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| Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district |
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| Area |
921.64 mi² |
| Distribution |
84.79% urban, 15.21% rural |
| Population (2000) |
634,444 |
| Median income |
$44,386 |
| Ethnic composition |
82.5% White, 5.9% Black, 1.3% Asian, 9.2% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% other |
| Occupation |
24.0% blue collar, 60.6% white collar, 15.3% gray collar |
| Cook PVI |
D + 11 |
Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district is in south central Massachusetts. It contains Springfield, the chief city of Western Massachusetts, as well as some of the southern suburbs of Worcester. It is currently represented by Richard Neal, who has served the district since January 1989.
[edit] Cities and Towns in the district
The district contains the following municipalities:
In Hampden County:
- Agawam, Brimfield, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Hampden, Holland, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, Springfield, Wales, Wilbraham.
In Hampshire County:
- Hadley, Northampton, South Hadley.
In Norfolk County:
- Bellingham.
In Worcester County:
- Blackstone, Brookfield, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Grafton, Hopedale, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, North Brookfield, Northbridge, Oxford, Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Warren, Webster.
[edit] Representatives
| Representative |
Party |
Years |
District home |
Note |
| Benjamin Goodhue |
Pro-Administration |
1787-03-04 – March 3, 1793 |
Salem |
District moved and became General ticket |
| Dwight Foster |
Pro-Administration |
General ticket:
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
Brookfield |
General ticket abandoned |
| William Lyman |
Anti-Administration |
Northampton |
| Theodore Sedgwick |
Pro-Administration |
Stockbridge |
| Artemas Ward |
Pro-Administration |
Shrewsbury |
| William Lyman |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1795 – 1797 |
Northampton |
| William Shepard |
Federalist |
March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 |
Westfield |
| Jacob Crowninshield |
Democratic-Republican |
1803 – 1807 |
| Joseph Story |
Democratic-Republican |
1807 – 1809 |
| Benjamin Pickman, Jr. |
Federalist |
1809-03-04 - 1811-03-03 |
Salem |
Retired |
| William Reed |
Federalist |
1811 – 1815 |
| Timothy Pickering |
Federalist |
1815 – 1817 |
| Nathaniel Silsbee |
Democratic-Republican |
1817 – 1821 |
| Gideon Barstow |
Democratic-Republican |
1821 – 1823 |
| Benjamin W. Crowninshield |
Adams-Clay D-R |
1823 – March 3, 1825 |
| Adams |
March 3, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
| Anti-Jacksonian |
March 3, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
| Rufus Choate |
Whig |
1831-03-04 – 1834-06-30 |
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Resigned |
| Vacant |
1834-06-30 - 1834-12-01 |
| Stephen C. Phillips |
Anti-Jacksonian |
1834-12-01 - 1837-03-03 |
Salem |
Resigned to become Mayor of Salem |
| Whig |
1837-03-04 – 1838-09-28 |
| Leverett Saltonstall I |
Whig |
December 5, 1838 – March 3, 1843 |
| Daniel P. King |
Whig |
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1851 |
| Robert Rantoul, Jr. |
Democratic |
March 4, 1851 – August 7, 1852 |
Beverly |
Died |
| Vacant |
August 7, 1852 – December 13, 1852 |
| Francis B. Fay |
Whig |
December 13, 1852 – March 3, 1853 |
| Samuel L. Crocker |
Whig |
March 3, 1853 – 1855 |
| James Buffinton |
American |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
Fall River |
| Republican |
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863 |
| Oakes Ames |
Republican |
1863 – 1873 |
| Benjamin W. Harris |
Republican |
1873 – 1883 |
| John D. Long |
Republican |
1883 – 1889 |
| Elijah A. Morse |
Republican |
1889 – 1893 |
| Frederick H. Gillett |
Republican |
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1925 |
| George B. Churchill |
Republican |
March 4, 1925 – July 1, 1925 |
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Died |
| Vacant |
July 1, 1925 – September 29, 1925 |
| Henry L. Bowles |
Republican |
September 29, 1925 – March 3, 1929 |
| Will Kirk Kaynor |
Republican |
March 4, 1929 – December 20, 1929 |
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Died |
| Vacant |
December 20, 1929 – February 11, 1930 |
| William J. Granfield |
Democratic |
February 11, 1930 – January 3, 1937 |
| Charles R. Clason |
Republican |
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1949 |
| Foster Furcolo |
Democratic |
January 3, 1949 – September 30, 1952 |
|
Resigned when elected State Treasurer |
| Vacant |
September 30, 1952 – January 3, 1953 |
| Edward Boland |
Democratic |
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1989 |
| Richard E. Neal |
Democratic |
January 3, 1989 – Present |
Springfield |
| Representative |
Party |
Years |
District home |
Note |
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