Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampden district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampden district, 2013. Based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampden 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 Hampden County, Hampshire County, and Worcester County. ^[1] Republican Todd Smola of Warren has represented the district since 2005. ^[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: ^[3]

• Brimfield
• Holland
• Palmer
• Sturbridge
• Wales
• part of Ware
• Warren

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district. ^[4]

Former locales

The district previously covered Monson, circa 1872. ^[5]

Representatives

• John W. Foster, circa 1858 ^[6]
• Paul W. Paige, circa 1859 ^[7]
• Charles Henry Knox, circa 1888 ^[8]
• Ernest Hobson, circa 1908
• John Hamilton, circa 1918
• Daniel W. O'Connor, circa 1920 ^[9]
• Frank Smith, circa 1935
• Raymond H. Beach, circa 1951 ^[10]
• Clarence B. Brown, circa 1951 ^[10]
• George Smith, circa 1953
• Alexander Lolas, circa 1967
• John B. Perry, circa 1975 ^[11]
• William Moriarty, circa 1986
• Patrick Landers, 1987–1999
• Reed V. Hillman, 1999–2005
• Todd M. Smola, 2005-current ^{[2] [12]}

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Hampden County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
• Hampden County districts of the Massachusett Senate: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden; Hampden; 1st Hampden and Hampshire; 2nd Hampden and Hampshire
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Images

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  Ernest Hobson
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  John Hamilton
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  Daniel O'Connor
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  Frank Smith
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  Clarence Brown
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  Raymond Beach
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  George Smith
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  Alexander Lolas
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  John Perry
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  William Moriarty
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  Patrick Landers

References

1. "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 1st Hampden district". PD43+. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
3. Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
4. David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, State House Districts to State Senate Districts
5. "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
6. "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
7. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
8. Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 16, 1888). "Representatives: Hampden County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
9. Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 16, 2023.
10. 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
11. 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
12. "Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org , November 1, 2018, Most of the incumbent Republicans are facing a challenge

External links

• Ballotpedia
• "1st Hampden District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).