Massachusetts House Of Representatives' 6th Suffolk District
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Suffolk 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 part of the city of
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in Suffolk County.
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Russell Holmes of
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has represented the district since 2011. The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Suffolk district, 1st Suffolk district, and 2nd Suffolk district.


Representatives

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John A. Andrew John Albion Andrew (May 31, 1818 – October 30, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He was elected in 1860 as the 25th Governor of Massachusetts, serving between 1861 and 1866, and led the state's contributions to ...
, circa 1858 * George P. Clapp, circa 1858 * Martin Brimmer, 1859-1861 * Thornton K. Lothrop, circa 1859 * Harvey Newton Collison, circa 1888 * Edward J. Flynn, circa 1888 * Cornelius J. Driscoll, circa 1920 * James William Hayes, circa 1920 * Patrick J. Melody, circa 1920 * John Taylor Tynan, circa 1951 * Elaine Noble, 1977-1979 * Shirley Owens-Hicks * Willie Mae Allen, 2007-2011 * Russell E. Holmes, 2011-current


See also

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

;Portraits of legislators 1908 Philip McGonagle Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Philip McGonagle 1908 Thomas Grady Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Thomas Grady 1918 James Hayes Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, James Hayes 1918 John Craig Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Craig 1918 Thomas Donovan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Thomas Donovan 1923 Andrew Gorey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Andrew Gorey 1923 John Logue Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Logue 1935 John Wenzler Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Wenzler 1935 Martin Schofield Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Martin Schofield 1939 John Powers Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Powers 1945 John Flaherty Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Flaherty 1953 John Taylor Tynan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Taylor Tynan 1967 Charles Iannello Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Charles Iannello Elainenoble.jpg, Elaine Noble 1983 Royal Bolling Jr Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Royal Bolling Jr. 2005 Shirley Owens Hicks Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Shirley Owens-Hicks Russell Holmes.jpg, Russell Holmes


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Ballotpedia
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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 of Suffolk County, Massachusetts