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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Bristol district in the United States is one of 160
legislative districts An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
included in the
lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...
of the
Massachusetts General Court The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, ...
. It covers parts of Bristol County and Plymouth County. Republican
Norman Orrall Norman Orrall is a State Representative currently serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing Berkley, East Taunton, Lakeville, and Middleborough as the 12th Bristol District. He has been serving since 2018 and is a membe ...
of Lakeville has represented the district since 2019.


Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * Berkley * Lakeville *
Middleborough Middleborough (frequently written as Middleboro) is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,245 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History The town was first set ...
* part of
Taunton Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Bristol and Plymouth and 1st Plymouth and Bristol districts.


Former locales

The district previously covered: * Acushnet, circa 1872 * Fairhaven, circa 1872 * 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 * Westport, circa 1927


Representatives

* Thomas G. Nichols, circa 1858 * William S. Crane, circa 1859 * Martin L. Eldridge, circa 1858-1859 * Thomas Edward Kitchen, circa 1951 * Matthew J. Kuss, circa 1975 *
Stephen Canessa Stephen R. Canessa (born 1980) was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 12th Bristol District. He resigned to accept the position of executive director for government affairs at the Southcoast Health System He ...
, circa 2011 *
Keiko Orrall Keiko Matsudo Orrall is an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician, formerly a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 12th Bristol district, which includes Berkley, Massachusetts, Berkley, Ward 3 – ...
, September 22, 2011 – January 5, 2019 * Norman J. Orrall, 2019-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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11th 11 (eleven) is the natural number following 10 and preceding 12. It is the first repdigit. In English, it is the smallest positive integer whose name has three syllables. Name "Eleven" derives from the Old English ', which is first attested i ...
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* List of Massachusetts General Courts *
List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives The following is a list of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the United States. Legislative districts for elected representation in the Massachusetts House of Representatives are apportioned based on census informat ...


Images

1935 James Hathaway Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, James Hathaway 1935 Joseph Theberge Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Joseph Theberge 1945 Clifton Dwelly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Clifton Dwelly 1953 Thomas Edward Kitchen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Thomas Edward Kitchen 1967 Wilfred Driscoll Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Wilfred Driscoll 1975 Matthew Kuss Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Matthew Kuss 1983 David Nelson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, David Nelson 1995 Joseph McIntyre Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Joseph McIntyre 2005 Stephen Canessa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Stephen Canessa


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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House A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...
Government of Bristol County, Massachusetts Government of Plymouth County, Massachusetts {{BristolCountyMA-geo-stub