Swampscott DTC
Town of Swampscott
Swampscott has a population of 15,111 (2020 census). It is governed by a Representative Town Meeting and a Select Board with 5 members. The Select Board serves as the appointing authority for the Town Administrator and numerous Town commissions, committees, and boards. It also serves as the Town’s licensing board and issues licenses in accordance with the General Laws and Town Bylaws. The Select Board is responsible for the preparation and approval of the final Town Meeting warrant and recommendations to Town Meeting for approval, disapproval or other appropriate action on each article contained in such warrant presented to Town Meeting.
Swampscott’s Town Meeting has 324 members. After redistricting, one-third of the members are elected for 3 years, one third are elected for 2 years, and one-third are elected for 1 year. Thereafter, until the next redistricting, 18 members are elected from each of the 6 precincts, for 3 year terms. For more information, see Swampscott’s Town Meeting Guide (pdf).
Officials elected to Boards and to Standing Committees typically are elected with staggered terms, so not all members are elected at the same time. Elected officials include:
- Select Board: 5 members, 3 year terms
- Board of Assessors: 3 members, 3 year terms
- School Committee: 5 members, 3 year term
- Trustees of the Public Library: 3 members, 3 year terms
- Board of Health: 3 members, 3 year terms
- Planning Board: 5 members, 5 year terms
- Housing Authority: 4 members & 1 state appointed, 5 year terms
Elected in Districts That Include Swampscott
Sixth Congressional District
Office Locations:
21 Front Street
Salem, MA 01970
Phone: (978) 531-1669
Fax: (978) 224-2270
1127 Longworth
House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-8020
Fax: (202) 225-5915
The Massachusetts Legislature, also known as the General Court, is comprised of a Senate with 40 elected members and a House of Representatives with 160 elected members.
District: Third Essex—Lynn, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Nahant, Saugus, Swampscott.
Email: brendan.crighton@masenate.gov
State House
24 Beacon St.
Room 109-C
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone: (617) 722-1350
District: 8th Essex—Consisting of Ward 3 Precinct 4 and Ward 4 Precinct 3A, 4, of the city of Lynn, and the towns of Marblehead and Swampscott, all in the county of Essex.
Email: Jennifer.Armini@mahouse.gov
State House
24 Beacon St.
Room 21
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone: (617) 722-2140
State House Office | Newsletter Sign-UpDistrict: Sixth Councillor—Boston (specified wards & precincts), Cambridge (specified wards & precincts), Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Marblehead, Medford, Melrose, Nahant, Reading, Revere, Saugus, Somerville, Stoneham, Swampscott, Wakefield, Winchester, Winthrop.
Email: twkennedylaw@gmail.com
3 Stafford Road
Lynnfield, MA 01940
GC: 617-725-4015, ext. 6
Bus: 617-387-9809
Fax: 617-727-6610
District: Eastern (Essex County): Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Peabody, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury.
10 Federal Street
5th Floor
Salem, MA 01970
Main Office (978) 745-6610
TTY (867) 741-3163
Essex County Sheriff's Department Headquarters
20 Manning Ave.
Middleton, MA 01949
Phone: 978-750-1900
Fax: (978) 750-1999
District: Essex Southern—Consisting of Amesbury, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport, Peabody, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury.
Phone: (978) 542-1700