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.
John F. Tierney is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1997 to 2015. He is a Democrat who represented the state's 6th district,which includes the state's North Shore and Cape Ann. Born and raised in Salem,Massachusetts,Tierney graduated from Salem State College and Suffolk University Law School. He worked in private law and served on the Salem Chamber of Commerce from 1976 to 1997. Tierney first ran for the House of Representatives in 1994 against Republican incumbent Peter G. Torkildsen,losing by a small margin. He defeated Torkildsen in a rematch in 1996.
Bristol Community College (Bristol) is a public community college with four campuses in Southeastern Massachusetts.
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 a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Norfolk,Bristol and Plymouth district. Previously,he represented the 7th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
William M. Straus is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the 10th Bristol District comprising the towns of Fairhaven;New Bedford:Ward 3:Precinct A,Ward 4:Precincts D,E;Marion;Mattapoisett;and Rochester.
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 currently 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 (1977–1999) before becoming district attorney of Norfolk County where he served three terms prior to his congressional tenure.
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.
Antonio F. D. "Tony" Cabral is the current member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Bristol district.
Keiko Matsudo Orrall is an American Republican politician,formerly 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.
