Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Suffolk district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th 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 Milton in Norfolk County and part of Boston in Suffolk County.^[1]^[2] Democrat Brandy Fluker Oakley of Dorchester has represented the district since 2020.^[3]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district, 1st Suffolk district, and 2nd Suffolk district.^[4]

[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 29, 2020.
[3]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 12th Suffolk district". PD43+. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
[4]
Jarman, David (July 16, 2023), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district overlaps (118th Congress)", The Daily Kos Elections guide to geographic overlaps between districts and counties, 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
[7]
Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 16, 1888). "Representatives: Suffolk County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
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Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 16, 2023.
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1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
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1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.

"12th Suffolk candidates talk policy at MassVOTE forum", Dotnews.com, August 20, 2020
Marcela García (August 27, 2020), "Choosing change in the 12th Suffolk District", Boston Globe, It's about time voters in Mattapan, Dorchester, Milton, and Hyde Park pick another Black woman
Chris Lisinski (August 31, 2020), "Voters Likely Picking 7 New Mass. House Members In State Primary", Wbur.org
Katie Lannan; Chris Lisinski (September 2, 2020), "Sen. Welch, Rep. Nangle lose state legislative seats", Boston Globe, Challengers defeated incumbents in key Democratic primaries, reshaping Beacon Hill

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