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Massachusetts
House of Representatives

Massachusetts General Court

Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type

Lower house

Term limits

None
History
New session started

January 7, 2015
Leadership
Speaker of the House


Robert DeLeo (D)
Since January 27, 2009

Speaker pro Tempore


Patricia Haddad (D)
Since January 28, 2011

Majority Leader


Ronald Mariano (D)
Since January 28, 2011

Minority Leader


Bradley Jones, Jr. (R)
Since November 21, 2003

Structure
Seats
160

Massachusetts 190th General Court House of Representatives.svg
Political groups

Majority



  Democratic (117)

Minority



  Republican (34)


  Independent (2)


  Vacant (7)

Length of term

2 years
Authority
Chapter 1 of the Massachusetts Constitution
Salary
$62,500/year; set to increase every two years equal to the increase in the median salary of Massachusetts. Additional stipends are given to leaders of the majority and minority party.
Elections
Last election

November 8, 2016
(160 seats)
Next election

November 6, 2018
(160 seats)
Redistricting
Legislative Control
Meeting place

Massachusetts House of Representatives.jpg

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.




Contents






  • 1 Representation


  • 2 The Sacred Cod


  • 3 Composition


  • 4 Leadership


    • 4.1 Leaders




  • 5 Members


    • 5.1 Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket


    • 5.2 Berkshire


    • 5.3 Bristol


    • 5.4 Essex


    • 5.5 Franklin


    • 5.6 Hampden


    • 5.7 Hampshire


    • 5.8 Middlesex


    • 5.9 Norfolk


    • 5.10 Plymouth


    • 5.11 Suffolk


    • 5.12 Worcester




  • 6 Past composition of the House of Representatives


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 Further reading


  • 10 External links





Representation


Originally,[when?] representatives were 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.




Representatives' desk with microphone and voting buttons (yea/nay)



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.




Composition by municipality in the 187th General Court.




Composition by municipality in the 188th General Court.




Composition by municipality in the 189th General Court.




Composition by municipality at the opening of the 190th General Court.




Current composition by municipality.














































































































































































Affiliation
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total






Democratic

Republican

Ind
Vacant
End of 186th General Court
144
16
0
160
0

Begin 187th
128
32
0
160
0
End 187th
126
33
159
1

Begin 188th
129
29
0
158
2
End 188th
124
153
7

Begin 189th
125
35
0
160
0
End 189th
126
34

Begin 190th[4]
125
35
0
160
0
June 18, 2017[5]
124
159
1
July 19, 2017[6]
123
158
2
August 22, 2017[7]
34
1
November 7, 2017[8]
125
160
0
January 2, 2018[9]
124
159
1
February 20, 2018[10]
123
2
February 22, 2018[11]
122
158
2
March 6, 2018[12]
121
157
3
April 3, 2018[13]
122
158
2
April 9, 2018[14]
121
157
3
April 21, 2018[15]
120
156
4
May 1, 2018[16]
119
155
5
May 2, 2018[17]
118
154
6
May 11, 2018[18]
117
153
7
Latest voting share

7001731009999900000♠73.1%

7001213000000000000♠21.3%

7000130000000000000♠1.3%



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
Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo Democratic Winthrop 19th Suffolk
Majority Leader Ronald Mariano Democratic Quincy 3rd Norfolk
Speaker Pro Tempore Patricia A. Haddad Democratic Somerset 5th Bristol
Assistant Majority Leader Byron Rushing Democratic Boston (South End) 9th Suffolk
Second Assistant Majority Leader Paul J. Donato Democratic Medford 35th Middlesex
Second Assistant Majority Leader Michael J. Moran Democratic Brighton 18th Suffolk
First Division Chair Ann-Margaret Ferrante Democratic Gloucester 5th Essex
Second Division Chair David M. Nangle Democratic Lowell 17th Middlesex
Third Division Chair Sarah K. Peake Democratic Provincetown 4th Barnstable
Fourth Division Chair Louis L. Kafka Democratic Stoughton 8th Norfolk
House Ways and Means Chair Jeffrey Sánchez Democratic Jamaica Plain 15th Suffolk
Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. Republican North Reading 20th Middlesex
Assistant Minority Leader Bradford R. Hill Republican Ipswich 4th Essex
Second Assistant Minority Leader Elizbeth A. Poirier Republican North Attleborough 14th Bristol
Third Assistant Minority Leader Paul K. Frost Republican Auburn 7th Worcester
Third Assistant Minority Leader Susan Williams Gifford Republican Wareham 2nd Plymouth

The most recent election of members was held on November 8, 2016. 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 (2 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

































































Representative
Party
Residence
District
District Description
First elected

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

William L. Crocker, Jr.

