Hampden County is a non-governmental county located in the Pioneer Valley of the U.S. state of Massachusetts,in the United States. As of the 2020 census,Hampden County's population was 465,825. Its traditional county seat is Springfield,the Connecticut River Valley's largest city,and economic and cultural capital;with an estimated population of 154,758,approximately one-third of Hampden County residents live in Springfield.
East Longmeadow is a town in Hampden County,Massachusetts,United States,situated in the Pioneer Valley region of Western Massachusetts. It had a population of 16,430 at the 2020 census. East Longmeadow is 5 mi (8.0 km) southeast of downtown Springfield,part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Additionally,the town is 25 mi (40 km) north of Hartford,88 mi (142 km) southwest of Boston,and 142 mi (229 km) northeast of New York City.
Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district is located in central Massachusetts,encompassing much of Franklin,Hampshire,and Worcester counties,as well as small portions of Middlesex and Norfolk Counties. The largest municipalities in the district include Worcester,Leominster,Amherst,Shrewsbury,and Northampton.
Edward Oliver Wolcott was an American politician during the 1890s,who served for 12 years as a Senator from the state of Colorado.
Brian Paul Lees is a Massachusetts politician,who served as the Clerk of Courts for Hampden County. Until 2007,he had been the State Senator from the First Hampden and Hampshire District and the Massachusetts Senate Minority Leader.
Stephen Brewer is an American politician who served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1997 to 2015.
James Bradley Eldridge is an American politician and lawyer. He serves as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Middlesex and Worcester District. Eldridge previously served three terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,where he sat on the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business,the Joint Committee on Election Laws,and the Joint Committee on Public Service.
Margaret Coldwell Hassan is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from New Hampshire since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Hassan was the 81st governor of New Hampshire from 2013 to 2017.
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.
Brian M. Ashe is an American politician who represents the 2nd Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,his district includes all of Hampden and Longmeadow and part of East Longmeadow,Monson,and Springfield.
Eric Philip Lesser is an American lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate. Before representing his hometown of Longmeadow,Massachusetts,and neighboring communities in the Greater-Springfield area,he worked as a White House aide during the Obama administration. Lesser is one of the originators of the White House Passover Seder. In the 2022 Massachusetts race for Lieutenant Governor,Lesser lost the Democratic primary to Kim Driscoll.
Alan David Sisitsky was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate.
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 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 House of Representatives' 2nd Hampden 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 Hampden County. Democrat Brian Ashe of Longmeadow has represented the district since 2009.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Hampden 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 Hampden County. Since 2007,Angelo J. Puppolo,Jr. of the Democratic Party has represented the district.
Donna Bailey is an American politician and attorney from Maine. A Democrat,she serves in the Maine Senate representing District 31,which includes her residence in Saco,as well as the towns of Old Orchard Beach,Hollis,Limington and part of Buxton. Bailey grew up in Berlin,New Hampshire,and attended Berlin High School,Bates College and the University of Maine School of Law. She worked in real estate law,family law and probate law in private practice and was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2016. In 2020,Bailey was elected to her first term in the Maine Senate.
Jacob Oliveira is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts State Senate. Elected in November 2022,he assumed office on January 4,2023.
