Talk:Ellen Read

Why does this individual have a Wikipedia page?

This person is not relevant to anything, why do they have a Wikipedia page? 2601:18C:8183:D410:CD15:89CB:1C6C:BD5A (talk) 03:24, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

NPOV: undue weight in "Conduct and public incidents" section

The passage "a social media post alleging improper use of a handicap parking placard" gives undue weight to an unproven allegation. A single social media post does not establish the significance needed to include the incident at all; presenting it in the article implies a prominence the underlying event doesn't have. Per WP:UNDUE, suggest removing or, at minimum, not stating it in the article's own voice. Seraphim3 (talk) 19:03, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

BLP: single-sourced contentious claim in "Conduct and public incidents" section

The passage "a social media post alleging improper use of a handicap parking placard" is a contentious, unproven allegation about a living person supported by a single source (NH Journal), which is itself reporting a social media post. Per WP:PUBLICFIGURE, a noteworthy allegation about a public figure requires documentation by multiple reliable third-party sources; a lone source does not meet that bar. See also WP:BLPGOSSIP. Suggest removal unless multiple independent reliable sources can be shown. Seraphim3 (talk) 19:03, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Removed sponsored-legislation content - parked here for re-sourcing

@PerpetuityGrat: Copying the removed content here per WP:PRESERVE rather than letting it disappear entirely. I don't plan on rewriting it myself - that's a bigger job than I have time for - just didn't want it lost outright when at least some of it has real secondary coverage. Case in point, the "Reproductive rights" item has a solid secondary source covering it directly. Other parts are likely primary-only per your removal rationale. Leaving it here for whoever wants to sort and restore any pieces that can be well-sourced.

Removed sponsored-legislation content, copied here for re-sourcing

Constitutional reform In 2018 and 2020, Read sponsored a constitutional amendment to the New Hampshire Constitution to allow for recall elections.

In 2022, Read co-sponsored a constitutional amendment to allow for citizen-led initiatives.

In 2024, Read introduced a constitutional amendment to make the default oath of office be the non-religious oath.

Criminal justice reform In 2022, Read co-sponsored a House Resolution urging Congress to remove the exception from the 13th Amendment: "except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted."

In 2024, Read co-sponsored a bill to establish an affirmative defense to the crime of resisting arrest that the arrest was unlawful or constitutional.

Electoral reform Read has been vocal about overturning Citizens United v. FEC and has proposed multiple bills that have to do with corporate and private funding of elections. in 2024, she introduced House Resolution calling on Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to distinguish between corporate and individual rights.

In 2017, Read sponsored a bill to allow for no-excuse absentee voting.

In 2019, Read co-sponsored a proposed constitutional amendment to allow for no-excuse absentee voting.

Read has repeatedly introduced bills to create an Election Day Holiday.

Environment In 2024, Read co-sponsored a bill to prohibit "single-use disposable plastic foodware accessories.". Read also co-sponsored a bill to limit the use of unmarked police cruisers in traffic enforcement. Read also co-sponsored a bill to require all municipal police department owned vehicles bear a municipal police license plate and prohibiting officers from using a vehicle that does not bear such plate.

Housing policy In 2022, Read co-sponsored a bill to abolish single-family zoning and allow up to four units by-right.

In 2023, Read proposed a bill to limit rental application fees. Read also sponsored a bill to limit municipal zoning ordinances to only those dealing with the health and safety of residents. Read also introduced a bill to create a right to legal counsel for tenants in eviction proceedings. In 2024, Read proposed a bill to allow two Accessory Dwelling Units by-right. Read proposed a bill to allow municipalities to adopt rent control measures. Read co-sponsored a bill to prohibit zoning ordinances from restricting the number of occupants in a residential rental property to less than 2 occupants per bedroom.

Reproductive rights In 2024, Read proposed a bill to create a right to sterilization.

Workers' rights In 2022, Read introduced a bill to require certain large employers to post work schedules seven days in advance and additionally provided for rest periods for employees. Read also co-sponsored a constitutional amendment that would provide "that all workers have a right to a minimum wage that provides them with well-being and a dignified existence.".

2024 Read introduced legislation to create a 4-day work week.

HB1675

Read was the prime sponsor of House Bill 1675 (2026), which originally proposed establishing a legislative commission to investigate the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence and review its funding and oversight structure.

She stated the bill was intended to examine the use of public funds, saying, "There’s a lot of smoke, and when there’s smoke, there’s very likely fire."

The bill was later amended to focus on applying New Hampshire’s Right-to-Know law and additional reporting requirements to the Coalition.

References

Seraphim3 (talk) 06:28, 20 July 2026 (UTC)