Massachusetts House of Representatives' 17th Middlesex 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 Middlesex County. Democrat Vanna Howard was elected to the position on November 3, 2020.
District profile
As of the last redistricting in 2011, the district encompasses the southeastern portion of the city of Lowell and the northeastern portion of the town of Chelmsford. It has maintained these boundaries since the 2001 redistricting.
- Chelmsford's Precinct 4
- Lowell's Ward 1; Precinct 3 of Ward 2; Precincts 2 and 3 of Ward 4; Ward 10; and Ward 11
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex and 3rd Middlesex districts.
Former locations
List of members representing the district
- Daniel Wetherbee, circa 1858
- Shattuck Hartwell, circa 1859
- Winfield S. Slocum, circa 1888
- Arthur C. Walworth, circa 1888
- Maurice Allan Buck, circa 1920
- Thomas M. Flaherty, circa 1951
See also
- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Other 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, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th
Images
Portraits of legislators
References
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