Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Suffolk district
American legislative district
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th 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 Cambridge in Middlesex County and part of Boston in Suffolk County.[1][2] Democrat Jay Livingstone of Back Bay has represented the district since 2013.[3]
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Suffolk district, 1st Suffolk and Middlesex district, and 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex district.[4]
Representatives
- Otis Rich, circa 1858 [5]
- George F. Williams, circa 1858 [5]
- Thomas H. Bussell, circa 1859 [6]
- George A. Shaw, circa 1859 [6]
- Harrison H. Atwood, circa 1888 [7]
- Edward J. Donovan, circa 1888 [7]
- James Melville Hunnewell, circa 1920 [8]
- Henry Lee Shattuck, circa 1920 [8]
- Charles Iannello, circa 1951 [9]
- Michael F. Flaherty Sr., circa 1975 [10]
- Paul C. Demakis, 1995-2005 [11]
- Martha M. Walz, January 2005 – February 2013
- Jay Livingstone, 2013-current[3]
See also
- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- Other Suffolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images
- Portraits of legislators
David Mancovitz
Martin Lomasney
Arthur Burr
Fitz Henry Smith
Henry Shattuck
James Melville Hunnewell
Anthony McNulty
John Aspell
Ernest Dullea
Charles Iannello
Arthur Lewis
David Tobin
James Craven
Michael Flaherty
Thomas Vallely
Paul Demakis
Jay Livingstone
Martha Walz
