Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Hampden district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th 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 the city of Springfield in Hampden County.^[1] Democrat Bud Williams of Springfield has represented the district since 2017.^[2] Candidates running for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Republican Prince Golphin Jr.

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

Representatives

• Charles W. Knox, circa 1858 ^[3]
• David Cannon, circa 1859 ^[4]
• James F. Sweeney, circa 1920 ^[5]
• William A. Cowing, circa 1951 ^[6]
• George William Porter, circa 1951
• Sean Cahillane, circa 1975 ^[7]
• Benjamin Swan
• Bud L. Williams, 2017-current

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Hampden County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 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

Images

Portraits of legislators

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: 11th Hampden District, MA . Censusreporter.org . (State House 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 Representative Districts . May 1, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Web site: May 1, 2020 . PD43+ . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Representative elections: 11th Hampden district .
3. Book: https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1858bost/page/n21/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . Adams, Sampson & Co. . Boston . 1858 . Massachusetts House of Representatives . 10–12 .
4. Book: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court . 1859 . Boston . Internet Archive .
5. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . Boston Review .
6. Book: 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
7. Book: 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .