Ellen Read

Ellen Read
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Rockingham 17 district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2016
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic (2016-2021)(2022-Present)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2021-2022)
Residence(s)Newmarket, New Hampshire, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of New Hampshire (MA) Vanderbilt University (BS)
Websitehttps://www.ellen4nh.com/

Ellen Read is a New Hampshire politician. She is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[1]

Career

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On November 8, 2016, Read was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives where she represents the Rockingham 17 district. Read assumed office in 2016. Read is a Democrat.[2] Read serves on the Fish and Game and Marine Resources Committee.[3] Read endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[4] She is the founder of the New Hampshire Progressive Caucus.[1]

In 2021, Read left the Democratic party to sit as an independent. She cited issues with Democratic Party leadership, specifically with alleged corruption by Representative Cathryn Harvey.[5] In 2022, Read re-joined the Democratic Party.[1]

Personal life

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Read grew up the eldest of five in south Memphis, Tennessee.[1] Read holds a master’s degree in liberal studies – environmental and socioeconomic ethics and policy from the UNH (2011), as well as a BS in molecular and cellular biology from Vanderbilt University (2003), with a double minor in religious studies and Japanese.[1] She has worked as a high school teacher in Japan (2003-2006) as well as an adjunct professor of American government at Great Bay Community College.[1] Read has resided in Newmarket, New Hampshire, since 2009.[1][6]

Political positions

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Read is considered a progressive representative.[5]

Electoral reform

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Read is an advocate for ranked choice voting. Read has repeatedly introduced bills to implement ranked choice voting in New Hampshire.[7][8][9][10][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Representative Ellen Read (D)". New Hampshire General Court. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ellen Read". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fish and Game and Marine Resources Committee Webpage". Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bernie 2020 rolls out New Hampshire endorsements". vtdigger.org. VTDigger. May 15, 2019. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Graham, Michael (2022-01-04). "NH Rep Dogged by Ethics Questions Steals Magazines Over Anti-Dem Articles". NH Journal. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  6. ^ "Ellen Read". Citizens Count. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "HB 1264 – As Introduced". 2022.
  8. ^ "HB 1482-FN – As Introduced". 2022.
  9. ^ "N.H. considers ranked-choice voting for primary". Press Herald. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  10. ^ "New Hampshire Considers Ranked Choice Voting for Primary". New Hampshire Public Radio. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  11. ^ "Advocates make their case for ranked choice voting | Manchester Ink Link". 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2024-02-17.


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