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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampden 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 The Massachusetts General Court, formally the General Court of Massachusetts, is the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts located in the state capital of Boston. Th ...

. It covers parts of Hampden County, Hampshire County, and Worcester County. Republican

Todd Smola Todd M. Smola (born c. 1977) is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Smola represents the 1st Hampden District, serving the towns of Brimfield, Holland, Palmer, Sturbridge, Wales, Ware, and Warren. Education Sm ...

of Warren has represented the district since 2005.

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * Brimfield *

Holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former provinces of the Netherlands, province on the western coast of the Netherland ...

Palmer Palmer may refer to: People and fictional characters * Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land * Palmer (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Palmer (surname), including a list of people and f ...

Sturbridge Sturbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to Old Sturbridge Village living museum, living history museum and other sites of historical interest such as Tantiusques. The pop ...

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

* part of

Ware WARE (1250 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Ware, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Springfield radio market. The station is currently owned by Success Signal Broadcasting ...

Warren Warren most commonly refers to: * Warren (burrow), a network dug by rabbits * Warren (name), a given name and a surname, including lists of persons so named Warren may also refer to: Places Australia * Warren (biogeographic region) * War ...

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district.

Former locales

The district previously covered Monson, circa 1872.

Representatives

* John W. Foster, circa 1858 * Paul W. Paige, circa 1859 * Charles Henry Knox, circa 1888 * Ernest Hobson, circa 1908 * John Hamilton, circa 1918 * Daniel W. O'Connor, circa 1920 * Frank Smith, circa 1935 * Raymond H. Beach, circa 1951 * Clarence B. Brown, circa 1951 * George Smith, circa 1953 * Alexander Lolas, circa 1967 * John B. Perry, circa 1975 * William Moriarty, circa 1986 *

Patrick Landers Patrick F. Landers III (born September 20, 1959 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American politician who represented the 1st Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1987–1999 and was the assistant state treasure ...

, 1987–1999 *

Reed V. Hillman Reed V. Hillman (born November 30, 1948, in Waltham, Massachusetts) is an American law enforcement officer and politician who was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts for the 2006 gubernatorial election in Massachuset ...

, 1999–2005 * Todd M. Smola, 2005-current

Images

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References

External links

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

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