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{{disambig-acronym|MA 7|[[Mercury-Atlas 7]], part of [[Project Mercury]], and the second manned American orbital spaceflight}}
'''Massachusetts's 7th congressional district''' is a congressional district in eastern [[Massachusetts]], including several suburbs north and west of [[Boston]]. It is currently represented by [[Edward J. Markey]], who has served the district since 1976.
== Cities and towns in the district ==
District 7 contains the following towns:
In [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts|Middlesex County]]:
:[[Arlington, MA|Arlington]], [[Belmont, MA|Belmont]], [[Everett, MA|Everett]], [[Framingham, MA|Framingham]], [[Lexington, MA|Lexington]], [[Lincoln, MA|Lincoln]], [[Malden, MA|Malden]], [[Medford, MA|Medford]], [[Melrose, MA|Melrose]], [[Natick, MA|Natick]], [[Stoneham, MA|Stoneham]], [[Waltham, MA|Waltham]], [[Watertown, MA|Watertown]], [[Wayland, MA|Wayland]], Precinct 2, [[Weston, MA|Weston]], [[Winchester, MA|Winchester]], [[Woburn, MA|Woburn]].
In [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk County]]:
:[[Revere, MA|Revere]], [[Winthrop, MA|Winthrop]].
==List of representatives==
{| class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! Representative !! Party !! Years !! District home !! Note
|-
| [[George Leonard (Congressman)|George Leonard]]
| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}}| [[Pro-Administration Party (United States)|Pro-Administration]]
| March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1791
|
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to {{ushr|Massachusetts|6|6th district}}
|-
| [[Artemas Ward]]
| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | [[Pro-Administration Party (United States)|Pro-Administration]]
| March 4, 1791 - March 4, 1793
|
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Massachusetts|2|2nd district}}
|-
| colspan=2 | District discontinued
| March 4, 1793 - March 4, 1795
| colspan=2 |
|-
| [[George Leonard (Congressman)|George Leonard]]
| {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]]
| March 4, 1795-March 4, 1797
|
|
|-
| [[Stephen Bullock]]
| {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]]
| March 4, 1797-March 4, 1799
|
|
|-
| [[Phanuel Bishop]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican]]
| March 4, 1799-March 4, 1803
|
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to {{ushr|Massachusetts|9|9th district}}
|-
| [[Nahum Mitchell]]
| {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]]
| March 4, 1803-March 4, 1805
|
|
|-
| [[Joseph Barker (Massachusetts)|Joseph Barker]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican]]
| March 4, 1805-March 4, 1809
|
|
|-
| [[William Baylies]]
| {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]]
| March 4, 1809-June 28, 1809
|
|
|-
| [[Charles Turner, Jr.]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| June 28, 1809-March 4, 1813
|
| successfully challenged election of William Baylies
|-
| [[William Baylies]]
| {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]]
| March 4, 1813-March 3, 1815
|
|
|-
| [[John W. Hulbert]]
| {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]]
| March 4, 1815-March 4, 1817
|
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|12|12th district}}
|-
| [[Henry Shaw (Massachusetts)|Henry Shaw]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican]]
| March 4, 1817-March 4, 1821
|
|
|-
| [[Henry W. Dwight]]
| {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]]
| March 4, 1821-March 4, 1823
|
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Massachusetts|9|9th district}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Samuel Clesson Allen|Samuel C. Allen]]
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Adams-Clay Federalist]]
| March 4, 1823-March 4, 1825
|
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|6|6th district}}
|-
| {{Party shading/National Republican}} | [[National Republican Party|Adams]]
| March 4, 1825-March 4, 1829
|
|-
| [[George Grennell, Jr.]]
| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | [[Anti-Jacksonian Party (United States)|Anti-Jacksonian]]
| March 4, 1829 - March 4, 1833
|
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Massachusetts|6|6th district}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[George N. Briggs]]
| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | [[Anti-Jacksonian Party (United States)|Anti-Jacksonian]]
| March 4, 1833 - March 4, 1837
| rowspan=2 | [[Lanesboro, Massachusetts|Lanesboro]]
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|9|9th district}}
|-
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| March 4, 1837 - March 4, 1843
| Retired
|-
| [[Julius Rockwell]]
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| March 4, 1843 - March 4, 1851
|
|
|-
| [[John Z. Goodrich]]
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| March 4, 1851 - March 4, 1853
|
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Massachusetts|11|11th district}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Nathaniel P. Banks]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| March 4, 1853-March 4, 1855
| rowspan=3 |
|
|-
| {{Party shading/American}} | [[American Party (United States)|Know Nothing]]
| March 4, 1855-March 4, 1857
| [[Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives]] from 1856-1857
|-
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| March 4, 1857-December 24, 1857
| resigned after being elected [[Governor of Massachusetts|Governor]]
|-
| colspan=2 | Vacant
| December 24, 1857 - January 31, 1858
|-
| [[Daniel W. Gooch]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 31, 1858-March 4, 1863
|
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Massachusetts|6|6th district}}
|-
| [[George S. Boutwell]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| March 3, 1863-March 12, 1869
|
| resigned after appointment as [[United States Treasury Secretary|Secretary of Treasury]]
|-
| colspan=2 | Vacant
| March 12, 1869 - November 2, 1869
|-
| [[George M. Brooks]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| November 2, 1869-May 13, 1872
|
| resigned
|-
| colspan=2 | Vacant
| May 13, 1872 - December 2, 1872
|-
| [[Constantine C. Esty]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| December 2, 1872-March 4, 1873
|
|
|-
| [[Ebenezer R. Hoar]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| March 4, 1873-March 4, 1875
|
|
|-
| [[John K. Tarbox]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| March 4, 1875-March 4, 1877
|
|
|-
| [[Benjamin Franklin Butler (politician)|Benjamin F. Butler]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879
| [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]]
|
|-
| [[William A. Russell]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883
| [[Lawrence, Massachusetts|Lawrence]]
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Massachusetts|8|8th district}}
|-
| [[Eben F. Stone]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| March 4, 1883-March 4, 1887
|
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|6|6th district}}
|-
| [[William Cogswell]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| March 4, 1887-March 4, 1893
|
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|6|6th district}}
|-
| colspan=2 | Vacant
| March 4, 1893 - April 25, 1893
|
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|6|6th district}}, seat was resigned by [[Henry Cabot Lodge]] before beginning of term when elected to [[United States Senate]]
|-
| [[William Everett]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| April 25, 1893 - March 4, 1895
|
|
|-
| [[William Emerson Barrett]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| March 4, 1895-March 4, 1899
|
|
|-
| [[Ernest W. Roberts]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| March 4, 1899-March 4, 1913
| [[Chelsea, Massachusetts|Chelsea]]
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Massachusetts|9|9th district}}
|-
| nowrap | [[Michael Francis Phelan]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1921
| [[Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]]
| Lost re-election
|-
| [[Robert S. Maloney]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| March 4, 1921 - March 4, 1923
| [[Lawrence, Massachusetts|Lawrence]]
|
|-
| [[William P. Connery, Jr.]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| March 4, 1923 - June 15, 1937
| [[Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]]
| Died
|-
| colspan=2 | Vacant
| June 16, 1937 - September 27, 1937
|-
| [[Lawrence J. Connery]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| September 28, 1937 - October 19, 1941
| [[Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]]
| Died
|-
| colspan=2 | Vacant
| October 20, 1941 - December 29, 1941
|-
| [[Thomas J. Lane]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| December 30, 1941 - January 3, 1963
| [[Lawrence, Massachusetts|Lawrence]]
|
|-
| [[Torbert H. Macdonald]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| January 3, 1963 - May 21, 1976
| [[Malden, Massachusetts|Malden]]
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Massachusetts|8|8th district}},
Died
|-
| colspan=2 | Vacant
| May 22, 1976 - November 1, 1976
|-
| [[Edward J. Markey]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| November 2, 1976 - present
| [[Malden, Massachusetts|Malden]]
| [[Incumbent]]
|- valign=top
! Representative !! Party !! Years !! District home !! Note
|}
=== Maps ===
* [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cispdf/mauscongdist7.pdf Map of Massachusetts's 7th Congressional District], via Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
=== Election results ===
* [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/MA/H/07/ CNN.com 2004 election results]
* [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/MA/H/07/ CNN.com 2006 election results]
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