Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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Massachusetts General Court | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 7, 2015 |
Leadership | |
Speaker pro Tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 160 |
Political groups | |
Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Chapter 1 of the Massachusetts Constitution |
Salary | $58,237.15/year + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election |
November 4, 2014 (160 seats) |
Next election |
November 8, 2016 (160 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
House of Representatives Chamber Massachusetts State House Boston, Massachusetts | |
Website | |
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 12 counties each divided into single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. The House of Representatives convenes at the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
Representation
Representatives used to be 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]
Today, each Representative represents about 40,000 residents. Their districts are named for the counties they are in and tend to stay within one county, although districts occasionally cross county lines. Representatives serve two-year terms which are not limited.
The Sacred Cod
Within the House's debating chamber hangs the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts. The 5-foot-long (1.5 m) pine carving of the cod was offered by Representative John Rowe in 1784 in commemoration of the state's maritime 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 statewide search by the Boston and Massachusetts State Police. Following outrage from Boston newspapers and the General Court itself, the cod was anonymously handed back.
Composition
The Democrats hold a supermajority in the House.
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of 186th General Court | 144 | 16 | 160 | 0 |
Begin 187th | 128 | 32 | 160 | 0 |
End 187th | 126 | 33 | 159 | 1 |
Begin 188th | 129 | 29 | 158 | 2 |
End 188th | 124 | 29 | 153 | 7 |
Begin 189th | 125 | 35 | 160 | 0 |
January 7, 2015[4] | 124 | 34 | 158 | 2 |
April 8, 2015[5] | 125 | 35 | 160 | 0 |
September 28, 2015[6] | 34 | 159 | 1 | |
November 10, 2015[7] | 124 | 158 | 2 | |
January 4, 2016[8] | 123 | 157 | 3 | |
February 24, 2016[9] | 122 | 156 | 4 | |
March 9, 2016[10] | 125 | 159 | 1 | |
May 18, 2016[11] | 126 | 160 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 78.8% | 21.3% |
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 Robert DeLeo of the 19th Suffolk District (Winthrop). The Majority Leader is Ronald Mariano of the 3rd Norfolk District (Quincy). The Republican Minority Leader is Bradley Jones, Jr. of the 20th Middlesex District (North Reading).
Leaders
Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
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Speaker | Robert DeLeo | Democratic | Winthrop | 19th Suffolk |
Majority Leader | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | Quincy | 3rd Norfolk |
Minority Leader | Bradley Jones, Jr. | Republican | North Reading | 20th Middlesex |
The most recent election of members was held on November 4, 2014. Representatives serve two-year terms.
Members
The following is a complete list of Members of the House of Representatives in the 189th General Court, by district:
Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
6 Representatives (3 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Representative | Party | Residence | District | District Description | First elected | |
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Tim Whelan | Republican | Brewster | 1st Barnstable | Precinct 1 of Barnstable, precincts 1 and 2 of Brewster, Dennis, and precincts 1–4 and 7 of Yarmouth, Barnstable County. | 2014 | |
Brian Mannal | Democratic | Barnstable | 2nd Barnstable | Precincts 2–10 and 13 of Barnstable, and precincts 5 and 6 of Yarmouth, Barnstable County | 2012 | |
David Vieira | Republican | Falmouth | 3rd Barnstable | Precincts 3–6 of Bourne, precincts 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 of Falmouth, and Mashpee, Barnstable County | 2010 | |
Sarah Peake | Democratic | Provincetown | 4th Barnstable | Precinct 3 of Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet, Barnstable County | 2006 | |
Randy Hunt | Republican | Sandwich | 5th Barnstable | Precincts 11 and 12, of Barnstable, precincts 1, 2, and 7 of Bourne, and Sandwich, Barnstable County; Precinct 9 of Plymouth, Plymouth County |
2010 | |
