Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district

American legislative district

Map of Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.[1] It covers 30.1% of Hampden County and 13.2% of Hampshire County population.[2][3] Democrat Eric Lesser of Longmeadow has represented the district since 2015.[4]

Locales represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

  • Belchertown
  • part of Chicopee
  • East Longmeadow
  • Granby
  • Hampden
  • Longmeadow
  • Ludlow
  • part of Springfield
  • Wilbraham

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Franklin, 2nd Hampden, 7th Hampden, 8th Hampden, 9th Hampden, 10th Hampden, 11th Hampden, 12th Hampden, 2nd Hampshire, and 3rd Hampshire districts.[5]

Senators

Images

Portraits of legislators
  • John P. Burke
    John P. Burke
  • Brian Lees
    Brian Lees
  • Eric Lesser
    Eric Lesser

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 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 1st Hampden and Hampshire 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. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2002". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

External links

  • Ballotpedia
  • "First Hampden & Hampshire District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
  • "First Hampden & Hampshire District", Senatorlesser.com, archived from the original on May 14, 2020
  • League of Women Voters of Northampton Area
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