On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (MA) - First Franklin
Full Name:
Natalie M. Blais
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Luke; 2 Children: Shane, Danny
Home City:
Sunderland, MA
MA, Organizational and Political Communication, Emerson College, 2001-2003
BA, Political Science, Dickinson College, 1995-1999
Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District First Franklin, 2019-present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District First Franklin, 2018, 2020
Former Member, Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Public Service, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Executive Director, Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, 2017-2018
Chief of Staff/Senior Assistant to Chancellor, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2015-2017
Congressional Aide, Congressman James McGovern, 2013-2015
District Communications Employee, Office of James P McGovern, 2014-2015
Communications Director/Economic Development Specialist, Office of Congressman John W Olver, 2005-2013
Project Assistant, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, TrueMajority.org, 2003-2005
Assistant to the Auditor, Vermont State Auditors Office, 2001-2003
Chair, Sunderland Public Library Board of Trustees, 2011-present
Board Member, Amherst Montessori School, present
Awards:
The first female State Representative for the 1st Franklin District in January 2019
Cecil and Helen Rose Ethics in Communication Scholarship.