Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Hampden 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 Hampden County.[1] Democrat Michael Finn of West Springfield has represented the district since 2011.[2]
Towns represented
editThe district includes the following localities:[3]
- part of Chicopee
- part of Springfield
- West Springfield
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Hampden district.[4]
Former locales
editThe district previously covered:
Representatives
edit- Hiram Q. Sanderson, circa 1858 [6]
- Otis A. Seamans, circa 1859 [7]
- William F. Ferry, circa 1888 [8]
- Ethan C. Robinson, circa 1888 [8]
- Arthur E. Marsh, circa 1920 [9]
- Emma E. Brigham 1928-1936[10]
- Michael P. Pessolano, circa 1951 [11]
- Anthony M. Scibelli, circa 1951 [11]
- Garreth J. Lynch, circa 1975 [12]
- Walter A. DeFilippi, 1991-2001 [13]
- Stephen Buoniconti
- James T. Welch
- Michael J. Finn, 2011-current[2]
See also
edit- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- Other Hampden County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
- Hampden County districts of the Massachusett Senate: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden; Hampden; 1st Hampden and Hampshire; 2nd Hampden and Hampshire
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
References
edit- ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 6th Hampden district". PD43+. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
- ^ 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 House Districts to State Senate Districts
- ^ a b "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
- ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Hampden County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
- ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
- ^ "Emma Brigham". The Boston Globe. July 19, 1973. p. 34. Retrieved July 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
External links
edit- Ballotpedia
- "6th Hampden District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
- League of Women Voters of Northampton Area
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