Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Essex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.[1] It covers portions of Essex county.[2] Democrat Joan Lovely of Salem has represented the district since 2013.[3]
Towns represented[edit]
The district includes the following localities:[2]
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Essex, 6th Essex, 7th Essex, 12th Essex, and 13th Essex districts.[5]
Former locales[edit]
The district previously covered the following:
- Hamilton, circa 1860s[4]
- Middleton, circa 1860s[4]
- South Danvers, circa 1860s[4]
- Wenham, circa 1860s[4]
List of senators[edit]
- J.B.F. Osgood, circa 1859 [6]
- Francis T. Berry, circa 1894
- E. Howard Perley
- Thomas Walter Creese
- Arthur S. Adams, circa 1911
- Albert Pierce, circa 1935 [7]
- J. Elmer Callahan, circa 1945 [8]
| Senator | Party | Years | Legis. | Electoral history | District towns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Christopher H. Phillips |
Republican | 1949– 1953 |
156th 157th 158th |
Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Resigned to join U.S. State Department. | |
 C. Henry Glovsky |
Republican | 1953– 1957 |
158th 159th |
Elected in 1953. Re-elected in 1954. | |
| Herbert Tuckerman[9] | Republican | 1957 – 1959 |
160th | Elected in 1956. Ran for Lt. Governor in 1958. |
|
 Kevin B. Harrington[10] |
Democratic | 1959 – 1978 |
161st 162nd 163rd 164th 165th 166th 167th 168th 169th 170th |
Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Resigned. | |
 John G. King[11] |
Democratic | 1979 – 1983 |
171st 172nd |
Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired. | |
 Frederick Berry[12][13][14] |
Democratic | 1983– January 2, 2013 |
173rd 174th 175th 176th 177th 178th 179th 180th 181st 182nd 183rd 184th 185th 186th 187th |
Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2012. Retired. | |
 Joan Lovely[3] |
Democratic | January 2, 2013– |
188th 189th 190th 191st 192nd |
Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
Images[edit]
- Portraits of legislators
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E. Howard Perley -
Thomas Walter Creese -
J. Elmer Callahan
See also[edit]
- List of Massachusetts Senate elections
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
- Other Essex County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 1st, 3rd; 1st Essex and Middlesex; 2nd Essex and Middlesex
- Essex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
References[edit]
- ^ "Massachusetts Senatorial Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ a b "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2011), retrieved April 15, 2020
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2nd Essex district". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Massachusetts General Court (October 16, 1866), "1866 Chap. 0120. An Act To Divide The Commonwealth Into Forty Districts For The Choice Of Senators", Acts and Resolves, hdl:2452/100042 – via State Library of Massachusetts
- ^ 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 Senate Districts to State House Districts
- ^ General Court, Massachusetts (1859). Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts. 1935.
- ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1945.
- ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts. 1935.
- ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1969.
- ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1979.
- ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985.
- ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1993.
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2002". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Ballotpedia
- "Second Essex District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
- "Second Essex District", Senatorjoanlovely.com, archived from the original on May 14, 2020
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