Massachusetts House Of Representatives' 5th Middlesex District
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Middlesex 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 parts of Middlesex County and Norfolk County. Democrat David Linsky of Natick has represented the district since 1999. Candidates running for this district seat in the
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include Jaymin Patel.


Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * part of Millis * Natick * Sherborn The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district and Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district.


Former locale

The district previously covered Medford, circa 1872.


Representatives

* Oliver Holman, circa 1858 * Elisha Hayden, circa 1859 * Samuel Cutler, circa 1888 * Albert W. Bullock, circa 1920 * George G. Moyse, circa 1920 *
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, circa 1929 * Margaret Jane Spear, 1941-1950 * Irene K. Thresher, 1951-1961 * Howard Whitmore, Jr., circa 1951 * William Anthony Pickett, circa 1975 * Paula Lewellen, 1977-1978 * Lou Nickinello, circa 1982 * Joseph M. Connolly, 1983–1991 * Douglas Stoddart, 1991–1999 * David Paul Linsky, 1999-current


See also

* List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections * Other Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives:
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Images

;Portraits of legislators 1908 Frank Barnes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Frank Barnes 1908 Patrick Duane Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Patrick Duane 1918 John Gibbs Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Gibbs 1918 John Hudson Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Hudson 1923 Albert Bullock Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Albert Bullock 1923 George Moyse Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, George Moyse Leverett Saltonstall cph.3b10555.jpg, Leverett Saltonstall 1935 Clarence Luitwieler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Clarence Luitwieler 1945 Henderson Inches Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Henderson Inches 1945 Margaret Spear Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Margaret Jane Spear 1953 Howard Whitmore Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Howard Whitmore 1953 Irene Thresher Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Irene Thresher 1967 Irving Fishman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Irving Fishman 1967 Theodore Mann Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Theodore Mann 1975 William Pickett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, William Pickett 1983 Joseph Connolly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Joseph Connolly 1995 Douglas Stoddart Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Douglas Stoddart 2005 David Linsky Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, David Linsky


References


External links


Ballotpedia
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