Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex district

Massachusetts Senate's 1st Middlesex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers portions of Middlesex county. State Representative Vanna Howard was elected to this seat on March 3, 2026 to fill the vacancy left by the death of previous Senator Ed Kennedy.

Locales represented

The district includes the following localities: Former locale The district previously covered Charlestown, circa 1860s. == Senators ==

Senators

• E.L. Norton, circa 1859 • Andrew J. Bailey, circa 1874 • James Vahey • James MacPherson • Abbott Rice • Arthur W. Hollis, circa 1935 • Joseph F. Montminy, circa 1945 • Paul Achin, circa 1953 • Edward Joseph DeSaulnier, Jr., circa 1957 • John Edward Harrington, Jr., circa 1969 • Bernard Joseph Tully, circa 1979 • Philip Shea, circa 1983 • Paul J. Sheehy, circa 1985 • Nancy Achin Sullivan, circa 1991 • Daniel P. Leahy, circa 1993 • Steven C. Panagiotakos, circa 2002 • Eileen Donoghue • Edward J. Kennedy, 2019–2025 • Vanna Howard, March 18, 2026–present ==Images==

Images

;Portraits of legislators 1908 James Vahey senator Massachusetts.jpg|James Vahey 1918 James MacPherson senator Massachusetts.jpg|James MacPherson 1923 Abbott Rice senator Massachusetts.jpg|Abbott Rice 1945 Joseph Montminy senator Massachusetts.jpg|Joseph Montminy 1953 Paul Achin senator Massachusetts.jpg|Paul Achin 1967 John Edward Harrington senator Massachusetts.jpg|John Edward Harrington 1975 Bernard Joseph Tully senator Massachusetts.jpg|Bernard Joseph Tully 1983 Philip Shea senator Massachusetts.jpg|Philip Shea 1991 Nancy Achin Sullivan senator Massachusetts.jpg|Nancy Achin Sullivan ==See also==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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