The Vermont Progressive Party,formerly the Progressive Coalition and Independent Coalition,is a political party in the United States that is active in Vermont. It is the third-largest political party in Vermont behind the Democratic and Republican parties. As of 2023,the party has one member in the Vermont Senate and five members in the Vermont House of Representatives,as well as several more affiliated legislators who caucus with the Democratic Party.
Act 250,Vermont's Land Use and Development Act,10 V.S.A. §6001 et seq.,is a law passed in 1970 by the Vermont legislature designed to mitigate the effects of development through an application process that addresses the environmental and community impacts of projects that exceed a threshold in size.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Vermont was held November 7,2006. Incumbent independent Senator Jim Jeffords decided to retire rather than seek reelection to a fourth term,and Bernie Sanders was elected to succeed him.
David E. Zuckerman is an American politician who is currently serving as the 84th lieutenant governor of Vermont since 2023. He previously served two terms as the 82nd lieutenant governor of Vermont,from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Vermont Progressive Party,he previously served in the Vermont House of Representatives for seven terms (1997–2011),and the Vermont Senate for two (2013–2017). In 2020,Zuckerman was a candidate for governor of Vermont. He ran with the support of both the Progressive Party and the Democratic Party,but lost to incumbent governor Phil Scott in the general election.
Claire D. Ayer is a Democratic former member of the Vermont State Senate,representing the two-member at-large Addison Senate District.
Stanley Calef Wilson was an American politician,attorney,and businessman from Vermont. He served as the 57th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1929 to 1931 and the 62nd governor of Vermont from 1931 to 1935.
Elections in Vermont are authorized under Chapter II of the Vermont State Constitution,articles 43–49,which establishes elections for the state level officers,cabinet,and legislature. Articles 50–53 establish the election of county-level officers.
Terrill G. Bouricius is an American politician who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden-7-4 district from 1991 to 2001,as a member of the Vermont Progressive Party. Prior to his tenure in the state house,he served on the city council in Burlington,Vermont,from 1981 to 1991,from the 2nd district,and served as president of the city council.
Beth Robinson is an American lawyer and judge from Vermont. She is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and is the first openly lesbian judge to serve on any federal court of appeals. Robinson served as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 2011 to 2021.
Elizabeth Mary "Liz" Ready is a Vermont non-profit director and elected official who is most notable for her advocacy for Vermonters with lower incomes,especially the housing insecure. She served in the Vermont Senate from 1989 to 2001 on the Senate Finance,Appropriations,Agriculture and Natural Resources and Energy. She also served as Vermont Auditor of Accounts from 2001 to 2005.
Dean Russel Corren was an American politician and scientist who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden 7-3 district from 1993 to 2000,as an independent and member of the Progressive Coalition. He unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor of Vermont in 2014. Corren was the third member of the Progressive Party elected to the state legislature.
The 1980 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 4,1980. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy narrowly won reelection to a second term,defeating Republican Stewart Ledbetter,the former Vermont Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.
Rebecca A. Balint is an American politician who is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. She served as a member of the Vermont Senate from Windham County from 2015 to 2023,as majority leader from 2017 to 2021,and as president pro tempore from 2021 to 2023.
Peter C. Brownell is an American politician who served as the 39th Mayor of Burlington,Vermont. Prior to his tenure as mayor he was active in local politics with him serving on the school board and the city council. After his tenure as mayor he served in the Vermont Senate. He is the most recent Republican elected as mayor of Burlington.
Christopher A. Bray is a Vermont businessman and politician. A Democrat,he served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. Since 2013,he has represented the Addison District in the Vermont Senate.
Terry Emerson Norris is an American farmer and politician who serves as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Addison-Rutland district as an independent.
Paul D. Lefebvre is an American journalist and politician who served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Essex-Caladonia-Orleans district from 2015 to 2023. He began his service as a Republican but left the party to become an independent ahead of the 2020 election,citing "polarizing times".
The 1993 Burlington mayoral election was held on March 2,1993. Republican nominee Peter Brownell defeated incumbent Progressive Coalition Mayor Peter Clavelle.
John Zampieri Jr. was an American politician who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1965 to 1985,as a member of the Democratic Party. Following his tenure in the state house he served as director of the Vermont Buildings Division.
