Massachusetts House of Representatives' 15th Essex district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 15th 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 Ryan Hamilton of Methuen has represented the district since 2023.[2]

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 15th Essex district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Locales represented

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The district includes the following localities:[3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex district.[4]

Former locales

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The district previously covered:

Representatives

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Member Party Years Legis. Electoral history District towns
 
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Republican 1933 –
1937
148th
149th
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Elected to United States Senate in 1936.
 
Russell P. Brown
Republican 1937 –
1947
150th
151st
152nd
153rd
154th
Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Andrew E. Faulkner Republican 1947 –
November 15, 1950
155th
156th
Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Died November 15, 1950.
Vacant November 15, 1950 –
1951
156th
 
C. Henry Glovsky
Republican 1950 –
1953
156th
157th
Elected in 1950.
Elected to State Senate in 1952.
 
Arthur Broadhurst
Democratic 1993 –
2007
179th
180th
181st
182nd
183rd
184th
185th
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Ran for Essex County Register of Deeds.
 
Linda Dean Campbell
Democratic 2007 –
186th
187th
188th
189th
190th
191st
191st
192nd
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
2013–: Parts of Haverhill and Methuen

See also

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Images

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References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 15th Essex district". PD43+. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ a b "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  6. ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  7. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 16, 1888). "Representatives: Essex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  9. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 16, 2023.
  10. ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  12. ^ "Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org, November 1, 2018, House Democrats...face opposition
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