Republican

Barnstable

2nd Barnstable
Precincts 2–10 and 13 of Barnstable, and precincts 5 and 6 of Yarmouth, Barnstable County

2016

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

Dylan Fernandes

Democratic

Falmouth

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

2016


Berkshire


4 Representatives (4 Democrats)















































Representative
Party
Residence
District
District Description
First elected

John Barrett III[19]

Democratic

North Adams

1st Berkshire
Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Florida, Hancock, Lanesborough, New Ashford, North Adams, and Williamstown, all in Berkshire County;
2017

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

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

Jim Hawkins

Democratic

Attleboro

2nd Bristol
Wards 1 and 2, precinct A of ward 3, and Wards 4, 5 and 6, of Attleboro, Bristol County
2018

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 (12 Democrats, 5 Republicans, 1 Vacant)













































































































































































Representative
Party
Residence
District
District Description
First elected

James Kelcourse

Republican

Amesbury

1st Essex
Amesbury and Salisbury, and Newburyport, Essex County
2015

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
2013
Andy Vargas[20]

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
2017

Bradford Hill

Republican

Ipswich

4th Essex
Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Rowley, Topsfield, and Wenham, Essex County
1999

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

Democratic

Gloucester

5th Essex
Essex and Rockport, and Gloucester, Essex County
2009

Jerry Parisella

Democratic

Beverly

6th Essex
Beverly, Essex County
2011

Paul Tucker

Democratic

Salem

7th Essex
Salem, Essex County
2015

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
2007

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
2011
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
Vacant
 



11th Essex
Precinct 3 of ward 4, precincts 1 and 4 of ward 5, wards 6 and 7, of Lynn, and Nahant, Essex County


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
1997

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
2013

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
2007

Juana Matias

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
2017

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
2013

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
2011


Franklin


2 Representatives (1 Democrat, 1 Unenrolled)





























Representative
Party
Residence
District
District Description
First elected

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

Unenrolled

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
2015


Hampden


12 Representatives (10 Democrats, 2 Republicans)























































































































Representative
Party
Residence
District
District Description
First elected

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
2011

John Velis

Democratic

Westfield

4th Hampden
Westfield, Hampden County
2014

Aaron Vega

Democratic

Holyoke

5th Hampden
Holyoke, Hampden County
2013

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
2011

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, C, and D, 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
2015

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
2015
Bud Williams

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
2017

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 (1 Democrat, 1 Unenrolled, 1 Vacant)






































Representative
Party
Residence
District
District Description
First elected
Vacant
 



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
2003

Solomon Goldstein-Rose

Unenrolled

Amherst

3rd Hampshire
Amherst, precinct 1 of Granby and Pelham, Hampshire County
2017


Middlesex


37 Representatives (32 Democrats, 3 Republicans, 2 Vacant)
























































































































































































































































































































































Representative
Party
Residence
District
District Description
First elected

Sheila Harrington

Republican

Groton

1st Middlesex
Ashby, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, Townsend and precinct 1 of Ayer, Middlesex County
2011

James Arciero

Democratic

Westford

2nd Middlesex
Precincts 5, 7 and 8, of Chelmsford and Littleton and Westford, Middlesex County
2009

Kate Hogan

Democratic

Stow

3rd Middlesex
Hudson, Maynard and Stow, all in Middlesex County;
Bolton, Worcester County
2009

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
2009-2011
2013

David Linsky

Democratic

Natick

5th Middlesex
Natick and Sherborn, Middlesex County;
Precincts 2 and 3, of Millis, Norfolk County
1999
Vacant
 



6th Middlesex
Precincts 1, 2, 4–7, 9–12 and 15, of Framingham, Middlesex County


Jack Patrick Lewis

Democratic

Ashland

7th Middlesex
Ashland, and precincts 8, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18, of Framingham, Middlesex County
2017

Carolyn Dykema

Democratic

Holliston

8th Middlesex
Holliston and Hopkinton, Middlesex County;
Southborough, and precinct 2, of Westborough, Worcester County
2009

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
2001

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
2011

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
1995

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
1999

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
2015

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
1999

Jay R. Kaufman

Democratic

Lexington

15th Middlesex
Lexington, and Wards 1 and 7, of Woburn, Middlesex County
1995

Thomas Golden, Jr.

