House Committee Information
Committee Name: FinancePosition: Member
Committee Phone: 603-271-3165
Committee Function:It shall be the duty of the Committee on Finance to examine and consider the state of the treasury and the budget; subjects concerning the financial interest of the state; all measures carrying appropriations of state money except claims against the state and such other matters as may be referred to it. Prior to the report of the Finance Committee to the House, the Speaker may refer the budget of certain self-sustaining state agencies to appropriate committees for study and recommendation.
Finance - Division IIPosition: Member
Committee Phone: 603-271-3165
Personal Biography
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 fifth term and is running in District 41 as a member of a three-person float covering districts 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.
Local Government Involvement
Served as Deputy Commission for the NH Department of Education.
Manchester Alderman Ward 7