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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Plymouth 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 of the
Massachusetts General Court The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts) is the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from th ...
. It covers part of Plymouth County.
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Kathy LaNatra of Kingston has represented the district since 2019.


Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * part of
Duxbury Duxbury (alternative older spelling: "Duxborough") is a historic seaside town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb located on the South Shore approximately to the southeast of Boston, the population was 16,090 at the 20 ...
* Halifax * Kingston * part of
Middleborough Middleborough (frequently written as Middleboro) is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,245 at the 2020 census. History The town was first settled by Europeans in 1661 as Nemasket, later changed to M ...
* part of Plymouth *
Plympton Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to P ...
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Plymouth and Bristol district, 2nd Plymouth and Bristol district, Plymouth and Barnstable district, and Plymouth and Norfolk district.


Former locale

The district previously covered Abington, circa 1872.


Representatives

* Daniel U. Johnson, circa 1858-1859 * William L. Reed, circa 1858-1859 * Charles C. Bixby, circa 1888 * Mark E. Lawton, circa 1975 * Robert Kraus * Thomas J. O'Brien * Thomas Calter * Kathleen R. LaNatra, 2019-current


See also

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

;Portraits of legislators 1975 Mark Lawton Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Mark Lawton 1995 Robert Kraus Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Robert Kraus 2005 Thomas OBrien Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Thomas O'Brien


References


External links


Ballotpedia
* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
League of Women Voters Plymouth Area
House Government of Plymouth County, Massachusetts {{PlymouthCountyMA-geo-stub