Swampscott is a town in Essex County,Massachusetts,United States,located 15 miles (24 km) up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population was 15,111 as of the 2020 United States Census. A former summer resort on Massachusetts Bay,Swampscott is today a fairly affluent residential community and includes the village of Beach Bluff,as well as part of the neighborhood of Clifton.
Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County,Massachusetts,along the North Shore. Its population was 20,441 at the 2020 census. The town lies on a small peninsula that extends into the northern part of Massachusetts Bay. Attached to the town is a near island,known as Marblehead Neck,connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus. Marblehead Harbor,protected by shallow shoals and rocks from the open sea,lies between the mainland and the Neck. Beside the Marblehead town center,two other villages lie within the town:the Old Town,which was the original town center,and Clifton,which lies along the border with the neighboring town of Swampscott.
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.
Massachusetts's 7th congressional district is a congressional district located in eastern Massachusetts,including roughly three-fourths of the city of Boston and a few of its northern and southern suburbs. The seat is currently held by Democrat Ayanna Pressley.
Massachusetts's 6th congressional district is located in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains most of Essex County,including the North Shore and Cape Ann,as well as part of Middlesex County. It is represented by Seth Moulton,who has represented the district since January 2015. The shape of the district went through minor changes effective from the elections of 2012 after Massachusetts congressional redistricting to reflect the 2010 census. The towns of Tewksbury and Billerica were added,along with a small portion of the town of Andover.
Douglas W. Petersen was an American politician who served as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources from 2007 to 2009 and represented the 8th Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007. In 2007,Petersen upset residents of Lynn,Massachusetts after he stated at a Swampscott School Committee meeting that Swampscott children would "be captains of industry" who would one day need good employees "so we have to educate Lynn kids". He was born on Long Island and lived in Marblehead at the time of his death.
North Shore Technical High School was a public application-type high school located in the town of Middleton in the U.S. state of Massachusetts under the North Shore Regional Vocational School District. It served ninth through twelfth grade students from 16 communities all on the North Shore. They included Beverly,Boxford,Danvers,Essex,Gloucester,Hamilton,Lynnfield,Manchester-by-the-Sea,Marblehead,Middleton,Nahant,Rockport,Salem,Swampscott,Topsfield,and Wenham. NST was the home to their logo and mascot,the bulldog.
Barbara A. L'Italien is an American politician from the state of Massachusetts,serving from January 2015 to 2019 as the State Senator from the 2nd Essex and Middlesex District. She was previously the director of government affairs for the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts,Steve Grossman. From 2003 to January 2011 she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 18th Essex District.
Linda Dean Campbell is an American politician from the state of Massachusetts. Since 2007 she has been a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 15th Essex –consisting Precincts 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11 and 12 of the town of Methuen,Essex County.
Diana DiZoglio is an American politician who is the current Massachusetts State Auditor. A member of the Democratic Party,DiZoglio had previously represented the 1st Essex District in the Massachusetts Senate from 2019 to 2023. The district included her home city of Methuen as well as Newburyport,Haverhill,Merrimac,Amesbury,Salisbury,and four of eight precincts in North Andover.
Leonard "Lenny" Mirra was an American state legislator who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He is a Georgetown resident and a member of the Republican Party.
The 2018 Massachusetts general election was held on November 6,2018,throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 4. Early voting took place from October 22 through November 2.
The 155th Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met from January 1,1947,to June 18,1948,during the governorship of Robert F. Bradford,in Boston.
Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 23.0% of Essex county population. Democrat Diana DiZoglio of Methuen has represented the district since 2019.
Massachusetts Senate's 3rd Essex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers portions of Essex county. Democrat Brendan Crighton of Lynn has represented the district since 2018.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Essex 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 Essex County. Democrat Jenny Armini,of Marblehead has represented the district since 2023.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Essex 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 Essex County. Democrat Estela Reyes has represented the district since 2023.
Elections to the Massachusetts Senate were held on November 4,1908 to elect 40 State Senators to the 130th Massachusetts General Court. Candidates were elected at the district level,with many districts covering multiple towns or counties.
Jamie Zahlaway Belsito is an American politician who serves as Town Moderator in Topsfield,Massachusetts. She previously represented the 4th Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,elected on November 30,2021,in a special election following former Representative Brad Hill's appointment to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Belsito was the first democrat to represent the 4th Essex district since 1858,and was sworn in on December 8,2021. The district was eliminated in statewide redistricting at the end of the term. Belsito is the first Arab American woman to be elected to office in Massachusetts.
