Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Essex district is one of 160 districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Essex County. Democrat Kristin Kassner of Hamilton has represented the district since February 2023.
Following redistricting efforts in 2021, the 2nd Essex shifted south, engulfing several communities in the old 4th Essex District. The district now includes the towns of Georgetown, Hamilton, Ipswich, Newbury, Rowley, and part of Topsfield.
Locales represented
The district includes the following localities:
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex and Middlesex districts.
From 2013-2023, the Second Essex district included the following localities:
- Groveland
- Georgetown
- Merrimac
- Newbury
- West Newbury
- Parts of Haverhill
- Parts of Boxford
Representatives
- Marcus Morton Jr., circa 1858
- William Chickering, circa 1859
- Alden Potter Jaques, circa 1888
- J. Otis Wardwell, circa 1888
- Brad Dudley Harvey, circa 1920
Multi-member district
Single member district, 1965âÂÂpresent
See also
- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- Other Essex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 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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