Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Norfolk district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Norfolk County and Plymouth County.^[1] Democrat James Murphy of Weymouth has represented the district since 2001.^[2] Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election are Paul Rotondo and incumbent James Murphy.

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:

• part of Hingham
• part of Weymouth

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

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• part of Quincy, circa 1927 ^[3]
• part of Roxbury, circa 1872 ^[4]

Representatives

• James Guild, circa 1858 ^[5]
• Samuel Walker, circa 1858
• Henry Willis, circa 1858
• Charles W. Bryant, circa 1859 ^[6]
• Robert C. Nichols, circa 1859
• Roland Worthington, 1859
• Albert A. Brackett, circa 1888 ^[7]
• Talbot Aldrich, circa 1920 ^[8]
• Josiah Babcock, circa 1951 ^[9]
• Roy C. Smith, circa 1951 ^[10]
• Robert B. Ambler, 1965-1991
• William D. Delahunt, circa 1975 ^[11]
• James M. Murphy, 2001-current

See also

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

Images

Portraits of legislators

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: 4th Norfolk District, MA . Censusreporter.org . (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
• League of Women Voters of Hingham

Notes and References

1. Web site: Massachusetts Representative Districts . April 28, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Web site: April 28, 2020 . PD43+ . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Representative elections: 4th Norfolk 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: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . 1872 . Sampson, Davenport, & Company . Boston .
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 . October 16, 1888 . https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/52/mode/2up .
8. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . October 16, 2023 . Boston Review .
9. Book: 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
10. Book: 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
11. Book: 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .