Westport is a town in Bristol County,Massachusetts,United States. The population was 16,339 at the 2020 census.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a public research university in Dartmouth,Massachusetts. It is the southernmost campus of the University of Massachusetts system. Formerly Southeastern Massachusetts University,it was merged into the University of Massachusetts system in 1991.
Bristol Community College (Bristol) is a public community college with four campuses in Southeastern Massachusetts.
Worcester State University (WSU) is a public university in Worcester,Massachusetts. The fourth largest of the Commonwealth’s nine Universities,WSU enrolls 4500 undergraduates and nearly 900 graduate students in more than 80 undergraduate majors and minors and 39 graduate programs.
George Leonard was an American lawyer,jurist,and politician from Norton,Massachusetts. Besides service on state court benches and in both houses of the state legislature,he represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Salem State University is a public university in Salem,Massachusetts. Established in 1854,it is the oldest and largest institute of higher education on the North Shore and is part of the state university system in Massachusetts.
Walter F. Timilty Jr. is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Norfolk,Plymouth and Bristol district. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously represented the 7th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1999 to 2017.
Laban Wheaton was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Nathaniel Briggs Borden was a businessman and politician from Fall River,Massachusetts. He served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district from 1835 to 1839 and again from 1841 to 1843. He later served as a member of the Massachusetts General Court,first as a state Senator,and later a state representative. He also served as the third mayor of Fall River. His business career included interests textile mills,banking and railroads. He was the younger brother of noted land surveyor Simeon Borden.
William Richard Keating is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he first entered Congress in 2011,representing Massachusetts's 10th congressional district until redistricting. Keating's district includes Cape Cod and most of the South Coast. He raised his profile advocating for criminal justice issues in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court from 1977 to 1999 before becoming district attorney of Norfolk County,where he served three terms before being elected to Congress.
Robert Correia was an American politician who represented the 12th and 7th Bristol Districts in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1977 to 2008 and served as the 41st Mayor of Fall River,Massachusetts from 2008 to 2010. He ran for re-election as Mayor in 2009 but finished third in the mayoral primary behind City Councilor Cathy Ann Viveiros and Attorney William Flanagan.
Edward M. Lambert Jr. is an American politician and government official who currently served as vice chancellor for government relations and public affairs at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Christopher M. Markey is an American lawyer and politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 9th Bristol district. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected in 2010.
Keiko Matsudo Orrall is an American politician,a Republican,she served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 12th Bristol district,which includes Berkley,Ward 3 –Precinct B and Ward 4 in Taunton,Lakeville,and Precincts 2,4 and 5 of Middleborough. On February 13,2018,she announced that she would not seek reelection and instead run for Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In doing so,she became the first Asian-American woman to seek constitutional office in Massachusetts.
Alan Silvia is an American state legislator representing the 7th Bristol District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2013 as a member of the Democratic Party..
Carole A. Fiola is an American politician elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in September 2013. She was sworn-in September 25,2013. She is a Fall River resident and a member of the Democratic Party.
Edmond Patrick Talbot (1884-1951) was a Canadian-born American politician who served as Mayor of Fall River,Massachusetts,and Sheriff of Bristol County,Massachusetts. He was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1926.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Bristol district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Bristol County. Democrat Carole Fiola of Fall River has represented the district since 2013.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Bristol district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of the city of Fall River in Bristol County. Democrat Alan Silvia of Fall River has represented the district since 2013.
Carol A. Doherty is an American educator and politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 3rd Bristol district. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association and five terms on the Taunton School Committee.
