Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district explained

Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.^[1] It covers portions of Worcester county. Democrat Robyn Kennedy of Worcester has represented the district since 2023.^[2]

Locales represented

The district includes the following localities:

• Boylston
• part of Clinton
• Holden
• part of Northborough
• Princeton
• West Boylston
• part of Worcester

Senators

• Elmer Potter
• James Harrop
• Christian Nelson
• John S. Sullivan, circa 1935 ^[3]
• Charles F. Jeff Sullivan, circa 1945 ^[4]
• William Daniel Fleming, circa 1957 ^[5]
• Vite Pigaga

Senator	Party	Years	Legis.	Electoral history	District towns
align=left nowrap	Daniel J. Foley^[6] ^[7] ^[8]		Democratic	– 1975	167th 168th	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972.
align=left nowrap	John J. Conte		Democratic	1975 — 1977	169th	Elected in 1974.
align=left nowrap	Gerard D'Amico		Democratic	1977 — 1979	170th	Elected in 1976. Redistricted to Worcester district.	Boylston, Clinton, Shrewsbury, West Boylston, Worcester
Defunct from 1979 to 1995.
align=left nowrap	Robert A. Bernstein		Democratic	1995 – 2001	179th 180th 181st	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Harriette L. Chandler		Democratic	2001 – 2023	182nd 183rd 184th 185th 186th 187th 188th 189th 190th 191st 192nd	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. Retired.
align=left nowrap	Robyn Kennedy		Democratic	2023 –	193nd	Elected in 2022.

Images

Portraits of legislators

See also

• List of Massachusetts Senate elections
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
• Other Worcester County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 2nd; Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester; Middlesex and Worcester; Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex; Worcester and Middlesex; Worcester and Norfolk
• Worcester 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

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: First Worcester District, MA . Censusreporter.org . . State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
• League of Women Voters of the Worcester Area

Notes and References

1. Web site: Massachusetts Senatorial Districts . April 16, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Web site: April 16, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Senate elections: 1st Worcester district .
3. Book: 1935 . Public Officials of Massachusetts .
4. Book: 1945 . Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
5. Book: 1957 . Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
6. Web site: 26 Sep 2022 . Sec.state.ma.us . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . 1st Worcester District results.
7. Book: 1969 . Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
8. Book: 1979 . Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .