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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Plymouth 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 Plymouth County. Republican Representative Susan Williams Gifford of Wareham represented the district from 2003 until her death in 2024. It is now represented by Republican Representative John Gaskey of Carver.

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * Carver * part of Middleborough * Wareham The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Plymouth and Bristol district.

Former locales

The district previously covered: * Hingham, circa 1872 * Hull, circa 1872

Representatives

* Eliphalet L. Cushing, circa 1858 * Demerick Marble, circa 1859 * Franklin W. Hatch, circa 1888 * Walter Haynes, circa 1920 * Nathaniel Tilden, circa 1951 * William J. Flynn, Jr., circa 1975 * Charles Decas * Ruth Provost * Susan Williams Gifford, 2003-2024 * John Gaskey, 2024-Currenthttps://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JRG2

Images

;Portraits of legislators 1908 Joseph Shepherd Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Joseph Shepherd 1918 Walter Haynes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Walter Haynes 1923 Ernest Sparrell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Ernest Sparrell 1945 Nathaniel Tilden Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Nathaniel Tilden 1967 Alfred Shrigley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Alfred Shrigley 1975 William Flynn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William Flynn 1983 Charles Decas Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Charles Decas Susan Gifford.jpg, Susan Gifford

References

External links

Ballotpedia
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).
League of Women Voters Plymouth Area

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