Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Suffolk district

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives districts for Suffolk County, apportioned in 2011

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Suffolk 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 Boston in Suffolk County.[1][2] Democrat John F. Moran of the South End has represented the district since 2023.[3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Suffolk district and 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex district.[4]

Representatives

Member Party Years Legis. Electoral history District map
[data missing] 1955–
1957 		160th [data missing]

Lincoln Pope Jr. 		Democratic 1957–1965 161st
162nd
163th
164th 		Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
 1957–65: Ward 9 (Roxbury)

Robert H. Quinn 		Democratic 1965–
1969 		165th
166th 		Re-districted from 12th Suffolk.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Elected Attorney General in 1968. 		1965–69: Ward 13 (Dorchester)

James F. Hart 		Democratic May 20, 1969 –
January 2, 1973 		167th

168th

Won special election in 1969.

Re-elected in 1970.
Lost primary in 1972.

1969–75: Ward 13 (Dorchester)

Richard F. Finnigan 		Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 2, 1975 		169th Elected in 1972.
Re-districted to 14th Suffolk.

Doris Bunte[10] 		Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 2, 1979 		170th
171st
 Re-districted from 7th Suffolk.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-districted to 4th Suffolk. 		1975–79:

Mel King 		Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 2, 1983 		172nd
173rd 		Redistricted from 4th Suffolk.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Retired to run for mayor. 		1979–83:

Byron Rushing 		Democratic January 2, 1983 –
January 2, 2019 		174th
174th
175th
176th
177th
178th
179th
180th
181st
182nd
183rd
184th
185th
186th
187th
188th
189th
190th
191st 		Elected in 1982
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
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.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Lost primary in 2018. 		1983–93:
1993–2003:
2013–23:
Jon Santiago January 2, 2019 –
March 1, 2023 		192nd
193rd
194th 		Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Retired to serve as Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans' Services.
Democratic
John Moran[3] Democratic June 7, 2023[11] –
Present 		194th Elected in a special election in 2023. 2023–2033:

See also

Images

Portraits of legislators
  • Daniel L. Sullivan
    Daniel L. Sullivan
  • Timothy Callahan
    Timothy Callahan
  • William Foley
    William Foley
  • William Manning
    William Manning
  • Joseph Toomey
    Joseph Toomey
  • William Hickey
    William Hickey
  • John Gleason
    John Gleason
  • Michael Ward
    Michael Ward
  • Dennis Glynn
    Dennis Glynn
  • William Glynn
    William Glynn
  • Robert Quinn
    Robert Quinn
  • Doris Bunte
    Doris Bunte
  • Byron Rushing
    Byron Rushing

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  3. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 9th Suffolk district". PD43+. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  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. (October 16, 1888). "Representatives: Suffolk County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  8. ^ a b Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 16, 2023.
  9. ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  10. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  11. ^ "Two new Boston Dems put house back at full strength". WWLP. June 7, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.