Sandwich is a town in Barnstable County,Massachusetts and is the oldest town on Cape Cod. The town motto is Post tot Naufracia Portus,"after so many shipwrecks,a haven". The population was 20,259 at the 2020 census.
Gale D. Candaras was a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate from 2006 to 2014,representing the First Hampden and Hampshire District. She is an attorney and a former five-term member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,where she served as a Division Leader.
Therese Murray is an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 2007 to 2015. Murray,a Democrat,was the first woman to lead a house of the Massachusetts General Court. She represented the Plymouth and Barnstable district in the Massachusetts Senate from 1993 to 2015.
Todd M. Smola is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Smola represents the 1st Hampden District,serving the towns of Brimfield,Holland,Palmer,Sturbridge,Wales,Ware,and Warren.
Sarah K. Peake is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat,she has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2007. She represents the Fourth Barnstable district,a Cape Cod district that includes her hometown of Provincetown. She previously served on the Provincetown Board of Selectmen.
Carolyn (Coyne) Dykema was the Massachusetts state representative from the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Middlesex district from 2009 until her resignation to take a private sector job in 2022.
Richard J. Ross is a former Massachusetts State Senator for the former Norfolk,Bristol,and Middlesex district,which included parts of Attleboro,Franklin,Natick,and Wellesley,and all of North Attleboro,Ross's home town of Wrentham,Plainville,Norfolk,Millis,Sherborn,Wayland,and Needham. He is a Republican,and served as the Senate Minority Whip.
John F. Keenan is a member of the Massachusetts State Senate for the Norfolk and Plymouth district.
Paul A. Schmid III has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 8th Bristol district since 2011. In the 189th session (2015–2016),he assumed a leadership position as the Chairperson,Joint Committee on Environment,Natural Resources and Agriculture,a committee he joined in 2011.
Nicholas A. Boldyga is an American politician who represents the 3rd Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Nick Collins is an American politician who currently serves as a member of the Massachusetts Senate,representing First Suffolk District. Collins serves as the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight and the Senate Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses. Additionally,he serves a member of the Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading,and a member on the Joint Committee's on Bonding,Capital Expenditures and State Assets;Mental Health,Substance Use and Recovery;and Public Service. He is a Boston resident and a Democrat. Elected into the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2010,he served four terms in the House representing the 4th Suffolk District.
Natalie M. Higgins is an American politician serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Natalie is a lifelong Leominster resident,Boston-educated attorney,and former non-profit director and rape crisis counselor.
William L. Crocker Jr. is an American politician who formerly served as a State Representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 2nd Barnstable District in central Cape Cod. In the House Chamber,Crocker serves on the following committees:the Joint Committee on Children,Families and Persons with Disabilities,the Joint Committee on Mental Health,Substance Use and Recovery and the Joint Committee on Tourism,Arts and Cultural Development. Before his entrance into elected office,Crocker was a broadcast journalist,a teacher within the Bristol County House of Correction,and a high school forensics coach. Crocker was inducted into the Massachusetts Speech and Debate League Hall of Fame in 2006. He lost re-election to Kip Diggs,a construction inspector and former professional welterweight boxer,on November 3,2020.
Cindy F. Friedman is an American politician currently serving as a state senator representing the 4th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts Senate. Friedman's district comprises Arlington,Billerica,Burlington,Lexington,and Woburn. She has been serving since 2017. Prior to becoming a state senator,Friedman worked as a public school teacher and as a senior manager in the high-tech industry and later served for nearly a decade as chief of staff to the late state Senator Ken Donnelly. During her first term,Friedman served as the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health,Substance Use and Recovery. For the 191st General Court,Friedman serves as the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing and is vice chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means.
Andres X. "Andy" Vargas is a State Representative who represents the 3rd Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the city of Haverhill. Vargas serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means,Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses,Joint Committee on Education,Joint Committee on Public Health,and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. He is a member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus. Vargas is a member of Phi Iota Alpha fraternity.
Daniel Carey is a State Representative who represents the 2nd Hampshire District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the towns of Easthampton,Hadley,South Hadley,and Granby. Carey serves on the Joint Committee on Education,the Joint Committee on Election Laws,the Joint Committee on Environment,Natural Resources and Agriculture,and the Joint Committee on Mental Health,Substance Use and Recovery.
Tami L. Gouveia is a former State Representative who represented the 14th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She represented the towns of Concord and Carlisle,and parts of the towns of Acton and Chelmsford.
John Harden Bucy III is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 136th District,which includes Northwest Austin,Cedar Park,Pflugerville,Round Rock,and the Brushy Creek area in Williamson County.
Lindsay Sabadosa is an American activist and politician. She is the first woman to hold the 1st Hampshire district seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Barnstable district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Barnstable County and Plymouth County. Since 2021,Steven Xiarhos of the Republican Party has represented the district.
