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Your Voice in Government
Legislators
Who Represents Lowell
Lowell is large enough to be split among several legislative districts. At the State House, one state senator and three state representatives cover the city, so the representative for your street depends on your ward and precinct. In Washington, the entire city is represented by one member of Congress and the Commonwealth’s two U.S. senators.
State Senator
1st Middlesex District · Democrat
Vanna Howard
Senator Howard won a special election in March 2026 to fill the 1st Middlesex seat left vacant by the death of Senator Edward J. Kennedy. Born in Cambodia, she and her family fled the Khmer Rouge genocide before resettling in the United States, a story shared by many in Lowell’s large Cambodian community. She previously represented the 17th Middlesex House district.
State Representatives
Three House districts divide Lowell. Use the lookup tools below to find which one covers your address.
16th Middlesex District · Democrat
Rodney M. Elliott
18th Middlesex District · Democrat
Tara T. Hong
Currently Vacant
Find Your Exact Legislator
Because Lowell is split, the surest way to find your senator and representative is to look up your address:
In Washington
All of Lowell sits in the 3rd Congressional District, represented by U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (D), a Lowell native who has held the seat since 2019. Massachusetts is represented in the U.S. Senate by Elizabeth Warren, the senior senator (since 2013), and Edward J. “Ed” Markey, the junior senator (since 2013).
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