Amherst is a city in Hampshire County,Massachusetts,United States,in the Connecticut River valley. Amherst has a council–manager form of government,and is considered a city under Massachusetts state law. Amherst is one of several Massachusetts municipalities that have city forms of government but retain "The Town of" in their official names. At the 2020 census,the population was 39,263,making it the highest populated municipality in Hampshire County. The town is home to Amherst College,Hampshire College,and the University of Massachusetts Amherst,three of the Five Colleges.
John William McCormack was an American politician from Boston,Massachusetts. McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I,and afterwards in the Massachusetts State Senate before winning election to the United States House of Representatives.
John Walter Olver was an American politician and chemist who was the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district from 1991 to 2013. Raised on a farm in Pennsylvania,Olver graduated from college at the age of 18 and went on to earn a PhD in chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later taught chemistry at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for eight years.
Martin Thomas Meehan is an American academic administrator,politician,and attorney. Since July 2015,Meehan has served as the President of the University of Massachusetts after serving as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell since September 2007.
Ellen Goodman is an American journalist and syndicated columnist. She won a Pulitzer Prize in 1980. She is also a speaker and commentator.
Kelly Link is an American editor and writer. Mainly known as an author of short stories,she published her first novel The Book of Love in 2024. While some of her fiction falls more clearly within genre categories,many of her stories might be described as slipstream or magic realism:a combination of science fiction,fantasy,horror,mystery,and literary fiction. Among other honors,she has won a Hugo Award,three Nebula Awards,and a World Fantasy Award for her fiction,and she was one of the recipients of the 2018 MacArthur "Genius" Grant.
Edward Dickinson was an American politician from Massachusetts. He is also known as the father of the poet Emily Dickinson;their family home in Amherst,the Emily Dickinson Museum,is a museum dedicated to her.
Stanley C. Rosenberg is an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from January 2015 until December 2017. Rosenberg was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1986 and served as the representative for Amherst and Pelham until 1991 when he won a special election for the State Senate seat being vacated by Congressman John Olver. A Democrat,Rosenberg resigned from the Senate on May 4,2018,amidst a sexual harassment scandal involving his husband,Bryon Hefner.
Jeremiah Mason was a United States senator from New Hampshire.
Ebenezer Mattoon was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in North Amherst in the Province of Massachusetts Bay on August 19,1755. He attended the common schools and received private instruction. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1776. Mattoon served in the Revolutionary Army. He taught school and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Joan Bray is a former teacher,journalist,and union leader. She was a Democratic member of both the Missouri House of Representatives (1993–2002) and Missouri State Senate (2003–2010). She resides with her husband,Carl Hoagland,in St. Louis,Missouri. She has two children,Noel and Kolby.
Elizabeth A. "Liz" Malia is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat,she served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from March 1998 to January 2023. She represented the Eleventh Suffolk district,which includes parts of the Boston neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain,Roslindale,Roxbury and Dorchester.
Ellen Moran is the Vice-Chancellor for Strategic Communications and Marketing at the University of Pittsburgh. She previously served as Chief of Staff at the US Department of Commerce under Secretary Gary Locke from April 2009 to August 2011. She previously held the position of White House Communications Director. Her predecessor was Kevin Sullivan,who held the position under the Bush administration. Prior to her post at the White House,she was executive director of EMILY's List.
Linda Dean Campbell is an American politician from the state of Massachusetts. Since 2007 she has been a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 15th Essex –consisting Precincts 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11 and 12 of the town of Methuen,Essex County.
The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce is the local chamber of commerce for portions of Hampshire and Franklin counties within the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts.
Natalie M. Higgins is an American politician serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Natalie is a lifelong Leominster resident,Boston-educated attorney,and former non-profit director and rape crisis counselor.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Hampshire district or "3rd Hampshire" is an electoral district for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It consists of the towns of Amherst,Pelham and precinct 1 of Granby. Democrat Mindy Domb of Amherst has represented the district since 2019.
Mindy Domb currently serves in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Since 2019 she has represented the 3rd Hampshire district . Immediately prior to being elected in 2019,she was the executive director of the Amherst Survival Center. where she oversaw the basic needs organization's roster of services,including a food pantry,fresh food distribution,food recovery program,community meals program,free health clinic,free community store,laundry facilities,showers and community space.
David Allen Robertson is a State Representative currently serving in the Massachusetts House representing parts of Tewksbury and Wilmington. He has been serving since 2019 and is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 162nd Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1961 and 1962 during the governorship of John Volpe. John E. Powers served as president of the Senate and John F. Thompson served as speaker of the House. In 1962,the General Court expanded the University of Massachusetts outside of the Amherst campus with the creation of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester.
