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Massachusetts
House of RepresentativesMassachusetts General Court 
Type Type Lower house Term limits None New session started January 5, 2011 Leadership Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, (D)
since January 27, 2009Speaker pro Tempore Patricia Haddad, (D)
since January 28, 2011Majority Leader Ronald Mariano, (D)
since January 28, 2011Minority Leader Bradley Jones, Jr., (R)
since November 21, 2003Structure Members 160 Political groups Democratic Party (127)
Republican Party (33)Length of term 2 years Authority Chapter 1 of the Massachusetts Constitution Salary $58,237.15/year + per diem Elections Last election November 2, 2010
(160 seats)Next election November 6, 2012
(160 seats)Redistricting Legislative Control Meeting place 
House of Representatives Chamber
Massachusetts State House
Boston, MassachusettsWebsite 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 single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms without term limits. The House of Representatives convenes at the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
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Representation
Historically, 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] Each Representative represents about 40,000 residents. Representative districts are named for the counties they are in, and tend to stay within one county, although districts occasionally cross county lines.
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 state-wide 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 186th General Court.
Composition by municipality in the 187th General Court.Affiliation Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)Total Democratic Republican Vacant End of Previous Legislature 144 16 160 0 Begin 128 32 160 0 June 24, 2011[4] 127 159 1 July 13, 2011[5] 126 158 2 June 24, 2011[6] 33 159 1 October 18, 2011[7] 127 160 0 Latest voting share 79.4% 20.6% *Footnote needed (year?)
Leadership
Further information: List of Speakers of the Massachusetts House of RepresentativesThe 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 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 2, 2010. Representatives serve two-year terms.
Members
The following is a complete list of Members of the House of Representatives, by district:
Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
6 Representatives (4 Democrats 2 Republicans)
Representative Party Residence District District Description Elected Cleon Turner D Dennis 1st Barnstable Brewster and Dennis, and precincts 1, 2, 4 and 7, of Yarmouth, Barnstable County 2004 Demetrius J. Atsalis D Barnstable 2nd Barnstable Precincts 1-4, 6, 8, 9 and 13, of Barnstable, and precincts 3, 5 and 6, of Yarmouth, Barnstable County 1998 David Vieira R Falmouth 3rd Barnstable Precincts 5 and 7, of Barnstable, precincts 5 and 6, of Bourne, precincts 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9, of Falmouth, and precincts 2, 4 and 5, of Mashpee, Barnstable County 2010 Sarah Peake D Provincetown 4th Barnstable Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet, all in Barnstable County 2006 Randy Hunt R Sandwich 5th Barnstable Precincts 10, 11 and 12, of Barnstable, precinct 4, of Bourne, precincts 1 and 3, of Mashpee, and Sandwich, Barnstable County 2010 Timothy Madden D Nantucket Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket Precincts 1, 2, 5 and 6, of Falmouth, in Barnstable County; and Chilmark, Edgartown, Aquinnah, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury, all in Dukes County; and Nantucket, Nantucket County 2008 Berkshire
4 Representatives (4 Democrats)
Representative Party Residence District District Description Elected Gailanne Cariddi D North Adams 1st Berkshire Adams, Clarksburg, Florida, North Adams, Savoy and Williamstown, all in Berkshire County; and Charlemont, Hawley, Heath, Monroe and Rowe, Franklin County 2010 Paul Mark D Hancock 2nd Berkshire Becket, Cheshire, Dalton, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, New Ashford, Peru, Richmond, Washington and Windsor, and precinct B of ward 1, of Pittsfield, Berkshire County; Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Colrain, Leyden, Northfield and Shelburne, Franklin County; Cummington, Middlefield and Plainfield, Hampshire County 2010 Tricia Farley-Bouvier D Pittsfield 3rd Berkshire Precinct A of ward 1, Wards 2, 3, 4, precinct A of ward 5, and Wards 6 and 7, of Pittsfield, Berkshire County 2011 William Smitty Pignatelli D Lenox 4th Berkshire Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, precinct 5B of Pittsfield, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham and West Stockbridge, Berkshire County; Blandford, Chester and Tolland, Hampden County 2002 Bristol
14 Representatives (8 Democrats 6 Republicans)
Representative Party Residence District District Description Elected F. Jay Barrows R Mansfield 1st Bristol Town of Foxborough, Norfolk County; precincts 1, 3 and 6, of Mansfield, and precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Norton, Bristol County 2006 George T. Ross R Attleboro 2nd Bristol Wards 1 and 2, precinct A of ward 3, and Wards 4, 5 and 6, of Attleboro, Bristol County 2010 Shaunna O'Connell R Taunton 3rd Bristol Precinct B of ward 1, and Wards 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8, of Taunton, Bristol County 2010 Steve Howitt R Seekonk 4th Bristol Precinct 1, of Norton, Rehoboth and Seekonk, and precincts 1, 3, 4 and 5, of Swansea, Bristol County 2010 Patricia Haddad D Somerset 5th Bristol Dighton and Somerset, precinct 2, of Swansea, precinct A of ward 1, precinct B of ward 4 and Ward 6, of Taunton, Bristol County 2000 David B. Sullivan D Fall River 6th Bristol Berkley, precinct C of ward 4, precincts A, C and D of ward 7, precincts B, C and D of ward 8, and precincts A, B and C of ward 9, of Fall River, and precinct 1, of Freetown, Bristol County 1996 Kevin Aguiar D Fall River 7th Bristol Precincts B, C and D of ward 1, precincts A, B and C of ward 2, precincts A, B and C of ward 3, precincts A and B of ward 4, and precinct A of ward 5, of Fall River, Bristol County 2008 Paul Schmid D Westport 8th Bristol Precinct A of ward 1, precincts B and C of ward 5, precincts A, B and C of ward 6, precinct B of ward 7, and precinct A of ward 8, of Fall River, and Westport, Bristol County 2010 Christopher Markey D Dartmouth 9th Bristol Dartmouth, precinct 2, of Freetown, and precincts F and G of ward 3, of New Bedford, in Bristol County; and precinct 1 in Lakeville, Plymouth County 2010 William M. Straus D Mattapoisett 10th Bristol Fairhaven, Bristol County; Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester, and precincts 3 and 6, of Middleborough, Plymouth County 1992 Robert Koczera D New Bedford 11th Bristol Acushnet, precincts A-E of ward 1 and Ward 2, of New Bedford, Bristol County 1988 Keiko Orrall R Lakeville 12th Bristol Precinct 3, of Freetown, precincts F and G of ward 1, precincts A-E of ward 3, and precincts D and E of ward 4, of New Bedford, and precinct A of ward 4, of Taunton, Bristol County; precincts 2 and 3, of Lakeville, and precincts 2 and 4, of Middleborough, Plymouth County 2011 Antonio Cabral D New Bedford 13th Bristol Precincts A, B, C, F and G of ward 4, Wards 5 and 6, of New Bedford, Bristol County 1990 Elizabeth Poirier R North Attleborough 14th Bristol Precinct B of ward 3, of Attleboro, precincts 2 and 5, of Mansfield, North Attleborough, and precinct 2, of Norton, Bristol County 1999 Essex
18 Representatives (14 Democrats 4 Republicans)
Representative Party Residence District District Description Elected Michael A. Costello D Newburyport 1st Essex Amesbury and Salisbury, and Newburyport, Essex County 2002 Harriett Stanley D West Newbury 2nd Essex Precinct 1, of Georgetown, Groveland, precinct 3 of ward 4, and precincts 1 and 3 of ward 7, of Haverhill, and Merrimac, Newbury, Rowley and West Newbury, Essex County 1994 Brian Dempsey D 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 R Ipswich 4th Essex Precincts 1 and 3, of Boxford, and Hamilton, Wenham, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and precinct 2, of Middleton, Essex County 1998 Ann-Margaret Ferrante D Gloucester 5th Essex Essex and Rockport, and Gloucester, Essex County 2008 Jerry Parisella D Beverly 6th Essex Beverly, Essex County 2010 John D. Keenan D Salem 7th Essex Salem, Essex County 2004 Lori Ehrlich D 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 R Saugus 9th Essex Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 1, of Lynn, precinct 2, of Lynnfield, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, of Saugus, Essex County; and precincts 1, 2 and 7, of Wakefield, Middlesex County 2010 Robert Fennell D Lynn 10th Essex Precincts 3 and 4 of ward 1, Ward 2, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 3, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 4, and precinct 3 of ward 5, of Lynn, Essex County 1994 Steven Walsh D Lynn 11th Essex Precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward 5, Wards 6 and 7, of Lynn, and Nahant, Essex County 2002 Joyce Spiliotis D Peabody 12th Essex Wards 1-5 of Peabody, Essex County 2002 Theodore C. Speliotis D Danvers 13th Essex Danvers and Topsfield, Ward 6, of Peabody, Essex County 1996 David Torrisi D North Andover 14th Essex Precincts 1 and 3 of ward A, precincts 2 and 3 of ward E, and precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward F, of Lawrence, and precincts 1-6 of North Andover, Essex County 1998 Linda Dean Campbell D Methuen 15th Essex Precincts 1-6, and 8-12 of Methuen, Essex County 2006 Marcos Devers D Lawrence 16th Essex Precincts 2 and 4 of ward A, Wards B and C, and precincts 3 and 4 of ward D, and precinct 3 of ward F, of Lawrence, Essex County July 8, 2010 Paul Adams R Andover 17th Essex Precincts 2-6 and 9, of Andover, precincts 1 and 2 of ward D, and precincts 1 and 4 of ward E, of Lawrence, Essex County; precincts 3 and 3A, of Tewksbury, Middlesex County 2010 James J. Lyons, Jr. R Andover 18th Essex Precincts 1, 7 and 8, of Andover, precinct 2, of Boxford, precinct 2, of Georgetown, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, precinct 2 of ward 5, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Haverhill, precinct 7, of Methuen, and precincts 7 and 8, of North Andover, Essex County 2010 Franklin
2 Representatives (2 Democrats)
Representative Party Residence District District Description Elected Stephen Kulik D Worthington 1st Franklin Conway, Deerfield, Leverett, Montague, New Salem, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Wendell and Whately, Franklin County; precincts A and D, of Belchertown, and Chesterfield, Goshen, Huntington, Pelham, Williamsburg and Worthington, Hampshire County 1993 Denise Andrews D Orange 2nd Franklin Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Orange and Warwick, Franklin County; Athol, Worcester County 2010 Hampden
12 Representatives (9 Democrats 3 Republicans)
Representative Party Residence District District Description Todd Smola R Palmer 1st Hampden Brimfield, Holland, Palmer and Wales, Hampden County; precincts B and C, in Ware, Hampshire County; and Sturbridge and Warren, Worcester County Brian Ashe D Longmeadow 2nd Hampden Precincts 3 and 4, of East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow and Monson, and precincts B and C of ward 6, of Springfield, Hampden County Nicholas Boldyga R Southwick 3rd Hampden Agawam, Granville, Russell and Southwick, Hampden County Donald Humason, Jr. R Westfield 4th Hampden Westfield, Hampden County. Michael F. Kane D Holyoke 5th Hampden Holyoke, Hampden County Michael Finn D West Springfield 6th Hampden Precinct B of ward 2, precincts A, B and C of ward 4 and precinct B of ward 5, of Chicopee, precinct E of ward 2 of Springfield, and West Springfield, Hampden County Thomas Petrolati D Ludlow 7th Hampden Precinct B of ward 6, of Chicopee, Ludlow, precincts E, F and G of ward 8, of Springfield, all in Hampden County; and precincts B and C, of Belchertown, in Hampshire County Joseph Wagner D Chicopee 8th Hampden Precincts A and B of ward 1, precincts A, C and D of ward 2, precincts A, B and C of ward 3, precinct A of ward 6, precincts A and B of ward 7, precincts A and B of ward 8, and precincts A and B of ward 9, of Chicopee, Hampden County Sean Curran D Springfield 9th Hampden Precincts A, B, C, D, F, G and H of ward 2, precincts C, D, G and H of ward 5, precinct 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 Cheryl Coakley-Rivera D Springfield 10th Hampden Ward 1, precincts B, C, F, G and H of ward 3, and precincts A, E and G of ward 6, of Springfield, in Hampden County Benjamin Swan D Springfield 11th Hampden Precincts A, D and E of ward 3, Ward 4, precincts A, B, E and F of ward 5, precinct A of ward 7, and precinct C of ward 8, of Springfield, in Hampden County Angelo Puppolo D Springfield 12th Hampden Precincts 1 and 2, of East Longmeadow, precincts D, F and H of ward 6, precincts B, C, D, E, F and G of ward 7, of Springfield, and Wilbraham, all in Hampden County Hampshire
3 Representatives (3 Democrats)
Representative Party Residence District District Description Peter Kocot D Northampton 1st Hampshire Montgomery, in Hampden County; and Hatfield, Southampton and Westhampton, and Northampton, Hampshire County John Scibak D South Hadley 2nd Hampshire Easthampton, Hadley and South Hadley, Hampshire County Ellen Story D Amherst 3rd Hampshire Amherst and Granby, Hampshire County Middlesex
37 Representatives (33 Democrats 4 Republicans)
