Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Barnstable 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 Barnstable County. Democrat Kip Diggs of Osterville has represented the district since 2021.
Towns represented The district includes the following localities: part of Barnstable (including Hyannis) part of Yarmouth
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's Cape and Islands district.
Former locales The district previously covered: Brewster, circa 1872, 1927 Chatham, circa 1927 Dennis, circa 1872, 1927 Eastham, circa 1927 Harwich, circa 1872, 1927 Orleans, circa 1927 Provincetown, circa 1927 Truro, circa 1927 Wellfleet, circa 1927
Representatives John W. Atwood, circa 1858 Thomas Dodge, circa 1858 Luther Studley, circa 1858 Nathaniel Doane, Jr, circa 1859 James S. Howes, circa 1859 Benjamin H. Matthews, circa 1859 Joseph W. Rogers, circa 1888 Erastus T. Bearse, circa 1920 Oscar Josiah Cahoon, circa 1951 Howard C. Cahoon, Jr., circa 1975 Thomas K. Lynch, 1979-1985 Peter B. Morin, 1985-1991 John C. Klimm, 1991-1999 Demetrius Atsalis, 1999-2013 Brian Mannal, 2013-2017 William L. Crocker, Jr., 2017-2020 Kip Diggs, 2021–present
See also List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections Other Barnstable County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th; Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket List of Massachusetts General Courts List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
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External links Ballotpedia. Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Barnstable District (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey). League of Women Voters of the Cape Cod Area