Monroe is a town in Franklin County,Massachusetts,United States. The population was 118 at the 2020 census. By area,population,and population density,it is the smallest town in the county;and is the second-smallest town by population in the Commonwealth,with only Gosnold having fewer residents.
Jane Maria Swift is an American politician and nonprofit executive who served as the 69th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2003 and,concurrently,as acting governor from April 2001 to January 2003. She was the first woman to perform the duties of governor of Massachusetts. At the time she became acting governor,Swift was 36 years old,making her the youngest female governor or acting governor in U.S. history.
Gale D. Candaras was a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate from 2006 to 2014,representing the First Hampden and Hampshire District. She is an attorney and a former five-term member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,where she served as a Division Leader.
Benjamin Brackett Downing is an American politician and Democratic former member of the Massachusetts State Senate. He represented the Berkshire,Hampshire and Franklin district from 2007 to 2013,before being redistricted to the Berkshire,Hampshire,Franklin,and Hampden district,which he represented until 2017.
Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. served as a Democratic State Senator from January 1,1997,until January 3,2007,representing the Berkshire,Hampshire,Franklin,and Hampden and Berkshire,Hampshire and Franklin Massachusetts Senate districts in western Massachusetts. He is an attorney,having practiced law with a focus on commercial real estate,health care,education and business litigation. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination of the United States House of Representatives in Massachusetts's newly drawn 1st congressional district on September 6,2012.
The 2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was held on June 25,2013,in order to fill the Massachusetts Class 2 United States Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3,2015.
Nick Collins is an American politician who currently serves as a member of the Massachusetts Senate,representing First Suffolk District. Collins serves as the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight and the Senate Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses. Additionally,he serves a member of the Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading,and a member on the Joint Committee's on Bonding,Capital Expenditures and State Assets;Mental Health,Substance Use and Recovery;and Public Service. He is a Boston resident and a Democrat. Elected into the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2010,he served four terms in the House representing the 4th Suffolk District.
John Christopher Velis is an American state legislator and Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate since 2020. He previously represented the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district,which includes his hometown of Westfield,and currently represents the Hampden and Hampshire district after the 2020 census. Prior his election to the state senate,Velis was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2014 to 2020.
Berkshire,Hampshire,Franklin,and Hampden is a district of the Massachusetts Senate since 2013. It covers an area of 1,529.5 square miles across the expanse of Berkshire,Hampshire,Hampden and Franklin counties. Democrat Adam Hinds of Pittsfield has represented the district since 2017. Hinds is running unopposed for re-election in the 2020 Massachusetts general election.
Adam G. Hinds is an American politician. He currently serves the CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. From 2017 to 2022 he represented the Berkshire,Hampshire,Franklin,and Hampden district the Massachusetts Senate. Hinds previously worked for the United Nations in the Middle East.
Massachusetts Senate's Hampden district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers portions of Hampden county including most of the majority of in Springfield (7/8),and a half of Chicopee. Democrat Adam Gomez of Springfield,Massachusetts has represented the district since 2021.
Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 30.1% of Hampden County and 13.2% of Hampshire County population. Democrat Eric Lesser of Longmeadow has represented the district since 2015.
Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 29.3% of Hampden County and 13.8% of Hampshire County population in 2010. Democrat John Velis has represented the district since May 2020.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Berkshire district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Berkshire County and Franklin County. Democrat Paul Mark of Peru has represented the district since 2011. Mark is running unopposed for re-election in the 2020 Massachusetts general election.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Hampden district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers the city of Holyoke in Hampden County. Democrat Aaron Vega of Holyoke has represented the district since 2013. Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Patrick Beaudry and Patricia Duffy.
The 191st Massachusetts General Court was the meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House,on January 2,2019,and ended on January 6,2021,during the fifth and sixth years of the governorship of Charlie Baker. Senate and House districts were drawn based on the 2010 Census.
The 193rd Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,composed of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House on January 4,2023,on the last day of the governorship of Charlie Baker and is scheduled to continue until January 7,2025,during the first two years of Governor Maura Healey's first term.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 8 members to the Massachusetts Governor's Council. The election coincided with elections for other offices,including governor,and U.S. House of Representatives.
