Dedham is a town in,and the county seat of,Norfolk County,Massachusetts,United States. Located on Boston's southwestern border,the population was 25,364 at the 2020 census.
The Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) is the Massachusetts affiliate of the Green Party of the United States and a political designation in Massachusetts officially recognized by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Up until 2020,it was an officially recognized political party in Massachusetts,losing that status as the result of vote tallies in the November 2020 election.
The Massachusetts Democratic Party (MassDems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Massachusetts. It is chaired by Steve Kerrigan and is the dominant party in the state,controlling all nine of the state's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,all six elected statewide offices including the governorship,and supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
Richard R. Tisei is an American politician and real estate agent from Massachusetts. A Republican,he served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court for a combined 26 years,eventually becoming Minority Leader in the Massachusetts Senate. He was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 2010 and the nominee for Congress from Massachusetts's 6th district in 2012 and 2014.
Patricia Deats Jehlen is a former teacher and current Massachusetts State Senator of the Democratic Party. She represents the Second Middlesex District. That includes the cities of Cambridge,Ward 7 Precinct 1,Ward 8 Precinct 1,Ward 10,Medford and Somerville,and the town of Winchester,precincts 4 to 7,inclusive,in the County of Middlesex. She has served the Massachusetts State Senate since 2005. She also served the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2003. She resides in Somerville,MA.
William "Smitty" Pignatelli is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the 4th Berkshire District.
Michael John Barrett is an American politician noted for having been elected to serve in three completely different state legislative districts over the course of his political career. At present he is the state senator for the 3rd Middlesex District of Massachusetts. Barrett served in the State Senate earlier,in 1987–1994,representing another district,before moving to his present home in suburban Lexington in 1996. Even earlier,in 1979–1985,he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from a district comprising Reading,North Reading and a portion of Wilmington.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 5,2002 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 8,1994 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6,1990 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
John F. Keenan is a member of the Massachusetts State Senate for the Norfolk and Plymouth district.
Brian M. Ashe is an American politician who represents the 2nd Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,his district includes all of Hampden and Longmeadow and part of East Longmeadow,Monson,and Springfield.
Bruce J. Ayers is an American small business owner and politician who represents the 1st Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and is a former member of the Quincy,Massachusetts City Council (1992–2000).
Paul McMurtry is an American politician from Massachusetts. A Democrat,he has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2007. He represents the Eleventh Norfolk District,which includes his hometown of Dedham,Westwood,and the Eighth Precinct of Walpole.
Josh S. Cutler is an attorney and former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represented the 6th Plymouth district of Massachusetts,which includes every precinct in the towns of Pembroke and Hanson,and precincts 2,3,4,5,and 6 of Duxbury. Cutler was elected on November,6th 2012 becoming the first Democrat to hold the seat for the 6th Plymouth District dating back to the Reconstruction era.
Shawn C. Dooley is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the 9th Norfolk district,succeeding Dan Winslow. The 9th Norfolk District constitutes all or parts of the Towns of Medfield,Millis,Norfolk,Plainville,Walpole,and Wrentham. A member of the Republican Party,he was sworn in January 29,2014. In 2022,he vacated the seat to run for the Massachusetts State Senate,he was defeated by incumbent Becca Rausch.
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.
William B. Bailey was an American politician who served as Registrar of Deeds for the Southern Middlesex District and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
William J. Driscoll,Jr. is an American politician who represents the 7th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,his district includes portions of the towns of Milton and Randolph.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Norfolk 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 Norfolk County. Democrat William Galvin of Canton has represented the district since 1991.
