Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Essex and Middlesex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.[1] It covers 14.7% of Essex County and 3.9% of Middlesex County population in 2010. Democrat Barry Finegold of Andover has represented the district since 2019.[2]
The district includes the following localities:
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th Essex, 16th Essex, 17th Essex, 18th Essex, 19th Middlesex, and 36th Middlesex districts.
| Senator | Party | Years | Legis. | Electoral history | District towns | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created in 1975. | |||||||
| align=left nowrap | William X. Wall[3] | Democratic | 1975 – 1981 | 169th 170th 171st | Redistricted from 5th Essex district. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost Democratic primary in 1980. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Patricia McGovern[4] | Democratic | 1981 – 1993 | 172nd 173rd 174th 175th 176th 177th | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired. | ||
| align=left nowrap | John D. O'Brien[5] | Democratic | 1993 — 1999 | 178th 179th 180th | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Susan Tucker[6] | Democratic | 1999 — 2011 | 181st 182nd 183rd 184th 185th 186th | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Barry R. Finegold | Democratic | January 5, 2011– January 7, 2015 | 187th 188th | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Ran for Massachusetts Treasurer in 2014. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Barbara L'Italien | Democratic | January 7, 2015 – January 2019 | 189th 190th | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Ran for U.S. House in 2018. | ||
| align=left nowrap | Barry R. Finegold | Democratic | January 2019– | 191st 192nd | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. | ||