State Senator Bruce Tarr, a Republican from Gloucester, is the Senate Minority Leader and proudly represents The First Essex and Middlesex District, consisting of the City of Gloucester and the towns of Boxford, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester, Middleton, Newbury, North Andover (Precincts 5, 6, 7 and 8), North Reading, Rockport, Rowley, Wenham, West Newbury, and Wilmington.