Massachusetts House of Representatives' 31st Middlesex district in the United States is one of 160
legislative districts
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included in the
lower house
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of the
Massachusetts General Court
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. It covers
Stoneham and
Winchester
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in
Middlesex County.
Since 2015,
Michael Seamus Day of the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
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has represented the district.
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's
2nd Middlesex and
5th Middlesex districts.
Gov. Charlie Baker (R) signed the state's new legislative maps into law on November 4, 2021. After the redistricting plans were enacted, Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin (D) issued a statement expressing concern regarding how the maps would be implemented: "I am extremely disappointed that these bills were signed into law in their current form and I think it is a devastating blow to the voters of Massachusetts. With local precincts divided multiple ways, it will inevitably lead to chaos at the polls and make it impossible for voters to understand who their elected representatives are."
Representatives
* James Jones
* Hugh Morgan
* Anthony Gallugi
* Marie Elizabeth Howe
* Edward Connolly
* Paul C. Casey
*
Jason M. Lewis
* Michael Seamus Day, 2015-current
See also
*
List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
*
List of Massachusetts General Courts
The legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts is known as the General Court. It has a 40-member upper house (Massachusetts Senate) and a 160-member lower house (Massachusetts House of Representatives). Descended from the colonial legislatur ...
*
Images
;Portraits of legislators
File:1908 James Jones Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, James Jones
File:1967 Hugh Morgan Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Hugh Morgan
File:1975 Anthony Gallugi Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Anthony Gallugi
File:1983 Marie Elizabeth Howe Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Marie E. Howe
File:1995 Edward Connolly Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Edward Connolly
File:2003 Paul Casey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Paul Casey
File:Jason M. Lewis.jpg, Jason Lewis
References
External links
Ballotpedia* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's
American Community Survey
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).
House
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Government of Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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