Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Essex and Middlesex district

Map of Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Essex and Middlesex district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Essex and Middlesex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.[1] It covers 14.7% of Essex County and 3.9% of Middlesex County population in 2010.[2][3] Democrat Barry Finegold of Andover has represented the district since 2019.[4]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th Essex, 16th Essex, 17th Essex, 18th Essex, 19th Middlesex, and 36th Middlesex districts.[5]

List of senators

Senator Party Years Legis. Electoral history District towns
District created in 1975.

William X. Wall[6] 		Democratic 1975 –
1981 		169th
170th
171st 		Redistricted from 5th Essex district.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost Democratic primary in 1980.

Patricia McGovern[7] 		Democratic 1981 –
1993 		172nd
173rd
174th
175th
176th
177th 		Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.

John D. O'Brien[8] 		Democratic 1993 —
1999 		178th
179th
180th 		Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.

Susan Tucker[9] 		Democratic 1999 —
2011 		181st
182nd
183rd
184th
185th
186th 		Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired.

Barry R. Finegold[4] 		Democratic January 5, 2011–
January 7, 2015 		187th
188th 		Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Ran for Massachusetts Treasurer in 2014.

Barbara L'Italien[4][10] 		Democratic January 7, 2015 –
January 2019 		189th
190th 		Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Ran for U.S. House in 2018.

Barry R. Finegold[4] 		Democratic January 2019–
 191st
192nd 		Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Senatorial Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Counties ↔ legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, Counties to State Senate Districts
  3. ^ a b "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2011), retrieved April 18, 2020
  4. ^ a b c d Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2nd Essex and Middlesex district". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, State Senate Districts to State House Districts
  6. ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1979.
  7. ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985.
  8. ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1993.
  9. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2002". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org, November 1, 2018, Open seats in the state Senate

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