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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Bristol district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the

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of the

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. It covers part of Bristol County. Republican Steven Howitt of Seekonk has represented the district since 2011.

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * part of Norton * Rehoboth * Seekonk * part of

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The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Bristol and Plymouth and Bristol and Norfolk districts.

Former locales

The district previously covered

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, circa 1872.

Representatives

* Charles Foster, circa 1858 * Marcus Morton, circa 1858 * Harrison Tweed, circa 1858 * Elisha Copeland, circa 1859 * Henry H. Fox, circa 1859 * Henry Sproat, circa 1859 * Arthur G. Rounseville, circa 1888 * Joseph E. Warner, circa 1920 * Peter B. Gay, circa 1951 * Ronald Anthony Pina, circa 1975 * Antone S. Aguiar Jr., 1979–1982 * Philip Travis, 1983–2007 * Steven D'Amico, 2007–2011 * Steven S. Howitt, 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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). {{Massachusetts government

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