Representative Party Residence District District Description Sheila Harrington R Groton 1st Middlesex Ayer, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell and Townsend, Middlesex County James Arciero D Westford 2nd Middlesex Precincts 3, 5 and 7, of Chelmsford and Littleton and Westford, Middlesex County Kate Hogan D Stow 3rd Middlesex Hudson, Maynard and Stow, all in Middlesex County; Bolton, Worcester County Steven L. Levy R Marlborough 4th Middlesex Marlborough, Middlesex County; precinct 1, of Southborough, and Berlin, Worcester County David Linsky D Natick 5th Middlesex Precincts 1-9, of Natick, and Sherborn, Middlesex County; precincts 2 and 3, of Millis, Norfolk County Chris Walsh D Framingham 6th Middlesex Precincts 1-7, 9, 13, 14 and 17, of Framingham, Middlesex County Tom Sannicandro D Ashland 7th Middlesex Ashland, and precincts 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 and 18, of Framingham, Middlesex County Carolyn Dykema D Holliston 8th Middlesex Holliston and Hopkinton, Middlesex County; precinct 1 of Medway, Norfolk County; precincts 2 and 3, of Southborough, and precinct 2 of Westborough, Worcester County Thomas Stanley D Waltham 9th Middlesex Precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Lexington, and Wards 1, 2, 3 and 4, and precinct 1 of ward 7, of Waltham, Middlesex County John J. Lawn D Watertown 10th Middlesex Precincts 1 and 4 of ward 1, and precinct 4 of ward 3, of Newton, Wards 5 and 6, precinct 2 of ward 7, and Wards 8 and 9, of Waltham, and precinct 10, of Watertown, Middlesex County Kay Khan D Newton 11th Middlesex Precincts 2 and 3 of ward 1, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 2, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 3, Ward 4, precinct 4 of ward 5, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Newton, Middlesex County Ruth Balser D Newton 12th Middlesex Precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 5, Ward 6, precincts 1, 3 and 4 of ward 7, and Ward 8, of Newton, Middlesex County Tom Conroy D Wayland 13th Middlesex Lincoln, Sudbury and Wayland, Middlesex County Cory Atkins D 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 D Lexington 15th Middlesex Precincts 14, 17, 20 and 21, of Arlington, precincts 1, 5-9, of Lexington, and Wards 1 and 7, of Woburn, Middlesex County Thomas Golden, Jr. D Lowell 16th Middlesex Precincts 2, 6 and 8, of Chelmsford, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 5, and Wards 6 and 9, of Lowell, Middlesex County David Nangle D Lowell 17th Middlesex Precinct 4, of Chelmsford, and Ward 1, precinct 3 of ward 2, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, and Wards 10 and 11, of Lowell, Middlesex County Kevin Murphy D Lowell 18th Middlesex Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, Ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, Wards 7 and 8, of Lowell, Middlesex County James Miceli D 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. R North Reading 20th Middlesex Precincts 1, 3 and 4, of Lynnfield, and precinct 1, of Middleton, Essex County; North Reading, and precincts 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8, of Reading, Middlesex County Charles A. Murphy D Burlington 21st Middlesex Bedford and Burlington, and precinct 3, of Wilmington, Middlesex County Marc Lombardo R Billerica 22nd Middlesex Billerica, Middlesex County Sean Garballey D Arlington 23rd Middlesex Precincts 1, 3, 5-13, 15, 16, 18 and 19, of Arlington, precinct 2 of ward 3, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 6, of Medford, Middlesex County. William Brownsberger D Belmont 24th Middlesex Precincts 2 and 4, of Arlington, Belmont, precinct 3 of ward 10, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 11, of Cambridge, Middlesex County Alice Wolf D 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 Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. D Cambridge 26th Middlesex Ward 1, precinct 1 of ward 2, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 3, and precinct 1 of ward 6, of Cambridge, and Ward 1 and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, of Somerville, Middlesex County Denise Provost D Somerville 27th Middlesex Precinct 3 of ward 2, Ward 3, precinct 3 of ward 4, and Wards 5 and 6, of Somerville, Middlesex County Stephen Smith D Everett 28th Middlesex Everett, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Malden, Middlesex County Jon Hecht D Watertown 29th Middlesex Ward 9, of Cambridge, and precincts 1-9, 11 and 12, of Watertown, Middlesex County James J. Dwyer D Woburn 30th Middlesex Precincts 2, 3 and 5, of Reading, precinct 3, of Stoneham, and Wards 2-6, of Woburn, Middlesex County Jason Lewis D Winchester 