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Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district in the United States is one of 40
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. It covers 29.3% of Hampden County and 13.8% of Hampshire County population in 2010.
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John Velis has represented the district since May 2020.


Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * Agawam * part of Chicopee * Easthampton * Granville *
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 ...
* Montgomery * Russell *
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* Southwick * Tolland * Westfield The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Berkshire, 3rd Hampden, 4th Hampden, 5th Hampden, 8th Hampden, 1st Hampshire, and 2nd Hampshire districts.


Senators

* Alan D. Sisitsky * Linda Melconian, circa 1985 * Michael R. Knapik, circa 2002 * Donald F. Humason, Jr., November 20, 2013 – January 5, 2020 * John Velis, May 28, 2020 – present


Images

;Portraits of legislators 1975 Alan Sisitsky senator Massachusetts.jpg, Alan Sisitsky 1991 Linda Melconian senator Massachusetts.jpg, Linda Melconian Michael Knapik 2010.jpg, Michael Knapik Donald Humason Jr official portrait.jpg, Donald Humason


See also

* List of Massachusetts Senate elections * Other Hampden County districts of the Massachusett Senate: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden; Hampden; 1st Hampden and Hampshire * Other Hampshire County districts of the Massachusett Senate: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden; 1st Hampden and Hampshire; Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester * Hampden County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st,
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References


External links


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