Massachusetts House of Representatives' 24th Middlesex district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 24th Middlesex 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 Middlesex County,[1] namely Arlington, Belmont, and Cambridge.

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 24th Middlesex district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Democrat Dave Rogers of Cambridge has represented the district since 2013.[2] Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Jennifer Fries.[3]

Locales represented

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The district includes the following localities:[4]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex district, 4th Middlesex district, and 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex district.[5]

Former locales

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The district previously covered:

Representatives

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  • Stephen K. Fielding, circa 1858 [7]
  • John C. Jepson, circa 1858 [7]
  • Geo. Stevens, circa 1858 [7]
  • Walter Burnham, circa 1859 [8]
  • John A. Goodwin, circa 1859 [8]
  • Tappan Wentworth, circa 1859 [8]
  • Solomon K. Dexter, circa 1888 [9]
  • George Francis Morey, circa 1888 [9]
  • Warren Chapman Daggett, circa 1920 [10]
  • Wilbur F. Lewis, circa 1920 [10]
  • Catherine E. Falvey, 1941-1944[11]
  • Joseph F. Leahy, circa 1951 [12]
  • Paul A. McCarthy, circa 1951 [12]
  • Harold A. Palmer, circa 1951 [12]
  • William Francis Hogan, circa 1975 [13]
  • Anne M. Paulsen circa 2003–2007 [14]
  • William N. Brownsberger 2007–2021[2]
  • David M. Rogers, 2013–current[2]

See also

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Legislator portraits

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References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 24th Middlesex district". PD43+. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus Political Action Committee Endorsed Candidates", Mwpc.org, retrieved August 5, 2020
  4. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  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 House Districts to State Senate Districts
  6. ^ a b c "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  7. ^ a b c "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  8. ^ a b c Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ a b Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 16, 1888). "Representatives: Middlesex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  10. ^ a b Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923 – 2015" (PDF). Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  12. ^ a b c 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  13. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  14. ^ "Anne M. Paulsen (D)". Past Elections. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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