Massachusetts House Of Representatives' 1st Norfolk District
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160
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included in the
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. It covers part of Norfolk County.
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Bruce Ayers Bruce J. Ayers (born April 17, 1962, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American small business owner and politician who represents the 1st Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and is a former member of the Quincy, Massa ...
of Quincy has represented the district since 1999.


Locales represented

The district includes the following localities: * part of Quincy * Randolph The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Plymouth district and Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district.


Former locales

The district previously covered: * Dedham, circa 1872, 1927 * Needham, circa 1927 * Wellesley, circa 1927


Representatives

* Ezra W. Taft, circa 1858-1859 * Frank A. Fales, circa 1888 * George S. Winslow, 1892 * Joseph Soliday, circa 1908 * John Hirsch, circa 1918 * Samuel H. Wragg, circa 1920 * James McCracken, circa 1935 * Mason Sears, circa 1935 * Alfred Keith, circa 1945 * Avery Gilkerson, circa 1945 * John Taylor, circa 1945 * Clifton H. Baker, circa 1951 * Carter Lee, circa 1951 * Amelio Della Chiesa, circa 1953 * Joseph Brett, circa 1967 * Walter Hannon, circa 1967 * Thomas F. Brownell * Robert A. Cerasoli, 1975-1979 * Michael W. Morrissey, 1979–1993 * Michael G. Bellotti, 1993–1999 * Bruce J. Ayers, 1999-current


See also

* List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections * Other Norfolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 2nd,
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Images

1908 Joseph Soliday Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Joseph Soliday 1918 John Hirsch Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Hirsch 1923 Samuel Wragg Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Samuel Wragg 1935 James McCracken Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, James McCracken 1935 Mason Sears Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Mason Sears 1945 Alfred Keith Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Alfred Keith 1945 Avery Gilkerson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Avery Gilkerson 1945 John Taylor Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Taylor 1953 Amelio Della Chiesa Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Amelio Della Chiesa 1953 Carter Lee Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Carter Lee 1953 Clifton Baker Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Clifton Baker 1967 Joseph Brett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Joseph Brett 1967 Walter Hannon Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Walter Hannon 1975 Robert Cerasoli Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Robert Cerasoli 1983 Michael Morrissey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Michael Morrissey 1995 Michael Bellotti Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Michael Bellotti


References


External links


Ballotpedia
* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's
American Community Survey The American Community Survey (ACS) is a demographics survey program conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. It regularly gathers information previously contained only in the long form of the decennial census, such as ancestry, citizenship, educati ...
). {{Massachusetts government
House A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...
Government of Norfolk County, Massachusetts