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]

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Suffolk district, based on the 2010 United States census.

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

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]

Representatives

• Thomas Leavitt, circa 1858 ^[5]
• Benjamin Lewis, circa 1858-1859 ^[5][6]
• Edward Young, circa 1858 ^[5]
• Daniel Hall, circa 1859 ^[6]
• Judah Sears, circa 1859 ^[6]
• Denis J. Quinn, circa 1888 ^[7]
• Philip Henry Quinn, circa 1888 ^[7]
• Daniel J. Gillen, circa 1920 ^[8]
• Florence Cook, 1943-1946
• Thomas Martin Joyce, circa 1920 ^[8]
• Philip Aloysius Chapman, circa 1951 ^[9]
• Thomas J. Hannon, 1955–1957
• Robert H. Quinn, 1957–1965
• John G. Kelleher, circa 1975 ^[10]
• Thomas Finneran, 1995–2004
• Linda Dorcena Forry, 2005 - June 14, 2013
• Dan Cullinane, 2013-2020
• Brandy Fluker Oakley, 2021–present^[3]

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Suffolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Images

• 
  George Lovett
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  William Chester
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  Daniel Gillen
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  Thomas Joyce
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  John Drew
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  Abraham Zimon
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  Samuel Cohen
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  Florence Cook
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  George Greene
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  Philip Aloysius Chapman
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  John Finnegan
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  Paul Murphy
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  John Kelleher
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  James Craven
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  Thomas Finneran
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  Linda Dorcena Forry
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  Dan Cullinane
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  Brandy Fluker Oakley

References

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.
8. 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.

Further reading

• "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

External links

• Ballotpedia
• "12th Suffolk District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
• League of Women Voters of Boston