Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Bristol district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Bristol district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Bristol 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 Bristol County. ^[1] Republican Justin Thurber of Somerset has represented the district since 2025. ^[2]

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: ^[3]

• Dighton
• Somerset
• part of Swansea
• part of Taunton

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Bristol and Plymouth and 1st Plymouth and Bristol districts. ^[4]

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Berkley, circa 1872, 1927 ^{[5] [6]}
• Freetown, circa 1927 ^[6]
• Rehoboth, circa 1872, 1927 ^{[5] [6]}
• Seekonk, circa 1872, 1927 ^{[5] [6]}

Representatives

• Joel Marble, circa 1858 ^[7]
• John C. Marvel, circa 1859 ^[8]
• Isaac B. Tompkins, circa 1888 ^[9]
• Rufus H. Willis, circa 1888 ^[9]
• Albert C. Goff, circa 1920 ^[10]
• Stephen L. French, circa 1951 ^[11]
• Raymond S. Peck, circa 1975 ^[12]
• Manuel Raposa, circa 1978
• Joan Menard, 1979–2000
• Patricia A. Haddad, 2001-2025
• Justin Thurber, 2025-Current ^[2]

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Bristol County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Images

• 
  Benjamin Jones
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  Frank Guillo
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  Frank Horton
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  Stephen French
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  Antone Aguiar
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  Raymond Peck
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  Joan Menard
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  Patricia Haddad

References

1. "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 5th Bristol district". PD43+. Retrieved April 30, 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. "Representative Districts". Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928. Boston. October 16, 2023. pp. 196–206.
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.
9. Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 16, 1888). "Representatives: Bristol County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
10. Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 16, 2023.
11. 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
12. 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.

External links

• Ballotpedia
• "5th Bristol District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).