Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Essex district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Essex district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Essex district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of the city of Haverhill in Essex County.[1][2] Democrat Andy Vargas of Haverhill has represented the district since 2017.[3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex district.[4]

Representatives

  • Francis M. Dodge, circa 1858 [5]
  • Robert S. Rantoul, circa 1858 [5]
  • James Hill, circa 1859 [6]
  • Thomas A. Morgan, circa 1859 [6]
  • Albert L. Dame, circa 1888 [7]
  • William H. Poore, circa 1888 [7]
  • Essex S. Abbott, circa 1920 [8]
  • Katherine Alena Foley, 1935-1938
  • Charles H. Anthony, circa 1951 [9]
  • Charles Sumner Marston, 3rd, circa 1951 [9]
Member Party Years Legis. Electoral history District towns

Francis W. Hatch Jr. 		Republican 1971 –
1979 		169th
169th
170th
171st 		Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Ran for Governor in 1978. 		1971–79: Manchester-by-the-Sea, Wenham, and parts of Beverly

Francis Bevilacqua 		Democratic 1979 –
1981 		172nd Redistricted from 16th Essex district.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost Democratic primary in 1980.

Frank Emilio 		Democratic 1981 –
1991 		173rd
174th
174th
175th
176th
177th 		Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Lost Democratic primary in 1990.

Brian Dempsey 		Democratic 1991 –
July 17, 2017 		178th
179th
180th
181st
182nd
183rd
184th
185th
186th
187th
188th
189th
190th 		Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Resigned July 17, 2017.

2013–: parts of Haverhill
Andres X. Vargas Democratic November 2017 –
 190th
191st
192nd 		Elected in 2017.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

Former locales

The district previously covered:

See also

Images

  • Leslie Morse
    Leslie Morse
  • Essex Abbott
    Essex Abbott
  • Joseph Curtis
    Joseph Curtis
  • Carl Woekel
    Carl Woekel
  • Katherine Alena Foley
    Katherine Alena Foley
  • Louis Scanlon
    Louis Scanlon
  • Harvey Pothier
    Harvey Pothier
  • Charles Anthony
    Charles Anthony
  • Charles Sumner
    Charles Sumner
  • Francis Hatch
    Francis Hatch
  • Frank Emilio
    Frank Emilio
  • Brian Dempsey
    Brian Dempsey

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  3. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 3rd Essex district". PD43+. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, State House Districts to State Senate Districts
  5. ^ a b "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  6. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ a b Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Essex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  8. ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
  9. ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  10. ^ a b "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.