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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Franklin district in the United States is one of 160

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included in the

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of the

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. It covers parts of Franklin County, Hampshire County, and Worcester County.

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Susannah Whipps Susannah M. Whipps (formerly known as Susannah Whipps Lee) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, first sworn in on January 7, 2015. A seventh generation resident of Athol, Massachusetts, she was elected as a Republican to rep ...

of Athol has represented the district since 2015.

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * Athol * part of

Belchertown Belchertown (previously known as Cold Spring and Belcher's Town) is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 15,350 at the 2020 census ...

* Erving *

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* New Salem *

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* Petersham * Phillipston * Royalston * Templeton *

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* Wendell The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district, Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district, and Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district.

Former locales

The district previously covered: * Greenfield, circa 1927 * Leverett, circa 1872 * Montague, circa 1872 *

Shutesbury Shutesbury is a New England town, town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,717 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfie ...

, circa 1872 *

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, circa 1872

Elections results from statewide races

Representatives

* Wm. T. Clement, circa 1858 * Stephen Bates, circa 1859 * Franklin Levi Waters, circa 1888 * George K. Pond, circa 1920 * Walter Forbes Hurlburt, circa 1951 * Edward Shortell, circa 1975 * John Merrigan, circa 2002 *

Christopher Donelan Christopher J. Donelan (born December 25, 1964, in Athol, Massachusetts) is an American law enforcement officer and politician who is the current Sheriff of Franklin County, Massachusetts. A Democrat, he served as a member of the Massachusetts Hou ...

, 2003–2011 *

Denise Andrews Denise Andrews (born July 14, 1959) is an American politician from Western Massachusetts. A Democrat, she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 2nd Franklin district from 2011 to 2015. The 2nd Franklin distr ...

, January 5, 2011 – January 7, 2015 * Susannah Whipps, 2015-current

Images

;Portraits of legislators 1908 Lyman Griswold Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Lyman Griswold 1918 Frederick Pierce Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Frederick Pierce 1923 George Pond Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, George Pond 1953 Walter Forbes Hurlburt Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Walter Forbes Hurlburt 1967 Allan McGuane Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Allan McGuane 1975 Edward Shortell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Edward Shortell 1983 William Benson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William Benson 1995 Carmen Buell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Carmen Buell 2005 Christopher Donelan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Christopher Donelan 2014 Susannah Whipps Lee.jpg, Susannah Whipps Lee

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

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