Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Hampden district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Hampden 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 Hampden and Hampshire Counties.[1] Republican Nick Boldyga of Southwick has represented the district since 2011.[2][3]

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Hampden district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Towns represented

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The district includes the following localities:[4]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district.[5]

Former locale

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The district previously covered part of Springfield, circa 1872.[6]

Representatives

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  • Roderick Burt, circa 1858 [7]
  • Randolph Stebbins, circa 1859 [8]
  • Reuben Winchester, circa 1888 [9]
  • William H. Grady, circa 1920 [10]
  • John Mitchell, circa 1920 [10]
  • Ernest Deroy, circa 1951 [11]
  • Edward W. Connelly, circa 1975 [12]
  • Nicholas A. Boldyga, 2011-current[2][13]

See also

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Images

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Portraits of legislators

References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 3rd Hampden district". PD43+. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Steve Brown (October 29, 2020), "Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, archived from the original on November 1, 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. ^ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  7. ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  8. ^ 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. ^ Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Hampden County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  10. ^ a b Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  11. ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  12. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  13. ^ "Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org, November 1, 2018, Most of the incumbent Republicans are facing a challenge

Further reading

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