Timothy Madden | Democratic | Nantucket | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | Precincts 1, 2, 5 and 6, of Falmouth, in Barnstable County; Chilmark, Edgartown, Aquinnah, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury, all in Dukes County; Nantucket, Nantucket County |
2008 |
Berkshire
4 Representatives (4 Democrats)
Representative | Party | Residence | District | District Description | First elected | |
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Gailanne Cariddi | Democratic | North Adams | 1st Berkshire | Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Florida, Hancock, Lanesborough, New Ashford, North Adams, and Williamstown, all in Berkshire County; | 2010 | |
Paul Mark | Democratic | Peru | 2nd Berkshire | Dalton, Hinsdale, Peru, Savoy and Windsor, and precinct B of ward 1, of Pittsfield, Berkshire County; Bernardston, Charlemont, Colrain, Greenfield, Hawley, Heath, Leyden, Monroe, Northfield, and Rowe, Franklin County |
2010 | |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | Democratic | Pittsfield | 3rd Berkshire | Precinct A of ward 1, all precincts of wards 2–7, of Pittsfield, Berkshire County | 2011 | |
William Smitty Pignatelli | Democratic | Lenox | 4th Berkshire | Alford, Becket, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington and West Stockbridge, Berkshire County; Blandford, Russell, and Tolland, Hampden County |
2002 |
Bristol
14 Representatives (9 Democrats, 5 Republicans)
Representative | Party | Residence | District | District Description | First elected | |
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F. Jay Barrows | Republican | Mansfield | 1st Bristol | Foxborough, Norfolk County; Precincts 2, 3 and 6, of Mansfield, and precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Norton, Bristol County |
2006 | |
Paul Heroux | Democratic | Attleboro | 2nd Bristol | Wards 1 and 2, precinct A of ward 3, and Wards 4, 5 and 6, of Attleboro, Bristol County | 2012 | |
Shaunna O'Connell | Republican | Taunton | 3rd Bristol | Precinct 6 of Easton, and precinct A of ward 3, and all precincts in wards 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8, of Taunton, Bristol County | 2010 | |
Steve Howitt | Republican | Seekonk | 4th Bristol | Precincts 1 and 2 of Norton, Rehoboth and Seekonk, and precincts 4 and 5, of Swansea, Bristol County | 2010 | |
Patricia Haddad | Democratic | Somerset | 5th Bristol | Dighton and Somerset, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of Swansea, and ward 6 of Taunton, Bristol County | 2000 | |
Carole Fiola | Democratic | Fall River | 6th Bristol | Precincts B and C of ward 5, precinct C of ward 6, all precincts of wards 7, 8, and 9, of Fall River, and precinct 1, of Freetown, Bristol County | 2013 | |
Alan Silvia | Democratic | Fall River | 7th Bristol | Precincts B and C of ward 1, ward 2, ward 3, ward 4, and precinct A of ward 5, of Fall River, Bristol County | 2008 | |
Paul Schmid | Democratic | Westport | 8th Bristol | Precinct A of ward 1, precincts A and B of ward 6 of Fall River, precincts 2 and 3 of Freetown, precincts D, E and F of ward 1 of New Bedford, and Westport, Bristol County | 2010 | |
Christopher Markey | Democratic | Dartmouth | 9th Bristol | Dartmouth, and precincts D, E and F of ward 3, of New Bedford, Bristol County | 2010 | |
William M. Straus | Democratic | Mattapoisett | 10th Bristol | Fairhaven, and precinct A of ward 3, and precinct D and E of ward 4, of New Bedford, Bristol County; Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester, Plymouth County |
1992 | |
Robert Koczera | Democratic | New Bedford | 11th Bristol | Acushnet, precincts A, B, and C, of ward 1 and all precincts of ward 2, and precincts B and C of ward 3, of New Bedford, Bristol County | 1988 | |
Keiko Orrall | Republican | Lakeville | 12th Bristol | Berkley, precinct B of ward 3 and ward 4, of Taunton, Bristol County; Lakeville, and precincts 2, 4 and 5 of Middleborough, Plymouth County |
2011 | |
Antonio Cabral | Democratic | New Bedford | 13th Bristol | Precincts A, B, C and F of ward 4, and wards 5 and 6, of New Bedford, Bristol County | 1990 | |
Elizabeth Poirier | Republican | North Attleborough | 14th Bristol | Precinct B of ward 3, of Attleboro, precincts 1 and 5, of Mansfield, North Attleborough, Bristol County | 1999 |
Essex
18 Representatives (13 Democrats, 5 Republicans)
Representative | Party | Residence | District | District Description | First elected | |
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James Kelcourse | Republican | Amesbury | 1st Essex | Amesbury and Salisbury, and Newburyport, Essex County | 2014 | |
