Massachusetts House Of Representatives' 1st Berkshire District
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Berkshire district in the United States is one of 160
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Berkshire County Berkshire County (pronounced ) is a county on the western edge of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,026. Its largest city and traditional county seat is Pittsfield. The county was founded in ...
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John Barrett of North Adams has represented the district since 2017.


Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * Adams *
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* Clarksburg *
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* Lanesborough *
New Ashford New Ashford is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 250 at the 2020 census. History New Ashford was first settled in 1762 and was ...
* North Adams * Williamstown The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden district.


Representatives

* Calvin R. Taft, circa 1858 * William T. Filley, circa 1859 * George H. Kearn, circa 1888 * Henry S. Lyons, circa 1888 * Hugh Drysdale, circa 1908 * Alton Leroy Bellows, circa 1918 * James Tracy Potter, circa 1920 * Joseph N. Roach, circa 1923-1951 * Roger Sala, circa 1953-1967 * Frank J. Matrango, circa 1975 * Frank N. Costa, 1983–1987 * Daniel E. Bosley, 1987–2011 *
Gailanne Cariddi Gailanne M. Cariddi (November 1, 1953 – June 17, 2017) was an American politician as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the First Berkshire district. The First Berkshire District consists of nine communities including t ...
, 2011 – June 2017 * John P. Barrett, III, 2017-current


See also

* Other Berkshire County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives:
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Images

1908 Hugh Drysdale Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Hugh Drysdale 1918 Alton Leroy Bellows Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Alton Leroy Bellows 1923 Joseph Roach Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Joseph Roach 1953 Roger Sala Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Roger Sala 1975 Frank Matrango Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Frank Matrango 1983 Frank Costa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Frank Costa 1995 Daniel Bosley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Daniel Bosley


References


External links


Ballotpedia
* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's
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League of Women Voters of Williamstown
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