Your Voice in Government
Acushnet Legislators
Who Represents Acushnet
Acushnet is split between two state representative districts, so this is one of the towns where your own address decides who speaks for you on Beacon Hill. One state senator and one member of Congress cover the whole town, and the Commonwealth’s two U.S. senators represent the entire state, Acushnet included. Six names on this page, five for any single address, and between them they cover everything from a beach bylaw to a federal fisheries rule.
State Senator
Second Bristol and Plymouth District · Democrat
Mark C. Montigny
State House: Room 312-C · (617) 722-1440
Email: mark.montigny@masenate.gov
The Second Bristol and Plymouth district gathers New Bedford together with the towns around the head of Buzzards Bay, Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven and Mattapoisett, so one senator carries the district’s water, housing and school funding questions. All of Acushnet sits inside it, which means there is no district line to check before you write.
State Representative
Acushnet is split between two House districts, so the person who speaks for your street depends on where in town you live. Check your address before you write, because a letter to the wrong one of these two will simply be forwarded.
8th Bristol District · Democrat
Steven J. Ouellette
State House: Room 33 · (617) 722-2060
Email: steve.ouellette@mahouse.gov
10th Bristol District · Democrat
Mark D. Sylvia
State House: Room 134 · (617) 722-2400
Email: mark.sylvia@mahouse.gov
A state representative files bills, votes the state budget, and can chase a state agency on a constituent’s behalf, which is often the fastest use of the office. Both of these offices take calls from Acushnet residents.
In Washington
All of Acushnet sits in the 9th Congressional District, which runs from New Bedford out across Cape Cod and the Islands. Massachusetts is represented in the U.S. Senate by Elizabeth Warren, the senior senator, and Edward J. Markey, the junior senator, both Democrats.
9th Congressional District · Democrat
William R. Keating
Washington: 2372 Rayburn House Office Building · 202-225-3111
Find Your Exact Legislator
Acushnet is split between the 8th and 10th Bristol House districts, so your own address decides which representative is yours. Both lookups take about ten seconds and will tell you exactly:
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