Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Middlesex district

American legislative district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Middlesex district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Middlesex 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 Middlesex County.[1] Democrat Jack Patrick Lewis of Framingham has represented the district since 2017.[2]

Locales represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

  • Ashland
  • part of Framingham

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district.[4]

Former locale

The district previously covered part of Cambridge, circa 1872.[5]

Representatives

  • Nathan K. Noble, circa 1858-1859 [6][7]
  • Wm. Page, circa 1858 [6]
  • Wm. A. Saunders, circa 1858 [6]
  • Alanson Bigelow, circa 1859 [7]
  • William T. Richardson, circa 1859 [7]
  • Irving L. Russell, circa 1888 [8]
  • Edgar A. Bowers, circa 1920 [9]
  • John Robert Ayers, circa 1951 [10]
  • William E. Hays, circa 1951 [10]
  • Marie Elizabeth Howe, circa 1975 [11]
  • John Stefanini
  • Karen Spilka
  • Tom Sannicandro
  • Jack Patrick Lewis, 2017-current[2]

See also

Images

Portraits of legislators
  • Frederick Hilton
    Frederick Hilton
  • Bernard Merriam
    Bernard Merriam
  • Edward Carey
    Edward Carey
  • John Murray
    John Murray
  • Leo Landry
    Leo Landry
  • Thomas Flannery
    Thomas Flannery
  • Charles Ferguson
    Charles Ferguson
  • George Cousens
    George Cousens
  • William Hays
    William Hays
  • John Robert Ayers
    John Robert Ayers
  • Donald Manning
    Donald Manning
  • Richard Landry
    Richard Landry
  • Marie Elizabeth Howe
    Marie Elizabeth Howe
  • Andrew Rogers
    Andrew Rogers
  • John Stefanini
    John Stefanini
  • Karen Spilka
    Karen Spilka

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 7th Middlesex district". PD43+. Retrieved May 5, 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. ^ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  6. ^ a b c "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  7. ^ a b c 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.). "Representatives: Middlesex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  9. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  10. ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.

External links

  • Ballotpedia
  • "7th Middlesex District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
  • League of Women Voters of Framingham
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