31st Middlesex Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7, of Stoneham, and Winchester, Middlesex County Paul Brodeur D Melrose 32nd Middlesex Melrose, and precincts 3, 4, 5 and 6, of Wakefield, Middlesex County Christopher Fallon D Malden 33rd Middlesex Ward 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, Wards 4, 5, 6 and 8, of Malden, Middlesex County Carl Sciortino D Somerville 34th Middlesex All precincts in wards 4 and 5, precinct 1 of ward 7, and precinct 2 of ward 8, of Medford, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 4, and Ward 7, of Somerville, Middlesex County Paul Donato D Medford 35th Middlesex Ward 1, precinct 2 of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 7, of Malden, and Wards 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 D Dracut 36th Middlesex Dracut and Tyngsborough, Middlesex County Jennifer Benson D Lunenburg 37th Middlesex Precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Acton, Boxborough and Shirley, all in Middlesex County; and Harvard, precinct 1 of Lancaster and Lunenburg, Worcester County Norfolk
15 Representatives (14 Democrats 1 Republican)
Representative Party Residence District District Description Bruce Ayers D Quincy 1st Norfolk Precincts 3 and 4 of ward 3, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 4, precincts 2 and 5 of ward 5, and Ward 6, of Quincy, and precincts 5 and 6 of Randolph, Norfolk County Tackey Chan D Quincy 2nd Norfolk All precincts in ward 1, precincts 1, 2 and 5 of ward 3, precincts 2 and 4 of ward 4 and precincts 1, 3 and 4 of ward 5, of Quincy, Norfolk County Ronald Mariano D 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 D Weymouth 4th Norfolk Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18, of Weymouth, Norfolk County Mark Cusack D Braintree 5th Norfolk Braintree, precinct 1, of Holbrook, precinct 3, of Randolph, Norfolk County William C. Galvin D Canton 6th Norfolk Avon and Canton, and precincts 1, 5, 7 and 8, of Stoughton, Norfolk County Walter Timilty D Milton 7th Norfolk Precincts 2, 4-10, of Milton, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8, of Randolph, Norfolk County Louis Kafka D 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 Daniel Winslow R Norfolk 9th Norfolk Precincts 3 and 4, of Medfield, precinct 1, of Millis, Norfolk and Plainville, precinct 5, of Walpole, and Wrentham, Norfolk County James Vallee D Franklin 10th Norfolk Franklin, and precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Medway, Norfolk County Paul McMurtry D Dedham 11th Norfolk Dedham, precinct 8, of Walpole, and Westwood, Norfolk County John H. Rogers D Norwood 12th Norfolk Norwood, precincts 1, 2, 6 and 7, of Walpole, Norfolk County Denise Garlick D Needham 13th Norfolk Dover, precincts 1 and 2, of Medfield, and Needham, Norfolk County Alice Peisch D Wellesley 14th Norfolk Precinct 10, of Natick, and Weston, Middlesex County; Wellesley, Norfolk County Frank Smizik D 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 Viriato Manuel deMacedo R Plymouth 1st Plymouth Precincts 2-10, 12 and 14, of Plymouth, Plymouth County Susan Williams Gifford R Wareham 2nd Plymouth Precincts 1, 2 and 3, of Bourne, in Barnstable County; and Carver and Wareham, Plymouth County Garrett Bradley D Hingham 3rd Plymouth Cohasset, Norfolk County; and Hingham and Hull, and precinct 3, of Scituate, Plymouth County James Cantwell D Marshfield 4th Plymouth Marshfield, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, of Scituate, both in Plymouth County Rhonda Nyman D Hanover 5th Plymouth Hanover, Norwell and Rockland, Plymouth County Daniel K. Webster R Hanson 6th Plymouth Precincts 2, 3, 4 and 5, of Duxbury, precinct 2 of Halifax, and Hanson and Pembroke, all in Plymouth County Geoff Diehl R Whitman 7th Plymouth Abington, East Bridgewater and Whitman, Plymouth County Angelo D'Emilia R Bridgewater 8th Plymouth Precinct 6, of Easton, and Raynham, both in Bristol County; and Bridgewater, Plymouth County Michael Brady D Brockton 9th Plymouth Precincts B and D of ward 1, precincts B, C and D of ward 2, Ward 3, precincts A and D of ward 4 and precinct A of ward 5, of Brockton, Plymouth County Christine Canavan D Brockton 10th Plymouth Precinct 3, of Easton, in Bristol County; and precincts B and C of ward 4, precincts B, C and D of ward 5 and Ward 6, of Brockton, and West Bridgewater, both in Plymouth County Geraldine Creedon D Brockton 11th Plymouth Precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5, of Easton, Bristol County; and precincts A and C of ward 1, precinct A of ward 2, and Ward 7, of Brockton, Plymouth County Thomas Calter D Kingston 12th Plymouth Precincts 1 and 6, of Duxbury, precinct 1, of Halifax, Kingston, precincts 1 and 5, of Middleborough, precincts 1, 11 and 13, of Plymouth, and Plympton, Plymouth County Suffolk
