Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Bristol district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Bristol 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 Bristol County.^[1] Republican Steven Howitt of Seekonk has represented the district since 2011.^[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:

• part of Norton
• Rehoboth
• Seekonk
• part of Swansea

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Bristol and Plymouth and Bristol and Norfolk districts.

Former locales

The district previously covered Taunton, circa 1872.^[3]

Representatives

• Charles Foster, circa 1858 ^[4]
• Marcus Morton, circa 1858
• Harrison Tweed, circa 1858
• Elisha Copeland, circa 1859 ^[5]
• Henry H. Fox, circa 1859
• Henry Sproat, circa 1859
• Arthur G. Rounseville, circa 1888 ^[6]
• Joseph E. Warner, circa 1920 ^[7]
• Peter B. Gay, circa 1951 ^[8]
• Ronald Anthony Pina, circa 1975 ^[9]
• Antone S. Aguiar Jr., 1979–1982
• Philip Travis, 1983–2007
• Steven D'Amico, 2007–2011
• Steven S. Howitt, 2011-current

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Bristol County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: 4th Bristol 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 . April 30, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Web site: April 30, 2020 . PD43+ . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Representative elections: 4th Bristol 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: Bristol County . October 16, 1888 . https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/54/mode/2up .
7. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . October 16, 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 .