Massachusetts House of Representatives

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A side of the chamber of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Representatives' desk with microphone and voting buttons (yea/nay)

The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from an equal number of single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms. The House meets at the Massachusetts State House in Boston.

[edit] Representation

Historically, representatives were apportioned by town. For the first 150 persons, one representative was granted, and this ratio increased as the population of the town increased. The largest membership of the House was 749 in 1812 (214 of these being from the District of Maine); the largest House without Maine was 635 in 1837.^[1] The original distribution was changed to the current regional population system in the 20th century. Until 1978, there were 240 members of the house^[2], a number in multi-member districts; today there are 160 in single-member districts^[3]. Each Representative represents about 40,000 residents. Representative districts are named for the counties they are in, and tend to stay within one county, although districts occasionally cross county lines.

[edit] The Sacred Cod

The Sacred Cod of Massachusetts hanging from the House's Visitor Gallery.

Within the House's debating chamber hangs the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts. The five foot long pine carving of the cod was offered by Representative John Rowe in 1784 in commemoration of the state's martime economy and history. Two previous carvings of the cod existed during the legislature's colonial era; the first destroyed in a fire in 1747, and the second during the American War of Independence. Since 1784, the current Sacred Cod has been present at nearly every House session, and moved to its current location when the House began convening in the State House in 1798.

In 1933, members of the Harvard Lampoon stole the cod carving as part of a prank. The theft sparked a large state-wide search by the Boston and Massachusetts State Police. Following outrage from Boston newspapers and the General Court itself, the cod was anonymously handed back.

[edit] Leadership

The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. As well as presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leader, and controls the flow of legislation. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the House.

The current Speaker of the House is Salvatore DiMasi of the 3rd Suffolk District (Boston). The Majority Leader is John H. Rogers of the 12th Norfolk District (Norwood). The Republican Minority Leader is Bradley Jones, Jr. of the 20th Middlesex District (North Reading).

[edit] Leaders

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
Speaker	Salvatore DiMasi	Democratic	Boston	3rd Suffolk
Majority Leader	John H. Rogers	Democratic	Norwood	12th Norfolk
Minority Leader	Bradley Jones, Jr.	Republican	North Reading	20th Middlesex

The most recent election of members was held on November 7, 2006 (See Massachusetts House elections, 2006) Representatives serve two-year terms.

[edit] Party summary

The Democrats hold a supermajority in the House, the largest of its kind in any state legislature over the Republicans.

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	141
	Republican Party	19
	Vacant	0
Total		160
Majority needed		81

[edit] Members

The following is a complete list of Members of the House of Representatives, by district:

[edit] Barnstable County, Dukes County and Nantucket County

6 Representatives (5 Democrats 1 Republican)

	Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description
Cleon H. Turner	D	Dennis	First Barnstable	Brewster and Dennis, and precincts 1, 2, 4 and 7, of Yarmouth, all in Barnstable County
Demetrius J. Atsalis	D	Barnstable	Second Barnstable	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 13, of Barnstable, and precincts 3, 5 and 6, of Yarmouth, both in Barnstable County
Matthew C. Patrick	D	Falmouth	Third Barnstable	Precincts 5 and 7, of Barnstable, precincts 5 and 6, of Bourne, precincts 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9, of Falmouth, and precincts 2, 4 and 5, of Mashpee, all in Barnstable County
Sarah Peake	D	Provincetown	Fourth Barnstable	Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet, all in Barnstable County
Jeffrey Davis Perry	R	Sandwich	Fifth Barnstable	Precincts 10, 11 and 12, of Barnstable, precinct 4, of Bourne, precincts 1 and 3, of Mashpee, and Sandwich, all in Barnstable County
Eric Turkington	D	Falmouth	Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket	Precincts 1, 2, 5 and 6, of Falmouth, in Barnstable County; and Chilmark, Edgartown, Aquinnah, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury, all in Dukes County; and Nantucket, in Nantucket County

[edit] Berkshire County

4 Representatives (4 Democrats)

	Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description
Daniel E. Bosley	D	North Adams	First Berkshire	Adams, Clarksburg, Florida, North Adams, Savoy and Williamstown, all in Berkshire County; and Charlemont, Hawley, Heath, Monroe and Rowe, all in Franklin County
Denis E. Guyer	D	Dalton	Second Berkshire	Becket, Cheshire, Dalton, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, New Ashford, Peru, Richmond, Washington and Windsor, and precinct B of ward 1, of Pittsfield, all in Berkshire County; Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Colrain, Leyden, Northfield and Shelburne, all in Franklin County; and Cummington, Middlefield and Plainfield, all in Hampshire County
Christopher Speranzo	D	Pittsfield	Third Berkshire	Precinct A of ward 1, Wards 2, 3, 4, precinct A of ward 5, and Wards 6 and 7, of Pittsfield, in Berkshire County
William Smitty Pignatelli	D	Lenox	Fourth Berkshire	Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, precinct 5B of Pittsfield, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham and West Stockbridge, all in Berkshire County; and Blandford, Chester and Tolland, all in Hampden County

[edit] Bristol County

14 Representatives (11 Democrats 3 Republicans)

	Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description
Frederick Barrows	R	Mansfield	First Bristol	Town of Foxborough, in Norfolk County; and precincts 1, 3 and 6, of Mansfield, and precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Norton, both in Bristol County
John A. Lepper	R	Attleboro	Second Bristol	Wards 1 and 2, precinct A of ward 3, and Wards 4, 5 and 6, of Attleboro, in Bristol County
James H. Fagan	D	Taunton	Third Bristol	Precinct B of ward 1, and Wards 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8, of Taunton, in Bristol County
Steven D'Amico	D	Seekonk	Fourth Bristol	Precinct 1, of Norton, Rehoboth and Seekonk, and precincts 1, 3, 4 and 5, of Swansea, all in Bristol County
Patricia A. Haddad	D	Somerset	Fifth Bristol	Dighton and Somerset, precinct 2, of Swansea, precinct A of ward 1, precinct B of ward 4 and Ward 6, of Taunton, all in Bristol County
David B. Sullivan	D	Fall River	Sixth Bristol	Berkley, precinct C of ward 4, precincts A, C and D of ward 7, precincts B, C and D of ward 8, and precincts A, B and C of ward 9, of Fall River, and precinct 1, of Freetown, all in Bristol County
Kevin Aguiar	D	Fall River	Seventh Bristol	Precincts B, C and D of ward 1, precincts A, B and C of ward 2, precincts A, B and C of ward 3, precincts A and B of ward 4, and precinct A of ward 5, of Fall River, in Bristol County
Michael J. Rodrigues	D	Westport	Eighth Bristol	Precinct A of ward 1, precincts B and C of ward 5, precincts A, B and C of ward 6, precinct B of ward 7, and precinct A of ward 8, of Fall River, and Westport, both in Bristol County
John F. Quinn	D	Dartmouth	Ninth Bristol	Dartmouth, precinct 2, of Freetown, and precincts F and G of ward 3, of New Bedford, in Bristol County; and precinct 1 in Lakeville, in Plymouth County
William M. Straus	D	Mattapoisett	Tenth Bristol	Fairhaven, in Bristol County; and Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester, and precincts 3 and 6, of Middleborough, all in Plymouth County
Robert M. Koczera	D	New Bedford	Eleventh Bristol	Acushnet, precincts A, B, C, D and E of ward 1 and Ward 2, of New Bedford, both in Bristol County
Stephen R. Canessa	D	New Bedford	Twelfth Bristol	Precinct 3, of Freetown, precincts F and G of ward 1, precincts A, B, C, D and E of ward 3, and precincts D and E of ward 4, of New Bedford, and precinct A of ward 4, of Taunton, all in Bristol County; and precincts 2 and 3, of Lakeville, and precincts 2 and 4, of Middleborough, both in Plymouth County
Antonio F. Cabral	D	New Bedford	Thirteenth Bristol	Precincts A, B, C, F and G of ward 4, Wards 5 and 6, of New Bedford, in Bristol County
Elizabeth A. Poirier	R	North Attleborough	Fourteenth Bristol	Precinct B of ward 3, of Attleboro, precincts 2 and 5, of Mansfield, North Attleborough, and precinct 2, of Norton, all in Bristol County

[edit] Essex County

18 Representatives (17 Democrats 1 Republican)

	Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description
Michael A Costello	D	Newburyport	First Essex	Amesbury and Salisbury, and Newburyport, all in Essex County
Harriett L. Stanley	D	West Newbury	Second Essex	Precinct 1, of Georgetown, Groveland, precinct 3 of ward 4, and precincts 1 and 3 of ward 7, of Haverhill, and Merrimac, Newbury, Rowley and West Newbury, all in Essex County
Brian S. Dempsey	D	Haverhill	Third Essex	Ward 1, precinct 3 of ward 2, Ward 3, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 4, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 5, and Ward 6, of Haverhill, in Essex County
Bradford Hill	R	Ipswich	Fourth Essex	Precincts 1 and 3, of Boxford, and Hamilton, Wenham, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and precinct 2, of Middleton, all in Essex County
Anthony J. Verga	D	Gloucester	Fifth Essex	Essex and Rockport, and Gloucester, all in Essex County
Mary E. Grant	D	Beverly	Sixth Essex	Beverly, in Essex County
John D. Keenan	D	Salem	Seventh Essex	Salem, in Essex County
Lori Ehrlich	D	Marblehead	Eighth Essex	Precinct 4 of ward 3, and precinct 4 of ward 4, of Lynn, and Marblehead and Swampscott, all in Essex County
Mark V. Falzone	D	Saugus	Ninth Essex	Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 1, of Lynn, precinct 2, of Lynnfield, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, of Saugus, all in Essex County; and precincts 1, 2 and 7, of Wakefield, in Middlesex County
Robert F. Fennell	D	Lynn	Tenth Essex	Precincts 3 and 4 of ward 1, Ward 2, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 3, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 4, and precinct 3 of ward 5, of Lynn, all in Essex County
Steven M. Walsh	D	Lynn	Eleventh Essex	Precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward 5, Wards 6 and 7, of Lynn, and Nahant, in Essex County
Joyce A. Spiliotis	D	Peabody	Twelfth Essex	Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, of Peabody, in Essex County
Theodore C. Speliotis	D	Danvers	Thirteenth Essex	Danvers and Topsfield, Ward 6, of Peabody, all in Essex County
David M. Torrisi	D	North Andover	Fourteenth Essex	Precincts 1 and 3 of ward A, precincts 2 and 3 of ward E, and precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward F, of Lawrence, and precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of North Andover, both in Essex County
Linda Dean Campbell	D	Methuen	Fifteenth Essex	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of Methuen, in Essex County
William Lantigua	D	Lawrence	Sixteenth Essex	Precincts 2 and 4 of ward A, Wards B and C, and precincts 3 and 4 of ward D, and precinct 3 of ward F, of Lawrence, in Essex County
Barry Finegold	D	Andover	Seventeenth Essex	Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9, of Andover, precincts 1 and 2 of ward D, and precincts 1 and 4 of ward E, of Lawrence, both in Essex County; and precincts 3 and 3A, of Tewksbury, in Middlesex County
Barbara A. L'Italien	D	Andover	Eighteenth Essex	Precincts 1, 7 and 8, of Andover, precinct 2, of Boxford, precinct 2, of Georgetown, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, precinct 2 of ward 5, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Haverhill, precinct 7, of Methuen, and precincts 7 and 8, of North Andover, all in Essex County

[edit] Franklin County

2 Representatives (2 Democrats)

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description
	Stephen Kulik	D	Worthington	First Franklin	Conway, Deerfield, Leverett, Montague, New Salem, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Wendell and Whately, all in Franklin County; and precincts A and D, of Belchertown, and Chesterfield, Goshen, Huntington, Pelham, Williamsburg and Worthington, all in Hampshire County
	Christopher J. Donelan	D	Orange	Second Franklin	Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Orange and Warwick, all in Franklin County; and Athol, in Worcester County

