Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Essex district
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Essex district is one of 160 districts in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers the city of Beverly and part of the town of Wenham in Essex County.[1] Democrat Hannah Bowen of Beverly has represented the district since May 2025.[2]
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Essex district.[3]
Representatives
- Mark F. Edmonds, circa 1858 [4]
- Edwin B. George, circa 1859 [5]
- Albert S. Manning, circa 1888 [6]
- Michael F. Sullivan, circa 1888 [6]
- Michael H. Jordan, circa 1920 [7]
- John Cornelius Bresnahan, circa 1951 [8]
- Joseph T. Conley, circa 1951 [8]
- John E. Murphy Jr., circa 1975 [9]
- F. John Monahan
- Frances Alexander
- James R. Henry
- Michael P. Cahill
- Mary E. Grant, 2003-2011 [10]
- Jerald A. Parisella, 2011-2024[11][12]
- Hannah Bowen, 2025-
Former locales
The district previously covered:
- Newbury, circa 1872 [13]
- Newburyport, circa 1872 [13]
See also
- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- Other Essex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 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
- ^ "Representative Hannah Bowen". malegislature.gov. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
- ^ Young, Colin A. (May 21, 2025). "Shorthanded council forces Healey to bail out new rep". State House News Service. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
- ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos,
State House Districts to State Senate Districts
- ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Essex County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
- ^ Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
- ^ a b 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ^ State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 6th Essex district". PD43+. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election", Wbur.org, November 1, 2018,
House Democrats...face opposition
- ^ a b "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.
External links
- Ballotpedia
- "6th Essex District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
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