Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampden district

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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampden district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampden district in the United States is one of 160

legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Hampden County, Hampshire County, and Worcester County.[1] Republican Todd Smola of Warren has represented the district since 2005.[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district.[4]

Former locales

The district previously covered Monson, circa 1872.[5]

Representatives

  • John W. Foster, circa 1858 [6]
  • Paul W. Paige, circa 1859 [7]
  • Charles Henry Knox, circa 1888 [8]
  • Ernest Hobson, circa 1908
  • John Hamilton, circa 1918
  • Daniel W. O'Connor, circa 1920 [9]
  • Frank Smith, circa 1935
  • Raymond H. Beach, circa 1951 [10]
  • Clarence B. Brown, circa 1951 [10]
  • George Smith, circa 1953
  • Alexander Lolas, circa 1967
  • John B. Perry, circa 1975 [11]
  • William Moriarty, circa 1986
  • Patrick Landers, 1987–1999
  • Reed V. Hillman, 1999–2005
  • Todd M. Smola, 2005-current[2][12]

See also

Images

  • Ernest Hobson
    Ernest Hobson
  • John Hamilton
    John Hamilton
  • Daniel O'Connor
    Daniel O'Connor
  • Frank Smith
    Frank Smith
  • Clarence Brown
    Clarence Brown
  • Raymond Beach
    Raymond Beach
  • George Smith
    George Smith
  • Alexander Lolas
    Alexander Lolas
  • John Perry
    John Perry
  • William Moriarty
    William Moriarty
  • Patrick Landers
    Patrick Landers

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 1st Hampden district". PD43+. Retrieved April 28, 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. ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  7. ^ 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. ^ Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 16, 1888). "Representatives: Hampden County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  9. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 16, 2023.
  10. ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  12. Wbur.org
    , November 1, 2018, Most of the incumbent Republicans are facing a challenge

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