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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Barnstable 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 Barnstable County. Republican David Vieira of Falmouth has represented the district since 2011.

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * part of

Bourne Bourne may refer to: Places UK * Bourne, Lincolnshire, a town ** Bourne Abbey ** Bourne railway station * Bourne (electoral division), West Sussex * Bourne SSSI, Avon, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Burrington, North Somerset * Bourne ...

* part of Falmouth * Mashpee The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's

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and Plymouth and Barnstable districts.

Former locales

The district previously covered: *

Chatham Chatham may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Canada * Chatham Islands (British Columbia) * Chatham Sound, British Columbia * Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi * Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...

, circa 1872 * Orleans, circa 1872

Representatives

* Ira Mayo, circa 1858 * Elijah Cobb, circa 1859 * David Conwell, circa 1888 * Jerome S. Smith, circa 1920 * Richard E. Kendall, circa 1975 * Thomas Cahir, circa 1998 *

Nancy Caffyn Nancy J. Jacobson Caffyn (August 21, 1934 in Middletown, Connecticut – May 26, 2010) was an American politician who served as the mayor of South Windsor, Connecticut from 1977 to 1979 as the 3rd Barnstable District representative in the Massach ...

, 1999–2001 * Matthew C. Patrick, 2001–2011 * David T. Vieira, 2011-current

Images

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References

External links

Ballotpedia
* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's

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).
League of Women Voters of the Cape Cod Area

League of Women Voters Plymouth Area

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