Melissa's Promise To You
Our country and our state face unprecedented challenges. As an experienced mediator, I promise to bring a voice of reason to the conversation and work with legislators on both sides of the aisle for the best outcomes for Simsbury and Connecticut. But I am also a tenacious court room litigator when needed, and I will fight for Simsbury and for common sense fiscal solutions, just like I fight for my clients. And as an accomplished attorney, business owner, and community leader I have the experience to do it.
Meet Melissa
Melissa Osborne is running for election for Connecticut’s 16th House District, to be Simsbury's next State Representative. After a career as a lawyer representing large real estate and financial services firms, she relocated to the Farmington District 19 years ago to raise her family. While balancing family and work, she started her own law practice to guide and support families through difficult situations, and represented vulnerable children and parents in Family and Juvenile Court.
As an advocate for her clients and issues she believes in, Melissa went beyond the court room to fight at the legislature for reform in the family court system, legislation to improve breast cancer screening for women, and laws to protect victims of domestic violence. She served as the Vice Chair of the Child Welfare and Juvenile Law Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association, and served on the Legislative Subcommittee of its Family Law Section.
As a small business owner, Melissa understands that economic policies and taxes that burden small businesses keep them from growing and expanding, and she understands how inflation is threatening the security that seniors have worked hard to achieve for retirement. As a breast cancer survivor she understands intimately why it’s critical to ensure that Connecticut is a state that gives everyone access to affordable health insurance, and that we do everything we can to bring down the soaring cost of prescription drugs. And she knows that the recent explosion in housing and supply chain costs is jeopardizing the ability of all but the wealthiest residents to afford their property taxes, home repairs, or to even own a home in our community.
Melissa has also been an active volunteer in the community, teaching the youth in her place of worship, and serving on both appointed and elected boards and commissions, such as Simsbury’s Charter Revision Commission, and Clean Energy Task Force. Melissa is currently serving as an elected Alternate on the Zoning Commission.
Whether in the court or in the community, Melissa has been a leader and a fighter for what is right her whole life. Now she’s ready to bring that fight to Hartford for all the residents of Simsbury.
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