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Who Represents Russell
The whole town sits in a single state representative district, a single state senate district, and a single congressional district, so there is no district line to check before you write. One representative, one senator, and one member of Congress speak for every Russell address, and the Commonwealth’s two U.S. senators represent the entire state, Russell included. Five names, and between them they cover everything from a town road grant to a federal tax bill.
State Senator
Hampden and Hampshire District · Democrat
John Velis
State House: Room 513 · (617) 722-1415
Email: john.velis@masenate.gov
The Hampden and Hampshire district covers Agawam, Chicopee, Holyoke, Westfield, West Springfield, Montgomery, Russell, Easthampton, and Southampton. Senator Velis sits on the Joint Committees on Veterans and Federal Affairs, on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, on the Judiciary, and on Public Safety and Homeland Security, among others, and all of Russell sits inside his district.
State Representative
3rd Hampden District · Republican
Nick Boldyga
State House: Room 167 · (413) 274-8084
Email: nicholas.boldyga@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. Representative Boldyga sits on the Joint Committee on Revenue, the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, the Joint Committee on Aging and Independence, and the House Committee on Human Resources and Employee Engagement. Worth knowing when you write to him: five of the six towns in Russell’s own Gateway Regional School District sit in his district, so a regional school question is a district question for him.
In Washington
All of Russell sits in the 1st Congressional District, which covers most of western Massachusetts, from the Berkshires through Springfield and east into Worcester County. Massachusetts is represented in the U.S. Senate by Elizabeth Warren, the senior senator, and Edward J. Markey, the junior senator, both Democrats.
1st Congressional District · Democrat
Richard E. Neal
Washington: 372 Cannon House Office Building · 202-225-5601
Find Your Exact Legislator
Russell is not split, so every address in town has the same delegation. Both lookups take about ten seconds and both work for any Massachusetts address:
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