Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Essex district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Essex district, based on the 2020 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Essex district is one of 160 districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of the cities of Methuen and Lawrence in Essex County. ^[1] Democrat Estela Reyes of Lawrence has represented the district since 2023.

Towns represented

The district includes the part following localities: ^[2]

• Lawrence
• Methuen

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex district.

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Andover, circa 1872 ^[3]
• North Andover, circa 1872 ^[3]

Representatives

• Francis P. Putnam, circa 1858-1859 ^{[4] [5]}
• Michael Carney, circa 1888 ^[6]
• Frank A. Oberti, circa 1920 ^[7]
• George Pearl Webster, circa 1920 ^[7]
• Alyce Louise Schlapp, circa 1945
• Harvey Armand Pothier, circa 1951 ^[8]
• Kevin M. Burke, circa 1975 ^[9]
• Forrester Clark
• James Colt
• Bradford Hill, 1999-2021 ^{[10] [11]}
• Jamie Belsito, 2021–2023
• Estela Reyes, 2023–present

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Essex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
• Essex County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 1st, 2nd, 3rd; 1st Essex and Middlesex; 2nd Essex and Middlesex
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Images

• 
  Arthur Nason
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  Charles Morrill
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  Joseph Barry
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  George Pearl Webster
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  J. Bradford Davis
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  Michael Jordan
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  Alyce Louise Schlapp
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  J. Everett Collins
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  Ralph Hill
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  Harvey Armand Pothier
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  Thomas Bussone
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  Kevin Burke
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  Forrester Clark
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  James Colt
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  Bradford Hill
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  Jamie Belsito

References

1. "Representative Estela A. Reyes". malegislature.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
2. Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2021)
3. "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
4. "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
5. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
6. Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 16, 1888). "Representatives: Essex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
7. Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 16, 2023.
8. 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
9. 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
10. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 4th Essex district". PD43+. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
11. "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
• "4th Essex District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
• League of Women Voters Cape Ann
• League of Women Voters of Hamilton-Wenham