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Representative Sandlin grew up in Agawam
where she attended public schools and graduated from Agawam High School.
She attends the University Without Walls at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Her public
service includes more than twenty years of active involvement advocating for
students and the Agawam School System as a parent of four children and as a school
committee member. She served as President of the Massachusetts
Association of School Committees. She also served as a member of the
Agawam Housing Authority for twenty-five years.
Representative Sandlin is a member of the
Rotary Club of Agawam where she was the first woman member admitted to the
club and also the first woman president of the club. She was honored
by the Rotary as a Paul Harris Fellow. She is a member
of the State Democratic Committee and the Agawam Democratic Committee.
Representative Sandlin is a member of the All
Saints Parish in Agawam. She is also a member of the Agawam St. Patrick's Day Committee.
She is proud to be a member of the Wilson-Thompson Auxiliary Unit 185 of the
American Legion Auxiliary. She is an active supporter of the Holyoke
Soldiers Home. Representative Sandlin is a member of the Massachusetts
Caucus of Women Legislators.
She has been appointed by Speaker of the
House Salvatore DiMasi to serve on three committees:
* Education
* Transportation
* Tourism, Arts and Culture
Two of Representative Sandlin's goals as your
State Representative are funding for public education and the completion of
the Route 57 "flyover" at the South End Bridge in Agawam.
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