title: Melissa Blasek
text: # Melissa Blasek
  
  Melissa Blasek is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. She was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, sitting as a Republican from the Hillsborough-21 multi-member district from 2020 to 2022.
  
  ## Career
  
  Blasek graduated summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. She taught private voice, guitar and piano lessons in southern New Hampshire.
  
  Blasek has been among a group of Republican representatives opposed to the way the Sununu administration has handled the COVID-19 pandemic in New Hampshire. Blasek is a leader in the organization RebuildNH, which is opposed to vaccine mandates and believes that masks should be optional for children in schools.
  
  