Mayor Matt Gerding
@mattgerdingnh.bsky.social
Political Locavore • Mayor of Somersworth, New Hampshire • 8th Grade Science Teacher • 🏳️🌈 • MattGerding.org
I’m pleased to announce that the City of Somersworth is dispersing additional $ to local food banks to help families during this difficult time
No one should go hungry & I’m sad to see our state & federal leaders ignore the needs of those who struggle the most
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No one should go hungry & I’m sad to see our state & federal leaders ignore the needs of those who struggle the most
#NHPolitics
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I’m pleased to announce that the City of Somersworth is dispersing additional $ to local food banks to help families during this difficult time
No one should go hungry & I’m sad to see our state & federal leaders ignore the needs of those who struggle the most
#NHPolitics
No one should go hungry & I’m sad to see our state & federal leaders ignore the needs of those who struggle the most
#NHPolitics
While Governor Ayotte and President Trump take away food stamps to pay for tax breaks for billionaires, I promise to fight for families and the workers who make our economy run.
Thank you for the second term.
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Thank you for the second term.
#NHPolitics
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
While Governor Ayotte and President Trump take away food stamps to pay for tax breaks for billionaires, I promise to fight for families and the workers who make our economy run.
Thank you for the second term.
#NHPolitics
Thank you for the second term.
#NHPolitics
Results are in! TWO MORE YEARS!!!!
Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible! And thank you to the residents of Somersworth for their faith and belief in me!
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Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible! And thank you to the residents of Somersworth for their faith and belief in me!
#NHPolitics
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Results are in! TWO MORE YEARS!!!!
Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible! And thank you to the residents of Somersworth for their faith and belief in me!
#NHPolitics
Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible! And thank you to the residents of Somersworth for their faith and belief in me!
#NHPolitics
Reposted by Mayor Matt Gerding
November 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Great to team up with Chuck Grassie today to chat with our neighbors about making a plan to vote on Tuesday’s election
Having a strong & supportive local government is so important as State & Federal leaders fail us
Remind everyone you know to show up on Nov. 4th!
#NHPolitics
Having a strong & supportive local government is so important as State & Federal leaders fail us
Remind everyone you know to show up on Nov. 4th!
#NHPolitics
November 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Great to team up with Chuck Grassie today to chat with our neighbors about making a plan to vote on Tuesday’s election
Having a strong & supportive local government is so important as State & Federal leaders fail us
Remind everyone you know to show up on Nov. 4th!
#NHPolitics
Having a strong & supportive local government is so important as State & Federal leaders fail us
Remind everyone you know to show up on Nov. 4th!
#NHPolitics
Join me and Rochester’s Chuck Grassie for our Get Out The Vote event this weekend!
Rochester Child Care Center
Sunday, 11/2 @ 11AM
Let’s knock some doors and get people excited for this election!
Sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Rochester Child Care Center
Sunday, 11/2 @ 11AM
Let’s knock some doors and get people excited for this election!
Sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#NHPolitics
October 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Join me and Rochester’s Chuck Grassie for our Get Out The Vote event this weekend!
Rochester Child Care Center
Sunday, 11/2 @ 11AM
Let’s knock some doors and get people excited for this election!
Sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#NHPolitics
Rochester Child Care Center
Sunday, 11/2 @ 11AM
Let’s knock some doors and get people excited for this election!
Sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#NHPolitics
The Somersworth Library renovation project may not have received funding from Washington, but it doesn’t mean I’m done fighting for the project and the City of Somersworth
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October 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The Somersworth Library renovation project may not have received funding from Washington, but it doesn’t mean I’m done fighting for the project and the City of Somersworth
#NHPolitics
#NHPolitics
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
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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
October 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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
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
For info about how to vote go to…
mattgerding.org/2025vote
or click the link in my bio
#NHPolitics
October 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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
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
And thanks to our gracious host, the New England Sports Hub
October 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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
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
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
September 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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
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
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I am so grateful to @SenatorHassan for showing up today & fighting alongside me for Somersworth
#NHPolitics
September 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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
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
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September 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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
#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
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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
September 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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
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
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
Many New Hampshire families will be affected by changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Farmers, grocers, and others will be, too. From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics
In New Hampshire, families who rely on SNAP may go hungry. Others will be affected, too. • New Hampshire Bulletin
Maria Khan spent much of this year terrified as she watched Congress debate whether to cut funding for federal food assistance and other programs she relies on.
newhampshirebulletin.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“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
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
Support the campaign at…
actblue.com/donate/gerding2025
September 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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
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
Check out my website for more info:
MattGerding.org
And donate 👇 to support the campaign
actblue.com/donate/gerding2025
September 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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
Check out my website for more info:
MattGerding.org
And donate 👇 to support the campaign
actblue.com/donate/gerding2025
Reposted by Mayor Matt Gerding
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
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
January 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social
Reposted by Mayor Matt Gerding
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
January 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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
“Gov Ayotte and Republicans will own this year’s budget, and the agency cuts that will hurt the services all Granite Staters rely on. And we will spend every day over the next 2 years holding Republicans accountable for their irresponsible economic policies.” newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/01/14/n...
New Hampshire’s state budget crunch has been years in the making. Now come the cuts. • New Hampshire Bulletin
The signs that New Hampshire’s business tax revenues might be faltering first emerged in late 2023. Now, they’re unmistakable.
newhampshirebulletin.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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...
It’s a shame the state doesn’t see the value that we all do
www.nhpr.org/education/20...
Kearsarge voters overwhelmingly reject proposed school budget cap
The final tally was 1,435 to 113.
www.nhpr.org
January 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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...
It’s a shame the state doesn’t see the value that we all do
www.nhpr.org/education/20...
Reposted by Mayor Matt Gerding
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...
www.thimblelitmag.com/2024/10/10/n...
Naked Parrot
www.thimblelitmag.com
December 22, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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...
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...
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...
State, school districts spar at Supreme Court hearing over school funding • New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire’s Supreme Court has long been clear: The state is constitutionally required to provide an “adequate” education to its resident students.
newhampshirebulletin.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:05 PM
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...
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...
Reposted by Mayor Matt Gerding
My latest: newhampshirebulletin.com/2024/12/03/e...
Editor’s Notebook: The endgame of New Hampshire’s ‘education freedom accounts’ • New Hampshire Bulletin
When the new legislative session kicks off next month, it’s a sure bet that New Hampshire lawmakers will spend a good chunk of time debating school vouchers.
newhampshirebulletin.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:24 PM
My latest: newhampshirebulletin.com/2024/12/03/e...
Reposted by Mayor Matt Gerding
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...
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...
December 8, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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...
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...