Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Essex district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Essex 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 Essex County.^[1] Democrat Estela Reyes has represented the district since 2023.

Towns represented

The district includes the part following localities:

• Lawrence
• Methuen

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

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Andover, circa 1872 ^[2]
• North Andover, circa 1872

Representatives

• Francis P. Putnam, circa 1858-1859 ^{[3] [4]}
• Michael Carney, circa 1888 ^[5]
• Frank A. Oberti, circa 1920 ^[6]
• George Pearl Webster, circa 1920
• Alyce Louise Schlapp, circa 1945
• Harvey Armand Pothier, circa 1951 ^[7]
• Kevin M. Burke, circa 1975 ^[8]
• Forrester Clark
• James Colt
• Bradford Hill, 1999-2021^[9]
• Jamie Belsito, 2021–2023
• Estela Reyes, 2023–present

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Essex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
• Essex County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 1st, 2nd, 3rd; 1st Essex and Middlesex; 2nd Essex and Middlesex
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: 4th Essex District, MA . Censusreporter.org . (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
• League of Women Voters Cape Ann
• League of Women Voters of Topsfield-Boxford-Middleton
• League of Women Voters of Hamilton-Wenham

Notes and References

1. Web site: Massachusetts Representative Districts . May 3, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Book: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . 1872 . Sampson, Davenport, & Company . Boston .
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: Essex County . October 16, 1888 . https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/38/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. Web site: May 3, 2020 . PD43+ . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Representative elections: 4th Essex district .