Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Worcester district

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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Worcester district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Worcester 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 Worcester County.[1] Republican Peter Durant of Spencer has represented the district since 2011.[2]

Towns represented[]

The district includes the following localities:[3]

  • part of Charlton
  • Dudley
  • Southbridge
  • part of Spencer

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

Former locales[]

The district previously covered:

  • Bolton, circa 1872 [5]
  • Harvard, circa 1872 [5]
  • Lancaster, circa 1872 [5]

Representatives[]

  • James Bennett, circa 1858 [6]
  • Amasa Norcross, circa 1858-1859 [6][7]
  • Samuel Osgood, circa 1858 [6]
  • Charles L. Josselyn, circa 1859 [7]
  • Edwin Upton, circa 1859 [7]
  • Luther Hill, circa 1888 [8]
  • Louis Adelard Breault, circa 1920 [9]
  • Charles J. Skladzien, circa 1951 [10]
  • William A. Starzec, circa 1975 [11]
  • Marilyn Travinski, 1983-1991
  • David M. Peters
  • Mark J. Carron
  • Geraldo Alicea
  • Peter J. Durant, 2011-current[2]

See also[]

Images[]

Portraits of legislators

  • Amasa Norcross

  • Frank Collette

  • George Brunell

  • Francis Cassidy

  • George Kurzon

  • Charles Skladzien

  • John Peter Ivascyn

  • William Starzec

  • David Peters

  • Mark Carron

References[]

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 6th Worcester district". PD43+. Retrieved May 1, 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. ^ a b c "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  7. ^ a b c Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Worcester County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  9. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  10. ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.

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