Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Middlesex 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 Middlesex County. Democrat Margaret Scarsdale of Pepperell has represented the district since 2023. Candidates for this district seat in the 2022 Massachusetts general election included Andrew Shepherd and Catherine Lundeen.
Towns represented The district includes the following localities: Ashby Dunstable Groton (Precincts 2 and 3) Lunenburg (Precincts A, B1, C, & D) Pepperell Townsend
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex district and the Worcester and Middlesex district.
Former locale The district previously covered part of Charlestown, circa 1872.
Representatives Edward Lawrence, circa 1858–1859 Joseph Caldwell, circa 1859 John Read, circa 1888 Chester F. Sanger, circa 1888 Edward Sennott, circa 1908 William Hogan, circa 1908 Willis McMenimen, circa 1918 James H. Kelleher, circa 1920 Francis David Coady, circa 1935 Thomas Dillon, circa 1935 Thomas Francis Coady, circa 1945 Thomas Francis Coady, Jr., circa 1951–1953 John Joseph Toomey, circa 1951 Michael Lombardi, circa 1967 Michael James Lombardi, circa 1975 Bruce Wetherbee, circa 1983 Augusta Hornblower, 1984–1994 Robert Hargraves, circa 1995 Sheila C. Harrington, 2011–2022 Margaret R. Scarsdale, 2023–Present
See also List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections Other Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 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 List of Massachusetts General Courts List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images Portraits of legislators
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External links
Ballotpedia (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).