Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Norfolk district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Norfolk 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 Norfolk County.^[1] Democrat Bruce Ayers of Quincy has represented the district since 1999.^[2]

Locales represented

The district includes the following localities:

• part of Quincy
• Randolph

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Plymouth district and Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district.

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Dedham, circa 1872, 1927 ^{[3] [4]}
• Needham, circa 1927
• Wellesley, circa 1927

Representatives

• Ezra W. Taft, circa 1858-1859 ^{[5] [6]}
• Frank A. Fales, circa 1888 ^[7]
• George S. Winslow, 1892^[8]
• Joseph Soliday, circa 1908
• John Hirsch, circa 1918
• Samuel H. Wragg, circa 1920 ^[9]
• James McCracken, circa 1935
• Mason Sears, circa 1935
• Alfred Keith, circa 1945
• Avery Gilkerson, circa 1945
• John Taylor, circa 1945
• Clifton H. Baker, circa 1951 ^[10]
• Carter Lee, circa 1951 ^[11]
• Amelio Della Chiesa, circa 1953
• Joseph Brett, circa 1967
• Walter Hannon, circa 1967
• Thomas F. Brownell
• Robert A. Cerasoli, 1975-1979 ^[12]
• Michael W. Morrissey, 1979–1993
• Michael G. Bellotti, 1993–1999
• Bruce J. Ayers, 1999-current

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Norfolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: 1st Norfolk 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 . April 27, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Web site: April 27, 2020 . PD43+ . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Representative elections: 1st Norfolk district .
3. Book: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . 1872 . Sampson, Davenport, & Company . Boston .
4. 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 . Boston . 196–206 .
5. Book: https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1858bost/page/n21/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . Adams, Sampson & Co. . Boston . 1858 . Massachusetts House of Representatives . 10–12 .
6. Book: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court . 1859 . Boston . Internet Archive .
7. Book: Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 1888 State House Directory . Geo. F. Andrews . Lakeview Press . Representatives: Norfolk County . https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/52/mode/2up .
8. Book: Bridgman, Arthur Milner . Legislative Souvenir 1892 . Wright and Potter Printing .
9. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . Boston Review .
10. Book: 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
11. Book: 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
12. Book: 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .