Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Plymouth district
Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Plymouth district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Plymouth 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 Plymouth County.[1] Democrat Kathy LaNatra of Kingston has represented the district since 2019.[2]
Towns represented[]
The district includes the following localities:[3]
- part of Duxbury
- Halifax
- Kingston
- part of Middleborough
- part of Plymouth
- Plympton
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Plymouth and Bristol district, 2nd Plymouth and Bristol district, Plymouth and Barnstable district, and Plymouth and Norfolk district.[4]
Former locale[]
The district previously covered Abington, circa 1872.[5]
Representatives[]
- Daniel U. Johnson, circa 1858-1859 [6][7]
- William L. Reed, circa 1858-1859 [6][7]
- Charles C. Bixby, circa 1888 [8]
- Mark E. Lawton, circa 1975 [9]
- Robert Kraus
- Thomas J. O'Brien
- Thomas Calter[10]
- Kathleen R. LaNatra, 2019-current[2][11]
See also[]
- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- Other Plymouth County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images[]
- Portraits of legislators
Mark Lawton
Robert Kraus
Thomas O'Brien
References[]
- ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 12th Plymouth district". PD43+. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
- ^ 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
- ^ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
- ^ a b "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Plymouth County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
- ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ "Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org, November 1, 2018,
Vacancies in the House
- ^ Steve Brown (October 29, 2020), "Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, archived from the original on October 30, 2020
External links[]
- Ballotpedia
- "12th Plymouth District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
- League of Women Voters Plymouth Area
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