Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex district
state electoral district in Massachusetts, US
Massachusetts Senate's Suffolk and Middlesex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 3.8% of Middlesex County and 15.9% of Suffolk County population in 2010. Democrat Will Brownsberger of Belmont has represented the district since 2012.
Locales represented
The district includes the following localities:
Most of Fenway
Allston
Brighton
Watertown
Belmont
West Cambridge — Ward 9, and precinct 2 of Ward 8
Senators
Steven Tolman, 1999-2011
Will Brownsberger, 2012–present
See also
List of Massachusetts Senate elections
List of Massachusetts General Courts
List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th
Suffolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th
References
External links
Ballotpedia
"Second Suffolk & Middlesex District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
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