The Kennedy family is an American political family that has long been prominent in American politics,public service,entertainment,and business. In 1884,35 years after the family's arrival from County Wexford,Ireland,Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy became the first Kennedy elected to public office,serving in the Massachusetts state legislature until 1895. At least one Kennedy family member served in federal elective office from 1947,when P. J. Kennedy's grandson John F. Kennedy became a member of Congress from Massachusetts,until 2011,when Patrick J. Kennedy II retired as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court,the state legislature of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. The House of Representatives convenes at the Massachusetts State House in Boston,the state capital of Massachusetts.
Massachusetts,officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine to its east,Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south,New Hampshire and Vermont to its north,and New York to its west. Massachusetts is the sixth-smallest state by land area. With over seven million residents as of 2020,it is the most populous state in New England,the 16th-most-populous in the country,and the third-most densely populated,after New Jersey and Rhode Island.
Peter Gerard Torkildsen is an American Republican Party politician from Massachusetts. He represented the 13th Essex district,including his hometown of Danvers,in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991 and represented Massachusetts's 6th congressional district,covering much of Essex County,for two terms in the U.S. House from 1993 to 1997. Torkildsen also served as chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 2007 to 2009.
The 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1994. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Weld won reelection as Governor of Massachusetts by the largest margin in state history,winning every single county and all but 6 of the state's 351 municipalities. As of 2024,this is the most recent election in which Boston,Somerville,Lawrence,Chelsea,Brookline,Northampton,Provincetown,Monterey,Great Barrington,Ashfield,Williamstown,Williamsburg,Shelburne,Sunderland,and Pelham voted for the Republican candidate for governor.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Middlesex district is an electoral district for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Located in central Massachusetts,it comprises the towns of Hudson,Maynard and Stow,as well as the town of Bolton. Democrat Kate Hogan of Stow has represented the district since 2013. She is running unopposed for re-election in the 2020 Massachusetts general election.
Massachusetts Senate's 3rd Middlesex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers portions of Middlesex county. Democrat Mike Barrett of Lexington has represented the district since 2013.
Bud Williams is a State Representative who represents the 11th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the city of Springfield. Williams serves as the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Redistricting,and on the House Committee on Ways and Means,the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies,the Joint Committee on Education,and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers portions of Middlesex county. Democrat Ed Kennedy of Lowell has represented the district since 2019.
Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Plymouth district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 18.9% of Norfolk County and 6.8% of Plymouth County population. Democrat John Keenan of Quincy has represented the district since 2011.
Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Suffolk district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 6.4% of Middlesex County and 10.4% of Suffolk County population in 2010. Democrat Sal DiDomenico of Everett has represented the district since 2013.
Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Suffolk district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers portions of Suffolk county. Democrat Liz Miranda of Roxbury has represented the district since 2023.
Massachusetts Senate's Worcester and Norfolk district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 18.7% of Worcester County and 2.4% of Norfolk County population in 2010. Republican Ryan Fattman of Webster has represented the district since 2015.
Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Worcester district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 8.8% of Middlesex County and 4.8% of Worcester County population in 2010. Democrat Jamie Eldridge of Acton has represented the district since 2009.
Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk,Worcester and Middlesex district, formerly Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk,Bristol and Middlesex district,in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. Prior to redistricting that took effect with the 2022 elections,the district covered 8.6% of Bristol County,2.0% of Middlesex County,and 12.4% of Norfolk County population. Democrat Becca Rausch of Needham has represented the district since 2019.
Massachusetts Senate's Plymouth and Barnstable district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 33.3% of Barnstable County and 17.6% of Plymouth County population. Democrat Susan Moran of Falmouth has represented the district since May 2020,after a special election was called when Republican Vinny deMacedo of Plymouth resigned in November 2019.
Massachusetts Senate's 1st Plymouth and Bristol district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 15.1% of Bristol County and 17.8% of Plymouth County population. Democrat Marc Pacheco of Taunton has represented the district since 1993.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Bristol district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Bristol County and Plymouth County. Democrat Bill Straus of Mattapoisett has represented the district since 1993.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd 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. Carol Doherty has represented the district since summer 2020.
The 178th Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1993 and 1994 during the governorship of Bill Weld. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and Charles Flaherty served as speaker of the House.
