Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district
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Map of Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census
Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.[1] It covers portions of Worcester county.[2] Democrat Harriette Chandler of Worcester has represented the district since 2001.[3] She is running unopposed for re-election in 2020, and has been endorsed by the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus.[4][5]
Locales represented[]
The district includes the following localities:[2]
- Boylston
- part of Clinton
- Holden
- part of Northborough
- Princeton
- West Boylston
- part of Worcester[6]
Senators[]
- Elmer Potter
- James Harrop
- Christian Nelson
- John S. Sullivan, circa 1935 [7]
- Charles F. Jeff Sullivan, circa 1945 [8]
- William Daniel Fleming, circa 1957 [9]
- Vite Pigaga
- Daniel J. Foley, circa 1969-1979 [10][11]
- Harriette L. Chandler, 2001-current[12][3]
Images[]
- Portraits of legislators
Elmer Potter
James Harrop
Christian Nelson
Charles F. Jeff Sullivan
William Daniel Fleming
Vite Pigaga
Harriette Chandler
See also[]
- List of Massachusetts Senate elections
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
- Other Worcester County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 2nd; Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester; Middlesex and Worcester; Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex; Worcester and Middlesex; Worcester and Norfolk
- Worcester County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
References[]
- ^ "Massachusetts Senatorial Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2011), retrieved April 16, 2020
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 1st Worcester district". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus Political Action Committee Endorsed Candidates", Mwpc.org, retrieved August 5, 2020
- ^ "State primary Sept. 1; early voting, mail-ins available", Telegram & Gazette, Gannett Co., Inc., August 7, 2020
- ^ Massachusetts General Court, "1866 Chap. 0120. An Act To Divide The Commonwealth Into Forty Districts For The Choice Of Senators", Acts and Resolves – via State Library of Massachusetts
- ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts. 1935.
- ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1945.
- ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1957.
- ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1969.
- ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1979.
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2002". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
External links[]
- Ballotpedia
- "First Worcester District, MA". Censusreporter.org.. State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
- League of Women Voters of the Worcester Area
Categories:
- Massachusetts General Court districts
- Government in Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Senate
- Worcester County, Massachusetts geography stubs