East Longmeadow is a city in Hampden County,Massachusetts,United States situated in the Pioneer Valley region of Western Massachusetts. It had a population of 16,430 at the 2020 census. East Longmeadow is 5 mi (8.0 km) southeast of downtown Springfield,part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Additionally,the town is 25 mi (40 km) north of Hartford,88 mi (142 km) southwest of Boston,and 142 mi (229 km) northeast of New York City.
Edward Patrick Boland was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat,he was a representative from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district.
Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district is located in central Massachusetts. It contains the cities of Worcester,which is the second-largest city in New England after Boston,and Northampton in the Pioneer Valley. It is represented by Democrat Jim McGovern.
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.
Brian Paul Lees is a Massachusetts politician,who served as the Clerk of Courts for Hampden County. Until 2007,he had been the State Senator from the First Hampden and Hampshire District and the Massachusetts Senate Minority Leader.
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat,she served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1999 to 2014.
William C. Galvin is an American insurance broker and politician who represents the 6th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected to the legislature in 1990.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 7,1978 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Michael Albano is an American politician,college professor,and government affairs consultant who resides in Longmeadow,Massachusetts. He is the former mayor of Springfield,Massachusetts and the former Massachusetts Governor's Councilor representing western Massachusetts's 8th Council district. Albano began his public service career as a Probation Officer in the Westfield District Court in 1974. Subsequently,he was appointed to the Massachusetts State Parole Board in 1982 by Governor Edward J. King and reappointed by Governor Michael Dukakis in 1987. In 1992 Governor William Weld appointed Albano as a Special Parole Board Member. In 1994,State Auditor Joseph DeNucci appointed him as an Audit Specialist. Prior to his election to the Governor's Council,Albano's served on the Springfield School Committee from 1985–1989;the Springfield City Council 1991–1995 1995. Albano served as Council president in 1994 and 1995. In 1995,Albano was elected mayor of Springfield and went on to serve four two-year terms,leaving office in 2003.
Iris Kaufman Holland was an American politician.
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.
Stephan Hay is an American politician who represented the 3rd Worcester district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2016 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,his district included the towns of Fitchburg and Lunenburg.
Massachusetts Senate's Hampden district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers portions of Hampden county including most of the majority of in Springfield (7/8),and a half of Chicopee. Democrat Adam Gomez of Springfield,Massachusetts has represented the district since 2021.
Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 30.1% of Hampden County and 13.2% of Hampshire County population. Democrat Eric Lesser of Longmeadow has represented the district since 2015.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Hampden 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 Hampden County and Hampshire County. Democrat Jacob Oliveira of Ludlow has represented the district since 2021.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd 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 Brian Ashe of Longmeadow has represented the district since 2009.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th 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. Since 2007,Angelo J. Puppolo,Jr. of the Democratic Party has represented the district.
Elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Springfield,Massachusetts.
Jacob Oliveira is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts State Senate. Elected in November 2022,he assumed office on January 4,2023.
The 193rd Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of the Commonwealth 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.