Leonard Mirra | Republican | West Newbury | 2nd Essex | Precincts 2 and 3 of Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, precinct 3 of ward 4 and precinct 3 of ward 7, of Haverhill, and Merrimac, Newbury, and West Newbury, Essex County | 2012 | |
Brian Dempsey | Democratic | Haverhill | 3rd 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, Essex County | 1990 | |
Bradford Hill | Republican | Ipswich | 4th Essex | Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Rowley, Topsfield, and Wenham, Essex County | 1998 | |
Ann-Margaret Ferrante | Democratic | Gloucester | 5th Essex | Essex and Rockport, and Gloucester, Essex County | 2008 | |
Jerry Parisella | Democratic | Beverly | 6th Essex | Beverly, Essex County | 2010 | |
Paul Tucker | Democratic | Salem | 7th Essex | Salem, Essex County | 2014 | |
Lori Ehrlich | Democratic | Marblehead | 8th Essex | Precinct 4 of ward 3, and precinct 4 of ward 4, of Lynn, and Marblehead and Swampscott, Essex County | 2006 | |
Donald Wong | Republican | Saugus | 9th Essex | Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 1, of Lynn, and precincts 1, 2, 4–9, of Saugus, Essex County; Precincts 1, 2, 3 and 7, of Wakefield, Middlesex County |
2010 | |
Dan Cahill | Democratic | Lynn | 10th Essex | Precincts 3 and 4 of Ward 1, Ward 2, Precincts 1, 2 and 3 of Ward 3, Precincts 1 and 2 of Ward 4, and Precincts 2 and 3 of Ward 5, of Lynn. | 2016 | |
Brendan Crighton | Democratic | Lynn | 11th Essex | Precinct 3 of ward 4, precincts 1 and 4 of ward 5, wards 6 and 7, of Lynn, and Nahant, Essex County | 2014 | |
Thomas Walsh | Democratic | Peabody | 12th Essex | Wards 1–4 and precincts 1 and 3 of ward 5 of Peabody, Essex County | 2016 | |
Theodore C. Speliotis | Democratic | Danvers | 13th Essex | Danvers, precinct 2 of Middleton and, precinct 2 of ward 5 and ward 6, of Peabody, Essex County | 1996 | |
Diana DiZoglio | Democratic | Methuen | 14th Essex | Precinct 2 of ward 7 in Haverhill, precincts 1 and 3 of ward A and precinct 1 of ward F, of Lawrence, precincts 3, 7, and 10 of Methuen, and precincts 1–5 of North Andover, Essex County | 2012 | |
Linda Dean Campbell | Democratic | Methuen | 15th Essex | Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, precinct 2 of ward 5 and precinct 1 of ward 7 in Haverhill and precincts 1, 4, 5, 6, 8–12 of Methuen, Essex County | 2006 | |
Marcos Devers | Democratic | Lawrence | 16th Essex | Precincts 2 and 4 of ward A, ward B, precinct 4 of ward C, precincts 2, 3 and 4 of ward E, and precincts 2, 3 and 4 of ward F, of Lawrence, Essex County | July 8, 2010 | |
Frank A. Moran | Democratic | Lawrence | 17th Essex | Precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Andover, precincts 1, 2 and 3, of ward C, ward D, and precinct 1 of ward E, of Lawrence, and precinct 2 in Methuen, Essex County | 2012 | |
James J. Lyons, Jr. | Republican | Andover | 18th Essex | Precincts 1, 5–9, of Andover, precinct 1, of Boxford and precincts 6, 7 and 8, of North Andover, Essex County; Precincts 3 and 3A of Tewksbury, Middlesex County |
2010 |
Franklin
2 Representatives (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)
Representative | Party | Residence | District | District Description | First elected | |
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Stephen Kulik | Democratic | Worthington | 1st Franklin | Chester, Hampden County; Ashfield, Buckland, Conway, Deerfield, Leverett, Montague, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Sunderland and Whately, Franklin County; Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Huntington, Middlefield, Plainfield, Williamsburg and Worthington, Hampshire County |
1993 | |
Susannah Whipps Lee | Republican | Athol | 2nd Franklin | Erving, Gill, New Salem, Orange, Warwick, and Wendell, Franklin County; Precinct A of Belchertown, Hampshire County; Athol, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, and Templeton Worcester County |
2014 |
Hampden
12 Representatives (10 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Representative | Party | Residence | District | District Description | First elected | |
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Todd Smola | Republican | Palmer | 1st Hampden | Brimfield, Holland, Palmer and Wales, Hampden County; Precincts B and C, in Ware, Hampshire County; Sturbridge and Warren, Worcester County |
2004 | |
Brian Ashe | Democratic | Longmeadow | 2nd Hampden | Precincts 2, 3 and 4, of East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow and Monson, Hampden County | 2008 | |
