Massachusetts House of Representatives' 18th Worcester district

American legislative district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 18th Worcester district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 18th Worcester 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 Worcester County.[1] Republican Joseph McKenna of Webster has represented the district since 2015.[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

  • Douglas
  • part of Oxford
  • Sutton
  • Webster

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Worcester and Norfolk district.[4]

Former locales

The district previously covered:

  • Brookfield, circa 1872 [5]
  • North Brookfield, circa 1872 [5]
  • Sturbridge, circa 1872 [5]
  • Warren, circa 1872 [5]
  • West Brookfield, circa 1872 [5]

Representatives

  • Henry D. Johnson, circa 1858 [6]
  • Charles P. Whitin, circa 1859 [7]
  • Peter T. Carroll, circa 1888 [8]
  • Carl J. Rolander, circa 1920 [9]
  • John M. Shea, circa 1951 [10]
  • Richard A. Rogers, circa 1975 [11]
  • Jennifer Callahan
  • Ryan Fattman
  • Joseph D. McKenna, 2015-current[2]

See also

Images

Portraits of legislators
  • Oscar Hammarstrom
    Oscar Hammarstrom
  • Christian Nelson
    Christian Nelson
  • Olof Ohlson
    Olof Ohlson
  • Joseph McCooey
    Joseph McCooey
  • Joseph Aspero
    Joseph Aspero
  • John Shea
    John Shea
  • Charles Buffone
    Charles Buffone
  • Richard Rogers
    Richard Rogers
  • Jennifer Callahan
    Jennifer Callahan
  • Ryan Fattman
    Ryan Fattman
  • Joseph McKenna
    Joseph McKenna

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 18th Worcester district". PD43+. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  4. ^ 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 House Districts to State Senate Districts
  5. ^ a b c d e "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  6. ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  7. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 16, 1888). "Representatives: Worcester County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  9. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 16, 2023.
  10. ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.

External links

  • Ballotpedia
  • "18th Worcester District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
  • League of Women Voters of the Worcester Area
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