19 Representatives (19 Democrats)
Representative Party Residence District District Description Carlo Basile D East Boston, Boston 1st Suffolk Precincts 1-14 of ward 1, of Boston, Suffolk County Eugene O'Flaherty D Chelsea 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 D North End, Boston 3rd Suffolk Precincts 1-4, 6, 7 and 8 of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, precinct 1 of ward 5, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 8, of Boston, Suffolk County Nicholas Collins, Sr. D South Boston, Boston 4th Suffolk Precinct 15 of ward 1, Ward 6, precincts 1-9 of ward 7, precinct 6 of ward 8, and precinct 3 of ward 13, of Boston, Suffolk County Carlos Henriquez D Uphams Corner, Dorchester, Boston 5th Suffolk Precinct 10 of ward 7, precincts 5 and 7 of ward 8, precinct 6 of ward 12, precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of ward 13, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 of ward 15, precinct 1 of ward 16, and precinct 2 of ward 17, of Boston, Suffolk County Russell Holmes D Mattapan, Boston 6th Suffolk Precincts 5, 8-14 of ward 14, precincts 7, 8, 10 and 11 of ward 17, and precincts 7, 8 and 15 of ward 18, and precincts 11, 12 and 13 of ward 19, of Boston, Suffolk County Gloria Fox D Roxbury, Boston 7th Suffolk Precincts 8 , 9 and 10 of ward 4, precinct 4 of ward 8, precincts 4 and 5 of ward 9, precinct 4 of ward 10, precinct 1 of ward 11, precincts 1-5, 8 and 9 of ward 12, and precinct 1 of ward 21, of Boston, Suffolk County Martha M. Walz D Back Bay, Boston 8th Suffolk Precinct 3 of ward 2, precinct 3 of ward 3, and Ward 5, of Cambridge, in Middlesex County; and precinct 5 of ward 3, and precincts 3-9 and 11 of ward 5, of Boston, Suffolk County Byron Rushing D South End, Boston 9th Suffolk Precinct 2 of ward 2, of Cambridge, Middlesex County; precincts 2-7 of ward 4, precincts 2 and 10 of ward 5, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 9, of Boston, Suffolk County Edward F. Coppinger D West Roxbury, Boston 10th Suffolk Precincts 14-16, of Brookline, in Norfolk County; and precincts 3, 5-7, 10-20 of ward 20, of Boston, Suffolk County Liz Malia D Jamaica Plain, Boston 11th Suffolk Precincts 2-5, 7-10 of ward 11, precinct 7 of ward 12, precincts 1-4, 6 and 7 of ward 14, precincts 6 and 7 of ward 19, of Boston, Suffolk County Linda Dorcena Forry D Lower Mills, Dorchester, Boston 12th Suffolk Precincts 1 and 3 of Milton, Norfolk County; precincts 8, 11 and 12 of ward 16, precincts 4, 12, 13, and 14, of Ward 17, and precincts 1-6, and 21 of Ward 18, of Boston, Suffolk County Martin Walsh D Savin Hill, Dorchester, Boston 13th Suffolk Precincts 7-10 of ward 13, precinct 6 of ward 15, precincts 2-7, 9 and 10 of ward 16, and precincts 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9 of ward 17, of Boston, Suffolk County Angelo Scaccia D Readville, Hyde Park, Boston 14th Suffolk Precinct 11 of Milton, in Norfolk County; precincts 9-14, 16-20, 22 and 23 of ward 18, precinct 10 of ward 19, and precincts 8 and 9 of ward 20, of Boston, Suffolk County Jeffrey Sanchez D Jamaica Plain, Boston 15th Suffolk Precinct 5 of Brookline, Norfolk County; precincts 1-3, 5-9 of ward 10, precinct 6 of ward 11, precincts 1-5, 8 and 9 of ward 19, and precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward 20, of Boston, Suffolk County Kathi-Anne Reinstein D 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, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 4, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 5, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 6, of Revere, Suffolk County Kevin Honan D Brighton, Boston 17th Suffolk Precincts 3, 5-12 of ward 21, and precincts 2, 3, 6, 9 and 10 of ward 22, of Boston, Suffolk County Michael Moran D Brighton, Boston 18th Suffolk Precinct 1, of Brookline, Norfolk County; precincts 2, 4, 13-16 of ward 21, and precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11-13 of ward 22, of Boston, Suffolk County Robert DeLeo D 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 (10 Democrats 8 Republicans)
