Melanie Levesque
State senate, district 12

Senator Melanie Levesque (D-Brookline) is serving her first term as a NH State Senator for District 12 which includes Greenville, Mason, Rindge, Brookline, New Ipswich, Hollis and Wards 1, 2 and 5 in Nashua. She served for three terms as a State Representative for Brookline, Hollis, and Mason. 

As the Chairwoman of the Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee she advocates for modernizing our election processes and election security. Senator Levesque is also a member of the Senate Transportation and Senate Judiciary committees in addition to chairing the Bail Reform Commission. 

In her community she served as a member of the Hollis-Brookline Coop School Board, Is a member of the New Hampshire Endowment for Health Advisory Committee, Trustee for the Town of Brookline and Trustee for the Brookline Community Church. Senator Levesque has the distinction of being the first African American Senator in NH history and considers being a Senator one of the great honors of her life. 

Residing in Brookline, NH with her husband Scott and daughter Logan her favorite pastimes are volunteering and singing.