Massachusetts Senate's Cape and Islands district

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Map of Massachusetts Senate's Cape and Islands district, 2013. Based on the 2010 United States census. 2013 map Cape and Islands district Massachusetts Senate DC10SLDU25040 001.png
Map of Massachusetts Senate's Cape and Islands district, 2013. Based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts Senate's Cape and Islands district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. [1] It covers 66.7% of Barnstable County, all of Dukes County, and all of Nantucket County population in 2010. [2] [3] Democrat Julian Cyr of Truro has represented the district since 2017. [4] He is running unopposed for re-election in the 2020 Massachusetts general election. [5] [6]

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Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: [3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Barnstable, 2nd Barnstable, 3rd Barnstable, 4th Barnstable, 5th Barnstable, and Barnstable, Dukes & Nantucket districts. [7]

List of senators

SenatorPartyYearsElectoral history
1975 John Aylmer senator Massachusetts.jpg
Jack Aylmer [8]
Republican1971 –
1981
Elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Resigned to become President of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
1983 Paul Doane senator Massachusetts.jpg
Paul V. Doane [9]
Republican1981 –
1989
Elected in 1981.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
1991 Henri Rauschenbach senator Massachusetts.jpg
Henri S. Rauschenbach [10]
Republican1989 –
January 3, 2001
Elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
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Robert O'Leary [11]
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2001 –
January 5, 2011
Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Ran for U.S. House in 2010.
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Dan Wolf
DemocraticJanuary 5, 2011 –
January 4, 2017
Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired.
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Julian Cyr [4] [12]
DemocraticJanuary 4, 2017–
Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

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