Massachusetts's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in eastern Massachusetts. The district is represented by Katherine Clark of the Democratic Party. Massachusetts's congressional redistricting after the 2010 census changed the borders of the district starting with the elections of 2012,with the new 3rd district largely taking the place of the old 5th. The 5th district covers many of the communities represented in the old 7th district.
Patricia Deats Jehlen is a former teacher and current Massachusetts State Senator of the Democratic Party. She represents the Second Middlesex District. That includes the cities of Cambridge,Ward 7 Precinct 1,Ward 8 Precinct 1,Ward 10,Medford and Somerville,and the town of Winchester,precincts 4 to 7,inclusive,in the County of Middlesex. She has served the Massachusetts State Senate since 2005. She also served the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2003. She resides in Somerville,MA.
Kate Hogan is an American politician from Stow,Massachusetts. A Democrat,she is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 3rd Middlesex district. She was first elected in 2008 and took office on January 7,2009.
Katherine Marlea Clark is an American lawyer and politician who has served as House Minority Whip since 2023 and the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. She previously served as Assistant Speaker from 2021 to 2023 and Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus from 2019 to 2021. Clark was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011 and the Massachusetts Senate from 2011 to 2013.
Sally P. Kerans is an American politician who represents the 13th Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She previously held the post from 1991–1997.
William N. Brownsberger is an American politician and the President pro tempore of the Massachusetts Senate representing the Suffolk and Middlesex District which includes his hometown of Belmont,as well as Watertown,the Boston neighborhoods Allston and Brighton,part of Boston's Fenway-Kenmore area,and part of Cambridge. From 2007 to 2012,he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2013 special election to succeed Ed Markey in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Marjorie C. Decker is an American politician serving as the State Representative for the 25th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts General Court. She is also House chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health. Since 2016,she has also been employed by the class action law firm Berman Tabacco.
Ruth B. Balser is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She is a Newton resident and a member of the Democratic Party.
A special election for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district took place on December 10,2013,due to the resignation of Democratic Congressman Ed Markey following his election to the United States Senate in a special election on June 25,2013. Primary elections were held on October 15,in which Democratic state senator Katherine Clark and Republican Frank Addivinola won their party nominations. State law required that Governor Deval Patrick call a special election between 145 and 160 days after the vacancy became official. On December 10,Clark easily defeated Addivinola with almost 2/3 of the vote,holding the seat for the Democrats. Clark's win marked the 92nd consecutive U.S. House loss by Republicans in Massachusetts since 1996.
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.
Elizabeth Miranda is a Cape Verdean-American community organizer and politician. She is a state senator representing the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Suffolk district after winning a five-way Democratic Primary Election,and advancing to an uncontested race in the 2022 Massachusetts general election. Prior to that,since January 2019,Miranda had served as the Democratic Massachusetts State Representative for the Fifth Suffolk district. Her district comprises parts of the Dorchester and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston. She is a member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus.
Joanne M. Comerford is an American politician who currently serves in the Massachusetts Senate. She is the first woman to hold the seat. Before being elected senator she had worked for the National Priorities Project,the Center for Human Development,the American Friends Service Committee,The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and MoveOn.
Maria Duaime Robinson is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 6th Middlesex district from 2019 to 2022. In September 2021,she was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as assistant secretary of energy for electricity delivery and energy reliability,but the White House withdrew her nomination on June 8,2022.
Richard M. Haggerty is an American politician. He represents the 30th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the towns of Woburn and Reading. As State Representative,Richard serves as Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business,and serves on the Joint Committee on Financial Services,the Joint Committee on Telecommunications,Utility,and Energy,along with the House Standing Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change.
Rebecca Lynne Rausch is an American attorney and politician from the commonwealth of Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party,she represents the Norfolk,Worcester and Middlesex district in the Massachusetts Senate.
Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers portions of Middlesex county. Democrat Pat Jehlen of Somerville has represented the district since 2015. She is running for re-election in 2020,and has been endorsed by the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 24th Middlesex 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 Middlesex County,namely Arlington,Belmont,and Cambridge.
The 191st Massachusetts General Court was the meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House,on January 2,2019,and ended on January 6,2021,during the fifth and sixth years of the governorship of Charlie Baker. Senate and House districts were drawn based on the 2010 Census.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 32nd Middlesex 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 Malden,Melrose,and part of Wakefield in Middlesex County. Democrat Kate Lipper-Garabedian has represented the district since 2020.
Anne Marie Paulsen is an American Democratic Party politician from Belmont,Massachusetts. Paulsen served from 1993 to 2006.
