Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Hampden district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Hampden 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 Holyoke in Hampden County.^[1] Democrat Aaron Vega of Holyoke has represented the district since 2013.^[2] Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Patrick Beaudry and Patricia Duffy.

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

Representatives

• Henry Vose, circa 1858 ^[3]
• Philo F. Wilcox, circa 1859 ^[4]
• George W. Gibson, circa 1888 ^[5]
• Joseph E. King, circa 1920 ^[6]
• John G. Curley, circa 1951 ^[7]
• John Pierce Lynch, circa 1951
• Peter A. Velis, circa 1975 ^[8]
• Robert Rohan
• Evelyn Chesky
• Michael F. Kane
• Aaron Vega, 2013-current

Former locale

The district previously covered part of Springfield, circa 1872.^[9]

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Hampden County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 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

External links

• Ballotpedia. Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifth Hampden District
• Web site: 5th 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: 5th 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: Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 1888 State House Directory . Geo. F. Andrews . Lakeview Press . Representatives: Hampden County . October 17, 1888 . https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/50/mode/2up .
6. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . October 17, 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 .