MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The 'Massachusetts House of Representatives' is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from an equal number of single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms. The House meets at the Massachusetts State House in Boston.

Contents

Representation

The Sacred Cod

Leadership

Leaders

Party summary

Members

See also

Source, external links, and references

Representation

Historically, representatives were apportioned by community. For the first 150 persons, one representative was granted, and this ratio increased as the population of the town increased. This was ultimately changed to its current regional population system in the 20th century. Until 1978, there were 240 members of the house^[1], a number in multi-member districts; today there are 160 in single-member districts^[2]. Each Representative represents about 39,682 residents.^[3] Representative districts are named for the counties they are in, and tend to stay within one county, although districts occasionally cross county lines.

The Sacred Cod

Within the House's debating chamber hangs the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts. The five foot long pine carving of the cod was offered by Representative John Rowe in 1784 in commemoration of the state's martime economy and history. Two previous carvings of the cod existed during the legislature's colonial era; the first destroyed in a fire in 1747, and the second during the American War of Independence. Since 1784, the current Sacred Cod has been present at nearly every House session, and moved to its current location when the House began convening in the State House in 1798.
In 1933, members of the Harvard Lampoon stole the cod carving as part of a prank. The theft sparked a large state-wide search by the Boston and Massachusetts State Police. Following outrage from Boston newspapers and the General Court itself, the cod was anonymously handed back.

Leadership

The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. As well as presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leader, and controls the flow of legislation. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the House.
The current Speaker of the House is Salvatore DiMasi of the 3rd Suffolk District (Boston). The Majority Leader is John H. Rogers of the 12th Norfolk District (Norwood). The Republican Minority Leader is Bradley Jones, Jr. of the 20th Middlesex District (North Reading).

Leaders

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
Speaker	Salvatore DiMasi	Democratic	Boston	3rd Suffolk
Majority Leader	John H. Rogers	Democratic	Norwood	12th Norfolk
Minority Leader	Bradley Jones, Jr.	Republican	North Reading	20th Middlesex

The most recent election of members was held on November 7, 2006 (See Massachusetts House elections, 2006) Representatives serve two-year terms.

Party summary

The Democrats hold a supermajority in the House, the largest of its kind in any state legislature over the Republicans.

Affiliation		Members	Democratic Party	140	Republican Party	19
	Vacant	1
Total		160
Majority needed		81

Members

The following is a complete list of Members of the House of Representatives, by district:
===Barnstable County, Dukes County and Nantucket County===
'6 Representatives (5 Democrats 1 Republican)'

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description	Cleon H. Turner	D	Dennis	First Barnstable	Brewster and Dennis, and precincts 1, 2, 4 and 7, of Yarmouth, all in Barnstable County	Demetrius J. Atsalis	D	Barnstable	Second Barnstable	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 13, of Barnstable, and precincts 3, 5 and 6, of Yarmouth, both in Barnstable County	Matthew C. Patrick	D	Falmouth	Third Barnstable	Precincts 5 and 7, of Barnstable, precincts 5 and 6, of Bourne, precincts 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9, of Falmouth, and precincts 2, 4 and 5, of Mashpee, all in Barnstable County	Sarah Peake	D	Provincetown	Fourth Barnstable	Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet, all in Barnstable County	Jeffrey Davis Perry	R	Sandwich	Fifth Barnstable	Precincts 10, 11 and 12, of Barnstable, precinct 4, of Bourne, precincts 1 and 3, of Mashpee, and Sandwich, all in Barnstable County	Eric Turkington	D	Falmouth	Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket	Precincts 1, 2, 5 and 6, of Falmouth, in Barnstable County; and Chilmark, Edgartown, Aquinnah, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury, all in Dukes County County; and Nantucket, in Nantucket County

===Berkshire County===
'4 Representatives (4 Democrats)'

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description	Daniel E. Bosley	D	North Adams	First Berkshire	Adams, Clarksburg, Florida, North Adams, Savoy and Williamstown, all in Berkshire County; and Charlemont, Hawley, Heath, Monroe and Rowe, all in Franklin County	Denis E. Guyer	D	Dalton	Second Berkshire	Becket, Cheshire, Dalton, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, New Ashford, Peru, Richmond, Washington and Windsor, and precinct B of ward 1, of Pittsfield, all in Berkshire County; Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Colrain, Leyden, Northfield and Shelburne, all in Franklin County; and Cummington, Middlefield and Plainfield, all in Hampshire County	Christopher Speranzo	D	Pittsfield	Third Berkshire	Precinct A of ward 1, Wards 2, 3, 4, precinct A of ward 5, and Wards 6 and 7, of Pittsfield, in Berkshire County	William Smitty Pignatelli	D	Lenox	Fourth Berkshire	Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, precinct 5B of Pittsfield, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham and West Stockbridge, all in Berkshire County; and Blandford, Chester and Tolland, all in Hampden County

===Bristol County===
'14 Representatives (11 Democrats 3 Republicans)'

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description	Frederick Barrows	R	Mansfield	First Bristol	Town of Foxborough, in Norfolk County; and precincts 1, 3 and 6, of Mansfield, and precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Norton, both in Bristol County	John A. Lepper	R	Attleboro	Second Bristol	Wards 1 and 2, precinct A of ward 3, and Wards 4, 5 and 6, of Attleboro, in Bristol County	James H. Fagan	D	Taunton	Third Bristol	Precinct B of ward 1, and Wards 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8, of Taunton, in Bristol County	Steven D'Amico	D	Seekonk	Fourth Bristol	Precinct 1, of Norton, Rehoboth and Seekonk, and precincts 1, 3, 4 and 5, of Swansea, all in Bristol County	Patricia A. Haddad	D	Somerset	Fifth Bristol	Dighton and Somerset, precinct 2, of Swansea, precinct A of ward 1, precinct B of ward 4 and Ward 6, of Taunton, all in Bristol County	David B. Sullivan	D	Fall River	Sixth Bristol	Berkley, precinct C of ward 4, precincts A, C and D of ward 7, precincts B, C and D of ward 8, and precincts A, B and C of ward 9, of Fall River, and precinct 1, of Freetown, all in Bristol County	Robert Correia	D	Fall River	Seventh Bristol	Precincts B, C and D of ward 1, precincts A, B and C of ward 2, precincts A, B and C of ward 3, precincts A and B of ward 4, and precinct A of ward 5, of Fall River, in Bristol County	Michael J. Rodrigues	D	Westport	Eighth Bristol	Precinct A of ward 1, precincts B and C of ward 5, precincts A, B and C of ward 6, precinct B of ward 7, and precinct A of ward 8, of Fall River, and Westport, both in Bristol County	John F. Quinn	D	Dartmouth	Ninth Bristol	Dartmouth, precinct 2, of Freetown, and precincts F and G of ward 3, of New Bedford, in Bristol County; and precinct 1 in Lakeville, in Plymouth County	William M. Straus	D	Mattapoisett	Tenth Bristol	Fairhaven, in Bristol County; and Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester, and precincts 3 and 6, of Middleborough, all in Plymouth County	Robert M. Koczera	D	New Bedford	Eleventh Bristol	Acushnet, precincts A, B, C, D and E of ward 1 and Ward 2, of New Bedford, both in Bristol County	Stephen R. Canessa	D	New Bedford	Twelfth Bristol	Precinct 3, of Freetown, precincts F and G of ward 1, precincts A, B, C, D and E of ward 3, and precincts D and E of ward 4, of New Bedford, and precinct A of ward 4, of Taunton, all in Bristol County; and precincts 2 and 3, of Lakeville, and precincts 2 and 4, of Middleborough, both in Plymouth County	Antonio F. Cabral	D	New Bedford	Thirteenth Bristol	Precincts A, B, C, F and G of ward 4, Wards 5 and 6, of New Bedford, in Bristol County	Elizabeth A. Poirier	R	North Attleborough	Fourteenth Bristol	Precinct B of ward 3, of Attleboro, precincts 2 and 5, of Mansfield, North Attleborough, and precinct 2, of Norton, all in Bristol County

==='Essex County===
'18 Representatives (17 Democrats 1 Republican)

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description	Michael A. Costello	D	Newburyport	First Essex	Amesbury and Salisbury, and Newburyport, all in Essex County	Harriett L. Stanley	D	West Newbury	Second Essex	Precinct 1, of Georgetown, Groveland, precinct 3 of ward 4, and precincts 1 and 3 of ward 7, of Haverhill, and Merrimac, Newbury, Rowley and West Newbury, all in Essex County	Brian S. Dempsey	D	Haverhill	Third Essex	Ward 1, precinct 3 of ward 2, Ward 3, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 4, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 5, and Ward 6, of Haverhill, in Essex County	Bradford Hill	R	Ipswich	Fourth Essex	Precincts 1 and 3, of Boxford, and Hamilton, Wenham, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and precinct 2, of Middleton, all in Essex County	Anthony J. Verga	D	Gloucester	Fifth Essex	Essex and Rockport, and Gloucester, all in Essex County	Mary E. Grant	D	Beverly	Sixth Essex	Beverly, in Essex County	John D. Keenan	D	Salem	Seventh Essex	Salem, in Essex County	Douglas W. Petersen	D	Marblehead	Eighth Essex	Precinct 4 of ward 3, and precinct 4 of ward 4, of Lynn, and Marblehead and Swampscott, all in Essex County	Mark V. Falzone	D	Saugus	Ninth Essex	Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 1, of Lynn, precinct 2, of Lynnfield, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, of Saugus, all in Essex County; and precincts 1, 2 and 7, of Wakefield, in Middlesex County	Robert F. Fennell	D	Lynn	Tenth Essex	Precincts 3 and 4 of ward 1, Ward 2, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 3, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 4, and precinct 3 of ward 5, of Lynn, all in Essex County	Steven M. Walsh	D	Lynn	Eleventh Essex	Precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward 5, Wards 6 and 7, of Lynn, and Nahant, in Essex County	Joyce A. Spiliotis	D	Peabody	Twelfth Essex	Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, of Peabody, in Essex County	Theodore C. Speliotis	D	Danvers	Thirteenth Essex	Danvers and Topsfield, Ward 6, of Peabody, all in Essex County	David M. Torrisi	D	North Andover	Fourteenth Essex	Precincts 1 and 3 of ward A, precincts 2 and 3 of ward E, and precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward F, of Lawrence, and precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of North Andover, both in Essex County	Linda Dean Campbell	D	Methuen	Fifteenth Essex	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of Methuen, in Essex County	William Lantigua	D	Lawrence	Sixteenth Essex	Precincts 2 and 4 of ward A, Wards B and C, and precincts 3 and 4 of ward D, and precinct 3 of ward F, of Lawrence, in Essex County	Barry Finegold	D	Andover	Seventeenth Essex	Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9, of Andover, precincts 1 and 2 of ward D, and precincts 1 and 4 of ward E, of Lawrence, both in Essex County; and precincts 3 and 3A, of Tewksbury, in Middlesex County	Barbara A. L'Italien	D	Andover	Eighteenth Essex	Precincts 1, 7 and 8, of Andover, precinct 2, of Boxford, precinct 2, of Georgetown, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, precinct 2 of ward 5, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Haverhill, precinct 7, of Methuen, and precincts 7 and 8, of North Andover, all in Essex County

==='Franklin County===
'2 Representatives (2 Democrats)'

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description	Stephen Kulik	D	Worthington	First Franklin	Conway, Deerfield, Leverett, Montague, New Salem, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Wendell and Whately, all in Franklin County; and precincts A and D, of Belchertown, and Chesterfield, Goshen, Huntington, Pelham, Williamsburg and Worthington, all in Hampshire County	Christopher J. Donelan	D	Orange	Second Franklin	Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Orange and Warwick, all in Franklin County; and Athol, in Worcester County

==='Hampden County===
'12 Representatives (9 Democrats 3 Republicans)'

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description	Todd M. Smola	R	Palmer	First Hampden	Brimfield, Holland, Palmer and Wales, all in Hampden County; precincts B and C, in Ware, in Hampshire County; and Sturbridge and Warren, both in Worcester County	Mary S. Rogeness	R	Longmeadow	Second Hampden	Precincts 3 and 4, of East Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow and Monson, and precincts B and C of ward 6, of Springfield, all in Hampden County	Rosemary Sandlin	D	Agawam	Third Hampden	Agawam, Granville, Russell and Southwick, all in Hampden County	Donald F. Humason, Jr	R	Westfield	Fourth Hampden	Westfield, in Hampden County.	Michael F. Kane	D	Holyoke	Fifth Hampden	Holyoke, in Hampden County	James T. Welch	D	West Springfield	Sixth Hampden	Precinct B of ward 2, precincts A, B and C of ward 4 and precinct B of ward 5, of Chicopee, precinct E of ward 2 of Springfield, and West Springfield, all in Hampden County	Thomas M. Petrolati	D	Ludlow	Seventh Hampden	Precinct B of ward 6, of Chicopee, Ludlow, precincts E, F and G of ward 8, of Springfield, all in Hampden County; and precincts B and C, of Belchertown, in Hampshire County	Joseph F. Wagner	D	Chicopee	Eighth Hampden	Precincts A and B of ward 1, precincts A, C and D of ward 2, precincts A, B and C of ward 3, precinct A of ward 6, precincts A and B of ward 7, precincts A and B of ward 8, and precincts A and B of ward 9, of Chicopee, in Hampden County	Sean Curran	D	Springfield	Ninth Hampden	Precincts A, B, C, D, F, G and H of ward 2, precincts C, D, G and H of ward 5, precinct H of ward 7, and precincts A, B, D and H of ward 8, of Springfield, and precinct A of ward 5 of Chicopee, both in Hampden County	Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera	D	Springfield	Tenth Hampden	Ward 1, precincts B, C, F, G and H of ward 3, and precincts A, E and G of ward 6, of Springfield, in Hampden County	Benjamin Swan	D	Springfield	Eleventh Hampden	Precincts A, D and E of ward 3, Ward 4, precincts A, B, E and F of ward 5, precinct A of ward 7, and precinct C of ward 8, of Springfield, in Hampden County	Angelo Puppolo	D	Springfield	Twelfth Hampden	Precincts 1 and 2, of East Longmeadow, precincts D, F and H of ward 6, precincts B, C, D, E, F and G of ward 7, of Springfield, and Wilbraham, all in Hampden County

==='Hampshire County===
'3 Representatives (3 Democrats)'

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description	nowrap | Peter V. Kocot	D	Northampton	First Hampshire	Montgomery, in Hampden County; and Hatfield, Southampton and Westhampton, and Northampton, all in Hampshire County	John W. Scibak	D	South Hadley	Second Hampshire	Easthampton, Hadley and South Hadley, all in Hampshire County	Ellen Story	D	Amherst	Third Hampshire	Amherst and Granby, both in Hampshire County

==='Middlesex County===
'37 Representatives (34 Democrats 3 Republicans)'

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description	Robert S. Hargraves	R	Groton	First Middlesex	Ayer, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell and Townsend, all in Middlesex County	Geoffrey D. Hall	D	Westford	Second Middlesex	Precincts 3, 5 and 7, of Chelmsford and Littleton and Westford, both in Middlesex County	Patricia A. Walrath	D	Stow	Third Middlesex	Hudson, Maynard and Stow, all in Middlesex County; and Bolton, in Worcester County	Stephen P. LeDuc	D	Marlborough	Fourth Middlesex	Marlborough, in Middlesex County; and precinct 1, of Southborough, and Berlin, both in Worcester County	David Paul Linsky	D	Natick	Fifth Middlesex	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, of Natick, and Sherborn, both in Middlesex County; and precincts 2 and 3, of Millis, in Norfolk County	Pam Richardson	D	Framingham	Sixth Middlesex	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14 and 17, of Framingham, in Middlesex County	Tom Sannicandro	D	Ashland	Seventh Middlesex	Ashland, and precincts 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 and 18, of Framingham, both in Middlesex County	Paul J. Loscocco	R	Holliston	Eighth Middlesex	Holliston and Hopkinton, both in Middlesex County; precinct 1 of Medway, in Norfolk County; and precincts 2 and 3, of Southborough, and precinct 2, of Westborough, both in Worcester County	Thomas M. Stanley	D	Waltham	Ninth Middlesex	Precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Lexington, and Wards 1, 2, 3 and 4, and precinct 1 of ward 7, of Waltham, both in Middlesex County	nowrap | Peter J. Koutoujian	D	Waltham	Tenth Middlesex	Precincts 1 and 4 of ward 1, and precinct 4 of ward 3, of Newton, Wards 5 and 6, precinct 2 of ward 7, and Wards 8 and 9, of Waltham, and precinct 10, of Watertown, all in Middlesex County	Kay Khan	D	Newton	Eleventh Middlesex	Precincts 2 and 3 of ward 1, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 2, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 3, Ward 4, precinct 4 of ward 5, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Newton, in Middlesex County	Ruth B. Balser	D	Newton	Twelfth Middlesex	Precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 5, Ward 6, precincts 1, 3 and 4 of ward 7, and Ward 8, of Newton, in Middlesex County	Thomas P. Conroy	D	Wayland	Thirteenth Middlesex	Lincoln, Sudbury and Wayland, all in Middlesex County	Cory Atkins	D	Concord	Fourteenth Middlesex	Precincts 1, 2 and 6, of Acton, Carlisle and Concord, and precincts 1 and 9, of Chelmsford, all in Middlesex County	Jay R. Kaufman	D	Lexington	Fifteenth Middlesex	Precincts 14, 17, 20 and 21, of Arlington, precincts 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, of Lexington, and Wards 1 and 7, of Woburn, all in Middlesex County	Thomas A. Golden, Jr.	