Massachusetts House of Representatives' 17th Middlesex district
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 17th Middlesex 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 Middlesex County.[1] Democrat Vanna Howard was elected to the position on November 3, 2020.[2]
Former locations
As of the last redistricting in 2011,[3] the district encompasses the southeastern portion of the city of Lowell and the northeastern portion of the town of Chelmsford.[4] It has maintained these boundaries since the 2001 redistricting.[5]
- Chelmsford's Precinct 4
- Lowell's Ward 1; Precinct 3 of Ward 2; Precincts 2 and 3 of Ward 4; Ward 10; and Ward 11
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex and 3rd Middlesex districts.[6]
- c. 1872: Marlborough[7]
List of members representing the district
- Daniel Wetherbee, circa 1858 [8]
- Shattuck Hartwell, circa 1859 [9]
- Winfield S. Slocum, circa 1888 [10]
- Arthur C. Walworth, circa 1888 [10]
- Maurice Allan Buck, circa 1920 [11]
- Thomas M. Flaherty, circa 1951 [12]
| General Court |
Representative | Party | Term | District location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169th | Peter Harrington[13] | Democratic | January 1, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | Newton's Ward 1; Precincts 1, 2, and 3 of Ward 2; Precinct 2 of Ward 7 | |
| 170th | |||||
| 171st | Nick Lambros | Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 5, 1983 | Dracut Lowell's Ward 5; Precincts 2 and 4 of Ward 6; and Ward 9 | |
| 172nd | |||||
| 173rd | John Cox | Democratic | January 5, 1983 – January 4, 1989 | ||
| 174th | |||||
| 175th | |||||
| 176th | January 4, 1989 – 1995 | Dracut Lowell's Precincts 2 and 3 of Ward 5; and Ward 9 | |||
| 177th | |||||
| 178th | |||||
| 179th | Tom Golden | Democratic | January 4, 1995 – January 1, 2003 | Lowell's Precinct 1 of Ward 1; Precinct 3 of Ward 2; Ward 5; Ward 6; Ward 9; and Precinct 3 of Ward 10 | |
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| 183rd | David Nangle | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 6, 2021 | Chelmsford's Precinct 4 Lowell's Ward 1; Precinct 3 of Ward 2; Precincts 2 and 3 of Ward 4; Ward 10; and Ward 11 | |
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| 191st | |||||
| 192nd | Vanna Howard | Democratic | January 6, 2021 – Present[2] | Chelmsford: Precinct 4; Lowell: Ward 1, Ward 2: Precinct 3, Ward 4: Precincts 2, 3, Wards 10, 11 | |
| 193rd | 2023 – Present | ||||
See also
- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Other Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th
Images
- Portraits of legislators
Charles Varnum
James O'Donnell
Harry Shedd
Edward Nelson Eames
Ralph Currier
Daniel Sullivan
Thomas Flaherty
Edward Dickson
Peter Harrington
John Cox
Thomas Golden
David Nangle
