Representative
Massachusetts's 1st congressional district is a United States congressional district located in the western and central part of Massachusetts . The state's largest congressional district in area, it covers about one-third of the state and is more rural than the rest. It has the state's highest point, Mount Greylock ; the district includes the cities of Springfield , West Springfield , Pittsfield , Holyoke , Agawam , Chicopee and Westfield .
The shape of the district underwent some changes effective from the elections of 2012, after Massachusetts congressional redistricting to reflect the 2010 census.[3] The old 1st and 2nd districts were essentially merged, placing most of western Massachusetts in a single district. The entire Springfield area is included in the new 1st district, and the Worcester County areas of the old 1st district were split between the new 2nd and 3rd districts.
Richard Neal , a Democrat from Springfield, represents the district; he previously represented the old 2nd from 1989 to 2013.
Cities and towns currently in the district
All of Berkshire County , all of Hampden County (except for Precinct 1A in Palmer ), and the following towns and cities:
In Franklin County : Ashfield , Bernardston , Buckland , Charlemont , Colrain , Conway , Hawley , Heath , Leyden , Monroe , Rowe , and Shelburne .
In Hampshire County : Chesterfield , Cummington , Easthampton , Goshen , Granby , Huntington , Middlefield , Plainfield , South Hadley , Southampton , Westhampton , Williamsburg , and Worthington .
In Worcester County : Brookfield , Charlton , Dudley , East Brookfield , Southbridge , Sturbridge , and Warren .
Recent statewide election results
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
District location
District created March 4, 1789
Fisher Ames (Dedham )
Pro-Administration
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793
1st 2nd
Elected in 1788 .Re-elected in 1790 .
1789–1793 Suffolk County
General ticket : Four members from the same district March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795
3rd
Re-elected in 1792 with three others on a general ticket representing the district from Suffolk County .Redistricted to the 8th district .
1793–1795 Suffolk County , Middlesex County , and Essex County
Samuel Dexter (Lunenburg )
Pro-Administration
Elected in 1792 with three others on a general ticket representing the district from Middlesex County .Redistricted to the 9th district and lost re-election.
Benjamin Goodhue (Salem )
Pro-Administration
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1792 with three others on a general ticket representing the district from Essex County .Redistricted to the 10th district .
Samuel Holten (Danvers )
Anti-Administration
Elected in 1792 with three others on a general ticket representing the district at-large.Redistricted to the 10th district and lost re-election.
Theodore Sedgwick (Great Barrington )
Federalist
March 4, 1795 – June 11, 1796
4th
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1794 . Resigned to become U.S. Senator.
1795–1803 "1st Western district"
Vacant
June 1796 – January 27, 1797
Thomson J. Skinner (Williamstown )
Democratic-Republican
January 27, 1797 – March 3, 1799
Elected to finish Sedgwick's term .Re-elected in 1796 . Retired.
5th
Theodore Sedgwick (Great Barrington )
Federalist
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801
6th
Elected in 1798 . Retired.
)
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803
7th
Elected in 1800 . Retired.
Boston
)
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805
8th
Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1802 . Lost re-election.
1803–1813 "Suffolk district"
Boston
)
Federalist
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1813
9th 10th 11th 12th
Elected in 1804 .Re-elected in 1806 .Re-elected in 1808 .Re-elected in 1810 . Retired.
Boston
)
Federalist
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817
13th 14th
Elected in 1812 .Re-elected in 1814 . Retired.
1813–1823 "Suffolk district"
Boston
)
Federalist
March 4, 1817 – May 15, 1820
15th 16th
Elected August 26, 1817 to Representative-elect James Lloyd 's term and seated December 2, 1816.[4] Re-elected in 1818 . Resigned to pursue law practice.
Vacant
May 15, 1820 – November 6, 1820
16th
Boston
)
Democratic-Republican
November 6, 1820 – March 3, 1823
16th 17th
Elected to finish Mason's term .Also elected to the next term in 1820 . Retired.
Boston
)
Adams-Clay Federalist
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
18th 19th 20th
Elected in 1822 .Re-elected in 1824 .Re-elected in 1826 , but resigned to become U.S. Senator.
1823–1833 "Suffolk district"
Anti-Jacksonian
March 4, 1825 – May 30, 1827
Vacant
May 30, 1827 – July 23, 1827
20th
Boston
)
Anti-Jacksonian
July 23, 1827 – March 3, 1831
20th 21st
Elected to finish Webster's term .Re-elected in 1828 . Retired.
Boston
)
Anti-Jacksonian
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
22nd
Elected in 1830
. Retired.