Nicholas Boldyga | Republican | Southwick | 3rd Hampden | Agawam, Granville and Southwick, Hampden County | 2010 | |
John Velis | Democratic | Westfield | 4th Hampden | Westfield, Hampden County | 2014 | |
Aaron Vega | Democratic | Holyoke | 5th Hampden | Holyoke, Hampden County | 2012 | |
Michael Finn | Democratic | West Springfield | 6th Hampden | Precinct A of ward 2, precinct A of ward 3, precinct A of ward 4, of Chicopee, precinct E of ward 2 of Springfield, and West Springfield, Hampden County | 2010 | |
Thomas Petrolati | Democratic | Ludlow | 7th Hampden | Precinct B of ward 6, of Chicopee, Ludlow, precincts E, F and G of ward 8, of Springfield, Hampden County; Precincts B and C, of Belchertown, Hampshire County |
1986 | |
Joseph Wagner | Democratic | Chicopee | 8th Hampden | Ward 1, precinct B of ward 2, precinct B of ward 3, precinct B of ward 4, precinct B of ward 5, precinct A of ward 6, wards 7, 8 and 9, of Chicopee, Hampden County | 1990 | |
Jose Tosado | Democratic | Springfield | 9th Hampden | Precincts A, B, C, D, F and G of ward 2, precincts C, D, G and H of ward 5, precincts F and H of ward 7, and precincts A, B, D and H of ward 8, of Springfield, and precinct A of ward 5 of Chicopee, Hampden County | 2014 | |
Carlos Gonzalez | Democratic | Springfield | 10th Hampden | Ward 1, precincts B, C, D, E, F, G and H of ward 3, and precincts A, B and F of ward 6, of Springfield, in Hampden County | 2014 | |
Benjamin Swan | Democratic | Springfield | 11th Hampden | Precinct H of ward 2, precinct A of ward 3, ward 4, precincts A, B, E and F of ward 5, precinct E of ward 6, precinct A of ward 7, and precinct C of ward 8, of Springfield, in Hampden County | 1994 | |
Angelo Puppolo | Democratic | Springfield | 12th Hampden | Precinct 1, of East Longmeadow, precincts C, D, G and H of ward 6, precincts B, C, D, E and G of ward 7, of Springfield, and Wilbraham, all in Hampden County | 2006 |
Hampshire
3 Representatives (3 Democrats)
Representative | Party | Residence | District | District Description | |
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Peter Kocot | Democratic | Northampton | 1st Hampshire | Montgomery, in Hampden County; Hatfield, Northampton, Southampton and Westhampton, Hampshire County | |
John Scibak | Democratic | South Hadley | 2nd Hampshire | Easthampton, precinct 2 of Granby, Hadley and South Hadley, Hampshire County | |
Ellen Story | Democratic | Amherst | 3rd Hampshire | Amherst, precinct 1 of Granby and Pelham Hampshire County |
Middlesex
37 Representatives (34 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Representative | Party | Residence | District | District Description | |
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Sheila Harrington | Republican | Groton | 1st Middlesex | Ashby, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, Townsend and precinct 1 of Ayer, Middlesex County | |
James Arciero | Democratic | Westford | 2nd Middlesex | Precincts 5, 7 and 8, of Chelmsford and Littleton and Westford, Middlesex County | |
Kate Hogan | Democratic | Stow | 3rd Middlesex | Hudson, Maynard and Stow, all in Middlesex County; Bolton, Worcester County | |
Danielle Gregoire | Democratic | Marlborough | 4th Middlesex | Precinct 1 of ward 2, wards 3–6, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Marlborough, Middlesex County; Precincts 1 and 3 of Northborough, and precincts 1 and 3 of Westborough, Worcester County | |
David Linsky | Democratic | Natick | 5th Middlesex | Natick and Sherborn, Middlesex County; Precincts 2 and 3, of Millis, Norfolk County | |
Chris Walsh | Democratic | Framingham | 6th Middlesex | Precincts 1, 2, 4–7, 9–12 and 15, of Framingham, Middlesex County | |
Tom Sannicandro | Democratic | Ashland | 7th Middlesex | Ashland, and precincts 8, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18, of Framingham, Middlesex County | |
Carolyn Dykema | Democratic | Holliston | 8th Middlesex | Holliston and Hopkinton, Middlesex County; Southborough, and precinct 2, of Westborough, Worcester County | |
Thomas Stanley | Democratic | Waltham | 9th Middlesex | Lincoln, and wards 1, 2 and 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, precinct 2 of ward 5, precinct 1 of ward 6, and precinct 1 of ward 7, of Waltham, Middlesex County | |
John J. Lawn | Democratic | Watertown | 10th Middlesex | Precinct 1 and 4 of ward 1 of Newton, precinct 2 of ward 4, precinct 1 of ward 5, precinct 2 of ward 6, precinct 2 of ward 7, and wards 8 and 9, of Waltham, and precincts 10, 11 and 12, of Watertown, Middlesex County | |
