5, of Brockton, in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Christine E. Canavan || D || Brockton || Tenth Plymouth || Precinct 3, of Easton, in Bristol County; and precincts B and C of ward 4, precincts B, C and D of ward 5 and Ward 6, of Brockton, and West Bridgewater, both in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Geraldine Creedon || D || Brockton || Eleventh Plymouth || Precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5, of Easton, in Bristol County; and precincts A and C of ward 1, precinct A of ward 2, and Ward 7, of Brockton, in Plymouth County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Thomas J. Calter III || D || Kingston || Twelfth Plymouth || Precincts 1 and 6, of Duxbury, precinct 1, of Halifax, Kingston, precincts 1 and 5, of Middleborough, precincts 1, 11 and 13, of Plymouth, and Plympton, all in Plymouth County | |
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Suffolk County
19 Representatives (19 Democrats)
| Representative | Party | Home Town/City | District ↑ | District Description
Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Carlo Basile || D || Boston || First Suffolk || Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of ward 1, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Eugene L. O'Flaherty || D || Chelsea || Second Suffolk || Ward 2, of Boston, and Wards 1 and 2, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 3, and precincts 1 and 4 of ward 4, of Chelsea, both in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Salvatore DiMasi || D || Boston || Third Suffolk || Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, precinct 1 of ward 5, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 8, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Brian P. Wallace || D || Boston || Fourth Suffolk || Precinct 15 of ward 1, Ward 6, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of ward 7, precinct 6 of ward 8, and precinct 3 of ward 13, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Marie P. St. Fleur || D || Boston || Fifth Suffolk || Precinct 10 of ward 7, precincts 5 and 7 of ward 8, precinct 6 of ward 12, precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of ward 13, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 of ward 15, precinct 1 of ward 16, and precinct 2 of ward 17, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Willie Mae Allen || D || Boston || Sixth Suffolk || Precincts 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of ward 14, precincts 7, 8, 10 and 11 of ward 17, and precincts 7, 8 and 15 of ward 18, and precincts 11, 12 and 13 of ward 19, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Gloria L. Fox || D || Boston || Seventh Suffolk || Precincts 8 , 9 and 10 of ward 4, precinct 4 of ward 8, precincts 4 and 5 of ward 9, precinct 4 of ward 10, precinct 1 of ward 11, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 of ward 12, and precinct 1 of ward 21, of Boston, in Suffolk County. Gloria L Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Martha M. Walz || D || Boston || Eighth Suffolk || Precinct 3 of ward 2, precinct 3 of ward 3, and Ward 5, of Cambridge, in Middlesex County; and precinct 5 of ward 3, and precincts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 of ward 5, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Byron Rushing || D || Boston || Ninth Suffolk || Precinct 2 of ward 2, of Cambridge, in Middlesex County; and precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of ward 4, precincts 2 and 10 of ward 5, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 9, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Michael F. Rush || D || Boston || Tenth Suffolk || Precincts 14, 15 and 16, of Brookline, in Norfolk County; and precincts 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of ward 20, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Elizabeth A. Malia || D || Boston || Eleventh Suffolk || Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of ward 11, precinct 7 of ward 12, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of ward 14, precincts 6 and 7 of ward 19, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Linda Dorcena Forry || D || Boston || Twelfth Suffolk || Precincts 1 and 3 of Milton, in Norfolk County; and precincts 8, 11 and 12 of ward 16, precincts 4, 12, 13, and 14, of Ward 17, and Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 21 of Ward 18, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Martin J. Walsh || D || Boston || Thirteenth Suffolk || Precincts 7, 8, 9 and 10 of ward 13, precinct 6 of ward 15, precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 of ward 16, and precincts 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9 of ward 17, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Angelo M. Scaccia || D || Boston || Fourteenth Suffolk || Precinct 11 of Milton, in Norfolk County; and precincts 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 23 of ward 18, precinct 10 of ward 19, and precincts 8 and 9 of ward 20, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Jeffrey Sanchez || D || Boston || Fifteenth Suffolk || Precinct 5 of Brookline, in Norfolk County; and precincts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of ward 10, precinct 6 of ward 11, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 of ward 19, and precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward 20, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || nowrap | Kathi-Anne Reinstein || D || Revere || Sixteenth Suffolk || Precincts 3 and 10, of