Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Norfolk district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Norfolk district, 2013. Based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Norfolk 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 Norfolk County. ^[1] Democrat William Galvin of Canton has represented the district since 1991. ^[2]

2020 Democratic Primary

Incumbent William Galvin has been opposed in the democratic primary for the first time in over a decade by Tamisha Civil. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The election is set to occur on September 1, 2020, with early voting and mail-in voting options offered in greater variety due to COVID-19. ^{[6] [7]}

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: ^[8]

• Avon
• Canton
• part of Stoughton

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district. ^[9]

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Braintree, circa 1927 ^[10]
• Quincy, circa 1872 ^[11]

Representatives

• Franklin Curtis, circa 1858 ^[12]
• William S. Morton, circa 1859 ^[13]
• Willard Franklin Gleason, circa 1888 ^[14]
• Benjamin H. Woodsum, circa 1920 ^[15]
• Francis Appleton Harding, circa 1951 ^[16]
• Harold Putnam, circa 1951 ^[16]
• Robert B. Ambler, circa 1975 ^[17]
• Joseph Semensi
• John H. Flood
• William C. Galvin, 1991-current ^[2]

Images

Portraits of legislators

• 
  Rednor Coombs
• 
  Arthur Paine
• 
  Allen Lawson
• 
  Horace Cahill
• 
  Charles Endicott
• 
  Leslie Bradley Cutler
• 
  Francis Appleton Harding
• 
  Harold Putnam
• 
  Maurice Ronayne
• 
  Robert Ambler
• 
  John Flood
• 
  William C. Galvin

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Norfolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

References

1. "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 6th Norfolk district". PD43+. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
3. "Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Norfolk District". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
4. "Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus Political Action Committee Endorsed Candidates", Mwpc.org, retrieved August 5, 2020
5. "Directory: Massachusetts 2020", Runforsomething.net , Washington, D.C., retrieved August 27, 2020
6. "Mass. 2020 Primary: What To Know About Voting By Mail Or At The Polls". www.wbur.org. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
7. "2020 State Primary Candidates", Sec.state.ma.us, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retrieved August 5, 2020
8. Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
9. 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
10. "Representative Districts". Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928. Boston. October 17, 2023. pp. 196–206.
11. "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
12. "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
13. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
14. Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 17, 1888). "Representatives: Norfolk County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
15. Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 17, 2023.
16. 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
17. 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.

Further reading

• "Longtime incumbent Rep. Galvin spars against Stoughton challenger for Canton seat", Wickedlocal.com , Gannett Co., Inc., August 20, 2020

External links

• Ballotpedia
• "6th Norfolk District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
• League of Women Voters of Sharon-Stoughton