Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Norfolk district

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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Norfolk district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census
Norfolk County, MA Government
County Level Elected Officials
County Commissioners: Joseph P. Shea (D, Quincy), Peter H. Collins (D, Milton), Richard R. Staiti (D, Canton)
Clerk of Courts: Walter Timilty
(D, Milton)
District Attorney: Michael W. Morrissey
(D, Quincy)
Register of Deeds: William P. O'Donnell
(D, Norwood)
Register of Probate: Colleen M Brierley
(D, Norwood)
County Sheriff: Patrick W. McDermott
(D, Quincy)
County Treasurer: Michael G. Bellotti
(D, Quincy)
State Government
State Senate Districts:
List
State House of Rep. Districts:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th
Governors Council Districts:
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Norfolk 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 Norfolk County.[1] Democrat Denise Garlick of Needham has represented the district since 2011.[2]

Towns represented[]

The district includes the following localities:[3]

  • Dover
  • part of Medfield
  • Needham

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Bristol and Norfolk district, Norfolk and Suffolk district, and Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district.[4]

Former locales[]

The district previously covered:

  • Bellingham, circa 1872 [5]
  • Franklin, circa 1872 [5]

Representatives[]

  • Stephen W. Richardson, circa 1858 [6]
  • Horace Rockwood, circa 1859 [7]
  • Jack H. Backman, 1965-1970 [8]
  • John A. Businger, 1971-1974 [8]
  • Michael Dukakis
  • Charles M. McGowan, circa 1975 [9]
  • Denise C. Garlick, 2011-current[2]

See also[]

Images[]

Portraits of legislators

  • Jack Backman

  • Michael Dukakis

  • Charles McGowan

  • Ellen Canavan

  • Lida Eisenstadt Harkins

References[]

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 13th Norfolk district". PD43+. Retrieved May 4, 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. ^ a b "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.
  8. ^ a b State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
  9. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.

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