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Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Hampden district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Hampden district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers the city of Holyoke in Hampden County.[1][2] Democrat Aaron Vega of Holyoke has represented the district since 2013.[3] Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Patrick Beaudry[4] and Patricia Duffy.[5][6]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district.[7]

Representatives

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  • Henry Vose, circa 1858 [8]
  • Philo F. Wilcox, circa 1859 [9]
  • George W. Gibson, circa 1888 [10]
  • Joseph E. King, circa 1920 [11]
  • John G. Curley, circa 1951 [12]
  • John Pierce Lynch, circa 1951 [12]
  • Peter A. Velis, circa 1975 [13]
  • Robert Rohan
  • Evelyn Chesky
  • Michael F. Kane
  • Aaron Vega, 2013-current[3]

Former locale

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The district previously covered part of Springfield, circa 1872.[14]

See also

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Images

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  • Daniel Morgan
    Daniel Morgan
  • Frank Kemp
    Frank Kemp
  • William Foster
    William Foster
  • Arthur Littlefield
    Arthur Littlefield
  • Philip Markley
    Philip Markley
  • Thomas O'Connor
    Thomas O'Connor
  • William Christopher Sullivan
    William Christopher Sullivan
  • James Bowler
    James Bowler
  • Peter Velis
    Peter Velis
  • Robert Rohan
    Robert Rohan
  • Evelyn Chesky
    Evelyn Chesky
  • Michael Kane
    Michael Kane

References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  3. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 5th Hampden district". PD43+. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Patrick Beaudry of Holyoke announces run for 5th Hampden District seat", Masslive.com, January 30, 2020
  5. ^ "Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus Political Action Committee Endorsed Candidates", Mwpc.org, retrieved August 5, 2020
  6. ^ "2020 State Primary Candidates", Sec.state.ma.us, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retrieved August 5, 2020
  7. ^ 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
  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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 17, 1888). "Representatives: Hampden County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  11. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 17, 2023.
  12. ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  13. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  14. ^ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.

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