District: | Norfolk and Suffolk |
Senator: | Mike Rush (D) |
Percent White: | 72.0 |
Percent Black: | 11.5 |
Percent Hispanic: | 8.8 |
Percent Asian: | 5.2 |
Percent Two Or More Races: | 1.8 |
Percent Other Race: | 0.7 |
Population: | 164,397 |
Norfolk and Suffolk is a district of the Massachusetts Senate. Democrat Mike Rush of West Roxbury has represented the district since 2011.
In Suffolk County, the district currently encompasses Boston Ward 18, Pcts. 9-12, 16-17, 19-20, 22-23; Ward 19, Pcts. 2, 3, 5, 8-11, 13; and Ward 20.
In Norfolk County, the district currently encompasses Dedham, Norwood, Walpole, and Westwood.
Senator | Party | Years | |||
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align=left nowrap | Erland F. Fish[1] | ||||
align=left nowrap | Richard S. Bowers[2] | ||||
align=left nowrap | Philip G. Bowker[3] | ||||
align=left nowrap | Beryl W. Cohen[4] | Democratic | 1969 – 1970 | ||
align=left nowrap | Jack H. Backman | Democratic | 1971 – 1974 | ||
align=left nowrap | Joseph F. Timilty | Democratic | 1975 – 1984 [5] | ||
align=left nowrap | William R. Keating | Democratic | 1985 – 1988 [6] | ||
District eliminated | 1989 – 1994 | ||||
align=left nowrap | Marian Walsh | Democratic | 1995 – 2000 | ||
District eliminated | 2001 – 2012 | ||||
align=left nowrap | Mike Rush | Democratic | 2013 – Present |