Select board member Rhonda Nyman to run for Plymouth County seat

HANOVER — Select Board Vice Chair Rhonda Nyman announced in a Facebook post that she was running for Plymouth County commissioner, the highest position in county government. 

Nyman was elected to the Select Board in 2020 and re-elected in 2023. She also served two terms as the state representative for Hanover, Rockland and Norwell from 2011 to 2015. 

She ran unsuccessfully for commissioner when two spots opened up in 2024, losing to incumbents Gregory Hanley and Jared Valanzola with 22% of the votes, according to the Taunton Daily Gazette.

Commissioners serve four-year terms, and they are authorized to “represent their county, and to have care of its property and the management of its business and affairs in cases where otherwise not expressly provided,” according to the county website. They work part-time and are paid $39,000 per year.

Current Plymouth County Commissioner Sandra Wright, who was sworn in as chair of the commission earlier this month, is running for re-election. She has served as a commissioner since 2010.

The terms of the two other commissioners, Valanzola and Hanley, do not expire until 2028. Hanley was first elected to the commission in 2012 and has been re-elected three times since, while Valanzola has served as a commissioner since 2020 and was re-elected once in 2024.

In the Facebook post announcing her campaign Feb. 15, Nyman focused on the rising cost of living and tightening municipal budgets.

“Federal funding cuts are squeezing our local budgets and rising prices are making it even harder for families to afford the cost of living. County government has an important role to play, and now more than ever needs to step up to do more for the people of Plymouth County,” Nyman said in the post.

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