Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Franklin district
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Franklin 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 Franklin County, Hampshire County, and Worcester County.[1] Independent Susannah Whipps of Athol has represented the district since 2015.[2][3]
Former locales
The district includes the following localities:[4]
- Athol
- part of Belchertown
- Erving
- Gill
- New Salem
- Orange
- Petersham
- Phillipston
- Royalston
- Templeton
- Warwick
- Wendell
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district, Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district, and Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district.[5]
The district previously covered:
- Greenfield, circa 1927 [6]
- Leverett, circa 1872 [7]
- Montague, circa 1872 [7]
- Shutesbury, circa 1872 [7]
- Sunderland, circa 1872 [7]
Elections results from statewide races
| Year | Office | District Results | Statewide Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | President | Obama 56.6 – 43.3% | Obama 60.7 – 37.5% |
| Senator | Brown 50.4 – 48.8% | Warren 53.7 – 46.2% | |
| 2013 | Senator | Gomez 53.0 – 45.9% | Markey 54.8 – 44.6% |
| 2014 | Governor | Baker 50.1 – 40.1% | Baker 48.4 – 46.5% |
| Senator | Markey 53.9 – 42.0% | Markey 61.9 – 38.0% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 45.2 – 43.0% | Clinton 60.0 – 32.8% |
| 2018 | Governor | Baker 70.8 – 26.9% | Baker 66.6 – 33.1% |
| Senator | Warren 50.4 – 43.3% | Warren 60.3 – 36.2% |
Representatives
- Wm. T. Clement, circa 1858 [40]
- Stephen Bates, circa 1859 [41]
- Franklin Levi Waters, circa 1888 [42]
- George K. Pond, circa 1920 [43]
- Walter Forbes Hurlburt, circa 1951 [44]
- Edward Shortell, circa 1975 [45]
- John Merrigan, circa 2002
- Christopher Donelan, 2003–2011
- Denise Andrews, January 5, 2011 – January 7, 2015
- Susannah Whipps, 2015-current[2]
