Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Middlesex 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 Middlesex County and Norfolk County. Democrat David Linsky of Natick has represented the district since 1999. Candidates running for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Jaymin Patel.
Towns represented The district includes the following localities: part of Millis Natick Sherborn
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district and Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district.
Former locale The district previously covered Medford, circa 1872.
Representatives Oliver Holman, circa 1858 Elisha Hayden, circa 1859 Samuel Cutler, circa 1888 Albert W. Bullock, circa 1920 George G. Moyse, circa 1920 Leverett Saltonstall, circa 1929 Margaret Jane Spear, 1941–1950 Irene K. Thresher, 1951–1961 Howard Whitmore, Jr., circa 1951 William Anthony Pickett, circa 1975 Paula Lewellen, 1977–1978 Lou Nickinello, circa 1982 Joseph M. Connolly, 1983–1991 Douglas Stoddart, 1991–1999 David Paul Linsky, 1999–current
See also List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections Other Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 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
References
External links Ballotpedia (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).