Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Norfolk district



Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Norfolk 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 Norfolk County. Republican Shawn Dooley of Norfolk represented the district from 2014-2023. Now Marcus S. Vaughn, a Wrentham Republican, holds the seat.

Towns represented
The district includes the following localities:
 * part of Medfield
 * part of Millis
 * Norfolk
 * Plainville
 * part of Walpole
 * Wrentham

The district geographic boundary overlapped with those of the Massachusetts Senate's Bristol and Norfolk district and Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district. After the 2022 redistricting much of the district is represented by the newly created Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex district.

Former locales
The district previously covered:
 * Avon, circa 1927
 * Holbrook, circa 1927
 * Randolph, circa 1872, 1927

Representatives

 * Jonathan Wales, circa 1858
 * Daniel Howard, circa 1859
 * Albert E. Miller, circa 1888
 * Elijah Baron Stowe, circa 1888
 * Clarence F. Telford, circa 1951
 * Edna Telford, 1955-1960
 * M. Joseph Manning, 1975-1979
 * Francis H. Woodward, 1979-1991
 * Jo Ann Sprague, 1991-1999
 * Scott P. Brown, 1999-2004
 * Richard J. Ross, 2005-2011
 * Daniel Winslow, 2011-2013
 * Shawn C. Dooley, 2014-2023
 * Marcus S. Vaughn, 2023–present

Electoral history
The 9th Norfolk has been represented by the Republican Party since the 1992 General Election. A special general election was held on January 7, 2014 due to Daniel Winslow's (R) resignation on September 29, 2013, from the state house to join Rimini Street as senior vice president and general counsel.

Images

 * Portraits of legislators