State Committeewoman Essay

I hope the summer is finding you well! Thank you for becoming a delegate and representing your local committee in electing a new State Committeewoman to the Democratic State Committee at the State District Conference. The State District Conference is taking place on Saturday, June 27th, 11 am., at the Northampton Senior Center. As you may know, I am one of the two candidates running to be the new State Committeewoman. I am writing to you to humbly ask for your support and your vote on Saturday, June 27th.

My passion for making a difference in our communities by promoting Democratic candidates, values, and policies is why I’m running for the Democratic State Committee at the State District Conference.

In 2012, I initiated and lobbied successfully for an amendment to the Massachusetts Homestead Act, to ensure protection from foreclosure for deployed Massachusetts service members. This amendment simplifies the process of giving notice under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to any mortgage holder and prevents the commencement of a

Presently, I am a Trustee of and the Treasurer of the Amherst Historical Society & Museum. I serve on the Housing Committee of the Amherst NAACP Branch and the New England Area Conference of the NAACP; the Board of the Amherst Community Land Trust; the Inclusive Communities Advisory Group; and the Executive Committee of the Amherst Democratic Town Committee.

For the last two years I mentored a young women through the election process, she recently won a seat on the Amherst Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.

Intensive training by the Mass Alliance, the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts Leadership Program for Political and Public Impact and the national programs Emily’s List and Women’s Campaign School at Yale has prepared me to partner with the local committees in our district to get Democrats