Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Middlesex district

American legislative district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Middlesex district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Middlesex district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Middlesex County and Worcester County.[1] Democrat Danielle Gregoire of Marlborough has represented the district since 2013.[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

  • part of Marlborough
  • part of Northborough
  • part of Westborough

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Worcester district and 1st Worcester district.[4]

Former locales

The district previously covered:

  • Malden, circa 1872 [5]
  • Somerville, circa 1872 [5]

Representatives

  • Phineas Sprague, circa 1858 [6]
  • John Q. A. Griffin, circa 1859 [7]
  • Moses Davis Church, circa 1888 [8]
  • Isaac S. Pear, circa 1888 [8]
  • John C Brimblecom, circa 1920 [9]
  • Bernard Earley, circa 1920 [9]
  • Abbott B. Rice, circa 1920 [9]
  • Christian Archibald Herter, Jr., circa 1951 [10]
  • George E. Rawson, circa 1951 [10]
  • John Joseph Toomey, circa 1975 [11]
  • Saundra Graham, 1977-1979
  • Joseph M. Navin, 1979-1984
  • Robert A. Durand, 1984-1991
  • Daniel J. Valianti, 1991-1997
  • Stephen P. LeDuc, 1997-2008
  • Danielle W. Gregoire, 2009-2011
  • Steven Levy, 2011-2013
  • Danielle W. Gregoire, 2013-current[2][12]

See also

Images

Portraits of legislators
  • Elias Bishop
    Elias Bishop
  • John Lothrop
    John Lothrop
  • William Garcelon
    William Garcelon
  • J. Weston Allen
    J. Weston Allen
  • Leland Powers
    Leland Powers
  • Thomas Weston
    Thomas Weston
  • Bernard Early
    Bernard Early
  • John Brimblecom
    John Brimblecom
  • Leverett Saltonstall
    Leverett Saltonstall
  • Warren Brimblecom
    Warren Brimblecom
  • William Baker
    William Baker
  • George Rawson
    George Rawson
  • John Whittemore
    John Whittemore
  • Christian Archibald Herter, Jr.
    Christian Archibald Herter, Jr.
  • Joseph Bradley
    Joseph Bradley
  • Paul Malloy
    Paul Malloy
  • John Toomey
    John Toomey
  • Joseph Navin
    Joseph Navin
  • Daniel Valianti
    Daniel Valianti
  • Stephen LeDuc
    Stephen LeDuc
  • Danielle W. Gregoire
    Danielle W. Gregoire

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 4th Middlesex district". PD43+. Retrieved April 28, 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 "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. ^ a b Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 17, 1888). "Representatives: Middlesex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  9. ^ a b c Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 17, 2023.
  10. ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  12. ^ "Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org, November 1, 2018, House Democrats...face opposition

External links

  • Ballotpedia
  • "4th Middlesex District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
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