Editing Brockton, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
{{See also|List of mayors of Brockton, Massachusetts}}
On the national level, Brockton is a part of [[Massachusetts's 8th congressional district]], and has been represented since January 2013 by [[Stephen Lynch (politician)|Stephen Lynch]].

On the state level, Brockton is represented in three districts in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]]: the Ninth Plymouth, Tenth Plymouth (which includes West Bridgewater and Precinct 1 of East Bridgewater), and the Eleventh Plymouth (which includes most of Easton). The city is represented in the [[Massachusetts Senate]] as a part of the Second Plymouth and Bristol district, which includes Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Whitman and portions of East Bridgewater and Easton<ref>[http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm Index of Legislative Representation by City and Town] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115141/http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm |date=2007-09-29 }}, mass.gov; accessed April 16, 2014.</ref>

Brockton has a city government led by a [[mayor]] and [[city council]]. The [[List of mayors of Brockton, Massachusetts|city elects a mayor]] for two-year terms. Previous mayors include Winthrop H. Farwell Jr., John T. Yunits Jr., David Crosby, Carl Pitaro, Richard L. Wainwright, John E. Sullivan, Alvin Jack Sims, Joseph H. Downey and Paul Studenski. James Harrington was elected mayor in 2005 and began his term in January 2006. He was re-elected on November 6, 2007, for another two-year term. He had previously served 16 years as a City Councilor. In the fall of 2009, City Councilor Linda Balzotti defeated Harrington to become the city's first female mayor. Balzotti was defeated in 2013 by Bill Carpenter, who won the election by only 44 votes. After the unexpected death of Bill Carpenter on July 3, 2019, City Councillor President Moises Rodrigues become the acting Mayor. On July 15, 2019 Rodrigues was unanimously elected by the 11-person City Council to become the Mayor of Brockton.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20190715/moises-rodrigues-becomes-brocktons-first-cape-verdean-mayor|title=Moises Rodrigues becomes Brockton's first Cape Verdean mayor|last=Larocque|first=Marc|date=July 15, 2019|website=The Enterprise|access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref> Rodrigues became the first person of color to become Mayor of Brockton after serving six years on the Brockton city council. In 2009, community activist Jass Stewart was elected to councilor-at-large becoming the first African American to serve in Brockton's city council.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baystatebanner.com/2009/11/11/brocktons-stewart-makes-history-in-city-council-election/|title=Brockton's Stewart makes history in city council election|last=Thomas|first=John|date=November 11, 2009|website=Bay State Banner}}</ref> The city council consists of four Councilors-at-Large and seven ward Councilors, one for every ward in the city. As of January 2020, the mayor of Brockton is Robert F. Sullivan.

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 |Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of November 24, 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/download/research-and-statistics/enrollment_count_20241105.pdf}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Number of Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 26,731
| style="text-align:center;"| 38.81%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3,524
| style="text-align:center;"| 5.12%
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 219
| style="text-align:center;"| 0.32%
|-
|
| Unenrolled
| style="text-align:center;"| 37,767
| style="text-align:center;"| 54.84%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! style="text-align:center;"| 68,872
! style="text-align:center;"| 100%
|}