Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Worcester district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Worcester 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 Worcester County.^[1] Republican David Muradian of Grafton has represented the district since 2015.^[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:

• Grafton
• Northbridge
• Upton

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Worcester district and Worcester and Norfolk district.

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Holden, circa 1872 ^[3]
• Oakham, circa 1872
• Princeton, circa 1872
• Rutland, circa 1872

Representatives

• James Allen, circa 1858 ^[4]
• Solon S. Hastings, circa 1859 ^[5]
• John J. Allen, circa 1888 ^[6]
• Charles Waite Gould, circa 1920 ^[7]
• Jeremiah P. Keating, circa 1920
• William P. Di Vitto, circa 1951 ^[8]
• Maurice Edward Fitzgerald, circa 1951
• John R. Driscoll, circa 1975 ^[9]
• Marsha Platt, 1993-1995
• George N. Peterson Jr.
• David K. Muradian, Jr, 2015-current

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Worcester County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 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

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: 9th Worcester District, MA . Censusreporter.org . (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
• League of Women Voters Grafton & Shrewsbury

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: 9th Worcester 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: Worcester County . October 17, 1888 . https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/46/mode/2up .
7. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . October 17, 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 .