Editing West Tisbury, Massachusetts (section)

== Government ==
On the national level, West Tisbury is a part of [[Massachusetts's 9th congressional district]], and is currently represented by [[William R. Keating]].  Massachusetts is currently represented in the [[United States Senate]] by junior Senator [[Ed Markey]] and senior senator [[Elizabeth Warren]].

On the state level, West Tisbury is represented in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] as a part of the Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket district, which includes all of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, as well as a portion of [[Falmouth, Massachusetts|Falmouth]].  The town is represented in the [[Massachusetts Senate]] as a portion of the Cape and Islands district, which includes all of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and most of [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable County]] (with the exception of [[Bourne, Massachusetts|Bourne]], [[Sandwich, Massachusetts|Sandwich]], [[Falmouth, Massachusetts|Falmouth]] and a portion of [[Barnstable, Massachusetts|Barnstable]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm|title=Index of Legislative Representatives by City and Town}}</ref>  All of Dukes County is patrolled by the Fifth (Oak Bluffs) Barracks of Troop D of the [[Massachusetts State Police]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mass.gov/|title=Mass.gov|website=www.mass.gov}}</ref>

West Tisbury is governed on the local level by the [[open town meeting]] form of government, and is led by a [[board of selectmen]].  The police station is located in the North Tisbury business district, co-located with the Fire Department's Station II, and the town has two fire stations; located farther up Edgartown-West Tisbury Road and near the business district.  The post office is located north of North Tisbury, and the West Tisbury Free Public Library is located just north of the town center.