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Massachusetts Senate's 1st Worcester district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers portions of Worcester county. Democrat Robyn Kennedy of Worcester has represented the district since 2023.

Locales represented

The district includes the following localities:

• Boylston
• part of Clinton
• Holden
• part of Northborough
• Princeton
• West Boylston
• part of Worcester

Senators

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2022)

• Elmer Potter
• James Harrop
• Christian Nelson
• John S. Sullivan, circa 1935
• Charles F. Jeff Sullivan, circa 1945
• William Daniel Fleming, circa 1957
• Vite Pigaga

Senator	Party	Years	Legis.	Electoral history	District towns
Daniel J. Foley	Democratic	c. 1969 – 1975	167th 168th	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972.
John J. Conte	Democratic	1975 — 1977	169th	Elected in 1974.
Gerard D'Amico	Democratic	1977 — 1979	170th	Elected in 1976. Redistricted to Worcester district.	Boylston, Clinton, Shrewsbury, West Boylston, Worcester
Defunct from 1979 to 1995.
Robert A. Bernstein	Democratic	1995 – 2001	179th 180th 181st	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired.
Harriette L. Chandler	Democratic	2001 – 2023	182nd 183rd 184th 185th 186th 187th 188th 189th 190th 191st 192nd	Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retired.
Robyn Kennedy	Democratic	2023 –	193nd	Elected in 2022.

Images

Portraits of legislators

• Elmer Potter
• James Harrop
• Christian Nelson
• Charles F. Jeff Sullivan
• William Daniel Fleming
• Vite Pigaga

See also

• List of Massachusetts Senate elections
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate
• Other Worcester County districts of the Massachusett Senate: 2nd; Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester; Middlesex and Worcester; Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex; Worcester and Middlesex; Worcester and Norfolk
• Worcester County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th

References

1. "Massachusetts Senatorial Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
2. ^ "An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts", Session Laws: Acts (2011), retrieved April 16, 2020
3. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Senate elections: 1st Worcester district". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
4. Massachusetts General Court, "1866 Chap. 0120. An Act To Divide The Commonwealth Into Forty Districts For The Choice Of Senators", Acts and Resolves – via State Library of Massachusetts
5. Public Officials of Massachusetts. 1935.
6. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1945.
7. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1957.
8. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "1st Worcester District results". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
9. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1969.
10. Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1979.

External links

• Ballotpedia
• "First Worcester District, MA". Censusreporter.org.. State Senate district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
• League of Women Voters of the Worcester Area

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