Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex and Middlesex district explained

Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex and Middlesex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.^[1] It covers 17.8% of Essex County and 2.5% of Middlesex County population. Republican Bruce Tarr of Gloucester has represented the district since 1995.^[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following 19 localities:

• Boxford
• Essex
• Georgetown
• Gloucester
• Groveland
• Hamilton
• Ipswich
• Manchester-by-the-Sea
• Middleton
• Newbury
• Newburyport
• North Andover
• North Reading
• Rockport
• Rowley
• Salisbury
• Topsfield
• Wenham
• West Newbury

List of senators

Senator	Party	Years	Legis.	Electoral history	District towns
District created in 1975.
align=left nowrap	William L. Saltonstall^[3]		Republican	1975 – 1979	169th 170th	Redistricted from 3rd Essex district. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Robert C. Buell^[4] ^[5] ^[6]		Republican	1979 – 1995	171st 172nd 173rd 174th 175th 176th 177th 178th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Bruce Tarr		Republican	January 1995–	179th 180th 181st 182nd 183rd 184th 185th 186th 187th 188th 189th 190th 191st 192nd 193rd	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.

See also

• List of Massachusetts Senate elections
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
• Other Essex County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 1st, 2nd, 3rd; 2nd Essex and Middlesex
• Other Middlesex County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th; 2nd Essex and Middlesex; 1st Middlesex and Norfolk, 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk; Middlesex and Suffolk; Middlesex and Worcester; Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex; 1st Suffolk and Middlesex; 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex
• Essex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
• Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: First Essex & Middlesex District, MA . Censusreporter.org . (State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
• League of Women Voters Cape Ann
• League of Women Voters of Hamilton-Wenham

Notes and References

1. Web site: Massachusetts Senatorial Districts . April 18, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Web site: April 18, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Senate elections: 1st Essex and Middlesex district .
3. Book: 1969 . Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
4. Book: 1979 . Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
5. Book: 1985 . Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
6. Book: 1993 . Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .