Massachusetts House Of Representatives' 12th Middlesex District
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Middlesex district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the
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of the
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. It covers part of the city of Newton in Middlesex County. Democrat Greg Schwartz has represented the district since 2025. The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district.


Representatives

* Laurin Leland, circa 1858 * Nathaniel Dowse, circa 1859 * James E. Whitcher, circa 1888 * Howard B. White, circa 1920 * Earle S. Bagley, circa 1951 * Robert A. Manzelli, circa 1975 * Ruth B. Balser, 2003-2025 * Greg Schwartz, 2025-Present


Former locale

The district previously covered Waltham, circa 1872.


See also

* List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections *
List of Massachusetts General Courts The Massachusetts Legislature, legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts is known as the Massachusetts General Court, General Court. It has a 40-member upper house (Massachusetts Senate) and a 160-member lower house (Massachusetts House of ...
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* Other Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives:
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Images

;Portraits of legislators 1918 Frank Torrey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Frank Torrey 1923 Robert Holden Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Robert Holden 1935 James Kendall Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, James Kendall 1945 Earle Bagley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Earle Bagley 1953 Chester Waterous Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Chester Waterous 1967 Felix Perrault Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Felix Perrault 1975 Robert Manzelli Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Robert Manzelli 1983 Susan Schur Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Susan Schur 1995 Kay Khan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Kay Khan 2005 Ruth Balser Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Ruth Balser


References


External links


Ballotpedia
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League of Women Voters of Newton
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Government of Middlesex County, Massachusetts