Representative Party Residence District District Description Kimberly Ferguson R Holden 1st Worcester Holden, Hubbardston, Oakham, Princeton, Rutland, precinct 1 of Sterling and Westminster, Worcester County Richard Bastien R Gardner 2nd Worcester Ashby, Middlesex County; Gardner, and Ashburnham, Royalston and Winchendon, Worcester County Stephen DiNatale D Fitchburg 3rd Worcester Fitchburg, Worcester County Dennis Rosa D Leominster 4th Worcester Leominster, Worcester County Anne Gobi D Spencer 5th Worcester Precinct A, of Ware, Hampshire County; Barre, Brookfield, Hardwick, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Petersham, Phillipston and West Brookfield, precincts 2 and 3 of Spencer, and Templeton, Worcester County Peter Durant R Spencer 6th Worcester Charlton, East Brookfield and precinct 2, of Oxford, Southbridge, and precincts 1 and 4, of Spencer, Worcester County Paul Frost R Auburn 7th Worcester Auburn and Millbury, precinct 3, of Sutton, and precincts 1 and 3, of Oxford, Worcester County Kevin Kuros R Webster 8th Worcester Douglas and Dudley, precinct 4, of Oxford, precinct 3, of Uxbridge, and Webster, Worcester County George N. Peterson, Jr. R Grafton 9th Worcester Grafton, Northbridge and Upton, and precincts 3 and 5, of Westborough, Worcester County John Fernandes D Milford 10th Worcester Hopedale, Mendon and Milford, Worcester County Matthew Beaton R Shrewsbury 11th Worcester Shrewsbury, and precincts 1 and 4, of Westborough, Worcester County Harold Naughton, Jr. D Clinton 12th Worcester Boylston, Clinton, Northborough, and precinct 2 of Sterling and precinct 2 of Lancaster, Worcester County John J. Mahoney D Worcester 13th Worcester Paxton, precincts 1-4 of ward 1, Ward 9, and precinct 3 of ward 10, of Worcester, Worcester County James O'Day D 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 Vincent Pedone D Worcester 15th Worcester Precincts 2 and 4 of ward 3, Ward 4, precinct 3 of ward 5, and precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5 of ward 10, of Worcester, Worcester County John Fresolo D 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 John Binienda D Worcester 17th Worcester Leicester, and all precincts in ward 7, and precincts 2, 3 and 4 of ward 8, of Worcester, Worcester County Ryan Fattman R Sutton 18th Worcester Bellingham, in Norfolk County; precincts 1, 2 and 4, of Uxbridge, precincts 1 and 2, of Sutton, and Blackstone and Millville, Worcester County See also
- Massachusetts State House
- Massachusetts Senate
- Massachusetts General Court
- Massachusetts Government
- List of Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Source, external links, and 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 Stephen Canessa (12th Bristol) resigned.
- ^ Democrat Christopher Speranzo (3rd Berkshire) resigned.
- ^ Republican Keiko Orrall elected to succeed Canessa.
- ^ Democrat Tricia Farley-Bouvier elected to succeed Speranzo.
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Paul Mark (D, 2nd Berk.)
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D, 3rd Berk.)
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George T. Ross (R, 2nd Bris.)
Shaunna O'Connell (R, 3rd Bris.)
Steve Howitt (R, 4th Bris.)
Patricia Haddad (D, 5th Bris.)
David B. Sullivan (D, 6th Bris.)
Kevin Aguiar (D, 7th Bris.)
Paul Schmid (D, 8th Bris.)
Christopher Markey (D, 9th Bris.)
William M. Straus (D, 10th Bris.)
Robert Koczera (D, 11th Bris.)
Keiko Orrall (R, 12th Bris.)
Antonio Cabral (D, 13th Bris.)
Steve Howitt (R, 14th Bris.)
Michael A. Costello (D, 1st Ess.)
Harriett Stanley (D, 2nd Ess.)
Brian Dempsey (D, 3rd Ess.)
Bradford Hill (R, 4th Ess.)
Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D, 5th Ess.)
Jerry Parisella (D, 6th Ess.)
John D. Keenan (D, 7th Ess.)
Lori Ehrlich (D, 8th Ess.)
Donald Wong (R, 9th Ess.)
Robert Fennell (D, 10th Ess.)
Steven Walsh (D, 11th Ess.)
Joyce Spiliotis (D, 12th Ess.)
Theodore C. Speliotis (D, 13th Ess.)
David Torrisi (D, 14th Ess.)
Linda Dean Campbell (D, 15th Ess.)
Marcos Devers (D, 16th Ess.)Paul Adams (R, 17th Ess.)
James Lyons (R, 18th Ess.)
Stephen Kulik (D, 1st Frnk.)
Denise Andrews (D, 2nd Frnk.)
Todd Smola (R, 1st Hpdn.)
Brian Ashe (D, 2nd Hpdn.)
Nicholas Boldyga (R, 3rd Hpdn.)
Donald Humason, Jr. (R, 4th Hpdn.)
Michael F. Kane (D, 5th Hpdn.)
Michael Finn (D, 6th Hpdn.)
Thomas Petrolati (D, 7th Hpdn.)
Joseph Wagner (D, 8th Hpdn.)
Sean Curran (D, 9th Hpdn.)
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera (D, 10th Hpdn.)
Benjamin Swan (D, 11th Hpdn.)
Angelo Puppolo (D, 12th Hpdn.)
Peter Kocot (D, 1st Hpsh.)
John Scibak (D, 2nd Hpsh.)
Ellen Story (D, 3rd Hpsh.)
Sheila Harrington (R, 1st Mid.)
James Arciero (D, 2nd Mid.)
Kate Hogan (D, 3rd Mid.)
Steven Levy (R, 4th Mid.)
David Linsky (D, 5th Mid.)
Chris Walsh (D, 6th Mid.)
