Vermont House of Representatives | |
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Vermont General Assembly | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 6, 2021 |
Leadership | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 150 |
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Political groups | Majority (104)
Minority (46)
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Section 7, Legislative Department, Constitution of Vermont |
Salary | $636/week + per diem |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post/Plurality-at-large | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 (150 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2022 (150 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative control |
Meeting place | |
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State House Chamber, Vermont State House Montpelier, Vermont, U.S. |
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives are elected to a two-year term without term limits.
Vermont had a unicameral legislature until 1836. It added a senate by constitutional amendment.[1] The House meets in Representatives Hall at the Vermont State House in Montpelier. It is the only U.S. state legislature whose debating chamber seating layout comes closer to that of the Westminster-style parliament found elsewhere.[2]
Leadership
The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the full House by Australian Ballot. If there is only one candidate, the election is usually held by voice vote. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker controls committee assignments and the flow of legislation. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders and whips, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber. There are three party caucuses in the Vermont House; the Democratic Caucus which is currently in the majority, and the Republican and Progressive Caucuses, each currently being in the minority. Independent members of the House may choose to caucus with a party or none at all.
On January 6, 2021, Jill Krowinski (D-Burlington) was sworn in as the Speaker of the House.[3] The Clerk of the House is BetsyAnn Wrask.[4]
Current leadership
Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
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Speaker of the House | Jill Krowinski | Democratic | Burlington | Chittenden-6-3 |
Majority Leader | Emily Long | Democratic | Newfane | Windham-5 |
Assistant Majority Leader (Whip) | Mike McCarthy | Democratic | St. Albans City | Franklin 3-1 |
Minority Leader | Patricia McCoy | Republican | Poultney | Rutland-1 |
Assistant Minority Leader (Whip) | Rob LaClair | Republican | Barre Town | Washington-2 |
Progressive Leader | Selene Colburn | Progressive | Burlington | Chittenden 6-4 |
Assistant Progressive Leader (Whip) | Emma Mulvaney-Stanak | Progressive | Burlington | Chittenden 6-2 |
Composition
Affiliation | Party (shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||||
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Democratic | Progressive | Independent | Republican | Vacant | ||
End 2012 | 94 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 150 | 0 |
Begin 2013 | 96 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 149 | 1 |
End 2014 | 45 | 150 | 0 | |||
2015–2016 | 85 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 150 | 0 |
2017-2018 | 83 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 150 | 0 |
2019-2020 | 95 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 150 | 0 |
