The town of Hudson has a new interim Town Moderator, following the selection by the Trustees of the Checklist.
“At the July 10 Supervisors of the Checklist meeting, Debra Stoddard was appointed as Town Moderator. Additionally, Kathleen Haloon was appointed as the third Supervisor of the Checklist,” a press release stated.
According to the release, Haloon and Stoddard, will both serve in their roles until March 2026, when the next regular town election will take place. The decision came following the opening of the Town Moderator position after recently elected Town Moderator Mark Edgington resigned.
Edgington ran successfully against an aggressive write-in campaign deployed by Debra Stoddard,1,317-1,233. “Mark Edgington has officially resigned from his role as Town Moderator in Hudson, NH, as he prepares to relocate to Florida, returning to his hometown to support his 84-year-old mother, whose recent health needs require more hands-on care,” a press release sent to the Hudson Times on Edgington’s behalf stated.
After Edgington resigned, those interested in the position were asked to send a letter of interest. Stoddard said she was looking forward to taking on the role.
“I just accepted the appointment for the vacancy of Hudson’s Interim Town Moderator last Thursday,” she wrote in an email to the Hudson Times. “I look forward to serving our town in the best way possible for the remainder of the term of the previously elected Moderator. The upcoming election will be here before we know it, and while I have served in the position as Assistant Moderator in the past, I know there are tasks and requirements that I still need to learn. I look forward to the challenge.”
