Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Suffolk district

American legislative district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Suffolk district, based on the 2010 United States census.
Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives districts for Suffolk County, apportioned in 2011

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Suffolk 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 the city of Boston and part of the city of Chelsea in Suffolk County.[1][2] Democrat Dan Ryan of Charlestown has represented the district since 2015.[3] Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include the incumbent Ryan[4] and Damali Vidot.[5][6]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Suffolk district.[7]

Representatives

  • Amos A. Dunnels, circa 1858-1859 [8][9]
  • Bradbury G. Prescott, circa 1858 [8]
  • Cyrus Washburn, circa 1858 [8]
  • Edward F. Porter, circa 1859 [9]
  • Stephen N. Stockwell, circa 1859 [9]
  • Patrick J. Kennedy, circa 1888 [10]
  • Thomas O. McEnany, circa 1888 [10]
  • John B. Cashman, circa 1920 [11]
  • Patrick F. Moran, circa 1920 [11]
  • Jeremiah Francis Brennan, circa 1951 [12]
  • Dennis Kearney, circa 1975 [13]
  • Richard A. Voke
  • Eugene O'Flaherty
  • Daniel Joseph Ryan, 2015-current[3]

See also

Images

Portraits of legislators
  • Bernard Hanrahan
    Bernard Hanrahan
  • John F. Sullivan
    John F. Sullivan
  • John Cashman
    John Cashman
  • William Hearn
    William Hearn
  • J. Frederick Curtin
    J. Frederick Curtin
  • Timothy Francis Donovan
    Timothy Francis Donovan
  • James Kiley
    James Kiley
  • Thomas Flaherty
    Thomas Flaherty
  • David Cleary
    David Cleary
  • James McDevitt
    James McDevitt
  • Jeremiah Francis Brennan
    Jeremiah Francis Brennan
  • Anthony Scalli
    Anthony Scalli
  • Dennis Kearney
    Dennis Kearney
  • Richard Voke
    Richard Voke
  • Eugene O'Flaherty
    Eugene O'Flaherty

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  3. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 2nd Suffolk district". PD43+. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Mass. AFL-CIO Endorses Dan Ryan for Re-Election", Charlestown Patriot-Bridge, August 5, 2020
  5. ^ "Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus Political Action Committee Endorsed Candidates", Mwpc.org, retrieved August 5, 2020
  6. ^ "2020 State Primary Candidates", Sec.state.ma.us, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retrieved August 5, 2020
  7. ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, State House Districts to State Senate Districts
  8. ^ a b c "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  9. ^ a b c Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ a b Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Suffolk County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  11. ^ a b Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  12. ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  13. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.

Further reading

  • Yawu Miller (August 20, 2020), "A challenge in a Charlestown-Chelsea district", Baystatebanner.com

External links

  • Ballotpedia
  • "2nd Suffolk District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
  • League of Women Voters of Boston
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