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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Franklin district in the United States is one of 160

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included in the

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of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Franklin County and Hampshire County. Democrat Natalie Blais of Sunderland has represented the district since 2019. Blais is running unopposed for re-election in the

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Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: *

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* Buckland *

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* Chesterfield * Conway *

Cummington Cummington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 829 at the 2020 census, down from 872 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Cummingto ...

* Deerfield * Goshen * Huntington * Leverett * Middlefield * Montague * Plainfield * Shelburne * Shutesbury *

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* Whately *

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Worthington Worthington may refer to: People * Worthington (surname) * Worthington family, a British noble family Businesses * Worthington Brewery, also known as Worthington's * Worthington Corporation, founded as a pump manufacturer in 1845, later a dive ...

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden and Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester districts.

Former locales

The district previously covered: *

Bernardston Bernardston () is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,102 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Falls Fight Township Bernardston, ...

, circa 1927 * Charlemont, circa 1927 * Colrain, circa 1927 *

Hawley Hawley may refer to: * Hawley (surname) Titles * Baron Hawley * Hawley baronets Places named Hawley ;In Australia * Hawley Beach, Tasmania ;In the United Kingdom * Hawley, Hampshire * Hawley, Kent ;In the United States * Hawley, Colorado * ...

, circa 1927 * Heath, circa 1927 * Leyden, circa 1927 * Monroe, circa 1927 * New Salem, circa 1872 * Northfield, circa 1927 * Orange, circa 1872 * Rowe, circa 1927 * Warwick, circa 1872

Representatives

* Pliny Fisk, circa 1858 * Hugh B. Miller, circa 1859 * George D. Wells, circa 1858-1859 * Freeman C. Griswold, circa 1888 * Charles Elmer, circa 1908 * Albert Bray, circa 1918 * Walter H. Kemp, circa 1920 * Elisha Hooper, circa 1923 * Fred Dole, circa 1935 * George Fuller, circa 1945 * Philip F. Whitmore, circa 1951 * Winston Healy, circa 1970 * Jonathan L. Healy, 1971–1993 * Stephen Kulik, 1993–2019 * Natalie M. Blais, 2019-current

Images

1908 Charles Elmer Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Charles Elmer 1918 Albert Bray Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Albert Bray 1923 Elisha Hooper Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Elisha Hooper 1935 Fred Dole Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Fred Dole 1945 George Fuller Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, George Fuller 1953 Philip Whitmore Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Philip Whitmore 1967 Winston Healy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Winston Healy 1975 Jonathan Healy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Jonathan Healy 1995 Stephen Kulik Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Stephen Kulik

References

External links

Ballotpedia
* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's

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League of Women Voters of Franklin County

Amherst League of Women Voters
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