Massachusetts Senate's Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire district

Map of Massachusetts Senate's Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire district, based on the 2020 United States census.

Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire district is one of 40 districts in the Massachusetts Senate. The district comprises all of Berkshire County and parts of Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire counties. Democrat Paul Mark of Pittsfield has represented the district since 2023.[1][2][3]

The district had been used from 1989 through 2003 before it was eliminated in redistricting. It was restored as the Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden district in 2013 and renamed in 2023.

List of senators

Senator Party Years Electoral history

Peter C. Webber
Republican 1989 –
1991
Redistricted from the Berkshire district.

Jane Swift
Republican 1991 –
1997
Retired to run for Congress.

Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr.
Democratic 1997 –
2003
Redistricted to the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district.
District eliminated in 2003.
District restored in 2013.

Benjamin Downing
Democratic 2013 –
January 4, 2017
Redistricted from the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district.

Adam G. Hinds
Democratic January 4, 2017 –
September 25, 2022
First elected in 2016.
Renamed from the Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden district.

Paul Mark
Democratic January 4, 2023 –
Present
First elected in 2022.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Paul Mark". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Democrat Paul Mark wins race for Berkshire state Senate seat". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Senator Paul W. Mark". malegislature.gov. Retrieved December 5, 2024.