Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Hampden district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd 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 County.^[1] Democrat Brian Ashe of Longmeadow has represented the district since 2009.^[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:

• part of East Longmeadow
• Hampden
• Longmeadow
• Monson

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district and Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district.

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Palmer, circa 1872 ^[3]
• Wilbraham, circa 1872

Representatives

• Solomon A. Fay, circa 1858 ^[4]
• Henry Scism, circa 1859 ^[5]
• William Provin, circa 1888 ^[6]
• Charles Fay Shepard, circa 1888
• Herbert L. Miller, circa 1920 ^[7]
• Frederick A. Warren, circa 1920
• John Forbes Thompson, circa 1951 ^[8]
• Iris K. Holland, circa 1975 ^[9]
• Mary Rogeness
• Brian M. Ashe, 2009-current

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Hampden County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
• Hampden County districts of the Massachusett Senate: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden; Hampden; 1st Hampden and Hampshire; 2nd Hampden and Hampshire
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: 2nd Hampden District, MA . Censusreporter.org . (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Massachusetts Representative Districts . May 2, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Web site: May 2, 2020 . PD43+ . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Representative elections: 2nd Hampden district .
3. Book: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . 1872 . Sampson, Davenport, & Company . Boston .
4. Book: https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1858bost/page/n21/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . Adams, Sampson & Co. . Boston . 1858 . Massachusetts House of Representatives . 10–12 .
5. Book: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court . 1859 . Boston . Internet Archive .
6. Book: Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 1888 State House Directory . Geo. F. Andrews . Lakeview Press . Representatives: Hampden County . October 15, 1888 . https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/50/mode/2up .
7. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . October 15, 2023 . Boston Review .
8. Book: 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
9. Book: 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .