Ellen Read is a New Hampshire politician. She is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[1]
Ellen Read | |
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Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Rockingham 17 district | |
Assumed office December 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic (2016-2021)(2022-Present) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2021-2022) |
Residence(s) | Newmarket, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of New Hampshire (MA) Vanderbilt University (BS) |
Website | https://www.ellen4nh.com/ |
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]
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]
Read is considered a progressive representative.[5]
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]