Democratic

Lowell

16th Middlesex
Precincts 2, 3 and 6, of Chelmsford, wards 5, 6 and 9, of Lowell, Middlesex County
2003

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
1999

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
2015
Vacant
 



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
2003

Ken Gordon

Democratic

Bedford

21st Middlesex
Bedford and Burlington, and precinct 3, of Wilmington, Middlesex County
2013

Marc Lombardo

Republican

Billerica

22nd Middlesex
Billerica, Middlesex County
2011

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.
2008

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[21]


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[21]
2013

Mike Connolly

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[21]
2017

Denise Provost

Democratic

Somerville

27th Middlesex
Precincts 2 and 3 of ward 2, and wards 3, 5 and 6, of Somerville, Middlesex County
2006

Joe McGonagle

Democratic

Everett

28th Middlesex
Everett, Middlesex County
2015

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[21]
2009

James J. Dwyer

Democratic

Woburn

30th Middlesex
Precincts 2–5, of Reading, and wards 2–6, of Woburn, Middlesex County
2009
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
2015

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
2015

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
2001

Colleen Garry

Democratic

Dracut

36th Middlesex
Dracut and Tyngsborough, Middlesex County
2003

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
2009


Norfolk


15 Representatives (14 Democrats, 1 Republican)


















































































































































Representative
Party
Residence
District
District Description
First elected

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
1999

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
2011

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
1991

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
2001

Mark Cusack

Democratic

Braintree

5th Norfolk
Braintree, precinct 1, of Holbrook, precinct 4, of Randolph, Norfolk County
2011

William C. Galvin

Democratic

Canton

6th Norfolk
Avon and Canton, and precincts 1, 5, 7 and 8, of Stoughton, Norfolk County
1991

William Driscoll Jr.

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
1991

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
2014

Jeffrey N. Roy

Democratic

Franklin

10th Norfolk
Franklin, and precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Medway, Norfolk County
2013

Paul McMurtry

Democratic

Dedham

11th Norfolk
Dedham, precinct 8, of Walpole, and Westwood, Norfolk County
2007

John H. Rogers

Democratic

Norwood

12th Norfolk
Norwood, precincts 1, 2, 6 and 7, of Walpole, Norfolk County
1992

Denise Garlick

Democratic

Needham

13th Norfolk
Dover, precincts 1 and 2 of Medfield, and Needham, Norfolk County
2011

Alice Peisch

Democratic

Wellesley

14th Norfolk
Precinct 4, of Wayland, and Weston, Middlesex County;
Wellesley, Norfolk County
2003

Frank Smizik

Democratic

Brookline

15th Norfolk
Precincts 2–4, 6–13 of Brookline, Norfolk County
2001


Plymouth


12 Representatives (5 Democrats, 5 Republicans, 2 Vacant)























































































































Representative
Party
Residence
District
District Description
First elected

Matt Muratore

Republican

Plymouth

1st Plymouth
Precincts 2–8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15, of Plymouth, Plymouth County
2015

Susan Williams Gifford

Republican

Wareham

2nd Plymouth
Carver, precincts 3 and 6, of Middleborough, and Wareham, Plymouth County
2003
Joan Meschino

Democratic

Hull

3rd Plymouth
Cohasset, Norfolk County;
Precincts 1 and 3–6, of Hingham, Hull, and precinct 3, of Scituate, Plymouth County

Vacant
 



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
2014

Josh S. Cutler

Democratic

Duxbury

6th Plymouth
Precincts 2-6, of Duxbury, the towns of Hanson and Pembroke, all in Plymouth County
2013

Geoff Diehl

Republican

Whitman

7th Plymouth
Abington, Precincts 2-4 in East Bridgewater and Whitman, Plymouth County
2011

Angelo D'Emilia

Republican

Bridgewater

8th Plymouth
Raynham, Bristol County;
Bridgewater, Plymouth County
2011
Gerry Cassidy

Democratic

Brockton

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
2015

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
2013
Vacant
 



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 (18 Democrats)






















































































































































































Representative
Party
Residence
District
District Description
First elected

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
2014

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
2009
Vacant
 



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
2014

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
2011
Chynah Tyler

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

Back Bay, 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[21]
2013

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
1982

Edward F. Coppinger

Democratic

West Roxbury, Boston

10th Suffolk
Precincts 14–16, of Brookline, in Norfolk County;
Precincts 1, 5–7, 10–20 of ward 20, of Boston, Suffolk County
2011

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
1998

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
2013

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
2014

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
1981

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
2003

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
2014

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
2005

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
1995


Worcester


18 Representatives (9 Democrats, 9 Republicans)













































































































































































Representative
Party
Residence
District
District Description
First elected

Kimberly Ferguson

Republican

Holden

1st Worcester
Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, precinct 1 of Sterling, and precinct 2 of Westminster, Worcester County
2010

Jonathan Zlotnik

Democratic

Gardner

2nd Worcester
Ashburnham, Gardner, Winchendon, and precinct 1 of Westminster, Worcester County
2012
Stephan Hay

