Massachusetts House of Representatives' 16th Suffolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Essex County and Suffolk County. Democrat RoseLee Vincent of Revere has represented the district since 2015. Candidates for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Joseph Gravellese and Jessica Giannino.
Locales represented
The district includes the following localities: part of Chelsea part of Revere part of Saugus
The current district geographic boundary overlaps with those of the Massachusetts Senate's 3rd Essex district, Middlesex and Suffolk district, and 1st Suffolk and Middlesex district.
Representatives
Jeremiah Desmond, circa 1888
James Donovan, circa 1888
Addison P. Beardsley, circa 1920
Coleman Silbert, circa 1920
William Francis Keenan, circa 1951
Bernard M. Lally, circa 1951
Robert L. Fortes, 1975–1979
William Reinstein
Kathi-Anne Reinstein
Roselee Vincent, 2015-
Jessica Giannino, 2021-current
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, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th List of Massachusetts General Courts List of former districts of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Images
References
Further reading
External links
Ballotpedia
(State House district information based on U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey).