US Senate
There are 100 Senators in the US Congress. Each state is represented by 2 Senators. Senators serve 6-year terms. Each Senator represents the entire state (they do not represent separate districts).
senator ed markey (d)
senator Elizabeth warren (d) |
Boston Office
975 JFK Federal Building 15 New Sudbury St Boston, MA 02203 617-565-8519 Washington, DC Office 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 202-224-2742 US Senator Since 2013 Current Term Ends 2027 Boston Office
2400 JFK Federal Building 15 New Sudbury St Boston, MA 02203 617-565-3170 Washington, DC Office 309 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 202-224-4543 US Senator Since 2013 Current Term Ends 2025 |
US house of representatives - 9th district
There are 435 Representatives in the US Congress, a number fixed by law and distributed among the states proportionally by state population size. Massachusetts has 9 Representatives, each representing 1 district in the Commonwealth. Representatives serve 2-year terms. Chatham, MA is in the 9th Congressional District, which covers the Cape & Islands, the South Coast, and the South Shore from Norwell to Fall River.
Massachusetts senate - cape & islands district
There are 40 Senators in the MA Legislature, which is known as the General Court. Each Senator represents 1 of the 40 districts. State Senators serve 2-year terms. Chatham, MA is in the Cape & Islands District, which covers Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and 12 towns on Cape Cod (Barnstable, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth).
Massachusetts representative - 4th Barnstable district
There are 160 Representatives in the MA Legislature, which is known as the General Court. Each Representative represents 1 of the 160 districts. State Representatives serve 2-year terms. Chatham, MA is in the 4th Barnstable District, which covers 8 towns on Cape Cod (Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet).
Barnstable county assembly of delegates
The Assembly of Delegates is the legislative branch of the Barnstable County government, and its members are responsible for adopting new legislation (ordinances) for the County. The Assembly was formed in 1989 when the Barnstable County Home Rule Charter went into effect. There are 15 Delegates in the Assembly, and there is 1 Delegate for each of the 15 towns on the Cape. The Assembly uses a weighted voting system in which each Delegate is weighted based on Town population (per census data, adjusted every 10 years). In this system, the Town of Barnstable has the largest weighted vote (20.92%) and Truro has the smallest vote (0.93%). Chatham's vote is 2.84%. County Delegates serve 2-year terms and are elected on the same ballot as the MA legislature. This means that all 15 seats in the Assembly are up for election every 2 years. The Assembly meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month in Barnstable, MA.
Barnstable county board of regional commissioners
The Board of Regional Commissioners (known as the County Commissioners) leads the executive branch of the Barnstable County, MA government. Its responsibilities include directing the County agencies, submitting the County budget to the Assembly of Delegates, and considering veto of Assembly ordinances. The Commissioners office was formed in 1989 when the Barnstable County Home Rule Charter went into effect. There are 3 Commissioners representing the County at large. County Commissioners serve 4-year terms and are elected on a staggered basis. The County Commissioners meet every Wednesday in Barnstable, MA.
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town of chatham, MA board of selectmen
The Board of Selectmen leads the executive branch of the government in the Town of Chatham, MA. Its responsibilities include serving as the Town's primary policy-making body, calling Town Meetings and approving the Town Meeting warrant. There are 5 Commissioners representing the Town at large. Selectmen serve 3-year terms and are elected on a staggered basis. The Board of Selectmen meets every Monday at 6pm in the large meeting room in the Town Annex (261 George Ryder Rd, Chatham, MA 02633).
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Select Board Members
Peter K. Cocolis - Chair (Selectman since 2015; Current term ends 2023) Shareen Davis - Vice Chair (Selectwoman since 2017; Current term ends 2023) Cory J. Metters - Clerk (Selectman since 2015; Current term ends 2021) Jeffrey S. Dykens - Member (Selectman since 2016; Current term ends 2022) Dean P. Nicastro - Member (Selectman since 2015; Current term ends 2024) |