Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Hampden district

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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Hampden district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th 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 and Hampshire County.[1] Democrat Jacob Oliveira of Ludlow has represented the district since 2021.[2]

Towns represented[]

The district includes the following localities:[3]

  • part of Belchertown
  • part of Chicopee
  • Ludlow
  • part of Springfield

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district and Hampden district.[4]

Former locales[]

The district previously covered:

  • Agawam, circa 1872 [5]
  • Granville, circa 1872 [5]
  • Longmeadow, circa 1872 [5]
  • Southwick, circa 1872 [5]
  • West Springfield, circa 1872 [5]

Representatives[]

  • George H. Chapman, circa 1858 [6]
  • James Renney, circa 1858 [6]
  • George M. Stearns, circa 1859 [7]
  • Albert Fuller, circa 1859 [7]
  • A. Olin Brooks, circa 1888 [8]
  • Samuel F. Brown, circa 1920 [9]
  • Thomas T. Gray, circa 1951 [10]
  • David Michael Hartley, circa 1975 [11]
  • William D. Mullins, circa 1986
  • Thomas M. Petrolati, 1987-2021[12][13]
  • Jacob R. Oliveira, 2021-Current[14]

See also[]

Images[]

Portraits of legislators

  • Frank Hodskins

  • Bion Wheeler

  • Chester Arthur Pike

  • Tycho Peterson

  • Thomas Gray

  • Frederick Whitney

  • David Bartley

  • William Mullins

  • Thomas Petrolati

  • Jacob Oliveira

References[]

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Goudreau, Chris. "A family affair: Newly elected state Rep. Jake Oliveira ready to roll in 7th Hampden District". Daily Hampshire Gazette. H.S. Gere & Sons, Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  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 d e "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  6. ^ a b "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  7. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Hampden 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.
  12. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 7th Hampden district". PD43+. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  13. ^ Steve Brown (October 29, 2020), "Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, archived from the original on October 30, 2020
  14. ^ "Representative Jacob Oliveira". The 192nd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

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