Massachusetts House Of Representatives' 2nd Berkshire District
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Berkshire district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the
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. It covers parts of Berkshire County and Franklin County.
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Paul Mark Paul W. Mark is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate. He represents the Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire District, which includes 57 cities and towns throughout Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden ...
of Peru has represented the district since 2011. Mark is running unopposed for re-election in the
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.


Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * Bernardston * Charlemont * Colrain *
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* Greenfield * Hawley *
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* Hinsdale *
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* Monroe * Northfield *
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* Pittsfield *
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* Savoy *
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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: * Adams, circa 1872 * Cheshire, circa 1872 * Clarksburg, circa 1872 *
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, circa 1872


Representatives

* Russell C. Brown, circa 1858 * Sylvander Johnson, circa 1858 * William H. Tyler, 2d, circa 1859 * John Milton Morin, circa 1888 * William H. Woodhead, circa 1920 * Richard August Ruether, circa 1951 * Anthony P. McBride, circa 1975 * Sherwood Guernsey, circa 1990 * Shaun P. Kelly, 1991–2005 * Denis Guyer, 2005–2011 * Paul W. Mark, 2011-current


See also

* Other Berkshire County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 3rd, 4th * List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections *
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* List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives


Images

1908 Homer Hall Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Homer Hall 1918 George Waterman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, George Waterman 1923 James Welch Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, James Welch 1945 Elmer McCulloch Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Elmer McCulloch 1953 Richard August Ruether Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Richard August Ruether 1967 Edward Zelazo Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Edward Zelazo 1975 Anthony McBride Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Anthony McBride 1983 Thomas Lussier Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Thomas Lussier 1995 Shaun Kelly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Shaun Kelly


References


External links


Ballotpedia
* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
League of Women Voters of Williamstown
House Government of Berkshire County, Massachusetts Government of Franklin County, Massachusetts {{BerkshireCountyMA-geo-stub