Kay Khan | Democratic | Newton | 11th Middlesex | Precincts 2 and 3 of ward 1, ward 2, ward 3, ward 4, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Newton, Middlesex County | |
Ruth Balser | Democratic | Newton | 12th Middlesex | Ward 5, ward 6, precincts 1, 3 and 4 of ward 7, and all precincts of ward 8, of Newton, Middlesex County | |
Carmine Gentile | Democratic | Sudbury | 13th Middlesex | Precinct 3 in Framingham, ward 1, precinct 2 of ward 2, and precinct 1 of ward 7 in Marlborough, Sudbury, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of Wayland, Middlesex County | |
Cory Atkins | Democratic | Concord | 14th Middlesex | Precincts 1, 2 and 6, of Acton, Carlisle and Concord, and precincts 1 and 9, of Chelmsford, Middlesex County | |
Jay R. Kaufman | Democratic | Lexington | 15th Middlesex | Lexington, and Wards 1 and 7, of Woburn, Middlesex County | |
Thomas Golden, Jr. | Democratic | Lowell | 16th Middlesex | Precincts 2, 6 and 8, of Chelmsford, wards 5, 6 and 9, of Lowell, Middlesex County | |
David Nangle | Democratic | Lowell | 17th Middlesex | Precinct 4, of Chelmsford, ward 1, precinct 3 of ward 2, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, and wards 10 and 11, of Lowell, Middlesex County | |
Rady Mom | Democratic | Lowell | 18th Middlesex | Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, and wards 7 and 8, of Lowell, Middlesex County | |
James Miceli | Democratic | Wilmington | 19th Middlesex | Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 4 and 4A, of Tewksbury, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, of Wilmington, Middlesex County | |
Bradley Jones, Jr. | Republican | North Reading | 20th Middlesex | Lynnfield, and precinct 1, of Middleton, Essex County; North Reading, and precincts 1, 6, 7 and 8, of Reading, Middlesex County | |
Ken Gordon | Democratic | Bedford | 21st Middlesex | Bedford and Burlington, and precinct 3, of Wilmington, Middlesex County | |
Marc Lombardo | Republican | Billerica | 22nd Middlesex | Billerica, Middlesex County | |
Sean Garballey | Democratic | Arlington | 23rd Middlesex | Precincts 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13–21 of Arlington, precinct 2 of ward 3, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 6, of Medford, Middlesex County. | |
Dave Rogers | Democratic | Cambridge | 24th Middlesex | Precincts 2, 4, 8, 10 and 12, of Arlington, Belmont, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 11, of Cambridge, Middlesex County[12] | |
Marjorie Decker | Democratic | Cambridge | 25th Middlesex | Ward 4, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 6, wards 7 and 8, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 10, of Cambridge, Middlesex County[12] | |
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. | Democratic | Cambridge | 26th Middlesex | Ward 1, precinct 1 of ward 2, ward 3, and precinct 1 of ward 6, of Cambridge, and ward 1 and precinct 1 of ward 2, of Somerville, Middlesex County[12] | |
Denise Provost | Democratic | Somerville | 27th Middlesex | Precincts 2 and 3 of ward 2, and wards 3, 5 and 6, of Somerville, Middlesex County | |
Joe McGonagle | Democratic | Everett | 28th Middlesex | Everett, Middlesex County | |
Jon Hecht | Democratic | Watertown | 29th Middlesex | Ward 9, precinct 3 of ward 10, and precinct 2 of ward 11, of Cambridge, and precincts 1–9, of Watertown, Middlesex County[12] | |
James J. Dwyer | Democratic | Woburn | 30th Middlesex | Precincts 2–5, of Reading, and wards 2–6, of Woburn, Middlesex County | |
Michael Day | Democratic | Stoneham | 31st Middlesex | Stoneham and Winchester, Middlesex County | |
Paul Brodeur | Democratic | Melrose | 32nd Middlesex | Precinct 2 of ward 5 in Malden, Melrose, and precincts 4, 5 and 6, of Wakefield, Middlesex County | |
Steven Ultrino | Democratic | Malden | 33rd Middlesex | Ward 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, ward 4, precinct 1 of ward 5, ward 6, precinct 2 of ward 7, and ward 8, of Malden, Middlesex County | |
Christine Barber | Democratic | Somerville | 34th Middlesex | Wards 4 and 5, precinct 1 of ward 7, and precinct 2 of ward 8, of Medford, and wards 4 and 7, of Somerville, Middlesex County | |
Paul Donato | Democratic | Medford | 35th Middlesex | Ward 1, precinct 2 of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 7, of Malden, and ward 1 and 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, precinct 2 of ward 7, and precinct 1 of ward 8, of Medford, Middlesex County | |
