Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Middlesex district

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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Middlesex district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Middlesex 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 Worcester County.[1] Democrat Carolyn Dykema of Holliston has represented the district since 2009.[2]

Towns represented[]

The district includes the following localities:[3]

  • Holliston
  • Hopkinton
  • Southborough
  • part of Westborough

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district and Middlesex and Worcester district.[4]

Former locale[]

The district previously covered part of Cambridge, circa 1872.[5]

Representatives[]

  • Sedgwick L. Plumer, circa 1858 [6]
  • Edward J. Collins, circa 1858-1859 [6][7]
  • Thomas Rice, Jr, circa 1859 [7]
  • Theodore P. Dresser, circa 1888 [8]
  • James F. Leland, circa 1920 [9]
  • James Alan Hodder, circa 1951 [10]
  • William I. Randall, circa 1951 [10]
  • Mary Fantasia, circa 1975 [11]
  • Andrew Natsios, 1975-1987
  • , 1987-2001 [12]
  • Paul Loscocco, 2001–2009
  • Carolyn Dykema, 2009-current[2]

See also[]

Images[]

Portraits of legislators

  • Charles Flagg

  • Wilbur Wood

  • James Stewart

  • Charles Olson

  • Joseph Tuttle

  • Carl Sheridan

  • Clarence Wood

  • James Alan Hodder

  • William Randall

  • Elbert Tuttle

  • Robert Belmonte

  • Mary Fantasia

  • Andrew Natsios

  • Paul Loscocco

References[]

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 8th Middlesex district". PD43+. Retrieved April 28, 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. ^ "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: Middlesex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  9. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  10. ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  12. ^ State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020

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