Saugus, in Essex County; and precincts 2 and 4 of ward 3, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, of Chelsea, and precinct 3 of ward 1, precinct 1 of ward 3, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 4, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 5, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 6, of Revere, both in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Kevin G. Honan || D || Boston || Seventeenth Suffolk || Precincts 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of ward 21, and precincts 2, 3, 6, 9 and 10 of ward 22, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Michael J. Moran || D || Boston || Eighteenth Suffolk || Precinct 1, of Brookline, in Norfolk County; and precincts 2, 4, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of ward 21, and precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, and 13 of ward 22, of Boston, in Suffolk County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Robert A. DeLeo || D || Winthrop || Nineteenth Suffolk || Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 1, Ward 2, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 3, and precinct 3 of ward 5, of Revere, and Winthrop, both in Suffolk County | |
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Worcester County
18 Representatives (14 Democrats 4 Republicans)
| Representative | Party | Home Town/City | District ↑ | District Description
Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || nowrap | Lewis G. Evangelidis || R || Holden || First Worcester || Holden, Hubbardston, Oakham, Princeton, Rutland, precinct 1 of Sterling and Westminster, all in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Robert L. Rice || D || Gardner || Second Worcester || Ashby, in Middlesex County; and Gardner, and Ashburnham, Royalston and Winchendon, all in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Stephen L. DiNatale || D || Fitchburg || Third Worcester || Fitchburg, in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Jennifer L. Flanagan || D || Leominster || Fourth Worcester || Leominster, in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Anne M. Gobi || D || Spencer || Fifth Worcester || Precinct A, of Ware, in Hampshire County; and Barre, Brookfield, Hardwick, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Petersham, Phillipston and West Brookfield, precincts 2 and 3 of Spencer, and Templeton, all in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Geraldo Alicea || D || Charlton || Sixth Worcester || Charlton, East Brookfield and precinct 2, of Oxford, Southbridge, and precincts 1 and 4, of Spencer, all in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Paul K. Frost || R || Auburn || Seventh Worcester || Auburn and Millbury, precinct 3, of Sutton, and precincts 1 and 3, of Oxford, all in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Paul Kujawski || D || Webster || Eighth Worcester || Douglas and Dudley, precinct 4, of Oxford, precinct 3, of Uxbridge, and Webster, all in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || George N. Peterson, Jr. || R || Grafton || Ninth Worcester || Grafton, Northbridge and Upton, and precincts 3 and 5, of Westborough, all in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || John V. Fernandes || D || Milford || Tenth Worcester || Hopedale, Mendon and Milford, all in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row || Karyn E. Polito || R || Shrewsbury || Eleventh Worcester || Shrewsbury, and precincts 1 and 4, of Westborough, both in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Harold P. Naughton, Jr. || D || Clinton || Twelfth Worcester || Boylston, Clinton, Northborough, and precinct 2 of Sterling and precinct 2 of Lancaster, all in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Robert P. Spellane || D || Worcester || Thirteenth Worcester || Paxton, precincts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of ward 1, Ward 9, and precinct 3 of ward 10, of Worcester, both in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || James O’Day || D || Worcester || Fourteenth Worcester || West Boylston, and precinct 5 of ward 1, Ward 2, and precincts 1, 3 and 5 of ward 3, of Worcester, both in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Vincent A. Pedone || D || Worcester || Fifteenth Worcester || Precincts 2 and 4 of ward 3, Ward 4, precinct 3 of ward 5, and precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5 of ward 10, of Worcester, in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || John P. Fresolo || D || Worcester || Sixteenth Worcester || Precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5, of ward 5, Ward 6, and precincts 1 and 5 of ward 8, of Worcester, in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || John J. Binienda || D || Worcester || Seventeenth Worcester || Leicester, and all precincts in ward 7, and precincts 2, 3 and 4 of ward 8, of Worcester, in Worcester County Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row || Jennifer M. Callahan || D || Sutton || Eighteenth Worcester || Bellingham, in Norfolk County; and precincts 1, 2 and 4, of Uxbridge, precincts 1 and 2, of Sutton, and Blackstone and Millville, all in Worcester County | |
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See also
Source, external links, and references
- ^ The Massachusetts State House, p. 110, 111. Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Boston, 1953.
- ^ League of Women Voters of Massachusetts
- ^ See Amendment CI of the Massachusetts Constitution, adopted by voters in 1974
