Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Essex district explained

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Essex 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 Salem in Essex County.^[1] Democrat Manny Cruz of Salem has represented the district since 2023.^[2]

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Essex district.

Representatives

• Edward H. Pearce, circa 1858 ^[3]
• John J. Babson, circa 1859 ^[4]
• Jeremiah R. Cook, circa 1859 ^[4]
• William A. Butler, circa 1888 ^[5]
• Alfred Bradbury, circa 1920 ^[6]
• William X. Wall, circa 1951 ^[7]
• Michael J. Harrington, 1969
• Robert Ellis Cahill, circa 1971
• John G. King, circa 1975 ^[8]
• J. Michael Ruane, 1979–2005
• John D. Keenan, 2005 – August 23, 2014
• Paul Tucker, 2015-2023
• Manny Cruz, 2023-current

Former locales

The district previously covered:

• Ipswich, circa 1872 ^[9]
• Rowley, circa 1872

See also

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

External links

• Ballotpedia
• Web site: 7th Essex District, MA . Censusreporter.org . (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).
• League of Women Voters - Salem

Notes and References

1. Web site: Massachusetts Representative Districts . April 30, 2020 . Sec.state.ma.us .
2. Web site: April 30, 2020 . PD43+ . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division . State Representative elections: 7th Essex district .
3. Book: https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1858bost/page/n21/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . Adams, Sampson & Co. . Boston . 1858 . Massachusetts House of Representatives . 10–12 .
4. Book: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court . 1859 . Boston . Internet Archive .
5. Book: Official Gazette, Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 1888 State House Directory . Geo. F. Andrews . Lakeview Press . Representatives: Essex County . https://archive.org/details/officialgazette1888andr/page/38/mode/2up .
6. Book: Public Officials of Massachusetts: 1920 . Boston Review .
7. Book: 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
8. Book: 1975–1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . Boston .
9. Book: Representative Districts . https://archive.org/details/massachusettsreg1872bost/page/27/mode/1up . Massachusetts Register . 1872 . Sampson, Davenport, & Company . Boston .