Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Suffolk district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Suffolk 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 Boston and part of the city of Chelsea in Suffolk County.^[1][2] Democrat Dan Ryan of Charlestown has represented the district since 2015.^[3] Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include the incumbent Ryan^[4] and Damali Vidot.^[5][6]

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Suffolk district, based on the 2010 United States census.

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives districts for Suffolk County, apportioned in 2011

The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Suffolk district.^[7]

Representatives

• Amos A. Dunnels, circa 1858-1859 ^[8][9]
• Bradbury G. Prescott, circa 1858 ^[8]
• Cyrus Washburn, circa 1858 ^[8]
• Edward F. Porter, circa 1859 ^[9]
• Stephen N. Stockwell, circa 1859 ^[9]
• Patrick J. Kennedy, circa 1888 ^[10]
• Thomas O. McEnany, circa 1888 ^[10]
• John B. Cashman, circa 1920 ^[11]
• Patrick F. Moran, circa 1920 ^[11]
• Jeremiah Francis Brennan, circa 1951 ^[12]
• Dennis Kearney, circa 1975 ^[13]
• Richard A. Voke
• Eugene O'Flaherty
• Daniel Joseph Ryan, 2015-current^[3]

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Suffolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th
• List of Massachusetts General Courts
• List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Images

Portraits of legislators

• 
  Bernard Hanrahan
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  John F. Sullivan
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  John Cashman
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  William Hearn
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  J. Frederick Curtin
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  Timothy Francis Donovan
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  James Kiley
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  Thomas Flaherty
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  David Cleary
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  James McDevitt
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  Jeremiah Francis Brennan
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  Anthony Scalli
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  Dennis Kearney
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  Richard Voke
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  Eugene O'Flaherty