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==Government== Jennifer Grigoraitis is the Mayor of Melrose as of January 8, 2024, taking over for Paul Brodeur who had served since November 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor Jennifer Grigoraitis |url=https://www.cityofmelrose.org/mayor-jennifer-grigoraitis |website=cityofmelrose.org |access-date=26 March 2024 |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://melrose.wickedlocal.com/news/20191204/paul-brodeur-jumps-into-new-role-as-melrose-mayor|date=December 4, 2019|publisher=[[GateHouse Media]]|access-date=December 9, 2019|work=Melrose Free Press|title=Paul Brodeur jumps into new role as Melrose mayor|last=Gaffney|first=Mike|archive-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209172103/https://melrose.wickedlocal.com/news/20191204/paul-brodeur-jumps-into-new-role-as-melrose-mayor|url-status=live}}</ref> Melrose is represented by [[Jason Lewis (Massachusetts politician)|Jason Lewis]] (D) in the [[Massachusetts Senate]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Member Profile-Jason M. Lewis|url=https://malegislature.gov/People/Profile/JML0|website=189th Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=3 May 2015|archive-date=28 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528220657/https://malegislature.gov/People/Profile/JML0|url-status=live}}</ref> Melrose is part of the fifth Congressional district of Massachusetts, and is represented by [[Katherine Clark]] (D). The current [[United States Senate|U.S. senators]] from Massachusetts are [[Edward J. Markey]] (D) and [[Elizabeth Warren]] (D).<ref>{{cite web|title=Massachusetts Senators, Representatives and Congressional District Maps|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/MA|website=govtrack|access-date=3 May 2015|archive-date=12 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112013309/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/MA|url-status=live}}</ref> Melrose is served by an eleven-member [[City council]]. The entire city elects four At-Large City Councilors and seven Ward Councilors, elected by voters in their wards. Beginning in the 2007 election, the mayor's position became a four-year term (from two) and was given a seat on the School Committee. All councilors are elected to two-year terms. City elections are held in odd-numbered years. {| class=wikitable ! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of February 1, 2023<ref>{{cite web| title = Registered Voters and Party Enrollment as of August 24, 2024| publisher = Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Elections Division| access-date = September 21, 2024| url = https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/download/research-and-statistics/enrolment_count_20240903.pdf}}</ref> |- ! colspan = 2 | Party ! Number of Voters ! Percentage |- | {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | align = center | 6,656 | align = center | 30.65% |- | {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | align = center | 1,552 | align = center | 7.15% |- | {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}} | Unenrolled | align = center | 13,340 | align = center | 61.44% |- | {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}} | Other | align = center | 166 | align = center | 0.76% |- ! colspan = 2 | Total ! align = center | 21,714 ! align = center | 100% |}
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