Massachusetts House of Representatives' 17th 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 Vanna Howard was elected to the position on November 3, 2020.
District profile As of the last redistricting in 2011, the district encompasses the southeastern portion of the city of Lowell and the northeastern portion of the town of Chelmsford. It has maintained these boundaries since the 2001 redistricting.
Chelmsford's Precinct 4 Lowell's Ward 1; Precinct 3 of Ward 2; Precincts 2 and 3 of Ward 4; Ward 10; and Ward 11
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex and 3rd Middlesex districts.
Former locations c. 1872: Marlborough
List of members representing the district Daniel Wetherbee, circa 1858 Shattuck Hartwell, circa 1859 Winfield S. Slocum, circa 1888 Arthur C. Walworth, circa 1888 Maurice Allan Buck, circa 1920 Thomas M. Flaherty, circa 1951
GeneralCourt Representative Party Term District location 169th Peter Harrington Democratic January 1, 1975 – January 3, 1979 Newton's Ward 1; Precincts 1, 2, and 3 of Ward 2; Precinct 2 of Ward 7 170th 171st Nick Lambros Democratic January 3, 1979 – January 5, 1983 DracutLowell's Ward 5; Precincts 2 and 4 of Ward 6; and Ward 9 172nd 173rd John Cox Democratic January 5, 1983 – January 4, 1989 174th 175th 176th January 4, 1989 – 1995 DracutLowell's Precincts 2 and 3 of Ward 5; and Ward 9 177th 178th 179th Tom Golden Democratic January 4, 1995 – January 1, 2003 Lowell's Precinct 1 of Ward 1; Precinct 3 of Ward 2; Ward 5; Ward 6; Ward 9; and Precinct 3 of Ward 10 180th 181st 182nd 183rd David Nangle Democratic January 1, 2003 – January 6, 2021 Chelmsford's Precinct 4Lowell's Ward 1; Precinct 3 of Ward 2; Precincts 2 and 3 of Ward 4; Ward 10; and Ward 11 184th 185th 186th 187th 188th 189th 190th 191st 192nd Vanna Howard Democratic January 6, 2021 – Present Chelmsford: Precinct 4; Lowell: Ward 1, Ward 2: Precinct 3, Ward 4: Precincts 2, 3, Wards 10, 11193rd2023 – Present
See also List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections List of Massachusetts General Courts List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Other Middlesex County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th
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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 Greater Lowell League of Women Voters of Chelmsford