Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Worcester district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Worcester district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers the city of Leominster in Worcester County.^[1] Democrat Natalie Higgins of Leominster has represented the district since 2017.^[2]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Worcester and Middlesex district.

Representatives

• Gerard Bushnell, circa 1858 ^[3]
• Aaron Greenwood, circa 1859 ^[4]
• Samuel Dwight Simonds, circa 1888 ^[5]
• Edgar J. Buck, circa 1920 ^[6]
• Philip Andrew Quinn, circa 1951 ^[7]
• Fredrick W. Schlosstein 1965-1973 ^{[8] [9]}
• Henry R. Grenier, 1973-1976 ^{[10] [11]}
• Angelo Picucci 1979-1989^[9]
• Robert A. Antonioni 1989-1993^[9]
• Mary Jane Simmons, 1993-2004^[12]
• Jennifer L. Flanagan 2005-2009^[13]
• Dennis A. Rosa 2009-2017^[14]
• Natalie Higgins, 2017-current

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Barre, circa 1872 ^[15]
• Dana, circa 1872
• Hardwick, circa 1872
• Hubbardston, circa 1872
• New Braintree, circa 1872
• Petersham, circa 1872
• Phillipston, circa 1872

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Worcester 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
• Worcester County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 1st, 2nd; Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester; Middlesex and Worcester; Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex; Worcester and Middlesex; Worcester and Norfolk
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Images

Portraits of legislators

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: 4th Worcester 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 3, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Web site: May 3, 2020 . PD43+ . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Representative elections: 4th Worcester 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: Worcester County . 1888 . https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/46/mode/2up .
6. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . 1920 . Boston Review .
7. Book: 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
8. Web site: Frederic W. Schlosstein Jr. Obituary (2013) the Republican.
9. Web site: PD43+ » Search Elections.
10. Book: 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
11. Web site: PD43+ » Candidate Profile.
12. Web site: Rep. Mary Jane Simmons Obituary (2004) Boston Globe. .
13. Web site: Jennifer Flanagan.
14. Web site: Dennis Rosa.
15. Book: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . 1872 . Sampson, Davenport, & Company . Boston .