[edit] Hampden County

12 Representatives (9 Democrats 3 Republicans)

	Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description
Todd M. Smola	R	Palmer	First Hampden	Brimfield, Holland, Palmer and Wales, all in Hampden County; precincts B and C, in Ware, in Hampshire County; and Sturbridge and Warren, both in Worcester County
Mary S. Rogeness	R	Longmeadow	Second Hampden	Precincts 3 and 4, of East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow and Monson, and precincts B and C of ward 6, of Springfield, all in Hampden County
Rosemary Sandlin	D	Agawam	Third Hampden	Agawam, Granville, Russell and Southwick, all in Hampden County
Donald F. Humason, Jr	R	Westfield	Fourth Hampden	Westfield, in Hampden County.
Michael F. Kane	D	Holyoke	Fifth Hampden	Holyoke, in Hampden County
James T. Welch	D	West Springfield	Sixth Hampden	Precinct B of ward 2, precincts A, B and C of ward 4 and precinct B of ward 5, of Chicopee, precinct E of ward 2 of Springfield, and West Springfield, all in Hampden County
Thomas M. Petrolati	D	Ludlow	Seventh Hampden	Precinct B of ward 6, of Chicopee, Ludlow, precincts E, F and G of ward 8, of Springfield, all in Hampden County; and precincts B and C, of Belchertown, in Hampshire County
Joseph F. Wagner	D	Chicopee	Eighth Hampden	Precincts A and B of ward 1, precincts A, C and D of ward 2, precincts A, B and C of ward 3, precinct A of ward 6, precincts A and B of ward 7, precincts A and B of ward 8, and precincts A and B of ward 9, of Chicopee, in Hampden County
Sean Curran	D	Springfield	Ninth Hampden	Precincts A, B, C, D, F, G and H of ward 2, precincts C, D, G and H of ward 5, precinct H of ward 7, and precincts A, B, D and H of ward 8, of Springfield, and precinct A of ward 5 of Chicopee, both in Hampden County
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera	D	Springfield	Tenth Hampden	Ward 1, precincts B, C, F, G and H of ward 3, and precincts A, E and G of ward 6, of Springfield, in Hampden County
Benjamin Swan	D	Springfield	Eleventh Hampden	Precincts A, D and E of ward 3, Ward 4, precincts A, B, E and F of ward 5, precinct A of ward 7, and precinct C of ward 8, of Springfield, in Hampden County
Angelo Puppolo	D	Springfield	Twelfth Hampden	Precincts 1 and 2, of East Longmeadow, precincts D, F and H of ward 6, precincts B, C, D, E, F and G of ward 7, of Springfield, and Wilbraham, all in Hampden County

[edit] Hampshire County

3 Representatives (3 Democrats)

	Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description
Peter V. Kocot	D	Northampton	First Hampshire	Montgomery, in Hampden County; and Hatfield, Southampton and Westhampton, and Northampton, all in Hampshire County
John W. Scibak	D	South Hadley	Second Hampshire	Easthampton, Hadley and South Hadley, all in Hampshire County
Ellen Story	D	Amherst	Third Hampshire	Amherst and Granby, both in Hampshire County

[edit] Middlesex County

37 Representatives (34 Democrats 3 Republicans)

	Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description
Robert S. Hargraves	R	Groton	First Middlesex	Ayer, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell and Townsend, all in Middlesex County
Geoffrey D. Hall	D	Westford	Second Middlesex	Precincts 3, 5 and 7, of Chelmsford and Littleton and Westford, both in Middlesex County
Patricia A. Walrath	D	Stow	Third Middlesex	Hudson, Maynard and Stow, all in Middlesex County; and Bolton, in Worcester County
Stephen P. LeDuc	D	Marlborough	Fourth Middlesex	Marlborough, in Middlesex County; and precinct 1, of Southborough, and Berlin, both in Worcester County
David Paul Linsky	D	Natick	Fifth Middlesex	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, of Natick, and Sherborn, both in Middlesex County; and precincts 2 and 3, of Millis, in Norfolk County
Pam Richardson	D	Framingham	Sixth Middlesex	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14 and 17, of Framingham, in Middlesex County
Tom Sannicandro	D	Ashland	Seventh Middlesex	Ashland, and precincts 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 and 18, of Framingham, both in Middlesex County
Paul J. Loscocco	R	Holliston	Eighth Middlesex	Holliston and Hopkinton, both in Middlesex County; precinct 1 of Medway, in Norfolk County; and precincts 2 and 3, of Southborough, and precinct 2, of Westborough, both in Worcester County
Thomas M. Stanley	D	Waltham	Ninth Middlesex	Precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Lexington, and Wards 1, 2, 3 and 4, and precinct 1 of ward 7, of Waltham, both in Middlesex County
Peter J. Koutoujian	D	Waltham	Tenth Middlesex	Precincts 1 and 4 of ward 1, and precinct 4 of ward 3, of Newton, Wards 5 and 6, precinct 2 of ward 7, and Wards 8 and 9, of Waltham, and precinct 10, of Watertown, all in Middlesex County
Kay Khan	D	Newton	Eleventh Middlesex	Precincts 2 and 3 of ward 1, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 2, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 3, Ward 4, precinct 4 of ward 5, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Newton, in Middlesex County
Ruth B. Balser	D	Newton	Twelfth Middlesex	Precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 5, Ward 6, precincts 1, 3 and 4 of ward 7, and Ward 8, of Newton, in Middlesex County
Thomas P. Conroy	D	Wayland	Thirteenth Middlesex	Lincoln, Sudbury and Wayland, all in Middlesex County
Cory Atkins	D	Concord	Fourteenth Middlesex	Precincts 1, 2 and 6, of Acton, Carlisle and Concord, and precincts 1 and 9, of Chelmsford, all in Middlesex County
Jay R. Kaufman	D	Lexington	Fifteenth Middlesex	Precincts 14, 17, 20 and 21, of Arlington, precincts 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, of Lexington, and Wards 1 and 7, of Woburn, all in Middlesex County
Thomas A. Golden, Jr.	D	Lowell	Sixteenth Middlesex	Precincts 2, 6 and 8, of Chelmsford, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 5, and Wards 6 and 9, of Lowell, both in Middlesex County
David M. Nangle	D	Lowell	Seventeenth Middlesex	Precinct 4, of Chelmsford, and Ward 1, precinct 3 of ward 2, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, and Wards 10 and 11, of Lowell, both in Middlesex County
Kevin J. Murphy	D	Lowell	Eighteenth Middlesex	Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, Ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, Wards 7 and 8, of Lowell, in Middlesex County
James R. Miceli	D	Wilmington	Nineteenth Middlesex	Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 4 and 4A, of Tewksbury, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, of Wilmington, both in Middlesex County
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	R	North Reading	Twentieth Middlesex	Precincts 1, 3 and 4, of Lynnfield, and precinct 1, of Middleton, both in Essex County; and North Reading, and precincts 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8, of Reading, both in Middlesex County
Charles A. Murphy	D	Burlington	Twenty-first Middlesex	Bedford and Burlington, and precinct 3, of Wilmington, all in Middlesex County
William G. Greene, Jr.	D	Billerica	Twenty-second Middlesex	Billerica, in Middlesex County
Sean Garballey	D	Arlington	Twenty-third Middlesex	Precincts 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18 and 19, of Arlington, precinct 2 of ward 3, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 6, of Medford, both in Middlesex County.
William N. Brownsberger	D	Belmont	Twenty-fourth Middlesex	Precincts 2 and 4, of Arlington, Belmont, precinct 3 of ward 10, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 11, of Cambridge, all in Middlesex County
Alice K. Wolf	D	Cambridge	Twenty-fifth Middlesex	Ward 4, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 6, Wards 7 and 8, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 10, of Cambridge, in Middlesex County
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.	D	Cambridge	Twenty-sixth Middlesex	Ward 1, precinct 1 of ward 2, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 3, and precinct 1 of ward 6, of Cambridge, and Ward 1 and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, of Somerville, both in Middlesex County
Denise Provost	D	Somerville	Twenty-seventh Middlesex	Precinct 3 of ward 2, Ward 3, precinct 3 of ward 4, and Wards 5 and 6, of Somerville, in Middlesex County
Stephen S. Smith	D	Everett	Twenty-eighth Middlesex	Everett, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Malden, both in Middlesex County
Vacant	D	Watertown	Twenty-ninth Middlesex	Ward 9, of Cambridge, and precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12, of Watertown, both in Middlesex County
Patrick M. Natale	D	Woburn	Thirtieth Middlesex	Precincts 2, 3 and 5, of Reading, precinct 3, of Stoneham, and Wards 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, of Woburn, all in Middlesex County
Paul C. Casey	D	Winchester	Thirty-first Middlesex	Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7, of Stoneham, and Winchester, both in Middlesex County
Katherine Clark	D	Melrose	Thirty-second Middlesex	Melrose, and precincts 3, 4, 5 and 6, of Wakfield, both in Middlesex County
Christopher G. Fallon	D	Malden	Thirty-third Middlesex	Ward 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, Wards 4, 5, 6 and 8, of Malden, in Middlesex County
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.	D	Somerville	Thirty-fourth Middlesex	All precincts in wards 4 and 5, precinct 1 of ward 7, and precinct 2 of ward 8, of Medford, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 4, and Ward 7, of Somerville, both in Middlesex County
Paul J. Donato	D	Medford	Thirty-fifth Middlesex	Ward 1, precinct 2 of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 7, of Malden, and Wards 1 and 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, precinct 2 of ward 7, and precinct 1 of ward 8, of Medford, both in Middlesex County
Colleen M. Garry	D	Dracut	Thirty-sixth Middlesex	Dracut and Tyngsborough, both in Middlesex County
James B. Eldridge	D	Acton	Thirty-seventh Middlesex	Precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Acton, Boxborough and Shirley, all in Middlesex County; and Harvard, precinct 1 of Lancaster and Lunenburg, all in Worcester County

[edit] Norfolk County

15 Representatives (14 Democrats 1 Republican)

	Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description
Bruce J. Ayers	D	Quincy	First Norfolk	Precincts 3 and 4 of ward 3, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 4, precincts 2 and 5 of ward 5, and Ward 6, of Quincy, and precincts 5 and 6 of Randolph, both in Norfolk County
A. Stephen Tobin	D	Quincy	Second Norfolk	All precincts in ward 1, precincts 1, 2 and 5 of ward 3, precincts 2 and 4 of ward 4 and precincts 1, 3 and 4 of ward 5, of Quincy, in Norfolk County
Ronald Mariano	D	Quincy	Third Norfolk	Precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Holbrook, Ward 2, and precinct 5 of ward 4, of Quincy, precincts 5, 6, 9, 12 and 16, of Weymouth, all in Norfolk County
James M. Murphy	D	Weymouth	Fourth Norfolk	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18, of Weymouth, in Norfolk County
Joseph R. Driscoll	D	Braintree	Fifth Norfolk	Braintree, precinct 1, of Holbrook, precinct 3, of Randolph, all in Norfolk County
William C. Galvin	D	Canton	Sixth Norfolk	Avon and Canton, and precincts 1, 5, 7 and 8, of Stoughton, all in Norfolk County
Walter F. Timilty	D	Milton	Seventh Norfolk	Precincts 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, of Milton, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8, of Randolph, both in Norfolk County
Louis L. Kafka	D	Stoughton	Eighth Norfolk	Precinct 4, of Mansfield, in Bristol County; and Sharon, precincts 2, 3, 4 and 6, of Stoughton, and precincts 3 and 4, of Walpole, all in Norfolk County
Richard J. Ross	R	Wrentham	Ninth Norfolk	Precincts 3 and 4, of Medfield, precinct 1, of Millis, Norfolk and Plainville, precinct 5, of Walpole, and Wrentham, all in Norfolk County
James E. Vallee	D	Franklin	Tenth Norfolk	Franklin, and precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Medway, both in Norfolk County
Paul McMurtry	D	Dedham	Eleventh Norfolk	Dedham, precinct 8, of Walpole, and Westwood, all in Norfolk County
John H. Rogers	D	Norwood	Twelfth Norfolk	Norwood, precincts 1, 2, 6 and 7, of Walpole, both in Norfolk County
Lida E. Harkins	D	Needham	Thirteenth Norfolk	Dover, precincts 1 and 2, of Medfield, and Needham, all in Norfolk County
Alice Hanlon Peisch	D	Wellesley	Fourteenth Norfolk	Precinct 10, of Natick, and Weston, both in Middlesex County; and Wellesley, in Norfolk County
Frank I. Smizik	D	Brookline	Fifteenth Norfolk	Precincts 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Brookline, in Norfolk County

[edit] Plymouth County

12 Representatives (8 Democrats 3 Republicans)

	Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description
Viriato Manuel deMacedo	R	Plymouth	First Plymouth	Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14, of Plymouth, in Plymouth County
Susan Williams Gifford	R	Wareham	Second Plymouth	Precincts 1, 2 and 3, of Bourne, in Barnstable County; and Carver and Wareham, both in Plymouth County
Garrett J. Bradley	D	Hingham	Third Plymouth	Cohasset, in Norfolk County; and Hingham and Hull, and precinct 3, of Scituate, all in Plymouth County
Frank M. Hynes	D	Marshfield	Fourth Plymouth	Marshfield, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, of Scituate, both in Plymouth County
Robert J. Nyman	D	Hanover	Fifth Plymouth	Hanover, Norwell and Rockland, all in Plymouth County
Daniel K. Webster	R	Hanson	Sixth Plymouth	Precincts 2, 3, 4 and 5, of Duxbury, precinct 2 of Halifax, and Hanson and Pembroke, all in Plymouth County
Allen McCarthy	D	East Bridgewater	Seventh Plymouth	Abington, East Bridgewater and Whitman, all in Plymouth County
David L. Flynn	D	Bridgewater	Eighth Plymouth	Precinct 6, of Easton, and Raynham, both in Bristol County; and Bridgewater, in Plymouth County
Thomas P. Kennedy	D	Brockton	Ninth Plymouth	Precincts B and D of ward 1, precincts B, C and D of ward 2, Ward 3, precincts A and D of ward 4 and precinct A of ward 5, of Brockton, in Plymouth County
Christine E. Canavan	D	Brockton	Tenth Plymouth	Precinct 3, of Easton, in Bristol County; and precincts B and C of ward 4, precincts B, C and D of ward 5 and Ward 6, of Brockton, and West Bridgewater, both in Plymouth County
Geraldine Creedon	D	Brockton	Eleventh Plymouth	Precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5, of Easton, in Bristol County; and precincts A and C of ward 1, precinct A of ward 2, and Ward 7, of Brockton, in Plymouth County
Thomas J. Calter III	D	Kingston	Twelfth Plymouth	Precincts 1 and 6, of Duxbury, precinct 1, of Halifax, Kingston, precincts 1 and 5, of Middleborough, precincts 1, 11 and 13, of Plymouth, and Plympton, all in Plymouth County

[edit] Suffolk County

19 Representatives (19 Democrats)

	Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description
Carlo Basile	D	Boston	First Suffolk	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of ward 1, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Eugene L. O'Flaherty	D	Chelsea	Second Suffolk	Ward 2, of Boston, and Wards 1 and 2, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 3, and precincts 1 and 4 of ward 4, of Chelsea, both in Suffolk County
Salvatore DiMasi	D	Boston	Third Suffolk	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, precinct 1 of ward 5, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 8, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Brian P. Wallace	D	Boston	Fourth Suffolk	Precinct 15 of ward 1, Ward 6, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of ward 7, precinct 6 of ward 8, and precinct 3 of ward 13, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Marie P. St. Fleur	D	Boston	Fifth Suffolk	Precinct 10 of ward 7, precincts 5 and 7 of ward 8, precinct 6 of ward 12, precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of ward 13, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 of ward 15, precinct 1 of ward 16, and precinct 2 of ward 17, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Willie Mae Allen	D	Boston	Sixth Suffolk	Precincts 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of ward 14, precincts 7, 8, 10 and 11 of ward 17, and precincts 7, 8 and 15 of ward 18, and precincts 11, 12 and 13 of ward 19, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Gloria L. Fox	D	Boston	Seventh Suffolk	Precincts 8 , 9 and 10 of ward 4, precinct 4 of ward 8, precincts 4 and 5 of ward 9, precinct 4 of ward 10, precinct 1 of ward 11, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 of ward 12, and precinct 1 of ward 21, of Boston, in Suffolk County. Gloria L
Martha M. Walz	D	Boston	Eighth Suffolk	Precinct 3 of ward 2, precinct 3 of ward 3, and Ward 5, of Cambridge, in Middlesex County; and precinct 5 of ward 3, and precincts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 of ward 5, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Byron Rushing	D	Boston	Ninth Suffolk	Precinct 2 of ward 2, of Cambridge, in Middlesex County; and precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of ward 4, precincts 2 and 10 of ward 5, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 9, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Michael F. Rush	D	Boston	Tenth Suffolk	Precincts 14, 15 and 16, of Brookline, in Norfolk County; and precincts 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of ward 20, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Elizabeth A. Malia	D	Boston	Eleventh Suffolk	Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of ward 11, precinct 7 of ward 12, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of ward 14, precincts 6 and 7 of ward 19, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Linda Dorcena Forry	D	Boston	Twelfth Suffolk	Precincts 1 and 3 of Milton, in Norfolk County; and precincts 8, 11 and 12 of ward 16, precincts 4, 12, 13, and 14, of Ward 17, and Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 21 of Ward 18, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Martin J. Walsh	D	Boston	Thirteenth Suffolk	Precincts 7, 8, 9 and 10 of ward 13, precinct 6 of ward 15, precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 of ward 16, and precincts 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9 of ward 17, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Angelo M. Scaccia	D	Boston	Fourteenth Suffolk	Precinct 11 of Milton, in Norfolk County; and precincts 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 23 of ward 18, precinct 10 of ward 19, and precincts 8 and 9 of ward 20, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Jeffrey Sanchez	D	Boston	Fifteenth Suffolk	Precinct 5 of Brookline, in Norfolk County; and precincts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of ward 10, precinct 6 of ward 11, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 of ward 19, and precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward 20, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Kathi-Anne Reinstein	D	Revere	Sixteenth Suffolk	Precincts 3 and 10, of Saugus, in Essex County; and precincts 2 and 4 of ward 3, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, of Chelsea, and precinct 3 of ward 1, precinct 1 of ward 3, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 4, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 5, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 6, of Revere, both in Suffolk County
Kevin G. Honan	D	Boston	Seventeenth Suffolk	Precincts 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of ward 21, and precincts 2, 3, 6, 9 and 10 of ward 22, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Michael J. Moran	D	Boston	Eighteenth Suffolk	Precinct 1, of Brookline, in Norfolk County; and precincts 2, 4, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of ward 21, and precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, and 13 of ward 22, of Boston, in Suffolk County
Robert A. DeLeo	D	Winthrop	Nineteenth Suffolk	Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 1, Ward 2, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 3, and precinct 3 of ward 5, of Revere, and Winthrop, both in Suffolk County

