Massachusetts House Of Representatives' 1st Middlesex District
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Middlesex district in the United States is one of 160
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. It covers part of Middlesex County.
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Margaret Scarsdale of Pepperell has represented the district since 2023. Candidates for this district seat in the 2022 Massachusetts general election included Andrew Shepherd and Catherine Lundeen.


Towns Represented

The district includes the following localities: *
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* Groton (Precincts 2 and 3) * Lunenburg (Precincts A, B1, C, & D) * Pepperell *
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The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex district and the Worcester and Middlesex district.


Former locale

The district previously covered part of Charlestown, circa 1872.


Representatives

* Edward Lawrence, circa 1858-1859 * Joseph Caldwell, circa 1859 * John Read, circa 1888 * Chester F. Sanger, circa 1888 * Edward Sennott, circa 1908 * William Hogan, circa 1908 * Willis McMenimen, circa 1918 * James H. Kelleher, circa 1920 * Francis David Coady, circa 1935 * Thomas Dillon, circa 1935 * Thomas Francis Coady, circa 1945 * Thomas Francis Coady, Jr., circa 1951-1953 * John Joseph Toomey, circa 1951 * Michael Lombardi, circa 1967 * Michael James Lombardi, circa 1975 * Bruce Wetherbee, circa 1983 *
Augusta Hornblower Augusta Hornblower (born June 6, 1948) is an American Republican politician from Groton, Massachusetts. She represented the First Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is ...
, 1984-1994 * Robert Hargraves, circa 1995 * Sheila C. Harrington, 2011-2022 * Margaret R. Scarsdale, 2023-Present


See also

* List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections * Other Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives:
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References


Further reading

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External links


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