Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district explained

Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.^[1] It covers 30.1% of Hampden County and 13.2% of Hampshire County population. Democrat Eric Lesser of Longmeadow has represented the district since 2015.^[2]

Locales represented

The district includes the following localities:

• Belchertown
• part of Chicopee
• East Longmeadow
• Granby
• Hampden
• Longmeadow
• Ludlow
• part of Springfield
• Wilbraham

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Franklin, 2nd Hampden, 7th Hampden, 8th Hampden, 9th Hampden, 10th Hampden, 11th Hampden, 12th Hampden, 2nd Hampshire, and 3rd Hampshire districts.

Senators

• John P. Burke, circa 1979-1985 ^{[3] [4]}
• Brian Lees, 1989-2007 ^[5]
• Gale D. Candaras, 2007-2015
• Eric Lesser, 2015–present

Images

Portraits of legislators

See also

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

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: First Hampden & Hampshire District, MA . Censusreporter.org . (State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
  • League of Women Voters of Northampton Area

Notes and References

1. Web site: Massachusetts Senatorial Districts . April 18, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Web site: April 18, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Senate elections: 1st Hampden and Hampshire district .
3. Book: 1979 . Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
4. Book: 1985 . Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
5. Web site: April 18, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Senate elections: 2002 .