Berkshire County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census,the population was 129,026. Its largest city and traditional county seat is Pittsfield. The county was founded in 1761. The Berkshire Hills are centered on Berkshire County. Residents are known as Berkshirites. It exists today only as a historical geographic region,and has no county government,with the exception of the retirement board for former county workers,and certain offices such as the sheriff and registry of deeds.
Joseph Tucker was an American politician who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1869 to 1873.
Karen Eileen Spilka is an American politician and attorney serving as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate. She represents the towns of Ashland,Framingham,Holliston,Hopkinton,Medway and Natick in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts. She has served as the 95th President of the Massachusetts Senate since July 2018. Previously she served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005.
Christopher Nicholas Speranzo is an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts.
Russell Earl Holmes is an American politician who serves as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. First elected in November 2010,he represents the Sixth Suffolk District,which includes the Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester,Hyde Park,Jamaica Plain,Mattapan and Roslindale.
Nicholas A. Boldyga is an American politician who represents the 3rd Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Multicultural BRIDGE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Lee,Massachusetts. Co-founded by Gwendolyn Hampton VanSant and Marthe Bourdon,BRIDGE serves diverse groups in Berkshire County,Massachusetts,Boston,and other regions in Massachusetts,Vermont,and New York City. Services include workforce cultural literacy and cultural competency training,youth leadership and multicultural education,community-based civil rights and social justice forums and conferences,and multicultural advocacy. In 2015,BRIDGE received the Berkshire Trendsetter Award for Nonprofit Impact from 1Berkshire. BRIDGE is a minority and women-run nonprofit and is certified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Program Provider.
Berkshire,Hampshire,Franklin,and Hampden is a district of the Massachusetts Senate since 2013. It covers an area of 1,529.5 square miles across the expanse of Berkshire,Hampshire,Hampden and Franklin counties. Democrat Adam Hinds of Pittsfield has represented the district since 2017. Hinds is running unopposed for re-election in the 2020 Massachusetts general election.
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.
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.
Bud Williams is a State Representative who represents the 11th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the city of Springfield. Williams serves as the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Redistricting,and on the House Committee on Ways and Means,the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies,the Joint Committee on Education,and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Berkshire 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 Berkshire County and Franklin County. Democrat Paul Mark of Peru has represented the district since 2011. Mark is running unopposed for re-election in the 2020 Massachusetts general election.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Berkshire 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 Berkshire County and Hampden County. Democrat Smitty Pignatelli of Lenox has represented the district since 2003.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Berkshire district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Berkshire County. Democrat John Barrett of North Adams has represented the district since 2017.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Berkshire district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Pittsfield in Berkshire County. Democrat Tricia Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield has represented the district since 2011.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Hampden district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers the city of Holyoke in Hampden County. Democrat Aaron Vega of Holyoke has represented the district since 2013. Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Patrick Beaudry and Patricia Duffy.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Hampden district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Hampden County. Democrat JoséTosado of Springfield has represented the district since 2015. Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 primary included Denise Hurst. Candidates Orlando Ramos and Robert Underwood have been selected to run in the general election in November 2020.
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.
