Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Essex district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Essex district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Essex district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers the city of Salem in Essex County.[1][2] Democrat Manny Cruz of Salem has represented the district since 2023. [3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Essex district.[4]

Representatives

• Edward H. Pearce, circa 1858 [5]
• John J. Babson, circa 1859 [6]
• Jeremiah R. Cook, circa 1859 [6]
• William A. Butler, circa 1888 [7]
• Alfred Bradbury, circa 1920 [8]
• William X. Wall, circa 1951 [9]
• Michael J. Harrington, 1969
• Robert Ellis Cahill, circa 1971 [3]
• John G. King, circa 1975 [10]
• J. Michael Ruane, 1979–2005 [3]
• John D. Keenan, 2005 – August 23, 2014
• Paul Tucker, 2015-2023[3]
• Manny Cruz, 2023-current

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Ipswich, circa 1872 [11]
• Rowley, circa 1872 [11]

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Essex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
• Essex County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 1st, 2nd, 3rd; 1st Essex and Middlesex; 2nd Essex and Middlesex
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Images

• 
  George Hyde
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  Frederick Butler
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  James Warren
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  Archibald Jones
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  Michael Batal
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  William Wall
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  J. Hilary Rockett
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  John King
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  J. Michael Ruane
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  Michael Harrington

References

1. Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
2. "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
3. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 7th Essex district". PD43+. Retrieved April 30, 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. "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
6. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
7. 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. 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
10. 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
11. "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.

External links

• Ballotpedia
• "7th Essex District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
• League of Women Voters - Salem