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'''Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Hampden district''' in the United States is one of 160 [[legislative districts]] included in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives|lower house]] of the [[Massachusetts General Court]]. It covers the city of [[Westfield, Massachusetts|Westfield]] in [[Hampden County, Massachusetts|Hampden County]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eledist/reps11idx.htm |title=Massachusetts Representative Districts |accessdate= May 2, 2020 |work=Sec.state.ma.us }}</ref><ref name=Acts2011>{{citation |url=https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2011/Chapter153 |title= Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court |work=Acts (2011) |author=Massachusetts General Court }}</ref> [[Massachusetts Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[John Velis]] of Westfield has represented the district since 2015.<ref name=elections>{{cite web |accessdate= May 2, 2020 |work= PD43+ |author= Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division |url= https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:1970/year_to:2020/office_id:8/district_id:58779 |title= State Representative elections: 4th Hampden district }}</ref>
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[[File:2013 map 4th Hampden district Massachusetts House of Representatives DC10SLDL25105 001.png|thumb|right|Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Hampden district, based on the [[2010 United States census]].]]
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'''Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Hampden district''' in the United States is one of 160 [[legislative districts]] included in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives|lower house]] of the [[Massachusetts General Court]]. It covers the city of [[Westfield, Massachusetts|Westfield]] in [[Hampden County, Massachusetts|Hampden County]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eledist/reps11idx.htm |title=Massachusetts Representative Districts |access-date= May 2, 2020 |work=Sec.state.ma.us }}</ref><ref name=Acts2011>{{citation |url=https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2011/Chapter153 |title= Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court |work=Acts (2011) |author=Massachusetts General Court }}</ref> [[Massachusetts Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[John Velis]] of Westfield represented the district from 2014 to 2020.<ref name=elections>{{cite web |access-date= May 2, 2020 |work= PD43+ |author= Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division |url= https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:1970/year_to:2020/office_id:8/district_id:58779 |title= State Representative elections: 4th Hampden district }}</ref> Candidates for this district seat in the [[2020 Massachusetts general election]] include Independent Conservative Dan Allie, Democrat Matt Garlo, and Republican Kelly Pease.<ref>{{citation |publisher=Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ele20/state_primary_candidates20.htm |title=2020 State Primary Candidates |work=Sec.state.ma.us |access-date= August 23, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title= Republican candidates Dan Allie, Kelly Pease to face off in primary to become next Westfield state representative |url= https://www.masslive.com/news/2020/08/republican-candidates-dan-allie-kelly-pease-to-face-off-in-primary-to-become-next-westfield-state-representative.html |work= [[Masslive.com]] |date= August 21, 2020 }}</ref>

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's [[Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district|2nd Hampden and Hampshire]] district.<ref name=Upper2019>{{Citation |url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/30/1848730/-How-do-counties-House-districts-and-legislative-districts-all-overlap-These-new-tools-show-you|author=David Jarman|work= How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap? |publisher=[[Daily Kos]] |date=July 30, 2019 |title= Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA |quote= State House Districts to State Senate Districts }}</ref>


