page_title: Edgartown, Massachusetts
section_title: Government
hierarchical_section_title: Edgartown, Massachusetts / Government
caption_attribution_description: English: Town Hall, Edgartown Massachusetts
context_page_description: Edgartown is a tourist destination on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, for which it is the county seat.
  It was once a major whaling port, with historic houses that have been carefully preserved. Today it hosts yachting events around its large harbour. It includes the smaller island of Chappaquiddick, remembered in connection with a namesake fatal incident in 1969, involving Ted Kennedy, who was staying in one of the town's hotels.
  Edgartown is a part of Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, represented in the Massachusetts Senate as a portion of the Cape and Islands district. Population was 4,067 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: Edgartown is the county seat of Dukes County.
  On the national level, Edgartown is a part of Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, and is currently represented by William R. Keating.  The state's junior (Class II) member of the United States Senate is Ed Markey, and the senior (Class I) Senator is Elizabeth Warren.
  On the state level, Edgartown 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.  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 (with the exception of Bourne, Sandwich, Falmouth and a portion of Barnstable).  All of Dukes County is patrolled by the Fifth (Oak Bluffs) Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police.
  Edgartown is governed on the local level by the open town meeting form of government, and is led by an executive secretary and a board of selectmen.  The town has its own police and fire departments, both located just west of the historic center of town. The current police chief is Bruce McNamee. The town has one post office, located further west and south of the wildlife preserve at Sengekontacket Pond.  The town's Free Public Library is located in the center of town.  Edgartown is also the site of the Dukes County Courthouse, the only courthouse on the island.
caption: Town Hall
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