Politics & Government
Redrawn Maps Move Hingham to 8th Congressional District
Hingham will move from the 10th to the 8th Congressional District. Rep. Keating will also move.

A redrawn congressional district map released Monday will move Hingham to a newly mapped out 8th Congressional District.
The new 8th district will include Hingham along with neighboring communities, Weymouth, Hull, Quincy, Cohasset ,Scituate and Abington.
Hingham is currently part of Massachusetts's 10th congressional district, and is currently represented by William R. Keating.
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Democrats Stephen Lynch and William Keating will not battle each other for a seat in Congress next year.
Keating said he will run in the newly created 9th Congressional District from his summer home in Bourne on Cape Cod, to avoid running against fellow Democrat Democrats Stephen Lynch next year.
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“After talking with my wife Tevis and our children, Kristen and Patrick, I have decided to run in the new 9th Congressional District where we've owned a home for 17 years” Keating said in a statement on Tuesday. “I hope that the residents of my current District – from Quincy to Provincetown and the Islands – know that their well-being is my primary concern and nothing changes that."
If the Legislature and governor approve the proposed redrawn districts, they will be in effect for the next election cycle in 2012 . This will send nine people from Massachussetts to the U.S. House in 2013, rather than the current 10.
For a look at the proposed new district maps, CLICK HERE.
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