Government
Tewksbury, like most towns in Massachusetts, operates under a New England town form of government. Day-to-day management is led by a Town Manager, who reports to the town's five member Board of Selectmen. Every spring the town holds an Open Town Meeting where the budget is submitted for approval by the town's citizens.
Tewksbury is located in the 5th Congressional District and thus represented in the House of Representatives by Niki Tsongas of Lowell. In the Senate by senior Senator John Kerry of Boston and junior Senator Scott Brown of Wrentham.
Tewksbury is one of the more Republican-leaning towns in the Commonwealth. It was one of the few communities who supported John McCain over Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential Election. In the special election to replace the late Ted Kennedy, Tewksbury supported Scott Brown over Martha Coakley by a 2-to-1 margin.
The former Tew-Mac Airport was located in the town before it was closed in 1997 and replaced with condos and a country club.
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