the spring garden neighborhood is in the 182d state house district and the 195th state house district. generally, the northern part of spring garden (spring garden street and north; roughly co-terminous with the portions of spring garden in the 15th ward) is in the 195th state house district. in 2011, the representative from the 195th house district was michelle f. brownlee. generally, the southern part of spring garden (the portion in the 8th ward) is in the 182d state house district. in 2011, the representative from the 182d house district is babette josephs.