==Representatives==
==Representatives==
* Marvin Chapin, circa 1858 <ref name=1858Register>{{cite book |chapterurl=https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1858bost/page/n21/mode/1up |title=Massachusetts Register |publisher=Adams, Sampson & Co. |location=Boston |year=1858 |chapter=Massachusetts House of Representatives |pages=10-12 }}</ref>
* Marvin Chapin, circa 1858 <ref name=1858Register>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1858bost/page/n21/mode/1up |title=Massachusetts Register |publisher=Adams, Sampson & Co. |location=Boston |year=1858 |chapter=Massachusetts House of Representatives |pages=10–12 }}</ref>
* Joseph Stone, circa 1859 <ref name=1859manual>{{cite book |url= https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge1859mass/page/200/mode/2up |title=Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court |year= 1859 |location=Boston |via=Internet Archive }}</ref>
* Joseph Stone, circa 1859 <ref name=1859manual>{{cite book |url= https://archive.org/details/manualforuseofge1859mass/page/200/mode/2up |title=Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court |year= 1859 |location=Boston |via=Internet Archive }}</ref>
* Jeremiah J. Keane, circa 1888 <ref name=Gazette1888>{{cite book |series= Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts |title= 1888 State House Directory |editor=Geo. F. Andrews |publisher=Lakeview Press |chapter= Representatives: Hampden County |chapterurl= https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/50/mode/2up }}</ref>
* Jeremiah J. Keane, circa 1888 <ref name=Gazette1888>{{cite book |series= Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts |title= 1888 State House Directory |editor=Geo. F. Andrews |publisher=Lakeview Press |chapter= Representatives: Hampden County |date= October 17, 1888 |chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/50/mode/2up }}</ref>
* Chauncey A. Bennett, circa 1920 <ref name=1920-officials>{{cite book |title=Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 |publisher=Boston Review |url= https://archive.org/details/publicofficialso1920bost }}</ref>
* Chauncey A. Bennett, circa 1920 <ref name=1920-officials>{{cite book |title=Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 |date=October 17, 2023 |publisher=Boston Review |url= https://archive.org/details/publicofficialso1920bost }}</ref>
* Julius F. Carman, circa 1920 <ref name=1920-officials />
* Julius F. Carman, circa 1920 <ref name=1920-officials />
* Walter Frank Szetela, circa 1951 <ref name=officers1951>{{cite book |title=1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |location= Boston |url= https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19511952bost }}</ref>
* Walter Frank Szetela, circa 1951 <ref name=officers1951>{{cite book |title=1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |location= Boston |url= https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19511952bost }}</ref>
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* [[Cele Hahn]]
* [[Cele Hahn]]
* [[Donald Humason Jr.]]
* [[Donald Humason Jr.]]
* [[John Velis]], April 16, 2014 – May 28, 2020 <ref name=elections /><ref>{{citation |title=Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts |date=October 29, 2020 |author=Steve Brown |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/10/29/legislative-races-election-massachusetts-state-house |work=Wbur.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030124452/https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/10/29/legislative-races-election-massachusetts-state-house |archive-date=October 30, 2020 }}</ref>
* John C. Velis, 2015-2020<ref name=elections />
* [[Kelly Pease]], 2021-


==Former locale==
==Former locale==
The district previously covered part of [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], circa 1872.<ref name=Register1872>{{cite book |chapter=Representative Districts |chapterurl= https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up |title=Massachusetts Register |year=1872 |publisher=Sampson, Davenport, & Company |location=Boston }}</ref>
The district previously covered part of [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], circa 1872.<ref name=Register1872>{{cite book |chapter=Representative Districts |chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up |title=Massachusetts Register |year=1872 |publisher=Sampson, Davenport, & Company |location=Boston }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List_of_elections_in_Massachusetts#Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives|List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections]]
* [[List of elections in Massachusetts#Massachusetts House of Representatives|List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections]]
* Other Hampden County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 1st Hampden district|1st]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Hampden district|2nd]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Hampden district|3rd]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Hampden district|5th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Hampden district|6th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Hampden district|7th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Hampden district|8th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Hampden district|9th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Hampden district|10th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Hampden district|11th]], [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Hampden district|12th]]
* Hampden County districts of the Massachusett Senate: [[Massachusetts Senate's Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden district|Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden]]; [[Massachusetts Senate's Hampden district|Hampden]]; [[Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district|1st Hampden and Hampshire]]; [[Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district|2nd Hampden and Hampshire]]
* [[List of Massachusetts General Courts]]
* [[List of Massachusetts General Courts]]
* [[List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives]]
* [[List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives]]

