Massachusetts House Of Representatives' 5th Worcester District
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Worcester district in the United States is one of 160
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included in the
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of the
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. It covers parts of Hampshire County and Worcester County. Republican Donnie Berthiaume of Spencer has represented the district since 2015.


Towns represented

The district includes the following localities: * Barre * Brookfield * East Brookfield * Hardwick * Hubbardston * New Braintree * North Brookfield *
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* part of Spencer * part of
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* West Brookfield The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex district.


Former locales

The district previously covered: * Fitchburg, circa 1872 *
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, circa 1872 * Lunenburg, circa 1872 *
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, circa 1872


Representatives

* Thomas E. Glazier, circa 1858 * William Mayo, circa 1859 * George H. Coolidge, circa 1888 * Henry D. Haynes, circa 1888 * Wilfrid J. Lamoureux, circa 1920 * Leo Joseph Cournoyer, circa 1951 * John F. Farland, circa 1975 * Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr, 2015-current


See also

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

;Portraits of legislators 1908 Alexis Boyer Massachusetts House of Representatives.jpg, Alexis Boyer 1918 Herman Stanley Cheney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Herman Stanley Cheney 1923 Valmore Tetreault Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Valmore Tetreault 1935 Ignatius Cleary Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Ignatius Cleary 1935 Joseph OKane Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Joseph O'Kane 1945 Edward Staves Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Edward Staves 1953 Leo Joseph Cournoyer Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Leo Joseph Cournoyer 1967 Paul Corriveau Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Paul Corriveau 1975 John Farland Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Farland 1983 Henry Grenier Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Henry Grenier 1995 Stephen Brewer Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Stephen Brewer 2005 Anne Gobi Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Anne Gobi


References


External links


Ballotpedia
* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's
American Community Survey The American Community Survey (ACS) is an annual demographics survey program conducted by the United States Census Bureau. It regularly gathers information previously contained only in the long form of the United States census, decennial census ...
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House A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air c ...
Government in Worcester County, Massachusetts Government of Hampshire County, Massachusetts