
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Hampden district in the
United States
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is one of 160
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included in the
lower house
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of the
Massachusetts General Court
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. It covers part of the city of
Springfield in
Hampden County.
Democrat
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Bud Williams
Bud Williams is a State Representative who represents the 11th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, Springfield. Williams serves as the Vice Chair of the House Commit ...
of Springfield has represented the district since 2017.
Candidates running for this district seat in the
2020 Massachusetts general election
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include Republican Prince Golphin Jr.
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's
1st Hampden and Hampshire district and
Hampden district.
Representatives
* Charles W. Knox, circa 1858
* David Cannon, circa 1859
* James F. Sweeney, circa 1920
* William A. Cowing, circa 1951
* George William Porter, circa 1951
* Sean Cahillane, circa 1975
*
Benjamin Swan
* Bud L. Williams, 2017-current
See also
*
List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
* Other Hampden County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives:
1st
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3rd,
4th
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5th,
6th,
7th
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8th
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9th,
10th,
12th
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* 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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List of Massachusetts General Courts
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Images
;Portraits of legislators
1908 Jens Madsen Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Jens Madsen
1918 Michael Slotnick Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Michael Slotnick
1923 James Sweeney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, James Sweeney
1935 Joseph Harnisch Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Joseph Harnisch
1945 Ernest DeRoy Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Ernest DeRoy
1953 George William Porter Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, George William Porter
1953 William Cowing Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William Cowing
1967 Walter Kerr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Walter Kerr
1975 Sean Cahillane Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Sean Cahillane
1983 Paul Caron Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Paul Caron
2003 Benjamin Swan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Benjamin Swan
References
External links
Ballotpedia* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's
American Community Survey
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).
League of Women Voters of Northampton Area
House
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Government of Hampden County, Massachusetts
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