Hingham is a town in northern Plymouth County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Part of the Greater Boston region,it is located on the South Shore of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census,the population was 24,284. Hingham is known for its colonial history and location on Boston Harbor. The town was named after Hingham,Norfolk,England,and was first settled by English colonists in 1633.
Walter F. Timilty Jr. is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Norfolk,Plymouth and Bristol district. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously represented the 7th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1999 to 2017.
The Massachusetts Republican Party (MassGOP) is the Massachusetts branch of the U.S. Republican Party.
Robert L. Hedlund is an American businessman and politician serving as the mayor of Weymouth,Massachusetts. He was formerly a member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the Plymouth and Norfolk District.
The 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 2,2010,in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's first term. Republicans ended unified Democratic control of Congress and the presidency by winning a majority in the House of Representatives and gained seats in the Senate despite Democrats holding Senate control.
The 2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick was re-elected to a second term.
John F. Keenan is a member of the Massachusetts State Senate for the Norfolk and Plymouth district.
James J. Lyons Jr. is an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 18th Essex district from 2011 to 2019,and as chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 2019 to 2023.
James Michael "Jim" Cantwell is an American politician and lawyer from Massachusetts. A Democrat,Cantwell is the State Director for United States Senator Ed Markey. Cantwell previously served as the Massachusetts State Representative for the 4th Plymouth district from 2008 to 2018. The district encompassed Marshfield and precincts 1,2,4,5,&6 of Scituate.
The 2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was held on June 25,2013,in order to fill the Massachusetts Class 2 United States Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3,2015.
Kirsten L. Hughes is an American political figure,singer,and attorney who is the clerk magistrate of Stoughton District Court. She was the Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 2013 to 2019 and a member of the Quincy,Massachusetts City Council from 2012 to 2020.
Michael Daniels Brady is an American politician from Brockton,Massachusetts,who serves as the state legislator in the Massachusetts Senate representing the Second Plymouth &Norfolk District,which covers Brockton,East Bridgewater,Halifax,Hanson and Whitman in the county of Plymouth;portions of Randolph and Avon in the county of Norfolk. He is a Brockton resident and a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Republican governor Charlie Baker and lieutenant governor Karyn Polito sought reelection to a second term in office,facing Democratic challengers Jay Gonzalez and Quentin Palfrey,respectively. Candidates were selected in the primary election held on September 4,2018.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts took place on November 6,2018. Incumbent Democratic U.S. senator Elizabeth Warren ran for re-election to a second term. The candidate filing deadline was June 5,2018,and the primary election was held on September 4,2018.
Joan Meschino is an attorney and American politician from Hull,Massachusetts. On November 8,2016,she was elected the state representative for the Third Plymouth district.
Stephen D. Gill is an American lawyer,from Massachusetts,and a retired United States Naval Reserve officer.
The 2018 New York state elections took place on November 6,2018. On that date,the State of New York held elections for the following offices:Governor and Lieutenant Governor,Attorney General,Comptroller,U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,New York State Senate,New York state assembly,and various others. Primary elections took place on September 13,2018. As of May 2018,Democrats had won all 19 elections to statewide offices that have occurred in New York since 2002.
Massachusetts Senate's Plymouth and Norfolk district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 9.1% of Norfolk County and 20.5% of Plymouth County population. Republican Patrick O'Connor of Weymouth has represented the district since 2016.
The 2022 Massachusetts State Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2022,with the primary election having been held on Tuesday,September 6,2022. Massachusetts voters selected all 40 members of the State Senate to serve two-year terms in the 2023–2024 Massachusetts legislature. The election coincided with United States national elections and Massachusetts state elections,including U.S. House,Governor,and Massachusetts House.
The 193rd Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts,composed of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House on January 4,2023,on the last day of the governorship of Charlie Baker and is scheduled to continue until January 7,2025,during the first two years of Governor Maura Healey's first term.
