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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Plymouth 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 part of Plymouth County. Republican Susan Williams Gifford of Wareham has represented the district since 2003.


Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * Carver * part of
Middleborough Middleborough (frequently written as Middleboro) is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,245 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History The town was first set ...
* Wareham The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Plymouth and Bristol district.


Former locales

The district previously covered: * Hingham, circa 1872 *
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, circa 1872


Representatives

* Eliphalet L. Cushing, circa 1858 * Demerick Marble, circa 1859 * Franklin W. Hatch, circa 1888 * Walter Haynes, circa 1920 * Nathaniel Tilden, circa 1951 * William J. Flynn, Jr., circa 1975 *
Charles Decas Charles N. Decas (born October 5, 1937) is an American politician who was Sheriff of Plymouth County, Massachusetts from 2000 to 2001, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1977 to 1997, and a member of the Wareham, Massachu ...
*
Ruth Provost Ruth W. Provost (born August 9, 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American politician who represented 2nd Plymouth District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the ...
* Susan Williams Gifford, 2003-current


See also

* List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections * Other Plymouth County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st,
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* List of Massachusetts General Courts *
List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives The following is a list of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the United States. Legislative districts for elected representation in the Massachusetts House of Representatives are apportioned based on census informat ...


Images

;Portraits of legislators 1908 Joseph Shepherd Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Joseph Shepherd 1918 Walter Haynes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Walter Haynes 1923 Ernest Sparrell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Ernest Sparrell 1945 Nathaniel Tilden Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Nathaniel Tilden 1967 Alfred Shrigley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Alfred Shrigley 1975 William Flynn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William Flynn 1983 Charles Decas Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Charles Decas Susan Gifford.jpg, Susan Gifford


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 ...
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League of Women Voters Plymouth Area
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 Plymouth County, Massachusetts {{PlymouthCountyMA-geo-stub