Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Plymouth 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 Plymouth County. Republican David DeCoste of Norwell has represented the district since 2015.
Towns represented The district includes the following localities: Hanover Norwell Rockland
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Plymouth district, 2nd Plymouth and Bristol district, and Plymouth and Norfolk district.
Former locales The district previously covered: Duxbury, circa 1872 Kingston, circa 1872
Representatives William Ellison, circa 1858 Job W. Drew, circa 1859 George Hartford Hunt, circa 1888 Frank N. Coulson, circa 1920 Michael J. McCarthy, circa 1951 Robert W. Gillette, circa 1975 David F. DeCoste, 2015-current
See also List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections Other Plymouth County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th List of Massachusetts General Courts List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images Portraits of legislators
References
External links Ballotpedia (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).