Absentee ballots for the Nov 4th election are now available at city hall! All voters are encouraged to check their voter registration status! Voters looking to register can also do this at the City Clerk’s office at City Hall For more info, go to the link in my bio #NHPolitics

Knocking doors and meeting voters with candidate for Ward 1 City Council, Bonnie McNair! For info about how to vote go to… mattgerding.org/2025vote or click the link in my bio #NHPolitics

Thanks to everyone who came out today to support me and Bonnie McNair! We knocked a ton of doors - voters are motivated for the election this November! And thanks to our gracious host, the New England Sports Hub

Join me at The New England Sports Hub on Sun. 10/5 at 10am for my Canvass Kick-Off Event! 10-11am: Hang out, hit golf balls at the indoor range, & meet some great folks 11am: start knocking doors! 1pm: Come back to The Hub for free lunch Sign up today - LINK IN BIO #NHPolitics

Trump’s gutting of GEAR UP is a blow to Somersworth’s students & families. Programs like GEAR UP open doors for kids - now those doors are being slammed shut I am so grateful to @SenatorHassan for showing up today & fighting alongside me for Somersworth #NHPolitics

Today I learned that the funding for GEAR UP NH has been cut by Trump. Devastating news for students & teachers who use GEAR UP to help prepare students for college & careers. Somersworth is once again reeling from reckless cuts by state & fed officials who want to dismantle public ed #NHPolitics

We’ve accomplished a lot in two years - imagine another term! More housing is desperately needed! In times like these, we can’t afford leaders who wait for someone else to solve our problems. We need leaders who roll up their sleeves and deliver results here at home #NHPolitics

“It feels like what Congress & the President were doing was targeting communities like us” Cuts to SNAP are having huge effects on granite staters. An estimated 44K NH families are expected to lose benefits that keep them healthy & fed Of all things to cut, why make people go hungry? #NHPolitics

I’m so proud to be representing this amazing city and all its people. Join me as I run for reelection this fall! Support the campaign at… actblue.com/donate/gerding2025

Big news! I’ve filed to run for reelection! Help support my campaign for Mayor of Somersworth! Check out my website for more info: MattGerding.org And donate 👇 to support the campaign actblue.com/donate/gerding2025

The story behind ProPublica’s new Private School Demographics database began with our need to understand how many “segregation academies” still operate — and where. By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social

Despite Republican legislative majorities, passing universal education freedom accounts – an idea strongly opposed by Democrats – is no guarantee. And even Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte is pumping the brakes slightly. From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics https://buff.ly/4jkhVhK

The NHGOP tax cuts for the wealthy are now coming to roost…with the new GOP Governor #NHPolitics

Voters want their local public schools well-funded. They recognize the benefits to their children, the opportunities that are provided, and the positive impacts on the community. It’s a shame the state doesn’t see the value that we all do www.nhpr.org/education/20...

Thanks to @thimblelitmag.bsky.social for publishing my poem, “Naked Parrot,” in her fall issue! You can read it here 👇 www.thimblelitmag.com/2024/10/10/n...

The state claims that they are only responsible for the statutorily outlined requirements for education. How convenient But as far as I understand it, statute doesn’t determine or override constitutional requirements - it’s the other way around #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2024/12/16/s...

My latest: newhampshirebulletin.com/2024/12/03/e...

Here’s the text of the federal voucher bill they’re working off to fold into reconciliation in January. It’s a love child between a garden variety wealthy tax shelter and a typical voucher subsidy. Eligibility up to 300% of *local median income* www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...

A significant source of funds for the state budget - interest and dividends tax - is slated to be cut out by the NHGOP, creating a sizable revenue hole. Don’t be surprised if you see Ayotte & the NHGOP cut important programs and funding for education to balance her budget #NHPolitics

Guarantee the NHDOE’s upcoming cuts to special education won’t help. #NHPolitics

Yup, not happy at all #NHPolitics

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the loss of “3rd places” & what it means for children, their development, community health, & belonging. But I can’t shake the fear that this degradation of pro-social behavior has rotted out another even more important rung on the social ladder 1/

The key in this @propublica.org series isn’t that all voucher schools today are segregationist now (though many retain de facto segregation) It’s that vouchers were born in and still reflect a bitter policy legacy of separating and isolating children by design. www.propublica.org/article/miss...

This upcoming state budget is bound to be difficult for cities, towns, and schools. Register 👇 to learn more about the challenges and decisions that lawmakers will face this winter/spring, and how that may impact you at the local level #NHPolitics

Reminder: only 36% of the $27.7M in NH vouchers are for students switching from public school to priv/homeschool 64% is spent on students ALREADY NOT in public school 🔈The data speaks volumes🔈 Vouchers are more often used to funnel public $ to private hands www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/15/m...

The state is required to cover costs - all students should receive the services they require to meet their needs! The Edelblut+Ayotte budget will harm students immensely! And to tell parents to put kids in private schools & use voucher money is unacceptable #NHPolitics www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2024...

NH Dept of Ed won't pay mandated education costs but have plenty of $$ for voucher schemes giving free taxpayer money to those already in private or homeschool. W/no checks on where $$ goes, how it's spent, for fraud, or for impacts on educational achievement #NHPolitics www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2024...

Would love to put vouchers up to the voters directly in NH, but sadly it doesn’t work that way. Would bet anything they’d be wildly unpopular

Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory

This place seems nice. Think I’ll stay a while.