Massachusetts House Of Representatives' 12th Worcester District
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Worcester district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the
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of the
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. It covers part of Worcester County. Democrat Meghan Kilcoyne has represented the district since 2021. Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 primary included Ceylan Rowe and Meghan Kilcoyne. Candidates Meghan Kilcoyne, Susan Smiley, and Charlene DiCalogero have been selected to run in the
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in November 2020.


Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: *
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* Boylston * Clinton * Lancaster * part of Northborough * part of Sterling The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district and Worcester and Middlesex district.


Former locales

The district previously covered: * Grafton, circa 1872 *
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, circa 1872


Representatives

* Amasa Walker, circa 1858 * Luther Stowell, circa 1859 * Albert L. Fisher, circa 1888 * J. Henry Robinson, circa 1888 * Henry H. Wheelock, circa 1920 * Arthur Ulton Mahan, circa 1951 * Thomas Francis Fallon, circa 1975 * William Constantino Jr. * Harold P. Naughton, Jr., 1995-2021 * Meghan Kilcoyne, 2021-current


See also

* List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections * Other Worcester County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives:
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, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th * Worcester County districts of the Massachusett Senate:
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; Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester; Middlesex and Worcester; Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex; Worcester and Middlesex; Worcester and Norfolk *
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Images

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References


Further reading

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External links


Ballotpedia
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