Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district

Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.[1] It covers 29.3% of Hampden County and 13.8% of Hampshire County population in 2010.[2][3] Democrat John Velis has represented the district since May 2020.[4][5]

Map of Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Towns represented

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The district includes the following localities:[3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Berkshire, 3rd Hampden, 4th Hampden, 5th Hampden, 8th Hampden, 1st Hampshire, and 2nd Hampshire districts.[6]

Senators

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Images

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Portraits of legislators

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts Senatorial Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Counties ↔ legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, Counties to State Senate Districts
  3. ^ a b "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2011), retrieved April 18, 2020
  4. ^ a b c Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Steve Brown (October 29, 2020), "Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, archived from the original on November 1, 2020
  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 Senate Districts to State House Districts
  7. ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985.
  8. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2002". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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