Massachusetts Senate's 1st Suffolk district

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Map of Massachusetts Senate's 1st Suffolk district, 2013. Based on the 2010 United States census. 2013 map 1st Suffolk district Massachusetts Senate DC10SLDU25001 001.png
Map of Massachusetts Senate's 1st Suffolk district, 2013. Based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts Senate's 1st Suffolk district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. [1] It covers portions of Suffolk county. [2] Democrat Nick Collins of South Boston has represented the district since 2018. [3]

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Until 2013, the district's seat had "long been regarded as the 'Southie Seat,'...held by a white, Irish-American, South Boston man." [4]

Locales represented

The district includes parts of the city of Boston. [2] [5]

Former locales

The district previously covered the following:

Senators

Images

Portraits of legislators

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  2. 1 2 "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2011), retrieved April 15, 2020
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