Berkshire County is a county on the western edge of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census,the population was 129,026. Its largest city and traditional county seat is Pittsfield. The county was founded in 1761. The Berkshire Hills are centered on Berkshire County. Residents are known as Berkshirites. It exists today only as a historical geographic region,and has no county government,with the exception of the retirement board for former county workers,and certain offices such as the sheriff and registry of deeds.
Worcester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census,the population was 862,111,making it the second-most populous county in Massachusetts while also being the largest in area. The largest city and traditional shire town is the city of Worcester. Worcester County is included in the Worcester,MA-CT Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Boston-Worcester-Providence,MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.
Worcester State University (WSU) is a public university in Worcester,Massachusetts. It was founded in 1874 and enrolls nearly 5,500 undergraduates and over 900 graduate students.
Anna Maria College is a private Roman Catholic college in Paxton,Massachusetts. It was founded in 1946 as a women's college,but has been coeducational since 1973. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Ginery Twichell was president of the Boston and Worcester Railroad in the 1860s,the Republican Representative for Massachusetts for three consecutive terms and the sixth president of the Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
The 1788–89 United States House of Representatives elections,coincided with the election of George Washington as first the president of the United States. The dates and methods of election were set by the states. Actual political parties did not yet exist,but new members of Congress were informally categorized as either "pro-Administration" or "anti-Administration".
Dwight Foster was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
Dwight Foster was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served as Massachusetts Attorney General and was an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
William Whitney Rice was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Lew Evangelidis is the sheriff of Worcester County,Massachusetts and a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
The Massachusetts general election,2010 was held on November 2,2010 throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 14,2010.
Harriette L. Chandler is an American politician who was the 94th President of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts State Senator for the 1st Worcester district,which includes parts of the city of Worcester,where she resides,and the towns of Boylston,Holden,Princeton,and West Boylston,and parts of Clinton and Northborough. She is a Democrat who has served since January 2001. From 1995 to 2001 she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature,she was a member of the Worcester school committee from 1991 to 1994. She is the first woman from Worcester ever to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
Massachusetts law required a majority vote,necessitating additional votes if no one won a majority. This was necessary in 4 of the districts.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts took place on November 6,2018. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren ran for reelection to a second term. The candidate filing deadline was June 5,2018,and the primary election was held on September 4,2018.
Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Worcester district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers portions of Worcester county. Democrat Mike Moore of Millbury has represented the district since 2009.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Worcester 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 Worcester County. Republican Kimberly Ferguson of Holden has represented the district since 2011. She is running unopposed for re-election in the 2020 Massachusetts general election.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Worcester 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 Worcester County. Republican Peter Durant of Spencer has represented the district since 2011.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Worcester 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 Worcester County. Democrat Stephan Hay of Fitchburg has represented the district since 2017. He plans to retire after 2020.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 16th Worcester 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 Worcester in Worcester County. Democrat Dan Donahue of Worcester has represented the district since 2013.
Jeffrey Rosario Turco is an American attorney,politician,and former law enforcement officer serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 19th Suffolk district. He was elected in a March 30,2021,special election.
