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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Middlesex district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd 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 Jim Arciero of Westford has represented the district since 2009.[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex district, 3rd Middlesex district, and Middlesex and Worcester district.[4]

Former locale

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

Representatives

  • Joseph Caldwell, circa 1858 [6]
  • Lyman Pray, circa 1858-1859 [6][7]
  • Paul Willard, circa 1858 [6]
  • James F. Dwinell, circa 1859 [7]
  • George Close, circa 1888 [8]
  • John W. Wilkinson, circa 1888 [8]
  • James E. Curry, circa 1920 [9]
  • Clarence P. Kidder, circa 1920 [9]
  • Julius Meyers, circa 1920 [9]
  • Francis John Good, circa 1951 [10]
  • Francis W. Lindstrom, circa 1951 [10]
  • Walter Joseph Sullivan, circa 1951 [10]
  • Mary B. Newman, 1953–1954 and 1957–1970[11][12]
  • Thomas H. D. Mahoney, circa 1975 [13]
  • James Arciero, 2009-current[2][14]

See also

Images

Portraits of legislators
  • Fred Beunke
    Fred Beunke
  • George Giles
    George Giles
  • Julius Meyers
    Julius Meyers
  • Arthur Stanley Browne
    Arthur Stanley Browne
  • Frederic Clauss
    Frederic Clauss
  • Clarence Kidder
    Clarence Kidder
  • James Bernard Casey
    James Bernard Casey
  • Ralph Raymond Stratton
    Ralph Raymond Stratton
  • Charles Shea
    Charles Shea
  • Ralph Hamilton
    Ralph Hamilton
  • A. John Serino
    A. John Serino
  • Francis Lindstrom
    Francis Lindstrom
  • Henry Winslow
    Henry Winslow
  • Francis John Good
    Francis John Good
  • Mary B. Newman
    Mary B. Newman
  • Thomas Doherty
    Thomas Doherty
  • Thomas Mahoney
    Thomas Mahoney
  • Walter Bickford
    Walter Bickford
  • Geoffrey Hall
    Geoffrey Hall

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 2nd Middlesex district". PD43+. Retrieved May 4, 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 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. ^ a b Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 17, 1888). "Representatives: Middlesex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  9. ^ a b c Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 17, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. ^ Hayden, Irving N. and Lawrence R. Grove. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1953–1954, p. 241. Boston, Massachusetts: General Court, 1953–1954.
  12. ^ "Mary Newman, 'fighting Quaker' of the Massachusetts GOP; at 86" (obituary). Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe, December 9, 1995, p. 19.
  13. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  14. ^ "Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org, November 1, 2018, House Democrats...face opposition

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives%27_2nd_Middlesex_district