Colleen Garry | Democratic | Dracut | 36th Middlesex | Dracut and Tyngsborough, Middlesex County | |
Jennifer Benson | Democratic | Lunenburg | 37th Middlesex | Precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Acton, precinct 2 of Ayer, Boxborough and Shirley, all in Middlesex County; Harvard, and precincts A, C, and D, of Lunenburg, Worcester County |
Norfolk
15 Representatives (14 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Representative | Party | Residence | District | District Description | |
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Bruce Ayers | Democratic | Quincy | 1st Norfolk | Precincts 4 and 5 of ward 3, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 4, precinct 2 of ward 5, and ward 6, of Quincy, and precincts 5, 6, 11, and 12 of Randolph, Norfolk County | |
Tackey Chan | Democratic | Quincy | 2nd Norfolk | Ward 1, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 3, precincts 2 and 4 of ward 4 and precincts 1, 3, 4, and 5 of ward 5, of Quincy, Norfolk County | |
Ronald Mariano | Democratic | Quincy | 3rd 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, Norfolk County | |
James Murphy | Democratic | Weymouth | 4th Norfolk | Precincts 1–4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18, of Weymouth, Norfolk County; Precinct 2 of Hingham, Plymouth County | |
Mark Cusack | Democratic | Braintree | 5th Norfolk | Braintree, precinct 1, of Holbrook, precinct 4, of Randolph, Norfolk County | |
William C. Galvin | Democratic | Canton | 6th Norfolk | Avon and Canton, and precincts 1, 5, 7 and 8, of Stoughton, Norfolk County | |
Walter Timilty | Democratic | Milton | 7th Norfolk | Precincts 3–10, of Milton, and precincts 1, 2, 3, 7–10, of Randolph, Norfolk County | |
Louis Kafka | Democratic | Stoughton | 8th Norfolk | Precinct 4, of Mansfield, Bristol County; Sharon, precincts 2, 3, 4 and 6, of Stoughton, and precincts 3 and 4, of Walpole, Norfolk County | |
Shawn Dooley | Republican | Norfolk | 9th Norfolk | Precincts 3 and 4, of Medfield, precinct 1, of Millis, Norfolk and Plainville, precinct 5, of Walpole, and Wrentham, Norfolk County | |
Jeffrey N. Roy | Democratic | Franklin | 10th Norfolk | Franklin, and precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Medway, Norfolk County | |
Paul McMurtry | Democratic | Dedham | 11th Norfolk | Dedham, precinct 8, of Walpole, and Westwood, Norfolk County | |
John H. Rogers | Democratic | Norwood | 12th Norfolk | Norwood, precincts 1, 2, 6 and 7, of Walpole, Norfolk County | |
Denise Garlick | Democratic | Needham | 13th Norfolk | Dover, precincts 1 and 2 of Medfield, and Needham, Norfolk County | |
Alice Peisch | Democratic | Wellesley | 14th Norfolk | Precinct 4, of Wayland, and Weston, Middlesex County; Wellesley, Norfolk County | |
Frank Smizik | Democratic | Brookline | 15th Norfolk | Precincts 2–4, 6–13 of Brookline, Norfolk County |
Plymouth
12 Representatives (7 Democrats, 5 Republicans)
Representative | Party | Residence | District | District Description | |
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Matt Muratore | Republican | Plymouth | 1st Plymouth | Precincts 2–8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15, of Plymouth, Plymouth County | |
Susan Williams Gifford | Republican | Wareham | 2nd Plymouth | Carver, precincts 3 and 6, of Middleborough, and Wareham, Plymouth County | |
Garrett Bradley | Democratic | Hingham | 3rd Plymouth | Cohasset, Norfolk County; Precincts 1 and 3–6, of Hingham, Hull, and precinct 3, of Scituate, Plymouth County | |
James Cantwell | Democratic | Marshfield | 4th Plymouth | Marshfield, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, of Scituate, both in Plymouth County | |
David DeCoste | Republican | Norwell | 5th Plymouth | Hanover, Norwell and Rockland, Plymouth County | |
Josh S. Cutler | Democratic | Duxbury | 6th Plymouth | Precincts 2-6, of Duxbury, the towns of Hanson and Pembroke, all in Plymouth County | |
Geoff Diehl | Republican | Whitman | 7th Plymouth | Abington, Precincts 2-4 in East Bridgewater and Whitman, Plymouth County | |
Angelo D'Emilia | Republican | Bridgewater | 8th Plymouth | Raynham, Bristol County; Bridgewater, Plymouth County | |
Gerry Cassidy | Democratic | 9th Plymouth | Ward 2, precincts A, B, C of ward 3, precincts A and D of ward 4, precinct A of ward 5, and precincts A and B of ward 7, of Brockton, Plymouth County | ||
Michelle DuBois | Democratic | Brockton | 10th Plymouth | Precincts B and C of ward 4, precincts B, C and D of ward 5 and ward 6, of Brockton, precinct 1 of East Bridgewater, and West Bridgewater, Plymouth County | |
