Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th Norfolk district

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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th 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' 14th Norfolk 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 Middlesex County and Norfolk County.[1] Democrat Alice Peisch of Wellesley has represented the district since 2003.[2]

Towns represented[]

The district includes the following localities:[3]

  • part of Wayland
  • Wellesley
  • Weston

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district, 3rd Middlesex district, and Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district.[4]

Former locales[]

The district previously covered:

  • Dover, circa 1872 [5]
  • Medfield, circa 1872 [5]
  • Needham, circa 1872 [5]

Representatives[]

  • Lauren Kingsbury, circa 1858 [6]
  • Henry Horton, circa 1859 [7]
  • Gilbert W . Cox, Jr., circa 1975 [8]
  • Royall H. Switzler, 1979–1986
  • Robert H. Marsh, 1987–1992
  • Peter E. Madden, 1993–1995
  • John A. Locke, 1995–2003
  • Alice Hanlon Peisch, 2003-current[2]

See also[]

Images[]

Portraits of legislators

  • Gilbert Cox

  • Royall Switzler

  • John Locke

  • Alice Peisch

References[]

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 14th Norfolk district". PD43+. Retrieved April 29, 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 c "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. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.

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