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Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol And Middlesex District
Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 8.6% of Bristol County, 2.0% of Middlesex County, and 12.4% of Norfolk County population. Democrat Becca Rausch of Needham has represented the district since 2019. Towns represented The district includes the following localities: * Attleboro * Franklin * Millis * Natick * Needham * Norfolk * North Attleborough * Plainville * Sherborn * Wayland * Wellesley * Wrentham Senators * David Henry Locke, circa 1979-1985 * Cheryl Jacques, circa 1993-2002 *Scott Brown, Mar. 25, 2004-Feb. 4, 2010 * Richard J. Ross, circa 2010-2018 * Becca Rausch, 2019-current Images ;Portraits of legislators 1991 David Henry Locke senator Massachusetts.jpg, David Henry Locke Ambassador Scott Brown (cropped).jpg, Scott Brown See also * List of Massachusetts Senate elections * List of Massachusetts General Courts * List of former d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Map Norfolk, Bristol And Middlesex District Massachusetts Senate DC10SLDU25017 001
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Sherborn, Massachusetts
Sherborn is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Boston's MetroWest region, is in area code 508 and has the ZIP code 01770. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the town population was 4,401. Sherborn shares its highly ranked public school system with the town of Dover. In addition to Dover, Sherborn is bordered by the towns of Natick, Framingham, Ashland, Millis, Holliston, and Medfield. History Primarily a farming community until the early part of the 20th century, Sherborn now is a bedroom town for Boston and the surrounding hi-tech area. Early settlement The whole Charles River valley from South Natick to the falls at Medway kept its Indian name "Boggestow"; it was sought out by the English because of the abundant marsh grass growing on the wide flood plain. The earliest Sherborn land owned by the English took the form of large (200–1074 acres) grants called "farmes" made by the General Court beginning in the 1640s to individuals for paym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts House Of Representatives' 1st Bristol District
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Bristol district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Bristol County and Norfolk County. Republican F. Jay Barrows of Mansfield has represented the district since 2009. Candidates running for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Brendan Roche. Towns represented The district includes the following localities: * Foxborough * Mansfield * Norton The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Bristol and Norfolk district. Former locales The district previously covered: * Attleboro, circa 1872, 1927 * North Attleborough, circa 1927 Representatives * William W. Blodgett, circa 1858-1859 * Horatio N. Richardson, circa 1858 * William D. Earl, circa 1859 * George R. Perry, circa 1888 * Abijah T. Wales, circa 1888 * Frank Coombs, circa 1908 * Samuel Holman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Former Districts Of The Massachusetts Senate
The following is a list of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate in the United States. The legislative districts were created to apportion elected representation in the Massachusetts Senate based on voter population. In recent decades, redistricting occurs every ten years. Former state senate districts * 1st Bristol district * 1st Hampden district * 1st Norfolk district * 1st Plymouth district * 1st Suffolk and Norfolk district * 1st Worcester and Middlesex district * 2nd Bristol district * 2nd Hampden district * 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district * 2nd Norfolk district * 2nd Plymouth district * 2nd Suffolk and Norfolk district * 2nd Worcester and Middlesex district * 3rd Bristol district * 3rd Essex and Middlesex district * 3rd Middlesex and Norfolk district * 3rd Norfolk district * 3rd Suffolk district * 3rd Worcester district * 4th Essex district * 4th Suffolk district * 4th Worcester district * 5th Essex district * 5th Suffolk district * 5th Worcester district * 6t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Massachusetts General Courts
The legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts is known as the General Court. It has a 40-member upper house (Massachusetts Senate) and a 160-member lower house (Massachusetts House of Representatives). Descended from the colonial legislature, the first Massachusetts General Court met in October 1780 and consisted of one-year elected terms for both houses. This was expanded to two-year terms starting with the 142nd General Court in January 1921. Legislatures 1780-1899 * 1st Massachusetts General Court (1780–1781) * 2nd Massachusetts General Court (1781–1782) * 3rd Massachusetts General Court (1782–1783) * 4th Massachusetts General Court (1783–1784) * 5th Massachusetts General Court (1784–1785) * 6th Massachusetts General Court (1785–1786) * 7th Massachusetts General Court (1786–1787) * 8th Massachusetts General Court (1787–1788) * 9th Massachusetts General Court (1788–1789) * 10th Massachusetts General Court (1789–1790) * 11th Massachusetts Genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Elections In Massachusetts
