Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Barnstable district

American legislative district

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

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Barnstable 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 Barnstable County.[1] Democrat Sarah Peake of Provincetown has represented the district since 2007.[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

  • part of Brewster
  • Chatham
  • Eastham
  • Harwich
  • Orleans
  • Provincetown
  • Truro
  • Wellfleet

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

Representatives

  • Nathaniel E. Atwood, circa 1858 [5]
  • Thomas H. Lewis, circa 1858 [5]
  • James Gifford, circa 1859 [6]
  • Daniel Paine, circa 1859 [6]
  • Peter L. McDowell, circa 1975 [7]
  • Shirley Gomes, 1995–2007
  • Sarah K. Peake, 2007-current[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 4th Barnstable district". PD43+. Retrieved April 30, 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 "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  6. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.

External links

  • Ballotpedia
  • "4th Barnstable District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
  • League of Women Voters of the Cape Cod Area
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