Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Hampden district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Hampden County and Hampshire County.[1] Democrat Aaron Saunders of Belchertown has represented the district since 2023.[2]
Towns represented
editThe district includes the following localities:[3]
- part of Belchertown
- part of Chicopee
- Ludlow
- part of Springfield
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district and Hampden district.[4]
Former locales
editThe district previously covered:
- Agawam, circa 1872 [5]
- Granville, circa 1872 [5]
- Longmeadow, circa 1872 [5]
- Southwick, circa 1872 [5]
- West Springfield, circa 1872 [5]
Representatives
edit- George H. Chapman, circa 1858 [6]
- James Renney, circa 1858 [6]
- George M. Stearns, circa 1859 [7]
- Albert Fuller, circa 1859 [7]
- A. Olin Brooks, circa 1888 [8]
- Samuel F. Brown, circa 1920 [9]
- Thomas T. Gray, circa 1951 [10]
- David Michael Hartley, circa 1975 [11]
- William D. Mullins, 1977–1986
- Thomas Petrolati, 1987-2021[12][13]
- Jacob R. Oliveira, 2021-Current[14]
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, 6th, 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
Images
edit- Portraits of legislators
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Frank Hodskins -
Bion Wheeler -
Chester Arthur Pike -
Tycho Peterson -
Thomas Gray -
Frederick Whitney -
David Bartley -
William Mullins -
Thomas Petrolati -
Jacob Oliveira
References
edit- ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts", Sec.state.ma.us, retrieved April 28, 2020
- ^ "Representative Aaron L. Saunders, Democrat - 7th Hampden", Mass.gov, retrieved September 11, 2023
- ^ 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 c d e "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
- ^ a b "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 7th Hampden district". PD43+. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ Steve Brown (October 29, 2020), "Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, archived from the original on October 30, 2020
- ^ "Representative Jacob Oliveira". The 192nd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
External links
edit- Ballotpedia
- "7th 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