Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Hampden district

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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Hampden district, 2013. Based on the 2010 United States census. 2013 map 4th Hampden district Massachusetts House of Representatives DC10SLDL25105 001.png
Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Hampden district, 2013. Based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Hampden district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers the city of Westfield in Hampden County. [1] [2] Democrat John Velis of Westfield represented the district from 2014 to 2020. [3] Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Independent Conservative Dan Allie, Democrat Matt Garlo, and Republican Kelly Pease. [4] [5]

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The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district. [6]

Representatives

Former locale

The district previously covered part of Springfield, circa 1872. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  3. 1 2 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 4th Hampden district". PD43+. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020 State Primary Candidates", Sec.state.ma.us, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retrieved August 23, 2020
  5. ↑ "Republican candidates Dan Allie, Kelly Pease to face off in primary to become next Westfield state representative", Masslive.com , August 21, 2020
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  8. ↑ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ↑ Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 17, 1888). "Representatives: Hampden County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  10. 1 2 Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 17, 2023.
  11. ↑ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  12. ↑ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  13. ↑ Steve Brown (October 29, 2020), "Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, archived from the original on October 30, 2020
  14. ↑ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.

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