Editing Freetown, Massachusetts (section)

===State government===
As a small town, Freetown is often divided and attached to neighboring cities and towns to form representative districts for the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]].<ref name="STATEELEC">[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/sec/ele/elecand/06_dem_dist.htm 2006 Democratic District and County Candidates] William Francis Galvin / Secretary of the Commonwealth / Elections Division.</ref>  These divisions are made along [[electoral precinct|precinct]] lines.  The representative for Precinct I, which is in the 6th Bristol District, is [[Carole Fiola]] ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]-[[Fall River, Massachusetts|Fall River]]).  The representative for Precincts II and III, which are in the 8th Bristol District, is Paul Schmid ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]-[[Westport, Massachusetts|Westport]]).

The town as a whole is represented in the [[Massachusetts Senate]]<ref name="STATEELEC"/> by [[Michael Rodrigues (politician)|Michael J. Rodrigues]] ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]-[[Westport, Massachusetts|Westport]]).  Freetown is a part of the 1st Bristol and Plymouth District.  Likewise, the town as a whole is represented on the [[Massachusetts Governor's Council|Governor's Council]] by Joseph Ferreira ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]-[[Somerset, Massachusetts|Somerset]]), councillor for the 1st District.