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
- c. 1872: Marlborough[8]
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 | |
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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 | ||
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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 | |
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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 | |
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191st |
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See also
- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Other Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th
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
- "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 17th Middlesex district". PD43+. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus Political Action Committee Endorsed Candidates", Mwpc.org, retrieved August 5, 2020
- "2020 State Primary Candidates", Sec.state.ma.us, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retrieved August 5, 2020
- https://malegislature.gov/Bills/187/H3770
- Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
- https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2001/Chapter125
- "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
- "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
- Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Middlesex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
- Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
- 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
External links
- Ballotpedia
- "17th Middlesex District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
- League of Women Voters of Greater Lowell
- League of Women Voters of Chelmsford
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