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.
The South Shore of Massachusetts is a geographic region stretching south and east from Boston toward Cape Cod along the shores of Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod Bay. It is subject to varying descriptions including municipalities in eastern Norfolk and Plymouth counties. The South Shore is an affluent area. The median income of the region as of 2020 is $104,691. The median home value of the region as of 2020 is $574,831.
The Massachusetts State House,also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House,is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. The building houses the Massachusetts General Court and the offices of the Governor of Massachusetts. The building,designed by architect Charles Bulfinch,was completed in January 1798 at a cost of $133,333,and has repeatedly been enlarged since. It is one of the oldest state capitols in current use. It is considered a masterpiece of Federal architecture and among Bulfinch's finest works,and was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architectural significance.
The 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2006. The incumbent Republican governor,Mitt Romney,chose not to seek a second term. Polls had been mixed prior to Romney's announcement,with one poll showing Romney slightly leading Democrat Attorney General Tom Reilly and other polls showing Reilly,who was then the Democratic frontrunner,in the lead.
The Cape Wind Project was a proposed offshore wind energy project on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound off Cape Cod,Massachusetts. It was projected to generate 1,500 gigawatt hours of electricity a year at a first-dollar cost of $2.6 billion.
The Cape Cod Times is a broadsheet daily newspaper serving Barnstable County,Massachusetts,United States,which encompasses 15 towns on Cape Cod with a year-round population of about 230,000 and a circulation of about 20,000. It is owned by Gannett.
Sarah K. Peake is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat,she has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2007. She represents the Fourth Barnstable district,a Cape Cod district that includes her hometown of Provincetown. She previously served on the Provincetown Board of Selectmen.
Viriato Manuel Pereira de Macedo,also popularly known as Vinny deMacedo,is a Cape Verdean American politician,and was the Massachusetts State Senator for the Plymouth and Barnstable District,which comprises the communities of Bourne,Falmouth,Kingston,Pembroke,Plymouth,and Sandwich. He is a Republican who was sworn into the Massachusetts Senate on January 7,2015. In November 2019 deMacedo resigned from the Massachusetts Senate to take a job in higher education.
Barnstable is a town in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community,both in land area and population,on Cape Cod,and is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have been granted city forms of government by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts but wish to retain "the town of" in their official names. At the 2020 census it had a population of 48,916. The town contains several villages within its boundaries. Its largest village,Hyannis,is the central business district of the county and home to Barnstable Municipal Airport,the airline hub of Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Additionally,Barnstable is a 2007 winner of the All-America City Award.
Jeffrey Davis Perry is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives who represented the 5th Barnstable District from 2003-2011. He was the Republican Party nominee for United States Congress in Massachusetts's 10th congressional district in the 2010 election,losing to Democrat Bill Keating.
The U.S. state of Massachusetts has vast wind energy resources offshore,as well as significant resources onshore. The 2016 update to the states's Clean Energy and Climate Plan had a goal of reducing 1990 baseline greenhouse gas emissions levels by 25% by 2020. Current goals include installing 3,500 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind power in the state by 2035. However,as of Q4 2021 the state had only 120 MW of wind powered electricity generating capacity,responsible for generating 0.9% of in-state electricity production. The state has awarded contracts to two offshore projects,the 800 MW Vineyard Wind project and 804 MW Mayflower Wind project. Construction began on the Vineyard Wind 1 project on November 18,2021,after a long fight for approval. Commonwealth Wind was selected for development in 2021,but the developer has attempted to cancel the project due to increased costs. There are eight projects planned for off the southern coast of Massachusetts,though some will deliver power to Rhode Island,Connecticut,and New York.
Joseph Patrick Kennedy III is an American politician and diplomat who currently serves as United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland since 2022. Prior to this,Kennedy served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented a district that extends from Boston's western suburbs to the state's South Coast. He worked as an assistant district attorney in the Cape and Islands and Middlesex County,Massachusetts,offices before his election to Congress. In January 2021,he became a CNN commentator.
The CapeFlyer is a passenger rail service in Massachusetts between Boston and Cape Cod that began in 2013. It is operated by the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) in collaboration with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The service runs on the weekends,beginning Friday evenings and including holidays,between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend.
Kenneth I. Gordon is an American attorney and state legislator representing the 21st Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The district includes Burlington,Bedford,and Wilmington's Precinct 3. He is a Bedford resident and a member of the Democratic Party.
Rady Mom is an American politician and a representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the 18th Middlesex district. The district was formerly represented by Kevin Murphy,who vacated his seat in 2014 when he was hired as the city manager of Lowell. Mom is the first Cambodian-American to be elected to the Massachusetts state Legislature as well as the first Cambodian American elected to a state legislature in the country.
Martha Atwood was an American operatic soprano and the founder of the Cape Cod Institute of Music. She was awarded the Medal of Honor from the National Society of New England Women.
Dylan A. Fernandes is a state representative currently serving in the Massachusetts House representing Martha's Vineyard,the Elizabeth Islands,four precincts of Falmouth,and Nantucket. He has been serving since 2017 and is a member of the Democratic Party.
William L. Crocker Jr. is an American politician who formerly served as a State Representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 2nd Barnstable District in central Cape Cod. In the House Chamber,Crocker serves on the following committees:the Joint Committee on Children,Families and Persons with Disabilities,the Joint Committee on Mental Health,Substance Use and Recovery and the Joint Committee on Tourism,Arts and Cultural Development. Before his entrance into elected office,Crocker was a broadcast journalist,a teacher within the Bristol County House of Correction,and a high school forensics coach. Crocker was inducted into the Massachusetts Speech and Debate League Hall of Fame in 2006. He lost re-election to Kip Diggs,a construction inspector and former professional welterweight boxer,on November 3,2020.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Barnstable 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 Barnstable County. Democrat Kip Diggs of Osterville has represented the district since 2021.
Thomas Joseph Hannon was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1935 to 1941 and from 1955 to 1957 and the Boston City Council from 1942 to 1952.
