Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th 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. Democrat John F. Moran of the South End has represented the district since 2023.
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Suffolk district and 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex district.
Representatives William Beck, circa 1858 Franklin H. Sprague, circa 1858 Thomas D. Morris, circa 1859 Alexander H. Twombly, circa 1859 Julius Caesar Chappelle, 1883-1886 Henry Parkman, (1886–1888) William Oscar Armstrong, (1887–1888) Frank Morrison (1889–????) Andrew Berkley Lattimore (1889–1890) William P. Hickey, circa 1920 John Gleason Michael Ward William J. Manning, circa 1920 Laurence H. Banks, 1940s Dennis Glynn William A. Glynn, circa 1951
Member Party Years Legis. Electoral history District map1955–1957160thLincoln Pope Jr. Democratic1957–1965161st162nd163th164thElected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Re-elected in 1962.1957–65: Ward 9 (Roxbury)Robert H. Quinn Democratic1965–1969165th166thRe-districted from 12th Suffolk.Re-elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Elected Attorney General in 1968.1965–69: Ward 13 (Dorchester)James F. Hart DemocraticMay 20, 1969 –January 2, 1973167th 168thWon special election in 1969. Re-elected in 1970.Lost primary in 1972.1969–75: Ward 13 (Dorchester)Richard F. Finnigan DemocraticJanuary 3, 1973 –January 2, 1975169thElected in 1972.Re-districted to 14th Suffolk.Doris Bunte DemocraticJanuary 3, 1975 –January 2, 1979170th171stRe-districted from 7th Suffolk.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-districted to 4th Suffolk.1975–79:Mel King DemocraticJanuary 3, 1979 –January 2, 1983 172nd173rdRedistricted from 4th Suffolk.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Retired to run for mayor.1979–83:Byron Rushing DemocraticJanuary 2, 1983 –January 2, 2019174th174th175th176th177th178th179th180th181st182nd183rd184th185th186th187th188th189th190th191stElected in 1982Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Lost primary in 2018.1983–93:1993–2003:2013–23:Jon SantiagoJanuary 2, 2019 –March 1, 2023192nd193rd194thElected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Retired to serve as Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans' Services. DemocraticJohn F. Moran DemocraticJune 7, 2023 –Present194thElected in a special election in 2023.2023–2033:
See also List of Massachusetts House of Representatives elections Other Suffolk County districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 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
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References
External links Ballotpedia (State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey). https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/43461/ocm04718867-1969.pdf?sequence=1 League of Women Voters of Boston