Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Hampden district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd 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 Hampden and Hampshire Counties.^[1] Republican Nick Boldyga of Southwick has represented the district since 2011.^[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:

• Agawam
• Blandford
• Chester
• Granville
• Huntington
• Middlefield
• Montgomery
• Russell
• Southwick
• Tolland

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district.

Former locale

The district previously covered part of Springfield, circa 1872.^[3]

Representatives

• Roderick Burt, circa 1858 ^[4]
• Randolph Stebbins, circa 1859 ^[5]
• Reuben Winchester, circa 1888 ^[6]
• William H. Grady, circa 1920 ^[7]
• John Mitchell, circa 1920
• Ernest Deroy, circa 1951 ^[8]
• Edward W. Connelly, circa 1975 ^[9]
• Nicholas A. Boldyga, 2011-current

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Hampden County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 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. Massachusetts House of Representatives Third Hampden District
• Web site: 3rd Hampden 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 . May 2, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Web site: May 2, 2020 . PD43+ . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Representative elections: 3rd Hampden 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: Hampden County . https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/50/mode/2up .
7. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . 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 .