D	Lowell	Sixteenth Middlesex	Precincts 2, 6 and 8, of Chelmsford, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 5, and Wards 6 and 9, of Lowell, both in Middlesex County	David M. Nangle	D	Lowell	Seventeenth Middlesex	Precinct 4, of Chelmsford, and Ward 1, precinct 3 of ward 2, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, and Wards 10 and 11, of Lowell, both in Middlesex County	Kevin J. Murphy	D	Lowell	Eighteenth Middlesex	Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, Ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, Wards 7 and 8, of Lowell, in Middlesex County	James R. Miceli	D	Wilmington	Nineteenth Middlesex	Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 4 and 4A, of Tewksbury, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, of Wilmington, both in Middlesex County	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	R	North Reading	Twentieth Middlesex	Precincts 1, 3 and 4, of Lynnfield, and precinct 1, of Middleton, both in Essex County; and North Reading, and precincts 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8, of Reading, both in Middlesex County	Charles A. Murphy	D	Burlington	Twenty-first Middlesex	Bedford and Burlington, and precinct 3, of Wilmington, all in Middlesex County	William G. Greene, Jr.	D	Billerica	Twenty-second Middlesex	Billerica, in Middlesex County	nowrap | J. James Marzilli, Jr.	D	Arlington	Twenty-third Middlesex	Precincts 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18 and 19, of Arlington, precinct 2 of ward 3, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 6, of Medford, both in Middlesex County.	William N. Brownsberger	D	Belmont	Twenty-fourth Middlesex	Precincts 2 and 4, of Arlington, Belmont, precinct 3 of ward 10, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 11, of Cambridge, all in Middlesex County	Alice K. Wolf	D	Cambridge	Twenty-fifth Middlesex	Ward 4, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 6, Wards 7 and 8, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 10, of Cambridge, in Middlesex County	Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.	D	Cambridge	Twenty-sixth Middlesex	Ward 1, precinct 1 of ward 2, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 3, and precinct 1 of ward 6, of Cambridge, and Ward 1 and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 2, of Somerville, both in Middlesex County	Denise Provost	D	Somerville	Twenty-seventh Middlesex	Precinct 3 of ward 2, Ward 3, precinct 3 of ward 4, and Wards 5 and 6, of Somerville, in Middlesex County	Stephen S. Smith	D	Everett	Twenty-eighth Middlesex	Everett, and precinct 2 of ward 7, of Malden, both in Middlesex County	Rachel Kaprielian	D	Watertown	Twenty-ninth Middlesex	Ward 9, of Cambridge, and precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12, of Watertown, both in Middlesex County	Patrick M. Natale	D	Woburn	Thirtieth Middlesex	Precincts 2, 3 and 5, of Reading, precinct 3, of Stoneham, and Wards 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, of Woburn, all in Middlesex County	Paul C. Casey	D	Winchester	Thirty-first Middlesex	Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7, of Stoneham, and Winchester, both in Middlesex County	Michael E. Festa	D	Melrose	Thirty-second Middlesex	Melrose, and precincts 3, 4, 5 and 6, of Wakfield, both in Middlesex County	Christopher G. Fallon	D	Malden	Thirty-third Middlesex	Ward 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, Wards 4, 5, 6 and 8, of Malden, in Middlesex County	nowrap | Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.	D	Somerville	Thirty-fourth Middlesex	All precincts in wards 4 and 5, precinct 1 of ward 7, and precinct 2 of ward 8, of Medford, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 4, and Ward 7, of Somerville, both in Middlesex County	Paul J. Donato	D	Medford	Thirty-fifth Middlesex	Ward 1, precinct 2 of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 7, of Malden, and Wards 1 and 2, precinct 1 of ward 3, precinct 2 of ward 7, and precinct 1 of ward 8, of Medford, both in Middlesex County	Colleen M. Garry	D	Dracut	Thirty-sixth Middlesex	Dracut and Tyngsborough, both in Middlesex County	James B. Eldridge	D	Acton	Thirty-seventh Middlesex	Precincts 3, 4 and 5, of Acton, Boxborough and Shirley, all in Middlesex County; and Harvard, precinct 1 of Lancaster and Lunenburg, all in Worcester County

==='Norfolk County===
'15 Representatives (14 Democrats 1 Republican)'

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description	Bruce J. Ayers	D	Quincy	First Norfolk	Precincts 3 and 4 of ward 3, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 4, precincts 2 and 5 of ward 5, and Ward 6, of Quincy, and precincts 5 and 6 of Randolph, both in Norfolk County	A. Stephen Tobin	D	Quincy	Second Norfolk	All precincts in ward 1, precincts 1, 2 and 5 of ward 3, precincts 2 and 4 of ward 4 and precincts 1, 3 and 4 of ward 5, of Quincy, in Norfolk County	Ronald Mariano	D	Quincy	Third Norfolk	Precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Holbrook, Ward 2, and precinct 5 of ward 4, of Quincy, precincts 5, 6, 9, 12 and 16, of Weymouth, all in Norfolk County	James M. Murphy	D	Weymouth	Fourth Norfolk	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18, of Weymouth, in Norfolk County	Joseph R. Driscoll	D	Braintree	Fifth Norfolk	Braintree, precinct 1, of Holbrook, precinct 3, of Randolph, all in Norfolk County	William C. Galvin	D	Canton	Sixth Norfolk	Avon and Canton, and precincts 1, 5, 7 and 8, of Stoughton, all in Norfolk County	Walter F. Timilty	D	Milton	Seventh Norfolk	Precincts 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, of Milton, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8, of Randolph, both in Norfolk County	Louis L. Kafka	D	Stoughton	Eighth Norfolk	Precinct 4, of Mansfield, in Bristol County; and Sharon, precincts 2, 3, 4 and 6, of Stoughton, and precincts 3 and 4, of Walpole, all in Norfolk County	Richard J. Ross	R	Wrentham	Ninth Norfolk	Precincts 3 and 4, of Medfield, precinct 1, of Millis, Norfolk and Plainville, precinct 5, of Walpole, and Wrentham, all in Norfolk County	James E. Vallee	D	Franklin	Tenth Norfolk	Franklin, and precincts 2, 3 and 4, of Medway, both in Norfolk County	Paul McMurtry	D	Dedham	Eleventh Norfolk	Dedham, precinct 8, of Walpole, and Westwood, all in Norfolk County	John H. Rogers	D	Norwood	Twelfth Norfolk	Norwood, precincts 1, 2, 6 and 7, of Walpole, both in Norfolk County	Lida E. Harkins	D	Needham	Thirteenth Norfolk	Dover, precincts 1 and 2, of Medfield, and Needham, all in Norfolk County	nowrap | Alice Hanlon Peisch	D	Wellesley	Fourteenth Norfolk	Precinct 10, of Natick, and Weston, both in Middlesex County; and Wellesley, in Norfolk County	Frank I. Smizik	D	Brookline	Fifteenth Norfolk	Precincts 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Brookline, in Norfolk County

==='Plymouth County===
'12 Representatives (8 Democrats 3 Republicans)'

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description	nowrap | Viriato Manuel deMacedo	R	Plymouth	First Plymouth	Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14, of Plymouth, in Plymouth County	Susan Williams Gifford	R	Wareham	Second Plymouth	Precincts 1, 2 and 3, of Bourne, in Barnstable County; and Carver and Wareham, both in Plymouth County	Garrett J. Bradley	D	Hingham	Third Plymouth	Cohasset, in Norfolk County; and Hingham and Hull, and precinct 3, of Scituate, all in Plymouth County	Frank M. Hynes	D	Marshfield	Fourth Plymouth	Marshfield, and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, of Scituate, both in Plymouth County	Robert J. Nyman	D	Hanover	Fifth Plymouth	Hanover, Norwell and Rockland, all in Plymouth County	Daniel K. Webster	R	Hanson	Sixth Plymouth	Precincts 2, 3, 4 and 5, of Duxbury, precinct 2 of Halifax, and Hanson and Pembroke, all in Plymouth County	Allen McCarthy	D	East Bridgewater	Seventh Plymouth	Abington, East Bridgewater and Whitman, all in Plymouth County	David L. Flynn	D	Bridgewater	Eighth Plymouth	Precinct 6, of Easton, and Raynham, both in Bristol County; and Bridgewater, in Plymouth County	nowrap | Thomas P. Kennedy	D	Brockton	Ninth Plymouth	Precincts B and D of ward 1, precincts B, C and D of ward 2, Ward 3, precincts A and D of ward 4 and precinct A of ward 5, of Brockton, in Plymouth County	Christine E. Canavan	D	Brockton	Tenth Plymouth	Precinct 3, of Easton, in Bristol County; and precincts B and C of ward 4, precincts B, C and D of ward 5 and Ward 6, of Brockton, and West Bridgewater, both in Plymouth County	Geraldine Creedon	D	Brockton	Eleventh Plymouth	Precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5, of Easton, in Bristol County; and precincts A and C of ward 1, precinct A of ward 2, and Ward 7, of Brockton, in Plymouth County	Thomas J. Calter III	D	Kingston	Twelfth Plymouth	Precincts 1 and 6, of Duxbury, precinct 1, of Halifax, Kingston, precincts 1 and 5, of Middleborough, precincts 1, 11 and 13, of Plymouth, and Plympton, all in Plymouth County

==='Suffolk County===
'19 Representatives (19 Democrats)'

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description	'VACANT'	V	Boston	First Suffolk	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of ward 1, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Eugene L. O'Flaherty	D	Chelsea	Second Suffolk	Ward 2, of Boston, and Wards 1 and 2, precincts 1 and 3 of ward 3, and precincts 1 and 4 of ward 4, of Chelsea, both in Suffolk County	Salvatore DiMasi	D	Boston	Third Suffolk	Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, precinct 1 of ward 5, and precincts 1 and 2 of ward 8, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Brian P. Wallace	D	Boston	Fourth Suffolk	Precinct 15 of ward 1, Ward 6, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of ward 7, precinct 6 of ward 8, and precinct 3 of ward 13, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Marie P. St. Fleur	D	Boston	Fifth Suffolk	Precinct 10 of ward 7, precincts 5 and 7 of ward 8, precinct 6 of ward 12, precincts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of ward 13, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 of ward 15, precinct 1 of ward 16, and precinct 2 of ward 17, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Willie Mae Allen	D	Boston	Sixth Suffolk	Precincts 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of ward 14, precincts 7, 8, 10 and 11 of ward 17, and precincts 7, 8 and 15 of ward 18, and precincts 11, 12 and 13 of ward 19, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Gloria L. Fox	D	Boston	Seventh Suffolk	Precincts 8 , 9 and 10 of ward 4, precinct 4 of ward 8, precincts 4 and 5 of ward 9, precinct 4 of ward 10, precinct 1 of ward 11, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 of ward 12, and precinct 1 of ward 21, of Boston, in Suffolk County. Gloria L	Martha M. Walz	D	Boston	Eighth Suffolk	Precinct 3 of ward 2, precinct 3 of ward 3, and Ward 5, of Cambridge, in Middlesex County; and precinct 5 of ward 3, and precincts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 of ward 5, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Byron Rushing	D	Boston	Ninth Suffolk	Precinct 2 of ward 2, of Cambridge, in Middlesex County; and precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of ward 4, precincts 2 and 10 of ward 5, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 9, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Michael F. Rush	D	Boston	Tenth Suffolk	Precincts 14, 15 and 16, of Brookline, in Norfolk County; and precincts 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of ward 20, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Elizabeth A. Malia	D	Boston	Eleventh Suffolk	Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of ward 11, precinct 7 of ward 12, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of ward 14, precincts 6 and 7 of ward 19, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Linda Dorcena Forry	D	Boston	Twelfth Suffolk	Precincts 1 and 3 of Milton, in Norfolk County; and precincts 8, 11 and 12 of ward 16, precincts 4, 12, 13, and 14, of Ward 17, and Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 21 of Ward 18, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Martin J. Walsh	D	Boston	Thirteenth Suffolk	Precincts 7, 8, 9 and 10 of ward 13, precinct 6 of ward 15, precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 of ward 16, and precincts 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9 of ward 17, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Angelo M. Scaccia	D	Boston	Fourteenth Suffolk	Precinct 11 of Milton, in Norfolk County; and precincts 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 23 of ward 18, precinct 10 of ward 19, and precincts 8 and 9 of ward 20, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Jeffrey Sanchez	D	Boston	Fifteenth Suffolk	Precinct 5 of Brookline, in Norfolk County; and precincts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of ward 10, precinct 6 of ward 11, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 of ward 19, and precincts 1, 2 and 4 of ward 20, of Boston, in Suffolk County	nowrap | Kathi-Anne Reinstein	D	Revere	Sixteenth Suffolk	Precincts 3 and 10, of Saugus, in Essex County; and precincts 2 and 4 of ward 3, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 4, of Chelsea, and precinct 3 of ward 1, precinct 1 of ward 3, precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 4, precincts 1 and 2 of ward 5, and precincts 1, 2 and 3 of ward 6, of Revere, both in Suffolk County	Kevin G. Honan	D	Boston	Seventeenth Suffolk	Precincts 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of ward 21, and precincts 2, 3, 6, 9 and 10 of ward 22, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Michael J. Moran	D	Boston	Eighteenth Suffolk	Precinct 1, of Brookline, in Norfolk County; and precincts 2, 4, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of ward 21, and precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, and 13 of ward 22, of Boston, in Suffolk County	Robert A. DeLeo	D	Winthrop	Nineteenth Suffolk	Precincts 1 and 2 of ward 1, Ward 2, precincts 2 and 3 of ward 3, and precinct 3 of ward 5, of Revere, and Winthrop, both in Suffolk County

==='Worcester County===
'18 Representatives (14 Democrats 4 Republicans)'

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	District Description	nowrap | Lewis G. Evangelidis	R	Holden	First Worcester	Holden, Hubbardston, Oakham, Princeton, Rutland, precinct 1 of Sterling and Westminster, all in Worcester County	Robert L. Rice	D	Gardner	Second Worcester	Ashby, in Middlesex County; and Gardner, and Ashburnham, Royalston and Winchendon, all in Worcester County	Stephen L. DiNatale	D	Fitchburg	Third Worcester	Fitchburg, in Worcester County	Jennifer L. Flanagan	D	Leominster	Fourth Worcester	Leominster, in Worcester County	Anne M. Gobi	D	Spencer	Fifth Worcester	Precinct A, of Ware, in Hampshire County; and Barre, Brookfield, Hardwick, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Petersham, Phillipston and West Brookfield, precincts 2 and 3 of Spencer, and Templeton, all in Worcester County	Geraldo Alicea	D	Charlton	Sixth Worcester	Charlton, East Brookfield and precinct 2, of Oxford, Southbridge, and precincts 1 and 4, of Spencer, all in Worcester County	Paul K. Frost	R	Auburn	Seventh Worcester	Auburn and Millbury, precinct 3, of Sutton, and precincts 1 and 3, of Oxford, all in Worcester County	Paul Kujawski	D	Webster	Eighth Worcester	Douglas and Dudley, precinct 4, of Oxford, precinct 3, of Uxbridge, and Webster, all in Worcester County	George N. Peterson, Jr.	R	Grafton	Ninth Worcester	Grafton, Northbridge and Upton, and precincts 3 and 5, of Westborough, all in Worcester County	John V. Fernandes	D	Milford	Tenth Worcester	Hopedale, Mendon and Milford, all in Worcester County	Karyn E. Polito	R	Shrewsbury	Eleventh Worcester	Shrewsbury, and precincts 1 and 4, of Westborough, both in Worcester County	Harold P. Naughton, Jr.	D	Clinton	Twelfth Worcester	Boylston, Clinton, Northborough, and precinct 2 of Sterling and precinct 2 of Lancaster, all in Worcester County	Robert P. Spellane	D	Worcester	Thirteenth Worcester	Paxton, precincts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of ward 1, Ward 9, and precinct 3 of ward 10, of Worcester, both in Worcester County	James O’Day	D	Worcester	Fourteenth Worcester	West Boylston, and precinct 5 of ward 1, Ward 2, and precincts 1, 3 and 5 of ward 3, of Worcester, both in Worcester County	Vincent A. Pedone	D	Worcester	Fifteenth Worcester	Precincts 2 and 4 of ward 3, Ward 4, precinct 3 of ward 5, and precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5 of ward 10, of Worcester, in Worcester County	John P. Fresolo	D	Worcester	Sixteenth Worcester	Precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5, of ward 5, Ward 6, and precincts 1 and 5 of ward 8, of Worcester, in Worcester County	John J. Binienda	D	Worcester	Seventeenth Worcester	Leicester, and all precincts in ward 7, and precincts 2, 3 and 4 of ward 8, of Worcester, in Worcester County	Jennifer M. Callahan	D	Sutton	Eighteenth Worcester	Bellingham, in Norfolk County; and precincts 1, 2 and 4, of Uxbridge, precincts 1 and 2, of Sutton, and Blackstone and Millville, all in Worcester County

See also

★ Massachusetts State House

★ Massachusetts Senate

★ Massachusetts General Court

★ Massachusetts Government

Source, external links, and references

★ Representative Districts, accessed April 9, 2006

★ House Members of the General Court
1. League of Women Voters of Massachusetts
2. See Amendment CI of the Massachusetts Constitution, adopted by voters in 1974
3. Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Article LXXXII.