This is an incomplete list of elections in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sorted both by offices sought and by years held. Elections are administered by the individual municipalities. There is some oversight by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Individual elections are listed with the winner. General * November 5, 1861 * November 4, 1862 * November 3, 1863 * November 8, 1864 * November 7, 1865 * November 6, 1866 * November 5, 1867 * November 3, 1868 * November 2, 1869 * November 8, 1870 * November 7, 1871 * November 5, 1872 * November 4, 1873 * November 3, 1874 * November 2, 1875 * November 7, 1876 * November 6, 1877 * November 5, 1878 * November 4, 1879 * November 2, 1880 * November 8, 1881 * November 7, 1882 * November 6, 1883 * November 4, 1884 * November 3, 1885 * November 2, 1886 * November 8, 1887 * November 6, 1888 * November 5, 1889 * November 4, 1890 * November 3, 1891 * November 8, 1892 * November 7, 1893 * November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wbur
WBUR-FM (90.9 FM) is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts, owned by Boston University. It is the largest of three NPR member stations in Boston, along with WGBH and WUMB-FM and produces several nationally distributed programs, including '' On Point'', ''Here and Now'' and ''Open Source.'' WBUR previously produced '' Car Talk'', '' Only a Game'', and '' The Connection'' (which was cancelled on August 5, 2005). ''RadioBoston'', launched in 2007, is its only purely local show. WBUR's positioning statement is "Boston's NPR News Station". WBUR also carries its programming on two other stations serving Cape Cod and the Islands: WBUH (89.1 FM) in Brewster, and WBUA (92.7 FM) in Tisbury. The latter station, located on Martha's Vineyard, uses the frequency formerly occupied by WMVY."WBUR Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard J
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include " Richie", "Dick", " Dickon", " Dickie", " Rich", " Rick", " Rico", " Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Library Of Massachusetts
The State Library of Massachusetts in Boston, Massachusetts was established in 1826 and "supports the research and information needs of government, libraries, and people through ... services and access to a comprehensive repository of state documents and other historical items." It "opened in 1826 and has been in its present location in the State House since the 1890s." The State Library falls under the administration of the governor. History The State Library’s origins date back to 1811 with the establishment of a program to exchange statutes with other states. The Library was formally established by the General Court in 1826 to hold these documents and other materials that had accumulated in offices throughout the State House. State Land Agent George W. Coffin was given the additional responsibilities of State Librarian, and the Library’s collection was housed in the Land Agent’s office. The exchange program was expanded in 1844 to include judicial decisions and other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Brown (politician)
Scott Philip Brown (born September 12, 1959) is an American diplomat, attorney, and politician who served as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. He is a former United States Senator for Massachusetts (2010–2013), and also was the 2014 Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire. Prior to his Senate tenure, Brown served as a member of the Massachusetts General Court, first in the State House of Representatives (1998–2004) and then in the State Senate (2004–2010). In 2010, Brown faced Democratic candidate Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in a special election which occurred after the 2009 death of longtime Senator Ted Kennedy. While initially trailing Coakley by a large margin, Brown saw a sudden late surge and posted a come-from-behind win to become the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts since Edward Brooke in 1972. Brown ran for a full Senate term in 2012, but lost to Democratic challenger Elizabet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Jacques
Cheryl Ann Jacques (born February 17, 1962) is an American politician and attorney who served six terms in the Massachusetts Senate, was the president of the Human Rights Campaign for 11 months, and served as an administrative judge in the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents. Jacques graduated from Boston College in 1984 and received her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 1987. Jacques was Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County and Assistant Attorney General of the state. She ran for U.S. Congress, but lost in the Democratic primary to Stephen Lynch. Jacques was the first openly lesbian member of the Massachusetts Senate where she served six terms, and came out as a lesbian during her fourth, citing the statistic that one-third of gay and lesbian teens attempt suicide as part of her motivation for coming out. She was succeeded in the state Senate by Scott Brown. Jacques became president of HRC in 2004, succeeding Elizabeth Birch. She addressed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Henry Locke
David Henry Locke (August 4, 1927 – December 12, 2019) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts General Court from 1961 to 1993. Early life Locke was born on August 4, 1927, in Boston, Massachusetts. He lived in Wellesley, Massachusetts and graduated from Wellesley High School in 1945. He served in the United States Marine Corps. Locke graduated from Harvard University in 1951 and from Harvard Law School in 1954. Locke practiced law in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Political career Locke served on the Wellesley, Massachusetts, Board of Selectmen from 1959 to 1962 and was the board's chairman from 1961 to 1962. From 1961 to 1969 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He then served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1969 to 1993. He was the Assistant Minority Floor Leader of the Senate from 1971 to 1989 and Minority Floor Leader from 1989 to 1993. He was defeated by Cheryl Jacques in 1992. See also * Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
