Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Hampden district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th 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 County.^[1] Democrat Michael Finn of West Springfield has represented the district since 2011.^[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:

• part of Chicopee
• part of Springfield
• West Springfield

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

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Holyoke, circa 1872 ^[3]
• Ludlow, circa 1872

Representatives

• Hiram Q. Sanderson, circa 1858 ^[4]
• Otis A. Seamans, circa 1859 ^[5]
• William F. Ferry, circa 1888 ^[6]
• Ethan C. Robinson, circa 1888
• Arthur E. Marsh, circa 1920 ^[7]
• Emma E. Brigham 1928-1936^[8]
• Michael P. Pessolano, circa 1951 ^[9]
• Anthony M. Scibelli, circa 1951
• Garreth J. Lynch, circa 1975 ^[10]
• Walter A. DeFilippi, 1991-2001
• Stephen Buoniconti
• James T. Welch
• Michael J. Finn, 2011-current

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Hampden County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 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
• Web site: 6th Hampden District, MA . Censusreporter.org . (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
• League of Women Voters of Northampton Area

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: 6th 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. News: Emma Brigham . The Boston Globe . July 19, 1973 . 34 . July 5, 2021 . Newspapers.com .
9. Book: 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
10. Book: 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .