| District: | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden |
| Senator: | Adam G. Hinds (D) |
| Percent White: | 93.25% |
| Percent Black: | 2.30% |
| Percent Native American: | 0.21% |
| Percent Asian: | 1.17% |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.03% |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.75% |
| Percent Two Or More Races: | 2.29% |
| Population: | 155,012[1] |
| Population Year: | 2012 |
Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden is a district of the Massachusetts Senate since 2013. It covers an area of 1,529.5 square miles across the expanse of Berkshire, Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin counties. Democrat Adam Hinds of Pittsfield has represented the district since 2017.[2] Hinds is running unopposed for re-election in the 2020 Massachusetts general election.
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Berkshire, 2nd Berkshire, 3rd Berkshire, 4th Berkshire, 1st Franklin, and 1st Hampshire districts.
The district had been used from 1989 through 2003 before it was eliminated in redistricting.
| Senator | Party | Years | Electoral history | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left nowrap | Peter C. Webber | Republican | 1989 – 1991 | Redistricted from the Berkshire district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Jane Swift | Republican | 1991 – 1997 | Retired to run for Congress. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. | Democratic | 1997 – 2003 | Redistricted to the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district. | ||
| District eliminated in 2003. District restored in 2013. | ||||||
| align=left nowrap | Benjamin Downing | Democratic | 2013 – January 4, 2017 | Redistricted from the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Adam G. Hinds | Democratic | January 4, 2017 – Present | First elected in 2016. | ||