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⚫ | '''Massachusetts House of Representatives' 15th Worcester district''' in the United States is one of 160 [[legislative districts]] included in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives|lower house]] of the [[Massachusetts General Court]]. It covers part of the city of [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] in [[Worcester County, Massachusetts|Worcester County]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eledist/reps11idx.htm |title=Massachusetts Representative Districts | |
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[[File:2013 map 15th Worcester district Massachusetts House of Representatives DC10SLDL25217 001.png|thumb|right|Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 15th Worcester district, based on the [[2010 United States census]].]] |
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⚫ | '''Massachusetts House of Representatives' 15th Worcester district''' in the United States is one of 160 [[legislative districts]] included in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives|lower house]] of the [[Massachusetts General Court]]. It covers part of the city of [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] in [[Worcester County, Massachusetts|Worcester County]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eledist/reps11idx.htm |title=Massachusetts Representative Districts |access-date= May 3, 2020 |work=Sec.state.ma.us }}</ref><ref name=Acts2011>{{citation |url=https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2011/Chapter153 |title= Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court |work=Acts (2011) |author=Massachusetts General Court }}</ref> [[Massachusetts Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Mary Keefe]] of Worcester has represented the district since 2013.<ref name=elections>{{cite web |access-date= May 3, 2020 |work= PD43+ |author= Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division |url= https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:1970/year_to:2020/office_id:8/district_id:58888 |title= State Representative elections: 15th Worcester district }}</ref> |
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The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's [[Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district|1st Worcester]] and [[Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Worcester district|2nd Worcester]] districts.<ref name=Upper2019>{{Citation |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/30/1848730/-How-do-counties-House-districts-and-legislative-districts-all-overlap-These-new-tools-show-you|author=David Jarman|work= How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap? |publisher=[[Daily Kos]] |date=July 30, 2019 |title= Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA |quote= State House Districts to State Senate Districts }}</ref> |
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's [[Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district|1st Worcester]] and [[Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Worcester district|2nd Worcester]] districts.<ref name=Upper2019>{{Citation |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/30/1848730/-How-do-counties-House-districts-and-legislative-districts-all-overlap-These-new-tools-show-you|author=David Jarman|work= How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap? |publisher=[[Daily Kos]] |date=July 30, 2019 |title= Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA |quote= State House Districts to State Senate Districts }}</ref> |
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==Representatives== |
==Representatives== |
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* Milo Hildreth, circa 1858 <ref name=1858Register>{{cite book | |
* Milo Hildreth, circa 1858 <ref name=1858Register>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1858bost/page/n21/mode/1up |title=Massachusetts Register |publisher=Adams, Sampson & Co. |location=Boston |year=1858 |chapter=Massachusetts House of Representatives |pages=10–12 }}</ref> |
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* Nathan W. Williams, circa 1859 <ref name=1859manual>{{cite book |url= https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge1859mass/page/200/mode/2up |title=Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court |year= 1859 |location=Boston |via=Internet Archive }}</ref> |
* Nathan W. Williams, circa 1859 <ref name=1859manual>{{cite book |url= https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge1859mass/page/200/mode/2up |title=Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court |year= 1859 |location=Boston |via=Internet Archive }}</ref> |
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* Horace M. Kendall, circa 1888 <ref name=Gazette1888>{{cite book |series= Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts |title= 1888 State House Directory |editor=Geo. F. Andrews |publisher=Lakeview Press |chapter= Representatives: Worcester County | |
* Horace M. Kendall, circa 1888 <ref name=Gazette1888>{{cite book |series= Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts |title= 1888 State House Directory |editor=Geo. F. Andrews |publisher=Lakeview Press |chapter= Representatives: Worcester County |chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/46/mode/2up }}</ref> |
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* John W. Kimball, circa 1888 <ref name=Gazette1888 /> |
* John W. Kimball, circa 1888 <ref name=Gazette1888 /> |
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* Daniel J. Marshall, circa 1920 <ref name=1920-officials>{{cite book |title=Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 |publisher=Boston Review |url= https://archive.org/details/publicofficialso1920bost }}</ref> |
* Daniel J. Marshall, circa 1920 <ref name=1920-officials>{{cite book |title=Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 |publisher=Boston Review |url= https://archive.org/details/publicofficialso1920bost }}</ref> |
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==Former locales== |
==Former locales== |
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The district previously covered: |
The district previously covered: |
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* [[Blackstone, Massachusetts|Blackstone]], circa 1872 <ref name=Register1872>{{cite book |chapter=Representative Districts | |
* [[Blackstone, Massachusetts|Blackstone]], circa 1872 <ref name=Register1872>{{cite book |chapter=Representative Districts |chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up |title=Massachusetts Register |year=1872 |publisher=Sampson, Davenport, & Company |location=Boston }}</ref> |
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* [[Mendon, Massachusetts|Mendon]], circa 1872 <ref name=Register1872 /> |
* [[Mendon, Massachusetts|Mendon]], circa 1872 <ref name=Register1872 /> |
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* [[Milford, Massachusetts|Milford]], circa 1872 <ref name=Register1872 /> |
* [[Milford, Massachusetts|Milford]], circa 1872 <ref name=Register1872 /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of elections in Massachusetts#Massachusetts House of Representatives|List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections]] |
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* Other Worcester County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Worcester district|1st]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Worcester district|2nd]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Worcester district|3rd]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Worcester district|4th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Worcester district|5th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Worcester district|6th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Worcester district|7th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Worcester district|8th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Worcester district|9th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Worcester district|10th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Worcester district|11th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Worcester district|12th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Worcester district|13th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th Worcester district|14th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 16th Worcester district|16th]], [[Massachusetts's 17th Worcester House district|17th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 18th Worcester district|18th]] |
* Other Worcester County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Worcester district|1st]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Worcester district|2nd]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Worcester district|3rd]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Worcester district|4th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Worcester district|5th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Worcester district|6th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Worcester district|7th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Worcester district|8th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Worcester district|9th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Worcester district|10th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Worcester district|11th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Worcester district|12th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Worcester district|13th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th Worcester district|14th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 16th Worcester district|16th]], [[Massachusetts's 17th Worcester House district|17th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 18th Worcester district|18th]] |
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* Worcester County districts of the Massachusett Senate: [[Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district|1st]], [[Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Worcester district|2nd]]; [[Massachusetts Senate's Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district|Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester]]; [[Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Worcester district|Middlesex and Worcester]]; [[Massachusetts Senate's Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district|Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex]]; [[Massachusetts Senate's Worcester and Middlesex district|Worcester and Middlesex]]; [[Massachusetts Senate's Worcester and Norfolk district|Worcester and Norfolk]] |
* Worcester County districts of the Massachusett Senate: [[Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district|1st]], [[Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Worcester district|2nd]]; [[Massachusetts Senate's Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district|Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester]]; [[Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Worcester district|Middlesex and Worcester]]; [[Massachusetts Senate's Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district|Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex]]; [[Massachusetts Senate's Worcester and Middlesex district|Worcester and Middlesex]]; [[Massachusetts Senate's Worcester and Norfolk district|Worcester and Norfolk]] |
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==Images== |
==Images== |
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;Portraits of legislators |
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1908 Cornelius Carmody Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Cornelius Carmody |
1908 Cornelius Carmody Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Cornelius Carmody |
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1983 Andrew Collaro Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Andrew Collaro |
1983 Andrew Collaro Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Andrew Collaro |
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1995 Vincent Pedone Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Vincent Pedone |
1995 Vincent Pedone Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Vincent Pedone |
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Mary Keefe.jpg|Mary Keefe |
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 12 January 2024
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 15th Worcester 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 the city of Worcester in Worcester County.[1][2] Democrat Mary Keefe of Worcester has represented the district since 2013.[3]
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester and 2nd Worcester districts.[4]
Representatives
[edit]- Milo Hildreth, circa 1858 [5]
- Nathan W. Williams, circa 1859 [6]
- Horace M. Kendall, circa 1888 [7]
- John W. Kimball, circa 1888 [7]
- Daniel J. Marshall, circa 1920 [8]
- Ernest A. Johnson, circa 1951 [9]
- George J. Bourque, circa 1975 [10]
- Mary S. Keefe, 2013-current[3]
Former locales
[edit]The district previously covered:
- Blackstone, circa 1872 [11]
- Mendon, circa 1872 [11]
- Milford, circa 1872 [11]
- Uxbridge, circa 1872 [11]
See also
[edit]- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- Other Worcester County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th
- Worcester County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 1st, 2nd; Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester; Middlesex and Worcester; Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex; Worcester and Middlesex; Worcester and Norfolk
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images
[edit]- Portraits of legislators
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Cornelius Carmody
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Michael Malone
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Edward Kelley
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Charles Kelley
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Thomas Matthews
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Ernest Johnson
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Raymond LaFontaine
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George Bourque
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Andrew Collaro
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Vincent Pedone
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Mary Keefe
References
[edit]- ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 15th Worcester district". PD43+. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Worcester County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
- ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
- ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ a b c d "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
External links
[edit]- Ballotpedia
- "15th Worcester District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
- League of Women Voters of the Worcester Area