Beacon Hill & Washington
Legislators
Who Represents Lawrence
Lawrence does not get one voice in the State House. It gets four, because the city is split across districts: one state senator and three state representatives, depending on which ward and precinct you live in. In Washington, Lawrence sits inside the 3rd Congressional District, and like every community in the state it shares Massachusetts’s two U.S. senators. Below is who they are and how to reach them.
State Senator
First Essex District · Democrat
Pavel M. Payano
State Representatives
Three different representatives carry pieces of Lawrence in the House. Your ward and precinct decide which one is yours.
16th Essex District · Democrat
Francisco E. Paulino
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In Washington
In Congress, Lawrence is part of the Massachusetts 3rd District, represented by Congresswoman Lori Trahan. The state’s two U.S. senators, Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, represent every community in Massachusetts, Lawrence included.
Sources
Massachusetts Legislature (malegislature.gov). Verified July 2026.
Open States (Plural). Verified July 2026.
What this seat decides
The state and federal seats
Your State Representative and your State Senator. State law: the driving age, the minimum wage, the bottle deposit, and Chapter 70, the formula that decides how much state money your schools get. They also carry a home rule petition to the State House when your town votes for something state law does not yet allow it to do.
Your member of Congress and your two US Senators. Federal law and federal money, and help with a federal agency like Social Security, the VA, or immigration when someone in your family needs it. They also nominate candidates to the US service academies.
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