The district was formerly represented by Kevin Murphy, who vacated his seat in 2014 when he was hired as the city manager of Lowell.

[2] Rady and his family emigrated to America in 1982, when he was 12,[6] sponsored by the Chester Park United Methodist Church in Duluth, Minnesota.

Rady, an acupressure therapist, owns Mom's Therapy & Herbal Center in Lowell, MA.

Mom is a graduate of Middlesex Community College and in 2015 received the Distinguished Alumni Award at commencement.

[11] Mom ran against Republican Kamara Kay, in the general election, and Cheth Khim, in the Democratic Primary in a bid to keep his seat in the Massachusetts House.