Editing Plympton, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
Plympton is represented in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] as a part of the Twelfth Plymouth District, which includes Kingston and portions of Duxbury, Halifax, Middleborough and Plymouth.  The town is represented in the [[Massachusetts Senate]] as a part of the Second Plymouth and Bristol District, which includes the city of Brockton and the towns of East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Plympton, Whitman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/MDB0/District|title=Senator Michael D. Brady|website=malegislature.gov}}</ref> The town is patrolled by its own full service [[Police department]].<ref>[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+Criminal+Justice&L2=Law+Enforcement&L3=State+Police+Troops&L4=Troop+D&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=msp_divisions_field_services_troops_troop_d_msp_field_troop_d_station_d4&csid=Eeops Station D-4, SP Middleborough]</ref>

On the national level, Plympton is a part of [[Massachusetts's 9th congressional district]], and is currently represented by [[William R. Keating]].  The state's senior ([[Classes of United States Senators#Class II|Class II]]) member of the [[United States Senate]], elected in 2012, is [[Elizabeth Warren]]. The junior ([[Classes of United States Senators#Class I|Class I]]) senator, elected in a special election replacing [[John Kerry]] in 2013, is [[Ed Markey]].

Plympton is governed by the [[open town meeting]] form of government, led by a [[board of selectmen]].  The Town has its own police and fire departments, both of which are headquartered next to the town hall at the center of town.  The town's post office is just south of the center of town along Route 58.  Adjacent to the town hall on its southern side is the Plympton Public Library, a member of the [[SAILS Library Network]].