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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Essex district in the United States is one of 160
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included in the
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. It covers part of Essex County.
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Lenny Mirra Leonard "Lenny" Mirra was an American state legislator who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He is a Georgetown resident and a member of the Republican Party. Mirra represented the Second Essex District in the Massachusett ...
of Georgetown has represented the district since 2013. Following redistricting efforts in 2021, the 2nd Essex will shift south, engulfing several communities in the old 4th Essex District. The re-drawn district includes the towns of Georgetown,
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, Newbury, Rowley, and part of Topsfield.


Locales represented

The district includes the following localities: * part of Boxford * Georgetown * Groveland * part of Haverhill * Merrimac * Newbury *
West Newbury West Newbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Situated on the Merrimack River, its population was 4,500 at the 2020 census. History Originally inhabited by Agawam or Naumkeag peoples, West Newbury was settled by Eng ...
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex and 1st Essex and Middlesex districts.


Representatives

* Marcus Morton Jr., circa 1858 * William Chickering, circa 1859 * Alden Potter Jaques, circa 1888 * J. Otis Wardwell, circa 1888 * Brad Dudley Harvey, circa 1920


Multi-member district


Single member district, 1965–present


See also

* List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections * Other Essex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives:
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* Essex County districts of the Massachusett Senate:
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; 1st Essex and Middlesex; 2nd Essex and Middlesex *
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Images

1908 William Trudel Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William Trudel 1918 William F French Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William French 1923 Richard McCormick Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Richard McCormick 1935 Charles Morrill Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Charles Morrill 1935 Frank Babcock Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Frank Babcock 1935 John Coddaire Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Coddaire 1945 Clarence Karelitz Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Clarence Karelitz 1945 William Sears Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William Sears 1953 Augustus Gardner Means Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Augustus Gardner Means 1953 John Francis Dolan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Francis Dolan 1975 David Lane Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, David Lane


References


External links


Ballotpedia
* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's
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Government of Essex County, Massachusetts {{EssexCountyMA-geo-stub