Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Suffolk 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 the city of Boston in Suffolk County. Democrat Christopher Worrell of Dorchester has represented the district since 2023.
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Suffolk and 2nd Suffolk districts.
Representatives Edward Sands, circa 1858-1859 Abraham G. Wyman, circa 1858 Frederick Whiton, circa 1859 Patrick J. Calnan, circa 1888 Edward Gagan, circa 1888 John I. Fitzgerald, circa 1920 Louis Orenberg, circa 1920 Edward A. Scigliano, circa 1920 Christian Herter, circa 1939 Henry Lee Shattuck, circa 1945 James C. Bayley, circa 1951 Sherman Miles, 1947–1953 John Yerxa, 1953–1957 William Bulger, circa 1967 Barney Frank, circa 1975 Richard J. Rouse Nelson Merced, 1989-1993 Althea Garrison, 1993-1995 Charlotte Golar Richie, 1995-1999 Marie St. Fleur, 1999-2011 Carlos Henriquez, 2011-2014 Evandro Carvalho, 2014-2019 Liz Miranda, 2019-2023 Christopher Worrell, 2023-current
See also List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections Other Suffolk 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 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 Boston