Begin 2021 | 92 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 150 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 69.3% | 30.7% |
Members
District | Representative | Party | Residence | First elected |
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Addison-1 | Amy Sheldon | Dem | Middlebury | 2014 |
Robin Scheu | Dem | Middlebury | 2016 | |
Addison-2 | Peter Conlon | Dem | Cornwall | 2016 |
Addison-3 | Matt Birong | Dem | Vergennes | 2018 |
Diane Lanpher | Dem | Vergennes | 2008 | |
Addison-4 | Mari Cordes | Dem/Prog[a] | Lincoln | 2018 |
Caleb Elder | Dem | Starksboro | 2018 | |
Addison-5 | Harvey Smith | Rep | New Haven | 2010 |
Addison-Rutland-1 | Terry Norris | Ind | Shoreham | 2018↑ |
Bennington-1 | Nelson Brownell | Dem | Pownal | 2002 |
Bennington-2-1 | Timothy Corcoran II | Dem | Bennington | 2002 |
Dane Whitman | Dem | Bennington | 2020 | |
Bennington-2-2 | Mary A. Morrissey | Rep | Bennington | 1996 |
Michael Nigro | Dem | Bennington | 2020 | |
Bennington-3 | David Durfee | Dem | Shaftsbury | 2018 |
Bennington-4 | Cynthia Browning | Dem | Arlington | 2006 |
Kathleen James | Dem | Manchester | 2018 | |
Bennington-Rutland-1 | Linda Joy Sullivan | Dem/Rep[a] | Dorset | 2016 |
Caledonia-1 | Marcia Martel | Rep | Waterford | 2014 |
Caledonia-2 | Chip Troiano | Dem | East Hardwick | 2014 |
Caledonia-3 | Scott Beck | Rep | St. Johnsbury | 2014 |
Scott Campbell | Dem | St. Johnsbury | 2018 | |
Caledonia-4 | Martha Feltus | Rep | Lyndonville | 2012 |
Patrick Seymour | Rep | Sutton | 2018 | |
Caledonia-Washington-1 | Henry Pearl | Dem | Danville | 2020 |
Chittenden-1 | Jana Brown | Dem | Richmond | 2020 |
Chittenden-2 | Erin Brady | Dem | Williston | 2020 |
Jim McCullough | Dem | Williston | 2002 | |
Chittenden-3 | Trevor Squirrell | Dem | Underhill | 2016 |
George Till | Dem | Jericho | 2008 | |
Chittenden-4-1 | Mike Yantachka | Dem | Charlotte | 2010 |
Chittenden-4-2 | Bill Lippert | Dem | Hinesburg | 1992 |
Chittenden-5-1 | Kate Webb | Dem | Shelburne | 2008 |
Chittenden-5-2 | Jessica Brumsted | Dem | Shelburne | 2016 |
Chittenden-6-1 | Carol Ode | Dem | Burlington | 2016 |
Robert Hooper | Dem | Burlington | 2018 | |
Chittenden-6-2 | Emma Mulvaney-Stanak | Prog/Dem[a] | Burlington | 2020 |
Chittenden-6-3 | Jill Krowinski | Dem | Burlington | 2012↑ |
Curtis McCormack | Dem | Burlington | 2012 | |
Chittenden-6-4 | Brian Cina | Prog/Dem[a] | Burlington | 2016 |
Selene Colburn | Prog/Dem[a] | Burlington | 2016 | |
Chittenden-6-5 | Tiff Bluemle | Dem | Burlington | 2020 |
Gabrielle Stebbins | Dem | Burlington | 2020 | |
Chittenden-6-6 | Barbara Rachelson | Dem/Prog[a] | Burlington | 2012 |
Chittenden-6-7 | Hal Colston | Dem | Winooski | 2008 |
Taylor Small | Prog/Dem[a] | Winooski | 2020 | |
Chittenden-7-1 | Martin LaLonde | Dem | South Burlington | 2014 |
Chittenden-7-2 | Ann Pugh | Dem | South Burlington | 1992 |
Chittenden-7-3 | John Killacky | Dem | South Burlington | 2002 |
Chittenden-7-4 | Maida Townsend | Dem | South Burlington | 2012 |
Chittenden-8-1 | Rey Garofano | Dem | Essex Town | 2021 |
Tanya Vyhovsky | Prog/Dem[a] | Essex Town | 2020 | |
Chittenden-8-2 | Karen Dolan | Dem | Essex Junction | 2020 |
Lori Houghton | Dem | Essex Junction | 2016 | |
Chittenden-8-3 | Alyssa Black | Dem | Westford | 2020 |
Chittenden-9-1 | Seth Chase | Dem | Colchester | 2018 |
Curt Taylor | Dem | Colchester | 2016 | |
Chittenden-9-2 | Sarita Austin | Dem | Colchester | 2018 |
Patrick Brennan | Rep | Colchester | 2002 | |
Chittenden-10 | Chris Mattos | Rep | Milton | 2017↑ |
John Palasik | Rep | Milton | 2018 | |
Essex-Caledonia | Terri Lynn Williams | Rep | Concord | 2020 |
Essex-Caledonia-Orleans | Paul Lefebvre | Ind | Island Pond | 2014 |
