Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Bristol 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 Bristol County. Democrat Steven J. Ouellette has represented the district since 2025.
Locales represented The district includes the following localities: part of Fall River part of Freetown part of New Bedford Westport
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Bristol and Plymouth and 2nd Bristol and Plymouth districts.
Former locale The district previously covered Dartmouth, circa 1927.
Representatives Ezra P. Brownell, circa 1858-1859 William Alexander Carman, circa 1888 James Conroy, circa 1888 Andrew Quinn, circa 1888 Joseph F. Mooney, 1894, 1895 William J. Bullock, circa 1920 Andrew P. Doyle, circa 1920 Edgar F. Howland, circa 1920 Joseph Douglas Saulnier, circa 1951 John J. Long, circa 1975 Charles E. Silvia Edward M. Lambert Jr. Michael Rodrigues Paul Schmid, III, 2011-2025 Steven J. Ouellette, 2025-Present
See also List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections Other Bristol County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th 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).