Tuesday, March 10th, is Town Voting Day in New Hampshire, a time when people come together to approve annual budgets, elect local officials, and vote on warrant articles. It’s a day when you, the voter, have the power to decide what happens in your community in the year ahead.

Learn how you can make your voice heard at your town meeting at the link below:

On February 2, 45 people escaped a massive fire at Greater Nashua Mental Health’s Amherst Street location after an explosion caused by a gas leak. The damage could have been much worse if not for our first responders and the state’s emergency notification system, which alerted Nashua residents to the explosion and urged them to extinguish burners and other flames.

I'm proud to have introduced and shepherded the legislation that created New Hampshire's emergency notification system in 2010. Read more about how the bill's history and impact at the link below:

It was an honor to win the Martin Luther King Jr. Award at the Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition's 44th annual celebration. Seeing how our communities are uniting to build resilience and resistance in these challenging times is a testament to Dr. King's legacy.

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Click below to watch Melanie's candidate statement.

If elected, I will:

1. Fund reproductive health organizations

2. Appoint an Education Commissioner who has experience in public education

3. Bring rail and broadband to the forefront of the infrastructure plan

4. Ensuring Transparency of voting records of the Council

I was raised in Nashua, NH, and I am the third eldest in a family of six children. After my mother passed away from cancer at a young age, I took on the responsibility of raising my younger siblings. I am proud of the citizens they have become today.