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Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district is a congessional district in central Massachusetts. It has been based out of Worcester County since the 1880's, however it had previously been located in coastal Essex County. The district is currently repesented by Jim McGovern, who has repesented the district since January 1997.

The Bristol county portions of this district were added following the 1992 remap.

Cities and towns currently in the district

In Bristol County:

Attleboro, Fall River: Wards 1-3; Ward 4, Precincts A&B; Ward 5, Precincts A&B; Ward 6, Precincts B&C; Ward 8, Precinct D, North Attleborough, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea.

In Middlesex County:

Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Marlborough.

In Norfolk County:

Franklin, Medway, Plainville, Wrentham.

In Worcester County:

Auburn, Boylston, Clinton, Holden, Northborough, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southborough, West Boylston, Westborough, Worcester.

Demographics

• Land Area: 581.00 square miles (45.08% Rural, 54.92% Urban)
• Population Distribution: 93.25% Urban, 6.75% Rural
• Population (2000): 634,585
• Median Income: $61,768
• Ethnic Composition: 86.2% White, 2.8% Black, 3.2% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 6.0% Hispanic, 1.6% Other
• Ancestry: 22.1% Irish, 13.0% Italian, 11.6% English
• Occupation: Blue Collar 20.6%, White Collar 65.5%, Gray Collar 13.8%
• Party Registration: Democrat , Republican , Unenrolled , Minor Parties
• Cook Partisan Voting Index: D + 11

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Elbridge Gerry	Anti-Administration	March 4 1789 – March 3 1793
General ticket: Shearjashub Bourne, Peleg Coffin, Jr. and David Cobb	Pro-Administration	March 4 1793 – March 3 1795
Samuel Lyman	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – November 6, 1800		Resigned
vacant		November 7, 1800 – February 1, 1801
Ebenezer Mattoon	Federalist	February 2 1801 – March 3 1803
Manasseh Cutler	Federalist	March 4 1801 – March 3 1815
Jeremiah Nelson	Federalist	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807
Edward St. Loe Livermore	Federalist	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1811
Leonard White	Federalist	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Timothy Pickering	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
Jeremiah Nelson	Federalist	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1823
	Adams-Clay Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
John Varnum	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
	National Republican	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831
Jeremiah Nelson	National Republican	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Gayton P. Osgood	National Republican	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	North Andover
Caleb Cushing	National Republican	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
Amos Abbott	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849
James H. Duncan	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	Haverhill
J. Wiley Edmands	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
William S. Damrell	American/Know-Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Charles F. Adams, Sr.	Republican	March 4, 1859 – May 1, 1861		Resigned to become Minister to England
Vacant		May 11861 – June 11, 1861
Benjamin Thomas	Union	June 11, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Alexander H. Rice	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	Boston
Ginery Twichell	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873
William Whiting	Republican	March 4, 1873 – June 29, 1873		Died
Vacant		June 29, 1873 – December 1 1873
Henry L. Pierce	Republican	December 1 1873 – March 31877	Boston
Walbridge A. Field	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 28, 1878		Dean successfully challenged Field's election
Benjamin Dean	Democratic	March 28, 1878 – March 3, 1879
Walbridge A. Field	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
Ambrose Ranney	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887
Leopold Morse	Democratic	March 4 1887 – March 3 1889		District moved in 1893
John F. Andrew	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893		Lost election to Joseph H.Walker
Joseph H. Walker	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899	Worcester
John R. Thayer	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905
Rockwood Hoar	Republican	March 4, 1905 – November 1, 1906	Worcester	Died
vacant		November 1, 1906 – December 18, 1906
Charles G. Washburn	Republican	December 18, 1906 – March 3, 1911
John A. Thayer	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
William H. Wilder	Republican	March 4, 1913 – September 11, 1913
vacant		September 11, 1913 – November 4, 1913
Calvin D. Paige	Republican	November 4, 1913 – March 3, 1925
Frank H. Foss	Republican	March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1935
Joseph E. Casey	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943
Philip J. Philbin	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1971
Robert Drinan	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973
Harold Donohue	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974	Worcester	Retired
vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975
Joseph D. Early	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993
Peter I. Blute	Republican	January 3 1993 – January 3, 1997	Shrewsbury
Jim McGovern	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – Present	Worcester	Incumbent

Pennsylvania

District		Member	Party	Hometown	First took office	Prior Background	Education	1	Bob Brady	Democratic	Philadelphia	special election, 1998	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission member	St. Thomas More High School	2	Chaka Fattah	Democratic	Philadelphia	1995	community organizer	Community College of Philadelphia, Wharton School, attended Fels Institute of Government	3	Phil English	Republican	Erie	1995	Chief of Staff, U.S. Senator	Penn	4	Melissa Hart	Republican	Bradfordwoods	1993	State Senator, Pennsylvania	Washington and Jefferson College, University of Pittsburgh School of Law	5	John E. Peterson	Republican	Pleasantville	1997	State Senator, Pennsylvania	Penn State	6	Jim Gerlach	Republican	Downington	2003	State Senator, Pennsylvania	Dickinson College, Dickinson School of Law	7	Curt Weldon	Republican	Glen Mills	1987	chair, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Council	West Chester University	8	Mike Fitzpatrick	Republican	Levittown	2005	chair, Bucks County Pennsylvania Board of Commissioners	St. Thomas University, Dickinson School of Law	9	Bill Shuster	Republican	Holidaysburg	special election, 2001	small business owner	Dickinson College, American University	10	Don Sherwood	Republican	Tunkhannock	1999	small business owner	Dartmouth	11	Paul Kanjorski	Democratic	Nanticoke	1985	community solicitor, judge	Temple, Dickinson School of Law	12	John Murtha	Democratic	Johnstown	special election, 1974	State Representative, Pennsylvania	Pitt, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, attended Washington and Jefferson College	13	Allyson Schwartz	Republican	Jenkintown	2005	State Senator, Pennsylvania	[[Simmons College (Massachusetts}|Simmons]], Bryn Mawr College	14	Michael F. Doyle	Democratic	Forest Hills	1995	State Senator Chief of Staff	Penn State	15	Charles Dent	Republican	Allentown	2005	State Senator, Pennsylvania	Penn State, Lehigh	16	Joseph R. Pitts	Republican	Kennett Square	1997	State Representative, Pennsylvania	Asbury College	17	Tim Holden	Democratic	Saint Clair	1993	Sheriff, Schuykill County, Pennsylvania	Bloomsburg University	18	Tim Murphy	Republican	Pittsburgh	2003	State Senator, Pennsylvania	Wheeling Jesuit University, Cleveland State, Pitt	19	Todd Russell	Republican	York	2001	State Representative, Pennsylvania	Shippensburg University, Pepperdine University School of Law

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