Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Bristol district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Bristol 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 Bristol County.^[1] Democrat Paul Schmid of Westport has represented the district since 2011.^[2]

Locales represented

The district includes the following localities:

• part of Fall River
• part of Freetown
• part of New Bedford
• Westport

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Bristol and Plymouth and 2nd Bristol and Plymouth districts.

Former locale

The district previously covered Dartmouth, circa 1927.^[3]

Representatives

• Ezra P. Brownell, circa 1858-1859 ^{[4] [5]}
• William Alexander Carman, circa 1888 ^[6]
• James Conroy, circa 1888
• Andrew Quinn, circa 1888
• William J. Bullock, circa 1920 ^[7]
• Andrew P. Doyle, circa 1920
• Edgar F. Howland, circa 1920
• Joseph Douglas Saulnier, circa 1951 ^[8]
• John J. Long, circa 1975 ^[9]
• Charles E. Silvia
• Edward M. Lambert Jr.
• Michael Rodrigues
• Paul Schmid, III, 2011-current

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Bristol County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: 8th Bristol 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 4, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Web site: May 4, 2020 . PD43+ . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Representative elections: 8th Bristol district .
3. Book: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge192728mass/page/196/mode/1up . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928 . October 16, 2023 . Boston . 196–206 .
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: Bristol County . October 16, 1888 . https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/54/mode/2up .
7. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . October 16, 2023 . 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 .