Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Middlesex district

American legislative district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Middlesex district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th 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 the city of Framingham in Middlesex County.[1][2] Democrat Priscila Sousa of Framingham has represented the district since 2023.[3]

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

Representatives

  • Moses Proctor, circa 1858[5]
  • Oliver R. Clark, circa 1859[6]
  • Francis H. Raymond, circa 1888[7]
  • William J. Naphen, circa 1920[8]
  • H. Edward Snow, circa 1951[9]
  • Vincent Joseph Piro, circa 1975[10]
  • Barbara Gray, 1979 – 1996
  • John H. Stasik, 1997 – 2000[11][12]
  • Deborah D. Blumer, 2001 – 2006[13]
  • Pam Richardson, 2007-2011
  • Chris Walsh, 2010 – 2018
  • Maria D. Robinson, 2019 – 2022[3]
  • Priscila Sousa, 2023 – current[3]

Former locales

The district previously covered:

  • West Cambridge, circa 1872[14]
  • Winchester, circa 1872[14]

See also

Images

Portraits of legislators
  • Martin Hall
    Martin Hall
  • Robert Shaw Corrigan
    Robert Shaw Corrigan
  • Jeremiah Healey
    Jeremiah Healey
  • C. Ray Bennett
    C. Ray Bennett
  • H. Edward Snow
    H. Edward Snow
  • Walter Burke
    Walter Burke
  • Vincent Piro
    Vincent Piro
  • Barbara Gray
    Barbara Gray
  • Deborah Blumer
    Deborah Blumer

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  3. ^ a b c Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 6th Middlesex district". PD43+. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?", Daily Kos, State House Districts to State Senate Districts
  5. ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  6. ^ 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. ^ Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 17, 1888). "Representatives: Middlesex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  8. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 17, 2023.
  9. ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  10. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. ^ Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. State Library of Massachusetts. [Boston, Mass. : General Court]. 1997–1998. p. 219.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. ^ Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. State Library of Massachusetts. [Boston, Mass. : General Court]. 1999–2000. p. 218.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  13. ^ State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
  14. ^ a b "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.

External links

  • Ballotpedia
  • "6th 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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