Massachusetts House of Representatives' 31st Middlesex district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers Stoneham and Winchester in Middlesex County.[1][2] Since 2015, Michael Seamus Day of the Democratic Party has represented the district.[3][4]
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Middlesex and 5th Middlesex districts.[5]
Gov. Charlie Baker (R) signed the state's new legislative maps into law on November 4, 2021.[6] After the redistricting plans were enacted, Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin (D) issued a statement expressing concern regarding how the maps would be implemented: "I am extremely disappointed that these bills were signed into law in their current form and I think it is a devastating blow to the voters of Massachusetts. With local precincts divided multiple ways, it will inevitably lead to chaos at the polls and make it impossible for voters to understand who their elected representatives are."[7]
- ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ Massachusetts General Court, "Chapter 153. An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court", Acts (2011)
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division. "State Representative elections: 31st Middlesex district". PD43+. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ Steve Brown (October 29, 2020), "Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts", Wbur.org, archived from the original on October 30, 2020
- ^ 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
- ^ Lisinski, Chris (November 4, 2021). "As Gov. Charlie Baker OKs new districts, top Mass. election official warns of chaos". masslive. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ Stout, Matt (October 27, 2021). "Lawmakers poised to send new political maps, increasing number of majority-minority districts, to Baker". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.