Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Suffolk district

Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th 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 in Suffolk County.^[1][2] Democrat Russell Holmes of Mattapan has represented the district since 2011.^[3]

Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th 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 those of the Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Suffolk district, 1st Suffolk district, and 2nd Suffolk district.^[4]

Representatives

• John A. Andrew, circa 1858 ^[5]
• George P. Clapp, circa 1858 ^[5]
• Martin Brimmer, 1859-1861 ^[6]
• Thornton K. Lothrop, circa 1859 ^[6]
• Harvey Newton Collison, circa 1888 ^[7]
• Edward J. Flynn, circa 1888 ^[7]
• Cornelius J. Driscoll, circa 1920 ^[8]
• James William Hayes, circa 1920 ^[8]
• Patrick J. Melody, circa 1920 ^[8]
• John Taylor Tynan, circa 1951 ^[9]
• Elaine Noble, 1977-1979 ^[10]
• Shirley Owens-Hicks
• Willie Mae Allen, 2007-2011
• Russell E. Holmes, 2011-current^[3]

See also

• List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections
• Other Suffolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 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

• 
  Philip McGonagle
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  Thomas Grady
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  James Hayes
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  John Craig
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  Thomas Donovan
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  Andrew Gorey
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  John Logue
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  John Wenzler
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  Martin Schofield
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  John Powers
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  John Flaherty
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  John Taylor Tynan
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  Charles Iannello
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  Elaine Noble
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  Royal Bolling Jr.
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  Shirley Owens-Hicks
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  Russell Holmes