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Among state lawmakers representing Berkshire County, there is concern their districts will expand farther east. Quote We can expect that our House districts are going to get larger geographically and expand further into Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties.” — State Rep. Paul Mark, D-Peru While lawmakers express confidence in their ability to represent the Berkshires no matter how the maps are drawn, adding new communities to a district would dilute the influence of those now in the district. Many Berkshire cities and towns would make up a smaller share of the voting base in future elections. “Estimates point to our region either losing population or gaining at a pace much slower than eastern Massachusetts,” state Rep. Paul Mark, D-Peru, wrote in an email. “We won’t know the full impact on Berkshire County and [western Massachusetts] until we see the local level data, but we can expect that our House districts are going to get larger geographic

Franklin countyUnited statesHampden countyBerkshire countyPaul markMichael moranWilliam galvinAdam hindsWilliam brownsbergerD north adamsTricia farley bouvierWilliam smitty pignatelliCommittee on redistrictingSenate berkshireBerkshire districtSpecial joint committee