Claire Cronin | Democratic | Brockton | 11th Plymouth | Precincts 1–5, of Easton, Bristol County; Ward 1, precinct D of ward 3, and precincts C and D of ward 7, of Brockton, Plymouth County | |
Thomas Calter | Democratic | Kingston | 12th Plymouth | Precinct 1 of Duxbury, Halifax, Kingston, precinct 1 of Middleborough, precincts 1, 11 and 13 of Plymouth, and Plympton, Plymouth County |
Suffolk
19 Representatives (19 Democrats)
Representative | Party | Residence | District | District Description | |
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Adrian Madaro | Democratic | East Boston, Boston | 1st Suffolk | Precincts 1–14 of ward 1, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Dan Ryan | Democratic | Charlestown, Boston | 2nd 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, Suffolk County | |
Aaron M. Michlewitz | Democratic | North End, Boston | 3rd Suffolk | Precincts 1–4, 6, 7 and 8 of ward 3, precinct 1 and 3 of ward 4, and precinct 1 of ward 5, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Nick Collins | Democratic | South Boston, Boston | 4th Suffolk | Precinct 15 of ward 1, ward 6, precincts 1–8 of ward 7, and precinct 3 of ward 13, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Evandro Carvalho | Democratic | Uphams Corner, Dorchester, Boston | 5th Suffolk | Precinct 10 of ward 7, precincts 5, 6, and 7 of ward 8, precinct 6 of ward 12, precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5 of ward 13, precinct 1 of ward 14, precincts 1–5, 7, 8 and 9, of ward 15, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 17, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Russell Holmes | Democratic | Mattapan, Boston | 6th Suffolk | Precincts 2 and 4–14 of ward 14, precincts 6–9 of ward 17, precincts 7 and 8 of ward 18, and precinct 12 of ward 19, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Gloria Fox | Democratic | Roxbury, Boston | 7th Suffolk | Precincts 8, 9 and 10 of ward 4, sub-precinct 2A of ward 5, precincts 1–5 and 8 of ward 12, precincts 4 and 5 of ward 9, and precinct 1 of ward 21, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Jay Livingstone | Democratic | Beacon Hill, Boston | 8th Suffolk | Precinct 2 and 3 of ward 2, and ward 5, of Cambridge, in Middlesex County; Precinct 5 of ward 3, and precinct 6 of ward 4, and precincts 3–9 and 11 of ward 5, of Boston, Suffolk County[12] | |
Byron Rushing | Democratic | South End, Boston | 9th Suffolk | Precinct 2, 4, 5 and 7 of ward 4, precincts 2 and 10 of ward 5, precincts 1–4 of ward 8, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 9, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Edward F. Coppinger | Democratic | West Roxbury, Boston | 10th Suffolk | Precincts 14–16, of Brookline, in Norfolk County; Precincts 3, 5–7, 10–20 of ward 20, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Liz Malia | Democratic | Jamaica Plain, Boston | 11th Suffolk | Ward 11, precincts 7 and 9 of ward 12, precinct 3 of ward 14, and precincts 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 13, of ward 19, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Dan Cullinane | Democratic | Dorchester, Boston | 12th Suffolk | Precincts 1 and 2 of Milton, Norfolk County; Precincts 8 and 11 of ward 16, precincts 4 and 10–14 of ward 17, precincts 1–6 and 21 of ward 18, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Daniel Hunt | Democratic | Savin Hill, Dorchester, Boston | 13th Suffolk | Precinct 3 of ward 3, of the city of Quincy, Norfolk County; Precinct 9 of ward 7, precincts 6–10 of ward 13, precinct 6 of ward 15, precincts 1–7, 9, 10 and 12 of ward 16, and precincts 3 and 5 of ward 17, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Angelo Scaccia | Democratic | Readville, Hyde Park, Boston | 14th Suffolk | Precincts 9–20, 22 and 23 of ward 18, precincts 3, 8 and 9 of ward 20, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Jeffrey Sanchez | Democratic | Jamaica Plain, Boston | 15th Suffolk | Precinct 5 of Brookline, Norfolk County; Ward 10, precincts 1–5 and 8 of ward 19, and precincts 2 and 4 of ward 20, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
RoseLee Vincent | Democratic | Revere | 16th Suffolk | Precincts 3 and 10, of Saugus, in Essex County; 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, ward 4, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 5, and ward 6, of Revere, Suffolk County | |
