Senators and Representatives

State and US Representatives and Senators for Berkshire County

Contact Information

State Representatives:
Gailanne Cariddi
Paul Mark
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Smitty Pignatelli
State Senator:
Benjamin Downing
US Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts (includes all of Berkshire County): John Olver US Senators from Massachusetts:
John Kerry
Scott Brown
State Representatives:

  • GAILANNE CARIDDI (1st Berkshire District)
  • State House, Room 130
    Boston, MA 02133
    Telephone: 617-722-2130
    Fax: 617-626-0143
    Legislative aide: Lisa Schifilliti
  • District Office:
    City Hall
    10 Main Street
    North Adams
    Telephone: 413.664.6812
    Office is open 10-2 and staffed by volunteers

return to top

There are 4 House Districts in Berkshire County. (see map above) Each has about 40,000 people represented. 1st Berkshire District consists of the towns of Adams, Clarksburg, Florida, North Adams, Savoy and Williamstown, all in the county of Berkshire; and the towns of Charlemont, Hawley, Heath, Monroe and Rowe, all in the county of Franklin.
  • PAUL MARK (2nd District)
  • State House, Room 473F
    Boston, MA 02133
    Telephone: (617) 722-2210
    Legislative Aide: Chris Cappucci
  • District Office:
    P.O. Box 114
    Dalton, MA 01227
    Telephone: (413) 464-5635

return to top

A map of the House Districts for the BerkshiresThere are 4 House Districts in Berkshire County. (see map above) Each has about 40,000 people represented. 2nd Berkshire District Consists of Ashfield, Becket, Bernardston, Buckland, Cheshire, Colrain, Cummington, Dalton, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Leyden, Middlefield, New Ashford, Northfield, Peru, Plainfield, Pittsfield ward 1, precinct B, Richmond, Shelburne, Washington, Windsor
  • TRICIA FARLEY-BOUVIER (3rd Berkshire District)
  • State House:
    State House, Room 156
    Boston, MA 02133
    Telephone: 617-722-2240
    Staff Legislative Aide: Elizabeth Leibinger
  • District Office:152 North Street, Suite 32
    Pittsfield, MA 01201Telephone: 413-447-7225

return to top

A map of House Districts in the BerkshiresThere are 4 House Districts in Berkshire County. (see map above) Each has about 40,000 people represented. 3rd Berkshire District consists of precinct A of ward 1, all precincts of wards 2, 3, 4, precinct A of ward 5, and all precincts of wards 6 and 7, of the city of Pittsfield, in the county of Berkshire.
  • WILLIAM “SMITTY” PIGNATELLI (4th Berkshire District)
  • State House:Room 448
    Boston, MA 02133
    Telephone: 617-722-2582
    Fax: 617-722-2879
  • District Office:Lenox Town Hall, Second Floor
    PO Box 2228
    Lenox, MA 01240
    Telephone: 413-637-0631


return to top

A map of House Districts in the BerkshiresThere are 4 House Districts in Berkshire County. (see map above) Each has about 40,000 people represented.4th Berkshire District consists of the towns of Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, precinct 5B of the city of Pittsfield, the towns of Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham and West Stockbridge, all in the county of Berkshire; and the towns of Blandford, Chester and Tolland, all in the county of Hampden.
State Senator:

  • Benjamin Brackett Downing (Berkshire, Hampshire & Franklin)
  • State House, Room 413-F
    Boston, MA 02133
    Telephone: (617) 722-1625
    Fax: (617) 722-1523
  • Local Office:7 North Street, Suite 307
    Pittsfield, MA. 01201
    Telephone: 413-442-4008
    Fax: 413-442-4077
  • Staff:
    • District Coordinator: Allison Johnson Krol
    • Legislative and Budget Director: Elizabeth Mahony
    • Legislative Aide: Jonathan ButlerCommunications
    • Director: Heather Viola
    • Chief of Staff: Bethann S. Steiner

Senator Downing has been appointed to the following committees for 2011-12:

return to top

A map of the Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden Senate DistrictOur state senate district is the Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden State Senate District.  It includes all of Berkshire County and parts of Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden Counties.  We have only one State Senator.
United States Representative:

  • Congressman John Olver (1st Congressional District)
  • In Washington, D.C.:1111 Longworth HOBWashington, D.C. 20515Telephone: 202-225-5335Facsimile: 202-226-1224
  • In Berkshire County:78 Center StreetPittsfield, MA 01202Telephone: 413-442-0946Facsimile: 413-443-2792
  • In Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin Counties57 Suffolk StreetHolyoke, MA 01040Telephone: 413-532-7010Facsimile: 413-532-6543
  • Website: http://www.house.gov/olver/index.shtmlEmail: “Due to the high volume of emails I receive, for urgent, time-sensitive casework issues with a federal agency, please call my nearest district office, rather than sending me an email”. (from the Olver website listed above)

return to top

United States Senators:

  • Senator John Kerry
  • In Washington D.C.:304 Russell Bldg.Third FloorWashington D.C. 20510Telephone: (202) 224-2742Facsimile: (202) 224-8525
  • In Boston:One Bowdoin SquareTenth FloorBoston, MA 02114Telephone: (617) 565-8519Facsimile: (617) 248-3870
  • In Springfield:Springfield Federal Building1550 Main StreetSuite 304Springfield, MA 01101Telephone: (413) 785-4610Facsimile:(413) 736-1049

return to top

  • Scott Brown
  • In Washington:317 Russell Senate BuildingWashington D.C. 20510Telephone: (202) 224-4543Facsimile: (202) 228-2646
  • In Massachusetts:2400 JFK BuildingBoston, MA 02203Telephone: (617) 565-3170Telephone: (877) 472-9014Facsimile: (617) 723-7325

return to top