Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Suffolk 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 Boston in Suffolk County.[1][2] Democrat Jay Livingstone of Back Bay has represented the district since 2013.[3]
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Suffolk district and 3rd Suffolk district.
Representatives
[edit]- Otis Rich, circa 1858 [4]
- George F. Williams, circa 1858 [4]
- Thomas H. Bussell, circa 1859 [5]
- George A. Shaw, circa 1859 [5]
- Harrison H. Atwood, circa 1888 [6]
- Edward J. Donovan, circa 1888 [6]
- James Melville Hunnewell, circa 1920 [7]
- Henry Lee Shattuck, circa 1920 [7]
- Charles Iannello, circa 1951 [8]
- Michael F. Flaherty Sr., circa 1975 [9]
- Barney Frank, circa 1979-1981
- Thomas Vallely, circa 1981-1985
- Mark Roosevelt, circa 1985-1995
- Paul C. Demakis, 1995-2005 [10]
- Martha M. Walz, January 2005 – February 2013
- Jay Livingstone, 2013-current[3]
See also
[edit]- List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
- Other Suffolk 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, 19th
- List of Massachusetts General Courts
- List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images
[edit]- Portraits of legislators
David Mancovitz
Martin Lomasney
Arthur Burr
Fitz Henry Smith
Henry Shattuck
James Melville Hunnewell
Anthony McNulty
John Aspell
Ernest Dullea
Charles Iannello
Arthur Lewis
David Tobin
James Craven
Michael Flaherty
Barney Frank
Thomas Vallely
Mark Roosevelt
Paul Demakis
Jay Livingstone
Martha Walz
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References
[edit]- ↑ Massachusetts General Court, https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/J_L1/District
{{citation}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- 1 2 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 8th Suffolk district". PD43+. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- 1 2 "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
- 1 2 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 1 2 Geo. F. Andrews (ed.). "Representatives: Suffolk County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
- 1 2 Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review.
- ↑ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ↑ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
- ↑ State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
External links
[edit]- Ballotpedia
- "8th Suffolk District, MA". Censusreporter.org. (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
- League of Women Voters of Boston
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