Franklin-1 | Carl Rosenquist | Rep | Georgia | 2016 |
Franklin-2 | Barbara Murphy | Ind | Fairfax | 2014 |
Franklin-3-1 | Mike McCarthy | Dem | St. Albans City | 2018 |
Casey Toof | Rep | St. Albans City | 2018 | |
Franklin-3-2 | Eileen Dickinson | Rep/Dem[a] | St. Albans Town | 2008 |
Franklin-4 | Robert Norris | Rep | Swanton | 2020 |
Brian K. Savage | Rep/Dem[a] | Swanton | 2008 | |
Franklin-5 | Paul Martin | Rep | Berkshire | 2020 |
Lisa Hango | Rep | Berkshire | 2019↑ | |
Franklin-6 | James Gregoire | Rep/Dem[a] | Fairfield | 2018 |
Franklin-7 | Felisha Leffler | Rep | Enosburg Falls | 2018 |
Grand Isle-Chittenden | Leland Morgan | Rep | West Milton | 2016 |
Michael Morgan | Rep | West Milton | 2020 | |
Lamoille-1 | Heidi Scheuermann | Rep | Stowe | 2006 |
Lamoille-2 | Kate Donnally | Dem | Wolcott | 2020 |
Daniel Noyes | Dem | Wolcott | 2016 | |
Lamoille-3 | Lucy Rogers | Dem | Cambridge | 2018 |
Lamoille-Washington | Avram Patt | Dem | Worcester | 2018 |
David Yacovone | Dem | Morrisville | 2016 | |
Orange-1 | Samantha Lefebvre | Rep | Corinth | 2020 |
Rodney Graham | Rep | Williamstown | 2014 | |
Orange-2 | Sarah Copeland-Hanzas | Dem | Bradford | 2004 |
Orange-Caledonia | Joseph Parsons | Dem | Wells River | 2020 |
Orange-Washington-Addison | Jay Hooper | Dem | Brookfield | 2016 |
Larry Satcowitz | Dem | Brookfield | 2020 | |
Orleans-1 | Lynn Batchelor | Rep | Derby Line | 2010 |
Brian Smith | Rep/Dem[a] | Derby | 2016 | |
Orleans-2 | Michael Marcotte | Rep/Dem[a] | Newport Town | 2004 |
Woodman Page | Rep/Dem[a] | Newport City | 2018 | |
Orleans-Caledonia | Vicki Strong | Rep | Irasburg | 2010 |
Katherine Sims | Dem | West Glover | 2020 | |
Orleans-Lamoille | Mark Higley | Rep/Dem[a] | Lowell | 2008 |
Rutland-Bennington | Sally Achey | Rep | Middletown Springs | 2020 |
Rutland-1 | Patricia McCoy | Rep | Poultney | 2014 |
Rutland-2 | Tom Burditt | Rep | West Rutland | 2010 |
Arthur Peterson | Rep | Clarendon | 2020 | |
Rutland-3 | Bill Canfield | Rep | Fair Haven | 2004 |
Robert Helm | Rep | Fair Haven | 1990 | |
Rutland-4 | Thomas Terenzini | Rep | Rutland Town | 2012 |
Rutland-5-1 | Peter Fagan | Rep | Rutland City | 2008 |
Rutland-5-2 | Lawrence Cupoli | Rep | Rutland City | 2012 |
Rutland-5-3 | Mary Howard | Dem | Rutland City | 2016 |
Rutland-5-4 | William Notte | Dem | Rutland City | 2018 |
Rutland-6 | Stephanie Jerome | Dem | Brandon | 2018 |
Butch Shaw | Rep/Dem[a] | Pittsford | 2010 | |
Rutland-Windsor-1 | Jim Harrison | Rep/Dem[a] | Mendon | 2017↑ |
Rutland-Windsor-2 | Logan Nicoll | Dem | Ludlow | 2006 |
Washington-1 | Anne Donahue | Rep | Northfield | 2002 |
Kenneth Goslant | Rep | Berlin | 2020 | |
Washington-2 | Robert LaClair | Rep | Barre Town | 2014 |
Francis McFaun | Rep | Barre Town | 2004 | |
Washington-3 | Peter Anthony | Dem | Barre City | 2018 |
Tommy Walz | Dem | Barre City | 2014 | |
Washington-4 | Mary Hooper | Dem | Montpelier | 2008 |
Warren Kitzmiller | Dem | Montpelier | 2000 | |
Washington-5 | Kimberly Jessup | Dem | Middlesex | 2016 |
Washington-6 | Janet Ancel | Dem | Calais | 2004 |
Washington-7 | Maxine Grad | Dem | Moretown | 2000 |
Kari Dolan | Dem | Waitsfield | 2018 | |
Washington-Chittenden | Tom Stevens | Dem | Waterbury | 2008 |
Theresa Wood | Dem | Waterbury | 2015↑ | |
Windham-1 | Sara Coffey | Dem | Guilford | 2018 |
Windham-2-1 | Emilie Kornheiser | Dem/Prog[a] | Brattleboro | 2018 |
Windham-2-2 | Mollie Burke | Prog/Dem[a] | Brattleboro | 2008 |
Windham-2-3 | Tristan Toleno | Dem | Brattleboro | 2012 |
Windham-3 | Carolyn Partridge | Dem | Windham | 1998 |