Democratic

Fitchburg

3rd Worcester
Fitchburg and precinct B of Lunenburg, Worcester County
2016

Natalie Higgins

Democratic

Leominster

4th Worcester
Leominster, Worcester County
2016

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
2014

Peter Durant

Republican

Spencer

6th Worcester
Precincts 1, 2 and 3 of Charlton, Dudley, Southbridge, and precinct 1, of Spencer, Worcester County
2011

Paul Frost

Republican

Auburn

7th Worcester
Auburn, precinct 4 of Charlton, Millbury, and precincts 2 and 3, of Oxford, Worcester County
1996

Kevin Kuros

Republican

Uxbridge

8th Worcester
Bellingham, Norfolk County;
Blackstone, Millville, and Uxbridge, Worcester County
2008

David Muradian

Republican

Grafton

9th Worcester
Grafton, Northbridge and Upton, Worcester County
2014
Brian Murray

Democratic

Milford

10th Worcester
Precinct 1, of Medway, Norfolk County;
Hopedale, Mendon and Milford, Worcester County
2016

Hannah Kane

Republican

Shrewsbury

11th Worcester
Shrewsbury, and precincts 4 and 5, of Westborough, Worcester County
2015

Harold Naughton, Jr.

Democratic

Clinton

12th Worcester
Berlin, Boylston, Clinton, Lancaster, precincts 2 and 4 of Northborough, and precinct 2 of Sterling, Worcester County
1994

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
2010

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
2007

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
2012

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
2013

Kate Campanale

Republican

Leicester

17th Worcester
Leicester, and ward 7, and precincts 2, 3 and 4 of ward 8, of Worcester, Worcester County
2014

Joseph D. McKenna

Republican

Webster

18th Worcester
Douglas, precincts 1 and 4 of Oxford, Sutton, and Webster, Worcester County
2014


Past composition of the House of Representatives




See also



  • List of current Massachusetts House of Representatives committees

  • List of Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

  • Massachusetts State House

  • Massachusetts Senate

  • Massachusetts General Court

  • Massachusetts Government



References





  1. ^ The Massachusetts State House, p. 110, 111. Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Boston, 1953.


  2. ^ League of Women Voters of Massachusetts Archived October 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.


  3. ^ See Amendment CI of the Massachusetts Constitution, adopted by voters in 1974


  4. ^ [1]


  5. ^ Democrat Gailanne Cariddi (1st Berkshire) died. [2]


  6. ^ Democrat Brian Dempsey (3rd Essex) resigned. [3]


  7. ^ Susannah Whipps Lee (2nd Franklin) switched parties from Republican to Unenrolled [4]


  8. ^ Democrat John Barrett III elected to succeed the late Rep.
    Gailanne Cariddi (1st Berkshire); Democrat Andy Vargas elected to replace Rep. Brian Dempsey (Third Essex)[5][6]



  9. ^ Democrat Paul Heroux (2nd Bristol) resigned to become Mayor of Attleboro [7]


  10. ^ State Rep. Solomon Goldstein-Rose leaves Democratic Party [8]


  11. ^ Democrat Peter Kocot (1st Hampshire) died [9]


  12. ^ "Crighton Takes His Seat In The State Senate". Itemlive. Retrieved April 2, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  13. ^ Hand, Jim. "Hawkins wins Attleboro state rep race over Hall | Local News". thesunchronicle.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.


  14. ^ "Jim Cantwell Begins New Position as State Director for Senator Markey". 95.9 WATD FM. Retrieved April 11, 2018.


  15. ^ Democrat Jim Miceli (19th Middlesex) died. [10]


  16. ^ "Nick Collins cruises to victory in state Senate special election". Boston Globe. Retrieved May 2, 2018.


  17. ^ "Framingham State Rep. Chris Walsh Dies From Cancer". WBUR News. Retrieved May 16, 2018.


  18. ^ "State Rep. Tom Calter's wrap up party". Wicked Local Kingston. Retrieved May 16, 2018.


  19. ^ Palpini, Kristin (November 7, 2017). "John Barrett III wins 1st Berkshire District seat in Statehouse". the Berkshire Eagle.


  20. ^ Corneau, Allison (November 7, 2017). "UPDATE: Andy Vargas Triumphs Over Shaun Toohey in Haverhill State Representative Race". WHAV.


  21. ^ abcde "State Rep Districts". Geographic Information System. City of Cambridge. Retrieved July 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)





  • Representative Districts, accessed April 9, 2006

  • House Members of the General Court



Further reading




  • "Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: 1945-1946". 1945. Missing or empty |url= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)


  • "Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: 1947-1948". 1947. Missing or empty |url= (help); |chapter= ignored (help)

    • 1951, 1957, 1961, 1967, 1971, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007




External links



  • "Massachusetts - State Legislative District Maps (Lower Chamber)". United States Census Bureau.













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