Massachusetts House Of Representatives' 5th Hampden District
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Hampden district in the United States is one of 160
legislative districts An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
included in the lower house of the
Massachusetts General Court The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts) is the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from th ...
. It covers the city of
Holyoke Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,238. Located north of Springfield ...
in Hampden County.
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Aaron Vega of Holyoke has represented the district since 2013. Candidates for this district seat in the
2020 Massachusetts general election The 2020 Massachusetts general election was held on November 3, 2020, throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections were held on September 1, 2020. At the federal level, all nine seats in the United States House of Representatives were conteste ...
include Patrick Beaudry and Patricia Duffy. The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district.


Representatives

* Henry Vose, circa 1858 * Philo F. Wilcox, circa 1859 * George W. Gibson, circa 1888 * Joseph E. King, circa 1920 * John G. Curley, circa 1951 * John Pierce Lynch, circa 1951 * Peter A. Velis, circa 1975 * Robert Rohan * Evelyn Chesky * Michael F. Kane * Aaron Vega, 2013-current


Former locale

The district previously covered part of Springfield, circa 1872.


See also

* List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections * Other Hampden County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st,
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, 9th,
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, 12th * Hampden County districts of the Massachusett Senate: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden; Hampden; 1st Hampden and Hampshire; 2nd Hampden and Hampshire *
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Images

1908 Daniel Morgan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Daniel Morgan 1908 Frank Kemp Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Frank Kemp 1918 William Foster Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William Foster 1923 Arthur Littlefield Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Arthur Littlefield 1935 Philip Markley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Philip Markley 1953 Thomas OConnor Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Thomas O'Connor 1953 William Christopher Sullivan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William Christopher Sullivan 1967 James Bowler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, James Bowler 1975 Peter Velis Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Peter Velis 1983 Robert Rohan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Robert Rohan 1995 Evelyn Chesky Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Evelyn Chesky 2005 Michael Kane Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Michael Kane


References


Further reading

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External links

* Ballotpedia
Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifth Hampden District
* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey). {{Massachusetts government House Government of Hampden County, Massachusetts