Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden Massachusetts Senate district

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden Senate District
Senator	Benjamin Downing (D)
Demographics	93.25%% White; 2.30%% Black/African American; 0.21%% Native American; 1.17%% Asian; 0.03%% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.75%% Other race; 2.29%% Two or more races;
Population (2012)	155,012

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Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden is a district of the Massachusetts Senate from since 2013. It covers the expanse of Berkshire, Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin counties, and is represented by Benjamin Downing of the Democratic Party.^[2]

The district had been used from 1989 through 2003 before it was eliminated in redistricting.

List of Senators

Senator	Party	Years	Electoral history
Peter C. Webber	Republican	1989 – 1991	Redistricted from the Berkshire district
Jane Swift	Republican	1991 – 1997	Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor
Andrea F. Nuciforo, Jr.	Democratic	1997 – 2003	Redistricted to the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district
		2003 – 2013	District eliminated in 2002 District restored in 2013
Benjamin Downing	Democratic	2013 – Present	Redistricted from the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district

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