Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Bristol district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court . It covers parts of Bristol County and Norfolk County .[1] Republican F. Jay Barrows of Mansfield has represented the district since 2009.[2] Candidates running for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Brendan Roche.[3] [4]
Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Bristol district, based on the 2010 United States census .
The district includes the following localities:[5]
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Bristol and Norfolk district.[6]
The district previously covered:
William W. Blodgett, circa 1858-1859 [9] [10]
Horatio N. Richardson, circa 1858 [9]
William D. Earl, circa 1859 [10]
George R. Perry, circa 1888 [11]
Abijah T. Wales, circa 1888 [11]
Frank Coombs, circa 1908
Samuel Holman, circa 1908
William Bartlett, circa 1918
William Plattner, circa 1920 [12]
George M. Worrall, circa 1920 [12]
Charles Sumner Holden, circa 1923
Harry Kent, circa 1923
Francis Kelley, circa 1935
Fred Briggs, circa 1935
Arthur Eaton Young, circa 1951 [13]
Carlton Bliss, circa 1953
George Spatcher, circa 1967
Donald R. Gaudette, circa 1975 [14]
Roger R. Goyette , 1977-1978 [15]
William B. Vernon, circa 1991
Barbara Hyland , 1992–2001
Michael J. Coppola , 2001–2005
Ginny Coppola , 2006–2007
Fred Jay Barrows, 2009-current[2] [16]
List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
Other Bristol County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 2nd , 3rd , 4th , 5th , 6th , 7th , 8th , 9th , 10th , 11th , 12th , 13th , 14th
List of Massachusetts General Courts
List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Frank Coombs
Samuel Holman
George Worrall
William Bartlett
Charles Sumner Holden
Harry Kent
Francis Kelley
Fred Briggs
Arthur Young
Carlton Bliss
George Spatcher
Donald Gaudette
William Vernon
Barbara Hyland
Michael Coppola
"Representative Districts" . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1927-1928 . Boston. October 16, 2023. pp. 196–206.{{cite book }}
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Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 16, 1888). "Representatives: Bristol County" . 1888 State House Directory . Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.