Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Essex district is one of 160 districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers the towns of Marblehead and Swampscott and part of the city of Lynn in Essex County. Democrat Jenny Armini of Marblehead has represented the district since 2023.
Towns represented The district includes the following localities: part of Lynn Marblehead Swampscott
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 3rd Essex district.
Former locales The district previously covered: Essex, circa 1872 Gloucester, circa 1872
Representatives James H. Duncan, circa 1858 Nathan S. Kimball, circa 1858–1859 James Russell, circa 1859 Luther Dame, circa 1888 Edward P. Shaw, circa 1888 James P. Donnelly, circa 1920 Michael J. Batal, circa 1951 Henry J. O'Donnell III, circa 1975 Lawrence Alexander, 1979–1991 Douglas W. Petersen, 1991–2007 Lori Ehrlich, 2009–2023 Jenny Armini, 2023–present
See also List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections Other Essex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th Essex County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 1st, 2nd, 3rd; 1st Essex and Middlesex; 2nd Essex and Middlesex List of Massachusetts General Courts List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
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External links Ballotpedia (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey). League of Women Voters of Marblehead