Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Worcester district

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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Worcester district, 2013. Based on the 2010 United States census. 2013 map 8th Worcester district Massachusetts House of Representatives DC10SLDL25210 001.png
Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Worcester district, 2013. Based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Worcester district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Norfolk County and Worcester County. [1] Republican Mike Soter of Bellingham has represented the district since 2019. [2]

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Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: [3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Worcester and Norfolk district. [4]

Former locales

The district previously covered:

Representatives

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Images

Portraits of legislators

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References

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  2. 1 2 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 8th Worcester district". PD43+. Retrieved April 28, 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
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