Kevin Honan | Democratic | Brighton, Boston | 17th Suffolk | Precincts 3, 5–12 and 15 of ward 21, and precincts 2, 3, 6, 9 and 10 in ward 22, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Michael Moran | Democratic | Brighton, Boston | 18th Suffolk | Precinct 1, of Brookline, Norfolk County; Precincts 2, 4, 13, 14 and 16 of ward 21, and precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12 and 13 of ward 22, of Boston, Suffolk County | |
Robert DeLeo | Democratic | Winthrop | 19th 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, Suffolk County |
Worcester
18 Representatives (9 Democrats, 9 Republicans)
Representative | Party | Residence | District | District Description | |
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Kimberly Ferguson | Republican | Holden | 1st Worcester | Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, precinct 1 of Sterling, and precinct 2 of Westminster, Worcester County | |
Jonathan Zlotnik | Democratic | Gardner | 2nd Worcester | Ashburnham, Gardner, Winchendon, and precinct 1 of Westminster, Worcester County | |
Stephan Hay | Democratic | 3rd Worcester | |||
Dennis Rosa | Democratic | Leominster | 4th Worcester | Leominster, Worcester County | |
Donnie Berthiaume | Republican | Spencer | 5th Worcester | Precinct A, of Ware, Hampshire County; Barre, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, precincts 2, 3 and 4, in Spencer, and West Brookfield, Worcester County | |
Peter Durant | Republican | Spencer | 6th Worcester | Precincts 1, 2 and 3 of Charlton, Dudley, Southbridge, and precinct 1, of Spencer, Worcester County | |
Paul Frost | Republican | Auburn | 7th Worcester | Auburn, precinct 4 of Charlton, Millbury, and precincts 2 and 3, of Oxford, Worcester County | |
Kevin Kuros | Republican | Uxbridge | 8th Worcester | Bellingham, Norfolk County; Blackstone, Millville, and Uxbridge, Worcester County | |
David Muradian | Republican | Grafton | 9th Worcester | Grafton, Northbridge and Upton, Worcester County | |
John V. Fernandes | Democratic | Milford | 10th Worcester | Precinct 1, of Medway, Norfolk County; Hopedale, Mendon and Milford, Worcester County | |
Hannah Kane | Republican | Shrewsbury | 11th Worcester | Shrewsbury, and precincts 4 and 5, of Westborough, Worcester County | |
Harold Naughton, Jr. | Democratic | Clinton | 12th Worcester | Berlin, Boylston, Clinton, Lancaster, precincts 2 and 4 of Northborough, and precinct 2 of Sterling, Worcester County | |
John J. Mahoney | Democratic | Worcester | 13th Worcester | Precincts 1–4 of ward 1, precinct 2 of ward 3, ward 9, and precinct 1 of ward 10, of Worcester, Worcester County | |
James O'Day | Democratic | West Boylston | 14th Worcester | West Boylston, and precinct 5 of ward 1, ward 2, and precincts 1, 3 and 5 of ward 3, of Worcester, Worcester County | |
Mary Keefe | Democratic | Worcester | 15th Worcester | Precincts 2–5, of ward 10, precinct 4 of ward 3, ward 4, and precinct 3 of ward 5, of Worcester, Worcester County | |
Dan Donahue | Democratic | Worcester | 16th Worcester | Precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5, of ward 5, ward 6, and precincts 1 and 5 of ward 8, of Worcester, Worcester County | |
Kate Campanale | Republican | Leicester | 17th Worcester | Leicester, and ward 7, and precincts 2, 3 and 4 of ward 8, of Worcester, Worcester County | |
Joseph D. McKenna | Republican | Webster | 18th Worcester | Douglas, precincts 1 and 4 of Oxford, Sutton, and Webster, Worcester County |
See also
- List of Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Massachusetts State House
- Massachusetts Senate
- Massachusetts General Court
- Massachusetts Government
References
- Representative Districts, accessed April 9, 2006
- House Members of the General Court
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Democrat Carlo Basile (1st Suffolk) and Republican Matthew Beaton (11th Worcester) resigned to take jobs in the Baker administration.
- ↑ Democrat Adrian Madaro and Republican Hannah Kane are sworn in to succeed Basile and Beaton, respectively.
- ↑ Republican Leah Cole (12th Essex) resigns to focus on her career.
- ↑ Democrat Michael Brady (9th Plymouth) resigns to take senate seat.
- ↑ Democrat Stephen DiNatale (3rd Worcester) resigns after being elected Mayor of Fitchburg
- ↑ Democrat Robert Fennell (10th Essex) resigned to take another job.
- ↑ Democrats Thomas Walsh, Gerry Cassidy and Stephen Hay were sworn in to succeed Cole, Brady and DiNatale, respectively.
- ↑ Democrat Dan Cahill sworn in to succeed Fennell.
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- "Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: 1945-1946". 1945.
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