Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Franklin district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Franklin district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Franklin 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 Franklin County and Hampshire County.[1] Democrat Natalie Blais of Sunderland has represented the district since 2019.[2] Blais is running unopposed for re-election in the 2020 Massachusetts general election.[3][4]

Towns represented

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The district includes the following localities:[5]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden and Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester districts.[6]

Former locales

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The district previously covered:

Representatives

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  • Pliny Fisk, circa 1858 [9]
  • Hugh B. Miller, circa 1859 [10]
  • George D. Wells, circa 1858-1859 [9][10]
  • Freeman C. Griswold, circa 1888 [11]
  • Charles Elmer, circa 1908
  • Albert Bray, circa 1918
  • Walter H. Kemp, circa 1920 [12]
  • Elisha Hooper, circa 1923
  • Fred Dole, circa 1935
  • George Fuller, circa 1945
  • Philip F. Whitmore, circa 1951 [13]
  • Winston Healy, circa 1970
  • Jonathan L. Healy, 1971–1993 [14]
  • Stephen Kulik, 1993–2019
  • Natalie M. Blais, 2019-current[2]

See also

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Images

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  • Charles Elmer
    Charles Elmer
  • Albert Bray
    Albert Bray
  • Elisha Hooper
    Elisha Hooper
  • Fred Dole
    Fred Dole
  • George Fuller
    George Fuller
  • Philip Whitmore
    Philip Whitmore
  • Winston Healy
    Winston Healy
  • Jonathan Healy
    Jonathan Healy
  • Stephen Kulik
    Stephen Kulik

References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 1st Franklin district". PD43+. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 State Primary Candidates", Sec.state.ma.us, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retrieved August 28, 2020
  4. ^ Zack DeLuca (August 27, 2020), "Area legislators running unopposed in primary", Recorder.com
  5. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Representative Districts". Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928. Boston. October 17, 2023. pp. 196–206.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ a b c "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  9. ^ a b "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  10. ^ 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)
  11. ^ Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 17, 1888). "Representatives: Franklin County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  12. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 17, 2023.
  13. ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  14. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
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