Massachusetts House of Representatives' 8th Hampden district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of the city of Chicopee in Hampden County.[1][2] Democrat Joseph Wagner of Chicopee represented the district until 1991.[3] Upon his retirement, Democrat Shirley Arriaga has taken over as Representative.[4]
The district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 1st Hampden and Hampshire district, 2nd Hampden and Hampshire district, and Hampden district.[5]
- ^ "Massachusetts Representative Districts". Sec.state.ma.us. Retrieved May 2, 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: 8th Hampden district". PD43+. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "Democrat Shirley Arriaga wins race for 8th Hampden state House seat".
- ^ 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,
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