Susannah Whipps is an independent member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 2nd Franklin District. A seventh-generation resident of Athol, Massachusetts, she was first sworn into office on January 7, 2015, having been elected as a Republican before changing her party affiliation to independent in August 2017. She serves on the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse, the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, and the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, as well as the Statewide Taskforce on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention.…