Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Middlesex district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st 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] Republican Sheila Harrington of Groton has represented the district since 2011.[2] Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Deb Lloyd Busser.[3][4]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[5]

Former locale

The district previously covered part of Charlestown, circa 1872.[6]

Representatives
  • Edward Lawrence, circa 1858-1859 [7][8]
  • Joseph Caldwell, circa 1859 [8]
  • John Read, circa 1888 [9]
  • Chester F. Sanger, circa 1888 [9]
  • Edward Sennott, circa 1908
  • William Hogan, circa 1908
  • Willis McMenimen, circa 1918
  • James H. Kelleher, circa 1920 [10]
  • Francis David Coady, circa 1935
  • Thomas Dillon, circa 1935
  • Thomas Francis Coady, circa 1945
  • Thomas Francis Coady, Jr., circa 1951-1953 [11]
  • John Joseph Toomey, circa 1951 [11]
  • Michael Lombardi, circa 1967
  • Michael James Lombardi, circa 1975 [12]
  • Bruce Wetherbee, circa 1983
  • Robert Hargraves, circa 1995
  • Sheila C. Harrington, 2011-current[2][13]
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See also

Images
  • Edward Sennott
  • William Hogan
  • Willis McMenimen
  • James Kelleher
  • Francis David Coady
  • Thomas Dillon
  • John Toomey
  • Thomas Francis Coady
  • Thomas Francis Coady Jr.
  • Michael Lombardi
  • Bruce Wetherbee
  • Robert Hargraves

References
  1. "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 1st Middlesex district". PD43+. Retrieved April 26, 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. Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  6. "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  7. "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  8. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
  9. Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Middlesex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  10. Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  11. 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  12. 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  13. "The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, November 4, 2016

Further reading
  • "Multiple-choice test for voters: Open seats in Mass. House, Senate create wide-open First Middlesex races", Boston Globe, September 2, 2010
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