Leslie Goldman | Dem | Bellows Falls | 2020 | |
Windham-4 | Michelle Bos-Lun | Dem | Dummerston | 2020 |
Mike Mrowicki | Dem | Putney | 2008 | |
Windham-5 | Emily Long | Dem | Newfane | 2014 |
Windham-6 | John Gannon | Dem | Wilmington | 2016 |
Windham-Bennington | Laura Sibilia | Ind | Dover | 2014 |
Windham-Bennington-Windsor | Kelly Pajala | Ind | South Londonderry | 2017↑ |
Windsor-1 | John Bartholomew | Dem | Hartland | 2010 |
Elizabeth Burrows | Dem/Prog[a] | West Windsor | 2020 | |
Windsor-2 | John Arrison | Dem | Perkinsville | 2020 |
Windsor-3-1 | Thomas Bock | Dem | Chester | 2016 |
Windsor-3-2 | Alice Emmons | Dem | Springfield | 1982 |
Kristi Morris | Dem | Springfield | 2019↑ | |
Windsor-4-1 | Heather Surprenant | Prog/Dem[a] | Barnard | 2020 |
Windsor-4-2 | Kevin "Coach" Christie | Dem | Hartford | 2010 |
Rebecca White | Dem | Hartford | 2014 | |
Windsor-5 | Charlie Kimbell | Dem | Woodstock | 2016 |
Windsor-Orange-1 | John O'Brien | Dem | Tunbridge | 2018 |
Windsor-Orange-2 | Timothy Briglin | Dem | Thetford Center | 2014 |
Jim Masland | Dem | Thetford Center | 1998 | |
Windsor-Rutland | Kirk White | Dem/Prog[a] | Rochester | 2020 |
- ↑: Member was originally appointed
Past notable members
Nearly all of the Governors of the state and most of its U.S. representatives and U.S. senators were first members of this house. Other prominent members include:
- Consuelo N. Bailey, first woman elected lieutenant governor in the United States
- Edna Beard (1877–1928), first woman to be elected to the Vermont House, and the first elected to the Vermont Senate
- Francis William Billado, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard
- Ray W. Collins, pitcher, Boston Red Sox (1909–1915)
- John Calvin Coolidge Sr., father of President Calvin Coolidge
- Donald E. Edwards, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard
- Roger Enos, commander of the Vermont Militia during the American Revolution
- William H. Gilmore, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard
- Lyman Enos Knapp, Governor of the District of Alaska (1889–1893)
- Bruce M. Lawlor, major general in the Army National Guard and one of the creators of the Department of Homeland Security
- Trenor W. Park, businessman and philanthropist
- Alden Partridge, founder of Norwich University
- Lewis Samuel Partridge, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard
- Edward H. Ripley, Union Army officer in the American Civil War, businessman and horse breeder
- James Watson Webb II, businessman, philanthropist, and champion polo player
- William Seward Webb, businessman and philanthropist
Operations
The house typically meets Tuesday through Friday during the session.[5]
See also
- Vermont State House
- Vermont General Assembly
- Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
- Vermont Senate
- Members of the Vermont House of Representatives, 2005–2006 session
- Members of the Vermont House of Representatives, 2007–2008 session
- Vermont Representative Districts, 2002–2012
References
- ^ http://www.leg.state.vt.us/reports/02redistricting/LAB_Senate.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Power of Place". www.ncsl.org. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "MEET THE SPEAKER". Vermont General Assembly. 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Clerk of the House | Vermont General Assembly | Vermont Legislature". legislature.vermont.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Remsen, Nancy & Hallenbeck, Teri (January 8, 2009). Following the Legislature. Burlington Free Press.
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