Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district

Not to be confused with Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Middlesex district.

Map of Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 9.9% of Middlesex County and 1.8% of Norfolk County by population. ^[1] Democrat Karen Spilka of Ashland has represented the district since 2005. ^[2]

Locales represented

The district includes the following localities: ^[3]

• Ashland
• Framingham
• Holliston
• Hopkinton
• Medway
• Natick

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Middlesex, 5th Middlesex, 6th Middlesex, 7th Middlesex, 8th Middlesex, 10th Norfolk, 8th Worcester, and 19th Worcester districts. ^[4]

Senators

• David H. Locke ^[2]
• Jack H. Backman, 1979-1987 ^{[5] [6] [7]}
• Lois Pines ^[2]
• David P. Magnani, circa 2002 ^[8]
• Karen E. Spilka, 2005-current ^[2]

See also

• List of Massachusetts Senate elections
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
• Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th
• Norfolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th

References

1. "Daily Kos Elections counties ↔ legislative district overlaps (2022-present)". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
3. "Massachusetts Senatorial Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
4. "Daily Kos Elections upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district overlaps (2022-present)". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
5. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1979.
6. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985.
7. State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
8. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2002". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

External links

• Ballotpedia
• "Second Middlesex & Norfolk District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).