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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Bristol district in the United States is one of 160
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included in the
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. It covers parts of Bristol County and Plymouth County.
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Bill Straus of Mattapoisett has represented the district since 1993.


Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * Fairhaven *
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* Mattapoisett * part of
New Bedford New Bedford (Massachusett: ) is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region. Up through the 17th century, the area was the territory of the Wampanoag Native American pe ...
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The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Bristol and Plymouth, 2nd Bristol and Plymouth, and 1st Plymouth and Bristol districts.


Former locale

The district previously covered part of
Fall River Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state. Located along the eastern shore of Mount H ...
, circa 1927.


Representatives

* Wm. H. Allen, circa 1858 * Hattil Kelley, circa 1858 * Alanson Borden, circa 1859 * Saben P. Chamberlain, circa 1859 * Edmund A. Davis, circa 1888 * William S. Conroy, circa 1920 * Edward F. Harrington, circa 1920 * William Thomas O'Brien, circa 1951 * Frank B. Oliveira, circa 1951 * Antone S. Aguiar Jr. * Maniel Raposa, Jr., circa 1975 * Roger Tougas, circa 1984 * John C. Bradford, 1985–1993 * William M. Straus, 1993-current


See also

* List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections * Other Bristol County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st,
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Images

1908 Francis Fennelly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Francis Fennelly 1908 Joseph Parks Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Joseph Parks 1918 Edward Harrington Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Edward Harrington 1918 William Conroy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William Conroy 1935 George Driscoll Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, George Driscoll 1945 Frank Oliveira Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Frank Oliveira 1945 William OBrien Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William O'Brien 1967 Bernard Paquette Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Bernard Paquette 1967 Matthew Kuss Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Matthew Kuss 1975 Manuel Raposa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Manuel Raposa 1983 Walter Silveira Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Walter Silveira 1995 William Straus Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William Straus


References


External links


Ballotpedia
* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's
American Community Survey The American Community Survey (ACS) is a demographics survey program conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. It regularly gathers information previously contained only in the long form of the decennial census, such as ancestry, citizenship, educati ...
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League of Women Voters of South Coast
(Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester)
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Government of Bristol County, Massachusetts Government of Plymouth County, Massachusetts {{BristolCountyMA-geo-stub