Boston
)
Anti-Jacksonian
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
23rd
]
1833–1843 [data missing ]
Boston
)
Anti-Jacksonian
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
24th
Elected in 1834
. Retired.
Boston
)
Whig
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
25th
Re-elected in 1838
, but declined to serve.
Vacant
March 4, 1839 – November 11, 1839
26th
Boston
)
Whig
November 11, 1839 – September 18, 1840
Elected to finish Fletcher's term
. Resigned.
Vacant
September 18, 1840 – November 9, 1840
Boston
)
Whig
November 9, 1840 – May 25, 1842
26th 27th
Also elected to the next term in 1840
. Resigned.
Vacant
May 25, 1842 – June 9, 1842
27th
Boston
)
Whig
June 9, 1842 – September 28, 1842
Elected to finish Winthrop's term
. Resigned.
Vacant
September 28, 1842 – November 29, 1842
Boston
)
Whig
November 29, 1842 – July 30, 1850
27th 28th 29th 30th 31st
Re-elected in 1848
. Resigned to become U.S. Senator.
1843–1853 "City of Boston."[5]
Vacant
July 30, 1850 – August 22, 1850
31st
Boston
)
Whig
August 22, 1850 – March 3, 1851
Elected to finish Winthrop's term
. Retired.
Boston
)
Whig
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
32nd
.
Zeno Scudder (Barnstable )
Whig
March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1854
33rd
re-elected in 1852
. Retired because of injury.
1853–1863 [data missing ]
Vacant
March 4, 1854 – April 17, 1854
Thomas D. Eliot (New Bedford )
Whig
April 17, 1854 – March 3, 1855
Elected to finish Scudder's term
. Retired.
)
American (Know Nothing)
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
34th 35th
]
Republican
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Thomas D. Eliot (New Bedford )
Republican
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1869
36th 37th 38th 39th 40th [6]
Re-elected in 1866
. Retired.
1863–1873 "All of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties; the city of New Bedford and towns of Dartmouth and Fairhaven, in Bristol county; the towns of Carver, Kingston, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, and Wareham, in Plymouth county."[7]
)
Republican
March 4, 1869 – March 7, 1875
41st 42nd 43rd 44th [8]
Re-elected in 1874
. Died.
1873–1883 [data missing ]
Vacant
March 7, 1875 – November 2, 1875
44th
William W. Crapo (New Bedford )
Republican
November 2, 1875 – March 3, 1883
44th 45th 46th 47th [9] [10]
Re-elected in 1880
. Retired.
Robert T. Davis (Fall River )
Republican
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
48th 49th 50th
Re-elected in 1886
. Retired.
1883–1893 [data missing ]
Charles S. Randall (New Bedford )
Republican
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
51st 52nd
.
Ashley B. Wright (North Adams )
Republican
March 4, 1893 – August 14, 1897
53rd 54th 55th [11]
Re-elected in 1896
. Died.
1893–1903 [data missing ]
Vacant
August 14, 1897 – November 2, 1897
55th
George P. Lawrence (North Adams )
Republican
November 2, 1897 – March 3, 1913
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd [12] [13]
Re-elected in 1910
. Retired.
1903–1913 [data missing ]
Allen T. Treadway (Stockbridge )
Republican
March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1945
63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th [14]
Re-elected in 1942
. Retired.
1913–1933 "Berkshire County.
Franklin County: Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Greenfield, Hawley, Heath, Leyden, Monroe, Rowe, Shelburne.
Hampshire County: Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Huntington, Middlefield, Plainfield, Southampton, Westhampton, Worthington.
Hampden County: Holyoke, Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick, Tolland, and Westfield."[15]
1933–1943 [data missing ]
1943–1953 [data missing ]
John W. Heselton (Deerfield )
Republican
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1959
79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th
Re-elected in 1956
. Retired.
1953–1963 "Berkshire County.
Franklin County
Hamdpen County: Holyoke, Westfield, Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick, and Tolland.
Hampshire County: Belchertown, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Huntington, Middlefield, Pelham, Plainfield, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg, Worthington.
Worcester County: Athol, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Templeton."[16]
Silvio O. Conte (Pittsfield )
Republican
January 3, 1959 – February 8, 1991
86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
Re-elected in 1990
. Died.
1963–1973 "Berkshire County: North Adams, Pittsfield, Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Ashford, New Marlborough, Otis, Peru, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, West Stockbridge, Williamstown, Windsor.
Franklin County: Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway, Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Hawley, Heath, Leverett, Leyden, Monroe, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Rowe, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Warwick, Wendell, Whately.
Hampden County: Cities of Holyoke, Westfield, Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick, Tolland.
