Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Suffolk district
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Suffolk district in the United States is one of 160
Boston in Suffolk County.[1][2] Democrat Brandy Fluker Oakley of Dorchester has represented the district since 2020.[3]
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's
Representatives
- Thomas Leavitt, circa 1858 [5]
- Benjamin Lewis, circa 1858-1859 [5][6]
- Edward Young, circa 1858 [5]
- Daniel Hall, circa 1859 [6]
- Judah Sears, circa 1859 [6]
- Denis J. Quinn, circa 1888 [7]
- Philip Henry Quinn, circa 1888 [7]
- Daniel J. Gillen, circa 1920 [8]
- Florence Cook, 1943-1946
- Thomas Martin Joyce, circa 1920 [8]
- Philip Aloysius Chapman, circa 1951 [9]
- Thomas J. Hannon, 1955–1957
- Robert H. Quinn, 1957–1965
- John G. Kelleher, circa 1975 [10]
- Thomas Finneran, 1995–2004
- Linda Dorcena Forry, 2005 - June 14, 2013
- Dan Cullinane, 2013-2020
- Brandy Fluker Oakley, 2021–present[3]
See also
- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- Other Suffolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images
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George Lovett
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William Chester
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Daniel Gillen
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Thomas Joyce
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John Drew
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Abraham Zimon
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Samuel Cohen
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Florence Cook
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George Greene
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Philip Aloysius Chapman
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John Finnegan
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Paul Murphy
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John Kelleher
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James Craven
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Thomas Finneran
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Linda Dorcena Forry
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Dan Cullinane
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Brandy Fluker Oakley
References
- ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
- ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 12th Suffolk district". PD43+. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Jarman, David (July 16, 2023), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district overlaps (118th Congress)", The Daily Kos Elections guide to geographic overlaps between districts and counties, Daily Kos,
State House Districts to State Senate Districts
- ^ a b c "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
- ^ a b c Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 16, 1888). "Representatives: Suffolk County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
- ^ a b Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 16, 2023.
- ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
Further reading
- "12th Suffolk candidates talk policy at MassVOTE forum", Dotnews.com, August 20, 2020
- Marcela García (August 27, 2020), "Choosing change in the 12th Suffolk District", Boston Globe,
It's about time voters in Mattapan, Dorchester, Milton, and Hyde Park pick another Black woman
- Chris Lisinski (August 31, 2020), "Voters Likely Picking 7 New Mass. House Members In State Primary", Wbur.org
- Katie Lannan; Chris Lisinski (September 2, 2020), "Sen. Welch, Rep. Nangle lose state legislative seats", Boston Globe,
Challengers defeated incumbents in key Democratic primaries, reshaping Beacon Hill
External links
- Ballotpedia
- "12th Suffolk District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
- League of Women Voters of Boston