Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Hampden 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 Hampden County and Hampshire County. Democrat Aaron Saunders of Belchertown has represented the district since 2023.
Towns represented The district includes the following localities: part of Belchertown part of Chicopee Ludlow part of Springfield
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district and Hampden district.
Former locales The district previously covered: Agawam, circa 1872 Granville, circa 1872 Longmeadow, circa 1872 Southwick, circa 1872 West Springfield, circa 1872
Representatives George H. Chapman, circa 1858 James Renney, circa 1858 George M. Stearns, circa 1859 Albert Fuller, circa 1859 A. Olin Brooks, circa 1888 Samuel F. Brown, circa 1920 Thomas T. Gray, circa 1951 David Michael Hartley, circa 1975 William D. Mullins, 1977–1986 Thomas Petrolati, 1987-2021 Jacob R. Oliveira, 2021-Current
See also List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections Other Hampden County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Hampden County districts of the Massachusett Senate: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden; Hampden; 1st Hampden and Hampshire; 2nd Hampden and Hampshire List of Massachusetts General Courts List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images Portraits of legislators
References
External links Ballotpedia (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey). League of Women Voters of Northampton Area