Massachusetts Senate's Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden district

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden Senate District
Senator	Adam G. Hinds (D)
Demographics	93.25%% White; 2.30%% Black/African American; 0.21%% Native American; 1.17%% Asian; 0.03%% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.75%% Other race; 2.29%% Two or more races;
Population (2012)	155,012[1]

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden is a district of the Massachusetts Senate since 2013. It covers an area of 1,529.5 square miles across the expanse of Berkshire, Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin counties. Democrat Adam Hinds of Pittsfield has represented the district since 2017.[2]

The district had been used from 1989 through 2003 before it was eliminated in redistricting.

List of senators

Senator	Party	Years	Electoral history
Peter C. Webber	Republican	1989 – 1991	Redistricted from the Berkshire district.
Jane Swift	Republican	1991 – 1997	Retired to run for Congress.
Andrea F. Nuciforo, Jr.	Democratic	1997 – 2003	Redistricted to the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district.
		2003 – 2013	District eliminated in 2003. District restored in 2013.
Benjamin Downing	Democratic	2013 – January 4, 2017	Redistricted from the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district.
Adam G. Hinds	Democratic	January 4, 2017 – Present	First elected in 2016.

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