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]
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]
Senator | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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Jack Aylmer [8] | Republican | 1971 – 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. |
Paul V. Doane [9] | Republican | 1981 – 1989 | Elected in 1981. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. |
Henri S. Rauschenbach [10] | Republican | 1989 – 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. |
Robert O'Leary [11] | Democratic | January 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. |
Dan Wolf | Democratic | January 5, 2011 – January 4, 2017 | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired. |
Julian Cyr [4] [12] | Democratic | January 4, 2017– | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
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