Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Berkshire district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Berkshire 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 Berkshire County and Franklin County.[1] Democrat Paul Mark of Peru has represented the district since 2011.[2] Mark is running unopposed for re-election in the 2020 Massachusetts general election.[3][4]

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Berkshire district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census.

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[5]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden and Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester districts.[6]

Former locales

The district previously covered:

Representatives
  • Russell C. Brown, circa 1858 [8]
  • Sylvander Johnson, circa 1858 [8]
  • William H. Tyler, 2d, circa 1859 [9]
  • John Milton Morin, circa 1888 [10]
  • William H. Woodhead, circa 1920 [11]
  • Richard August Ruether, circa 1951 [12]
  • Anthony P. McBride, circa 1975 [13]
  • Sherwood Guernsey, circa 1990
  • Shaun P. Kelly, 1991–2005
  • Denis Guyer, 2005–2011
  • Paul W. Mark, 2011-current[2]

See also

Images
  • Homer Hall
  • George Waterman
  • James Welch
  • Elmer McCulloch
  • Richard August Ruether
  • Edward Zelazo
  • Anthony McBride
  • Thomas Lussier
  • Shaun Kelly

References
  1. "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 2nd Berkshire district". PD43+. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. "2020 State Primary Candidates", Sec.state.ma.us, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retrieved August 28, 2020
  4. Zack DeLuca (August 27, 2020), "Area legislators running unopposed in primary", Recorder.com
  5. Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  6. 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
  7. "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  8. "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  9. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
  10. Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Berkshire County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  11. 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.
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