Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district

Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate.[1] It covers portions of Worcester county.[2] Democrat Harriette Chandler of Worcester has represented the district since 2001.[3] She is running unopposed for re-election in 2020, and has been endorsed by the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus.[4][5]

Map of Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district, 2013. Based on 2010 United States Census

Locales represented

The district includes the following localities:[2]

Senators
  • Elmer Potter
  • James Harrop
  • Christian Nelson
  • John S. Sullivan, circa 1935 [7]
  • Charles F. Jeff Sullivan, circa 1945 [8]
  • William Daniel Fleming, circa 1957 [9]
  • Vite Pigaga
  • Daniel J. Foley, circa 1969-1979 [10][11]
  • Harriette L. Chandler, 2001-current[12][3]

Images
Portraits of legislators
  • Elmer Potter
  • James Harrop
  • Christian Nelson
  • Charles F. Jeff Sullivan
  • William Daniel Fleming
  • Vite Pigaga
  • Harriette Chandler

See also

References
  1. "Massachusetts Senatorial Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  2. "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2011), retrieved April 16, 2020
  3. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 1st Worcester district". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  4. "Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus Political Action Committee Endorsed Candidates", Mwpc.org, retrieved August 5, 2020
  5. "State primary Sept. 1; early voting, mail-ins available", Telegram & Gazette, Gannett Co., Inc., August 7, 2020
  6. Massachusetts General Court, "1866 Chap. 0120. An Act To Divide The Commonwealth Into Forty Districts For The Choice Of Senators", Acts and Resolves – via State Library of Massachusetts
  7. Public Officials of Massachusetts. 1935.
  8. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1945.
  9. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1957.
  10. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1969.
  11. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1979.
  12. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 2002". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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