Massachusetts Senate's 3rd Essex district
Massachusetts Senate's 3rd 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 Brendan Crighton of Lynn has represented the district since 2018.[3]
Locales represented
[edit]The district includes the following localities:[2]
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Essex, 9th Essex, 10th Essex, 11th Essex, 20th Middlesex, and 16th Suffolk districts.[4]
Former locales
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The district previously covered the following:
- Andover, circa 1860s[5]
- Boxford, circa 1860s[5]
- Haverhill, circa 1860s[5]
- Lawrence, circa 1860s[5]
- Methuen, circa 1860s[5]
- North Andover, circa 1860s[5]
Senators
[edit]- George L. Davis, circa 1859 [6]
- Horace C. Bacon, circa 1874
- James Shaw
- Charles Donnell Brown
- John Stoddart
- Cornelius F. Haley, circa 1935-1945 [7][8]
| Senator | Party | Years | Legis. | Electoral history | District towns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philip A. Graham[9] |
Republican | 1951 – 1967 |
157th 158th 159th 160th 161st 162nd 163rd 164th |
Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. | |
 William L. Saltonstall[10] |
Republican | 1967 – 1975 |
165th 166th 167th 168th |
Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to 1st Essex and Middlesex district. | |
 James Rurak |
Democratic | 1975 – 1977 |
169th | Redistricted from 4th Essex district. Elected in 1974. Lost Democratic primary in 1976. | |
 Sharon Pollard[11] |
Democratic | 1977 – 1983 |
170th 171st 172nd 173rd |
Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Resigned to become Massachusetts Secretary of Energy. | |
 Nicholas J. Costello[12] |
Democratic | 1983 – 1991 |
173rd 174th 175th 176th |
Elected in 1983 special election. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. | |
 James Jajuga |
Democratic | 1991 – 2001 |
177th 178th 179th 180th 181st 182nd |
Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Resigned to become Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety. | |
 Steven Baddour |
Democratic | 2002 – 2003 |
182nd | Elected in 2001 special election. Redistricted to 1st Essex district. | |
| District eliminated in 2003. District restored in 2013. | |||||
 Thomas M. McGee |
Democratic | January 2003 – 2018 |
188th 189th 190th |
Redistricted from 3rd Essex and Middlesex district. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned to become Mayor of Lynn. |
2013–23: Lynn, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Nahant, Saugus, and Swampscott |
 Brendan Crighton[3] |
Democratic | March 7, 2018– |
190th 191st 192nd |
Elected in 2018 special election. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. | |
Images
[edit]- Portraits of legislators
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James Shaw -
Charles Donnell Brown -
John Stoddart -
Cornelius Haley
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, 2nd; 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 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2011), retrieved April 16, 2020
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 3rd Essex district". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 16, 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 Senate Districts to State House Districts
- ^ a b c d e f Massachusetts General Court (October 17, 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
- ^ 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 Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1957.
- ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1969.
- ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1979.
- ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985.
External links
[edit]- Ballotpedia
- "Third Essex District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
- League of Women Voters of Marblehead
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