Biography
Melissa Battah is the Democratic candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-Orange District, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] She has worked in nonprofit management and ran for the same district in 2022 and 2024.[1]
Melissa Battah earned a bachelor's degree from Palm Beach Atlantic College in 2001, according to Ballotpedia, and her career experience includes nonprofit management.[1] In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey, she said she had taught English in Nepal, coordinated volunteers in Thailand and managed grants in Israel, and had volunteered with the Greater Barre Community Justice Center and the Education Justice Coalition of Vermont.[3] She also said she had served on the Governor's Council on Pathways from Poverty and as chair of the Good Samaritan Haven board.[3]
Battah was the Democratic candidate for the two-seat Washington-Orange District in 2022, receiving 1,645 votes (25.9%), and again in 2024, receiving 1,781 votes (22.3%); she did not win a seat either year.[1] In her 2022 survey, she named affordable childcare, a paid family and medical leave insurance program, and affordable housing as policy priorities.[3]
- 1.Melissa Battah - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Melissa Battah - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Vermont House Washington-Orange
Melissa Battah is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Vermont House Washington-Orange as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