==Images==
;Portraits of legislators
<gallery>
1908 John Bennett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|John Bennett
1918 Chauncey Bennett Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Chauncey Bennett
1918 Giles Blague Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Giles Blague
1923 Julius Carman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Julius Carman
1923 Merle Dixon Graves Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Merle Dixon Graves
1935 Edward Boland Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Edward Boland
1945 Eugene Sweeney Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Eugene Sweeney
1953 Joseph Wisniowski Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Joseph Wisniowski
1967 Mitsie Kulig Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Mitsie Kulig
1975 John Coffey Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|John Coffey
1983 Steven Pierce Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Steven Pierce
Michael Knapik 2010.jpg|Michael Knapik
1995 Cele Hahn Massachusetts House of Representatives.png|Cele Hahn
Donald Humason Jr official portrait.jpg|Donald Humason
John Velis.jpg|John Velis
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
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==Further reading==
* {{citation |url= https://www.masslive.com/politics/2020/08/massachusetts-primary-election-4th-hampden-district-candidates-dan-allie-kelly-pease-and-matt-garlo-on-the-issues.html |title= Massachusetts primary election: 4th Hampden District candidates Dan Allie, Kelly Pease and Matt Garlo on the issues |date= August 14, 2020 |work= [[Masslive.com]] }}


==External links==
==External links==
* Ballotpedia. [https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_Fourth_Hampden_District Massachusetts House of Representatives Fourth Hampden District]
* [https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives Ballotpedia]
* {{cite web |url= https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US25105-4th-hampden-district-ma/ |title= 4th Hampden District, MA |work= Censusreporter.org }} (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's [[American Community Survey]]).
* {{cite web |url= https://censusreporter.org/profiles/62000US25105-4th-hampden-district-ma/ |title= 4th Hampden District, MA |work= Censusreporter.org }} (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's [[American Community Survey]]).


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Latest revision as of 17:00, 12 January 2024

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Hampden district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Hampden district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers the city of Westfield in Hampden County.[1][2] Democrat John Velis of Westfield represented the district from 2014 to 2020.[3] Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Independent Conservative Dan Allie, Democrat Matt Garlo, and Republican Kelly Pease.[4][5]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district.[6]

Representatives

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Former locale

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The district previously covered part of Springfield, circa 1872.[14]

See also

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Images

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Portraits of legislators
  • John Bennett
    John Bennett
  • Chauncey Bennett
    Chauncey Bennett
  • Giles Blague
    Giles Blague
  • Julius Carman
    Julius Carman
  • Merle Dixon Graves
    Merle Dixon Graves
  • Edward Boland
    Edward Boland
  • Eugene Sweeney
    Eugene Sweeney
  • Joseph Wisniowski
    Joseph Wisniowski
  • Mitsie Kulig
    Mitsie Kulig
  • John Coffey
    John Coffey
  • Steven Pierce
    Steven Pierce
  • Michael Knapik
    Michael Knapik
  • Cele Hahn
    Cele Hahn
  • Donald Humason
    Donald Humason
  • John Velis
    John Velis

References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
  3. ^ a b Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 4th Hampden district". PD43+. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 State Primary Candidates", Sec.state.ma.us, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retrieved August 23, 2020
  5. ^ "Republican candidates Dan Allie, Kelly Pease to face off in primary to become next Westfield state representative", Masslive.com, August 21, 2020
  6. ^ David Jarman (July 30, 2019), "Upper legislative district ↔ lower legislative district correspondences: MA", How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?, Daily Kos, State House Districts to State Senate Districts
  7. ^ "Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
  8. ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ Geo. F. Andrews, ed. (October 17, 1888). "Representatives: Hampden County". 1888 State House Directory. Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Lakeview Press.
  10. ^ a b Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920. Boston Review. October 17, 2023.
  11. ^ 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  12. ^ 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston.
  13. ^ Steve Brown (October 29, 2020), "Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, archived from the original on October 30, 2020
  14. ^ "Representative Districts". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Company. 1872.

Further reading

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