Massachusetts House of Representatives' 17th Middlesex district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 17th Middlesex 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 Middlesex County.[1] Democrat David Nangle of Lowell has represented the district since 2003.[2] Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Vanna Howard and Lisa Arnold.[3][4]

District profile

As of the last redistricting in 2011,[5] the district encompasses the southeastern portion of the city of Lowell and the northeastern portion of the town of Chelmsford.[6] It has maintained these boundaries since the 2001 redistricting.[7]

  • Chelmsford's Precinct 4
  • Lowell's Ward 1; Precinct 3 of Ward 2; Precincts 2 and 3 of Ward 4; Ward 10; and Ward 11

Former locations

List of members representing the district
  • Daniel Wetherbee, circa 1858 [9]
  • Shattuck Hartwell, circa 1859 [10]
  • Winfield S. Slocum, circa 1888 [11]
  • Arthur C. Walworth, circa 1888 [11]
  • Maurice Allan Buck, circa 1920 [12]
  • Thomas M. Flaherty, circa 1951 [13]
General
Court		 Representative Party Term District location
169th Peter Harrington[14] Democratic January 1, 1975 – January 3, 1979 Newton's Ward 1; Precincts 1, 2, and 3 of Ward 2; Precinct 2 of Ward 7
170th
171st Nick Lambros Democratic January 3, 1979 – January 5, 1983 Dracut
Lowell's Ward 5; Precincts 2 and 4 of Ward 6; and Ward 9
172nd
173rd John Cox Democratic January 5, 1983 – January 4, 1989
174th
175th
176th January 4, 1989 – 1995 Dracut
Lowell's Precincts 2 and 3 of Ward 5; and Ward 9
177th
178th
179th Tom Golden Democratic January 4, 1995 – January 1, 2003 Lowell's Precinct 1 of Ward 1; Precinct 3 of Ward 2; Ward 5; Ward 6; Ward 9; and Precinct 3 of Ward 10
180th
181st
182nd
183rd David Nangle Democratic January 1, 2003 – Present[2] Chelmsford's Precinct 4
Lowell's Ward 1; Precinct 3 of Ward 2; Precincts 2 and 3 of Ward 4; Ward 10; and Ward 11
184th
185th
186th
187th
188th
189th
190th
191st
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See also

Images
  • Charles Varnum
  • James O'Donnell
  • Harry Shedd
  • Edward Nelson Eames
  • Ralph Currier
  • Daniel Sullivan
  • Thomas Flaherty
  • Edward Dickson
  • Peter Harrington
  • John Cox
  • Thomas Golden
  • David Nangle

References
  1. "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 17th Middlesex district". PD43+. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. "Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus Political Action Committee Endorsed Candidates", Mwpc.org, retrieved August 5, 2020
  4. "2020 State Primary Candidates", Sec.state.ma.us, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retrieved August 5, 2020
  5. https://malegislature.gov/Bills/187/H3770
  6. Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  7. https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2001/Chapter125
  8. "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  9. "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  10. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
  11. Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Middlesex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  12. Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  13. 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  14. 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
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