Lowell Lists: General Court
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.