Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Essex district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Essex district is one of 160 districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Essex County. Democrat Dawne Shand of Newburyport has represented the district since 2023.

Following redistricting efforts in 2021, the 1st Essex shifted slightly west. The district now includes the towns of Merrimac and Salisbury; the city of Newburyport; and part of the city of Amesbury. Previously, the 1st Essex District included all of the city of Amesbury.

Towns represented

The district includes the following localities:

• Amesbury
• Merrimac
• Newburyport
• Salisbury

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex and Middlesex and 2nd Essex and Middlesex districts.

Former locales

The district previously covered the following:

• Gloucester, circa 1974
• Rockport, circa 1974
• West Newbury, circa 1872

Representatives

• Winthrop O. Evans, circa 1859
• Elbridge M. Morse, circa 1859
• Charles Goss, circa 1888
• John C. Risteen, circa 1888
• George L. Briggs, circa 1920
• Henry M. Duggan, circa 1951

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Essex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 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

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References

External links

• Ballotpedia
• (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).