Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Essex 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 Essex County.[1] Democrat Ann-Margaret Ferrante of Gloucester has represented the district since 2009.[2]
Locales represented
editThe district includes the following localities:[3]
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex and Middlesex district.[4]
Former locales
editThe district previously covered:
Representatives
edit- Charles Howes, circa 1858 [6]
- Luther Allen, circa 1859 [7]
- Harry Millett Eames, circa 1888 [8]
- William John Hinchcliffe, circa 1888 [8]
- Robert W. Dow, circa 1920 [9]
- William L. Stedman, circa 1920 [9]
- J. Everett Collins, circa 1951 [10]
- Frank S. Giles, Jr., circa 1951 [10]
- William Longworth, circa 1951 [10]
- Peter C. McCarthy, circa 1975 [11]
- Patricia G. Fiero, 1984-1991 [12]
- Richard R. Silva
- Patricia Fiero
- Bruce Tarr
- Anthony Verga
- Ann-Margaret Ferrante, 2009-current[2][13]
See also
edit- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- Other Essex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
- Essex County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 1st, 2nd, 3rd; 1st Essex and Middlesex; 2nd Essex and Middlesex
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images
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Robert Dow -
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William Casey -
Frank Giles -
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William Longworth -
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Philip O'Donnell -
Peter McCarthy -
Richard Silva -
Anthony Verga -
Bruce Tarr
References
edit- ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 5th Essex district". PD43+. Retrieved May 3, 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 c "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. (October 16, 1888). "Representatives: Essex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
- ^ a b Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 16, 2023.
- ^ a b c 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
- ^ "Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org, November 1, 2018,
House Democrats...face opposition
External links
edit- Ballotpedia
- "5th Essex District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
- League of Women Voters Cape Ann