[edit] Worcester County

18 Representatives (14 Democrats 4 Republicans)

	Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description
Lewis G. Evangelidis	R	Holden	First Worcester	Holden, Hubbardston, Oakham, Princeton, Rutland, precinct 1 of Sterling and Westminster, all in Worcester County
Robert L. Rice	D	Gardner	Second Worcester	Ashby, in Middlesex County; and Gardner, and Ashburnham, Royalston and Winchendon, all in Worcester County
Stephen L. DiNatale	D	Fitchburg	Third Worcester	Fitchburg, in Worcester County
Jennifer L. Flanagan	D	Leominster	Fourth Worcester	Leominster, in Worcester County
Anne M. Gobi	D	Spencer	Fifth Worcester	Precinct A, of Ware, in Hampshire County; and Barre, Brookfield, Hardwick, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Petersham, Phillipston and West Brookfield, precincts 2 and 3 of Spencer, and Templeton, all in Worcester County
Geraldo Alicea	D	Charlton	Sixth Worcester	Charlton, East Brookfield and precinct 2, of Oxford, Southbridge, and precincts 1 and 4, of Spencer, all in Worcester County
Paul K. Frost	R	Auburn	Seventh Worcester	Auburn and Millbury, precinct 3, of Sutton, and precincts 1 and 3, of Oxford, all in Worcester County
Paul Kujawski	D	Webster	Eighth Worcester	Douglas and Dudley, precinct 4, of Oxford, precinct 3, of Uxbridge, and Webster, all in Worcester County
George N. Peterson, Jr.	R	Grafton	Ninth Worcester	Grafton, Northbridge and Upton, and precincts 3 and 5, of Westborough, all in Worcester County
John V. Fernandes	D	Milford	Tenth Worcester	Hopedale, Mendon and Milford, all in Worcester County
Karyn E. Polito	R	Shrewsbury	Eleventh Worcester	Shrewsbury, and precincts 1 and 4, of Westborough, both in Worcester County
Harold P. Naughton, Jr.	D	Clinton	Twelfth Worcester	Boylston, Clinton, Northborough, and precinct 2 of Sterling and precinct 2 of Lancaster, all in Worcester County
Robert P. Spellane	D	Worcester	Thirteenth Worcester	Paxton, precincts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of ward 1, Ward 9, and precinct 3 of ward 10, of Worcester, both in Worcester County
James O’Day	D	Worcester	Fourteenth Worcester	West Boylston, and precinct 5 of ward 1, Ward 2, and precincts 1, 3 and 5 of ward 3, of Worcester, both in Worcester County
Vincent A. Pedone	D	Worcester	Fifteenth Worcester	Precincts 2 and 4 of ward 3, Ward 4, precinct 3 of ward 5, and precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5 of ward 10, of Worcester, in Worcester County
John P. Fresolo	D	Worcester	Sixteenth Worcester	Precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5, of ward 5, Ward 6, and precincts 1 and 5 of ward 8, of Worcester, in Worcester County
John J. Binienda	D	Worcester	Seventeenth Worcester	Leicester, and all precincts in ward 7, and precincts 2, 3 and 4 of ward 8, of Worcester, in Worcester County
Jennifer M. Callahan	D	Sutton	Eighteenth Worcester	Bellingham, in Norfolk County; and precincts 1, 2 and 4, of Uxbridge, precincts 1 and 2, of Sutton, and Blackstone and Millville, all in Worcester County

[edit] See also

[edit] Source, external links, and references

Representative Districts, accessed April 9, 2006
House Members of the General Court

^ The Massachusetts State House, p. 110, 111. Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Boston, 1953.
^ League of Women Voters of Massachusetts
^ See Amendment CI of the Massachusetts Constitution, adopted by voters in 1974

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