Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Middlesex district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Middlesex 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 Middlesex County and Worcester County.[1] Democrat Carolyn Dykema of Holliston has represented the district since 2009.[2]

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Middlesex district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census.

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:[3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district and Middlesex and Worcester district.[4]

Former locale

The district previously covered part of Cambridge, circa 1872.[5]

Representatives

See also

Images
Portraits of legislators
  • Charles Flagg
  • Wilbur Wood
  • James Stewart
  • Charles Olson
  • Joseph Tuttle
  • Carl Sheridan
  • Clarence Wood
  • James Alan Hodder
  • William Randall
  • Elbert Tuttle
  • Robert Belmonte
  • Mary Fantasia
  • Andrew Natsios
  • Barbara Gardner
  • Paul Loscocco

References
  1. "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 8th Middlesex district". PD43+. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  4. 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
  5. "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
  6. "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  7. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
  8. Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Middlesex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  9. Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  10. 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  12. State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
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