Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district

American legislative district

Map of Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.[1] It covers 29.3% of Hampden County and 13.8% of Hampshire County population in 2010.[2][3] Democrat John Velis has represented the district since May 2020.[4][5]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

  • Agawam
  • part of Chicopee
  • Easthampton
  • Granville
  • Holyoke
  • Montgomery
  • Russell
  • Southampton
  • Southwick
  • Tolland
  • Westfield

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Berkshire, 3rd Hampden, 4th Hampden, 5th Hampden, 8th Hampden, 1st Hampshire, and 2nd Hampshire districts.[6]

Senators

Images

Portraits of legislators
  • Alan Sisitsky
    Alan Sisitsky
  • Linda Melconian
    Linda Melconian
  • Michael Knapik
    Michael Knapik
  • Donald Humason
    Donald Humason

See also

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Senatorial Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Counties ↔ legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, Counties to State Senate Districts
  3. ^ a b "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2011), retrieved April 18, 2020
  4. ^ a b c Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Steve Brown (October 29, 2020), "Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, archived from the original on November 1, 2020
  6. ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, State Senate Districts to State House Districts
  7. ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985.
  8. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2002". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

External links

  • Ballotpedia
  • "Second Hampden & Hampshire District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
  • "2nd Hampden and Hampshire District", Donhumason.org, archived from the original on October 31, 2018
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