Another installment of Lowell Lists. Today, the State Senators and State Representatives who have represented Lowell in the General Court from 1970 to the present.

State Senator – 1st Middlesex

B. Joseph Tully – 1970
Philip L. Shea – 1980
Paul J. Sheehy – 1984
Nancy Achin Sullivan – 1990
Daniel Leahy – 1992
Steven Panagiotakos – 1996
Eileen Donoghue – 2010
Edward J. Kennedy – 2018

House of Representatives

Prior to 1970, several House Districts had two representatives

29th Middlesex District

Nickolas Lambros -1970

30th Middlesex District

Raymond F. Rourke and John J. Desmond – 1970
Raymond F. Rourke and Edward J. Early Jr – 1972

31st Middlesex District

Paul J. Sheehy and Cornelius F. Kiernan – 1970
Cornelius F. Kiernan and Philip L. Shea – 1972

In 1974, new districts were formed, each with a single representative

44th Middlesex District

Edward J. Early Jr. – 1974
Leo Farley – 1976

45th Middlesex District

Philip L. Shea – 1974
Philip L. Shea – 1976

46th Middlesex District

Robert B. Kennedy – 1974
Robert B. Kennedy – 1976

47th Middlesex District

Raymond F. Rourke – 1974
Edward LeLacheur – 1976

In 1978, the House was reduced from 240 members to the current 160 and the districts we still have today were created:

17th Middlesex

Nickolas Lambros – 1978
John F. Cox – 1982
Thomas Golden – 1994

18th Middlesex

Edward Lelacheur – 1978
David Nangle – 1998

19th Middlesex

Philip L. Shea – 1978
Timothy M. Rourke – 1980
Susan F. Rourke – 1982
Steven C. Panagiotakos – 1992
Kevin J. Murphy – 1996
Rady Mom – 2014

Please check out our Middlesex County Officials list which was also posted today.