Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Essex and Middlesex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 14.7% of Essex County and 3.9% of Middlesex County population in 2010. Democrat Barry Finegold of Andover has represented the district since 2019.
Towns represented The district includes the following localities: Andover Dracut Lawrence Tewksbury
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th Essex, 16th Essex, 17th Essex, 18th Essex, 19th Middlesex, and 36th Middlesex districts.
List of senators Senator Party Years Legis. Electoral history District townsDistrict created in 1975. William X. Wall Democratic 1975 –1981 169th170th171st Redistricted from 5th Essex district.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Lost Democratic primary in 1980. Patricia McGovern Democratic 1981 –1993 172nd173rd174th175th176th177th Elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Retired. John D. O'Brien Democratic 1993 —1999 178th179th180th Elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996. Susan Tucker Democratic 1999 —2011 181st182nd183rd184th185th186th Elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Retired. Barry R. Finegold Democratic January 5, 2011–January 7, 2015 187th188th Elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Ran for Massachusetts Treasurer in 2014. Barbara L'Italien Democratic January 7, 2015 –January 2019 189th190th Elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Ran for U.S. House in 2018. Barry R. Finegold Democratic January 2019– 191st192nd Elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.
See also List of Massachusetts Senate elections List of Massachusetts General Courts List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate Other Essex County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 1st, 2nd, 3rd; 1st Essex and Middlesex Essex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th
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External links Ballotpedia (State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).