Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Hampden district

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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Hampden district, based on the 2010 United States census. 2013 map 8th Hampden district Massachusetts House of Representatives DC10SLDL25109 001.png
Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Hampden district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Hampden 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 the city of Chicopee in Hampden County. [1] [2] Democrat Joseph Wagner of Chicopee represented the district until 1991. [3] Upon his retirement, Democrat Shirley Arriaga has taken over as Representative. [4]

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The district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district, 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district, and Hampden district. [5]

Representatives

Former locale

The district previously covered Westfield, circa 1872. [16]

See also

Images

Portraits of legislators

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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: 8th Hampden district". PD43+. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Democrat Shirley Arriaga wins race for 8th Hampden state House seat".
  5. ↑ 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
  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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. 1 2 Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 15, 1888). "Representatives: Hampden County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  9. ↑ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 15, 2023.
  10. ↑ 1925-1926 Public Officials of Massachusetts. Boston: Boston Review. 1925. p. 135.
  11. ↑ 1927-1928 Public Officials of Massachusetts. Boston: Boston Review. 1927. p. 118.
  12. ↑ 1939-1940 Public Officials of Massachusetts. Boston: Boston Review. 1939. p. 281.
  13. ↑ Hayden, Irving; Grove, Lawrence. 1947-1948 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston. p. 115.
  14. ↑ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  15. ↑ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  16. ↑ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
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