Melanie Sachs' Biography
- State House (ME) - District 102, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
House Majority Office
Room 333, State House
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Full Name:
Melanie F. Sachs
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Andrew; 2 Children
Home City:
Freeport, ME
Master's, Social Work, Case Western Reserve University, 1992-1994
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Bates College, 1987-1991
Representative, Maine State House of Representatives, District 102, 2022-present
Former Member/Vice Chair/Chair, Freeport Town Council
Candidate, Maine State House of Representatives, District 102, 2022, 2024
Representative, Maine State House of Representatives, District 48, 2020-2022
Candidate, Maine House of Representatives, District 106, 2012
Former Chair, Joint Appropriations and Finance Committee, Maine State Legislature
Chair, Joint Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology, Maine State Legislature
Executive Director, Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine (SARSSM), 2016-2019
Executive Director, Freeport Community Services, 2013-2016
Member Services Manager, APS Healthcare, 2007-2008
Compliance Manager/Ombudsman, Beacon Health Strategies, 2004-2007
Social Work Coordinator, Community Health and Counseling, 1999-2001
Clinical Social Worker, Providence Hospital, 1994-1998
Intern, Senator George Mitchell, 1991
Vice Chair, Freeport Maine Democrats, 2016-present
Chair, Freeport Working Group to Welcome New Mainers, 2019
Coach, Maine Odyssey of the Mind, 2011-2019
Cubmaster/Den Leader/Merit Badge Counselor, Boy Scouts of America, 2008-2016
Leader, Girl Scouts of Maine, 2008-2016
Member, Board of Directors, Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center, 2003-2007
Member, Board of Directors, National Association of Perinatal Social Workers, 1998-2007