Tom Sannicandro (D, 7th Mid.)
Carolyn Dykema (D, 8th Mid.)
Tom Stanley (D, 9th Mid.)
John J. Lawn (D, 10th Mid.)
Kay Khan (D, 11th Mid.)
Ruth Balser (D, 12th Mid.)
Tom Conroy (D, 13th Mid.)
Cory Atkins (D, 14th Mid.)
Jay R. Kaufman (D, 15th Mid.)
Thomas Golden, Jr. (D, 16th Mid.)
David Nangle (D, 17th Mid.)
Kevin J. Murphy (D, 18th Mid.)
James Miceli (D, 19th Mid.)
Bradley Jones, Jr. (R, 20th Mid.)
Charles A. Murphy (D, 21st Mid.)Marc Lombardo (R, 22nd Mid.)
Sean Garballey (D, 23rd Mid.)
William Brownsberger (D, 24th Mid.)
Alice Wolf (D, 25th Mid.)
Timothy Toomey (D, 26th Mid.)
Denise Provost (D, 27th Mid.)
Stephen Smith (D, 28th Mid.)
Jon Hecht (D, 29th Mid.)
James J. Dwyer (D, 30th Mid.)
Jason Lewis (D, 31st Mid.)
Paul Brodeur (D, 32nd Mid.)
Christopher Fallon (D, 33rd Mid.)
Carl Sciortino (D, 34th Mid.)
Paul Donato (D, 35th Mid.)
Colleen Garry (D, 36th Mid.)
Jennifer Benson (D, 37th Mid.)
Bruce Ayers (D, 1st Norf.)
Tackey Chan (D, 2nd Norf.)
Ronald Mariano (D, 3rd Norf.)
James Murphy (D, 4th Norf.)
Mark Cusack (D, 5th Norf.)
William C. Galvin (D, 6th Norf.)
Walter Timilty (D, 7th Norf.)
Louis Kafka (D, 8th Norf.)
Daniel Winslow (R, 9th Norf.)
James Vallee (D, 10th Norf.)
Paul McMurtry (D, 11th Norf.)
John H. Rogers (D, 12th Norf.)
Denise Garlick (D, 13th Norf.)
Alice Peisch (D, 14th Norf.)
Frank Smizik (D, 15th Norf.)
Vinny deMacedo (R, 1st Plym.)
Susan Gifford (R, 2nd Plym.)
Garrett Bradley (D, 3rd Plym.)
James Cantwell (D, 4th Plym.)
Rhonda Nyman (D, 5th Plym.)
Daniel K. Webster (R, 6th Plym.)
Geoff Diehl (R, 7th Plym.)
Angelo D'Emilia (R, 8th Plym.)
Mike Brady (D, 9th Plym.)Christine Canavan (D, 10th Plym.)
Geraldine Creedon (D, 11th Plym.)
Thomas Calter (D, 12th Plym.)
Carlo Basile (D, 1st Suff.)
Eugene O'Flaherty (D, 2nd Suff.)
Aaron Michlewitz (D, 3rd Suff.)
Nicholas Collins, Sr. (D, 4th Suff.)
Carlos Henriquez (D, 5th Suff.)
Russell Holmes (D, 6th Suff.)
Gloria Fox (D, 7th Suff.)
Martha M. Walz (D, 8th Suff.)
Byron Rushing (D, 9th Suff.)
Edward Coppinger (D, 10th Suff.)
Liz Malia (D, 11th Suff.)
Linda Dorcena Forry (D, 12th Suff.)
Martin Walsh (D, 13th Suff.)
Angelo Scaccia (D, 14th Suff.)
Jeffrey Sánchez (D, 15th Suff.)
Kathi-Anne Reinstein (D, 16th Suff.)
Kevin Honan (D, 17th Suff.)
Michael Moran (D, 18th Suff.)
Robert DeLeo (D, 19th Suff.)
Kimberly Ferguson (R, 1st Wor.)
Richard Bastien (R, 2nd Wor.)
Stephen DiNatale (D, 3rd Wor.)
Dennis Rosa (D, 4th Wor.)
Anne Gobi (D, 5th Wor.)
Peter Durant (R, 6th Wor.)
Paul Frost (R, 7th Wor.)
Kevin Kuros (R, 8th Wor.)
George Peterson, Jr. (R, 9th Wor.)
John V. Fernandes (D, 10th Wor.)
Matthew Beaton (R, 11th Wor.)
Harold Naughton, Jr. (D, 12th Wor.)
John J. Mahoney (D, 13th Wor.)
James O'Day (D, 14th Wor.)
Vincent Pedone (D, 15th Wor.)
John Fresolo (D, 16th Wor.)
John Binienda, Sr. (D, 17th Wor.)
Ryan Fattman (R, 18th Wor.)
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