Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Middlesex district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Middlesex 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 Newton in Middlesex County.^[1] Democrat Kay Khan of Newton has represented the district since 2003.^[2]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex & Norfolk district.

Representatives

• Franklin Hanchett, circa 1858 ^[3]
• Benjamin F. Ham, circa 1859 ^[4]
• William E. Barrett, circa 1888 ^[5]
• James H. Wilkins, circa 1920 ^[6]
• Edward Joseph Desaulnier, Jr., circa 1951 ^[7]
• Edward F. Galotti, circa 1975 ^[8]
• David B. Cohen, 1979-1997
• Kay Khan, 2003-current

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Belmont, circa 1872 ^[9]
• Watertown, circa 1872

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• Other Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th

Images

Portraits of legislators

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: 11th Middlesex District, MA . Censusreporter.org . (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
• League of Women Voters of Newton

Notes and References

1. Web site: Massachusetts Representative Districts . May 5, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Web site: May 5, 2020 . PD43+ . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Representative elections: 11th Middlesex 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: Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 1888 State House Directory . Geo. F. Andrews . Lakeview Press . Representatives: Middlesex County . October 16, 1888 . https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/42/mode/2up .
6. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . October 16, 2023 . Boston Review .
7. Book: 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
8. Book: 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
9. Book: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . 1872 . Sampson, Davenport, & Company . Boston .