AUGUSTA - Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, will serve as House chair of the Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee.
"I am honored to be named House chair of this important committee," said Sachs. "The work we do will have a profound impact on Mainers across the state. I am excited to work in a bipartisan way to further Maines economic and budgetary goals."
Sachs was appointed by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross. The panel oversees General Fund appropriations and general fiscal policy, federal funds allocations, developing the biennial budget, the Budget Stabilization Fund, general obligation bond issues, collective bargaining funding and financial evaluation of state government agencies.
Sachs is serving her second term in the Maine House, representing Freeport.
A complete list of legislative committees and their newly appointed members can be found here.
Contact:
Brian Lee [Sachs], 305-965-2744