Rep. Melanie Sachs is serving her third term in the Maine House of Representatives, where she is the House Chair of the Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee. During her time in the Legislature, she has also served as the Chair of the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, as a member of the Tax Committee, and was an appointed member of the Building, Infrastructure and Housing Working Group on the Maine Climate Council.

The first in her family to graduate from college, Rep. Sachs received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Bates College in Lewiston and her master’s degree in science and social administration from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She also earned a post graduate certificate in business data analytics at the University of New Hampshire, and designation as an energy policy planner from the University of Iowa.

Rep. Sachs has been a licensed clinical social worker for more than 25 years and has served as the executive director for two nonprofits. At the local level, Rep. Sachs served six years on the Freeport Town Council, where she was elected twice to serve as chair and once to serve as vice-chair.

Rep. Melanie Sachs is a Democratic state representative in Maine who has gained national attention for sponsoring the nation’s first state-level moratorium on data centers. Her work focuses on a cautious, community-driven approach to large-scale tech infrastructure, reflecting concerns over the environmental and local impacts of these facilities. Following Governor Mills' veto of the bill, Sachs has been a vocal critic of the decision, stating that the administration is "resisting the will of a majority of Maine people" who support a more measured approach to data centre expansion.