Hampshire County: Northampton, Amherst, Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen, Hadley, Hatfield, Huntington, Middlefield, Pelham, Plainfield, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg, Worthington.
Worcester County: Athol, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Templeton."[17] [a]
1973–1983 "Berkshire County.
Franklin County: All except Orange.
Hampden County: Holyoke, Westfield, Agawam, Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick, Tolland, West Springfield.
Hampshire County: Northampton and all towns."[19]
1983–1993 [data missing ]
Vacant
February 8, 1991 – June 18, 1991
102nd
John Olver (Amherst )
Democratic
June 18, 1991 – January 3, 2013
102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th
1993–2003 [data missing ]
2003–2013
All of Berkshire County and Franklin County as well as the following towns and cities:
In Hampden County : Blandford , Chester , Granville , Holyoke , Montgomery , Russell , Southwick , Tolland , Westfield , West Springfield .
In Hampshire County : Amherst , Belchertown , Chesterfield , Cummington , Easthampton , Goshen , Granby , Hatfield , Huntington , Middlefield , Pelham , Plainfield , Southampton , Ware , Westhampton , Williamsburg , Worthington .
In Middlesex County : Ashby , Pepperell , Townsend .
In Worcester County : Ashburnham , Athol , Barre , Fitchburg , Gardner , Hardwick , Hubbardston , Leominster , Lunenburg , New Braintree , Oakham , Petersham , Phillipston , Royalston , Sterling , Templeton , West Brookfield , Westminster , Winchendon .
Richard Neal (Springfield )
Democratic
January 3, 2013 – present
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .
2013–2023 Berkshire County .
Hampden County All except Precinct 1A in Palmer .
In western Franklin County : Ashfield , Bernardston , Buckland , Charlemont , Colrain , Conway , Hawley , Heath , Leyden , Monroe , Rowe , Shelburne .
In western Hampshire County : Chesterfield , Cummington , Easthampton , Goshen , Granby , Huntington , Middlefield , Plainfield , South Hadley , Southampton , Westhampton , Williamsburg , Worthington .
In southwestern Worcester County : Brookfield , Charlton , Dudley , East Brookfield , Southbridge , Sturbridge , Warren .
2023–present
Recent election results
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
See also
Notes
^ One source has a different list for the second session of the 88th Congress, which met in 1972: "Berkshire County: All cities and towns. Franklin County: All towns. Hampden County: Cities of Holyoke and Westfield. Towns of Agawam, Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick, Tolland, and West Springfield. Hampshire County: City of Northampton. Towns of Amherst, Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen, Hadley, Hatfield, Huntington, Middlefield, Pelham, Plainfleld, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg, and Worthington. Worcester County: Towns of Athol, Barre, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, Oakham, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston. Rutland, and Templeton."[18]
References
^ "My Congressional District / Massachusetts / District 1" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Census.gov.
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2011 Congressional Districts (Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2001" (PDF) . Retrieved March 29, 2012 .
^ "Fourteenth Congress March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1817" . Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
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^ Ben. Perley Poore (1882). "Massachusetts" . Congressional Directory: 47th Congress (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office .
^ L.A. Coolidge (1897). "Massachusetts" . Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Fifth Congress . Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office .
^ A.J. Halford (1903). "Massachusetts" . Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Eighth Congress . Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office .
^ A.J. Halford (1909). "Massachusetts" . Congressional Directory: 60th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office .
^ "Massachusetts" . Official Congressional Directory: 75th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office . 1938.
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^ "U.S. Rep. John Olver announces plan to retire when term ends next year" . masslive.com . Retrieved April 5, 2018 .
^ "2012 U.S. House Democratic Primary 1st Congressional District" . PD43+ . Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
^ "STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS OF NOVEMBER 6, 2012" . United States House of Representatives. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
^ "2016 U.S. House Democratic Primary 1st Congressional District" . PD43+ . Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
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Further reading
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress . New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts . New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
External links
"CNN.com Election 2004" . Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via CNN.com.
"CNN.com - Elections 2006" . CNN.com . Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
"Massachusetts Congressional Districts" (PDF) . Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
. January 1, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
"Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present" . Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
Rose Institute of State and Local Government , "Massachusetts: 2010 Redistricting Changes: First District" , Redistricting by State , Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College , archived from the original on September 15, 2020
"Our Campaigns - United States - Massachusetts - MA - District 01" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved December 31, 2020 .
The at-large and 10th–20th districts are obsolete. The 14th–20th districts moved to Maine in 1820, and the 14th–16th districts were later restored in Massachusetts.
See also
Massachusetts's past and present representatives , senators , and delegations
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