Mary Sullivan Heath is a retired educator with 42 years of experience ranging from teacher to administrator and is currently a Manchester Alderman in Ward 7 as well as state representative. She was first elected to the NH House of Representatives in 2013 in a special election in Hillsborough County District 14 and is currently serving her sixth term as a member of a three-person float covering wards 2,4,5, and 7. Mary served on the House Education Committee for two terms, as Vice Chair Division II on the Finance Committee and currently a member of the Finance Committee Division II. In the NH House her priorities include education, women’s health, voting rights, gun safety and a family friendly economy. Heath’s work experiences include serving as the dean of the School of Education at Southern New Hampshire University, Deputy Commissioner for the NH Department of Education assistant superintendent for SAU #19, elementary school teacher, learning disability specialist at the high school level, federal program manager, grant writer, and as a technical research consultant with RMC Research Corporation.