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
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. It covers part of
Bristol County.
Democrat
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Politics
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**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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Paul Schmid of Westport has represented the district since 2011.
Locales represented
The district includes the following localities:
* part of
Fall River
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state.
Located along the eastern shore of Mount H ...
* part of
Freetown
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* part of
New Bedford
New Bedford (Massachusett: ) is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region. Up through the 17th century, the area was the territory of the Wampanoag Native American pe ...
*
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
* 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 Michael Rodrigues may refer to:
* Michael Rodrigues (politician)
Michael J. Rodrigues (born May 30, 1959) is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Bristol an ...
* Paul Schmid, III, 2011-current
See also
*
List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
* Other Bristol County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives:
1st,
2nd
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,
3rd,
4th,
5th
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* Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth"
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,
6th,
7th,
9th,
10th
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11th
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,
12th,
13th
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,
14th
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List of Massachusetts General Courts
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List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images
1908 Andrew Doyle Massachusetts House of Representatives.jpg, Andrew Doyle
1908 Sidney Lees Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Sidney Lees
1918 Edgar Howland Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Edgar Howland
1918 Gilbert Southworth Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Gilbert Southworth
1923 Frederick Dexter Sowle Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Frederick Dexter Sowle
1935 John Halliwell Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Halliwell
1935 Leo Carney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Leo Carney
1945 Jacinto Diniz Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Jacinto Diniz
1953 Joseph Douglas Saulnier Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Joseph Douglas Saulnier
1967 Raymond Peck Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Raymond Peck
1975 John Long Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, John Long
1983 Charles Silvia Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Charles Silvia
1995 Edward Lambert Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Edward Lambert
2005 Michael Rodrigues Massachusetts House of Representatives.png, Michael Rodrigues
References
External links
Ballotpedia* (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's
American Community Survey).
House
Government of Bristol County, Massachusetts
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