George David Aiken was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 years,from 1941 to 1975. At the time of his retirement,he was the most senior member of the Senate,a feat which would be repeated by his immediate successor Patrick Leahy.
Robert Theodore Stafford was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy political career,he served as the 71st governor of Vermont,a United States representative,and a U.S. Senator. A Republican,Stafford was generally considered a liberal,or "Rockefeller Republican".
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.
The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The senate consists of 30 members elected from multi-member districts. Each senator represents at least 20,300 citizens. Senators are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit to the number of terms that a senator may serve.
William T. Doyle is a retired American politician and author who served as a Republican member of the Vermont Senate. As a senator from the Washington Vermont Senate District from 1969 to 2017,he is the longest-serving state legislator in Vermont history.
The 2010 Vermont gubernatorial general election took place on November 2. Vermont and New Hampshire are the only two states where the governor serves a two-year term instead of four. Primary elections took place on August 24.
Dustin Allard Degree is a politician from the city of St. Albans in the U.S. state of Vermont. A Republican,he represented St. Albans in the Vermont General Assembly during the 2011-2012 biennial session. Degree graduated from Bellows Free Academy,St. Albans in 2003,attended the Tilton School in 2004,and attended Norwich University and the University of Vermont. He worked in the office of Governor Jim Douglas.
The president pro tempore of the Vermont Senate presides over the Senate of the U.S. state of Vermont in the absence of the lieutenant governor. The president pro tempore also sets the policy priorities and legislative agenda for the Senate.
Sarah L. Copeland-Hanzas is an American Democratic Party politician who is currently serving as the Secretary of State of Vermont. She previously served in the Vermont House of Representatives from Orange County's 2nd District,having been first elected in 2004.
Louis Provost Peck was a Vermont attorney and public official. He is notable for his service as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1981 to 1990.
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.
Mark A. MacDonald is a Vermont educator,farmer,and Democratic Party politician who served several terms in both the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate.
Francis K. Brooks is a Vermont educator and politician who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007. Brooks was a member of the Vermont Senate from 2017 to 2019.
David Soucy is an American politician and was a Republican member of the Vermont Senate representing the Rutland District from 2017 to 2019. He was appointed to the State Senate by Governor Phil Scott
Martha "Marty" Feltus is an American politician from Vermont. She serves in the Vermont House of Representatives alongside Patrick Seymour. From 1980 to 1997 she served on the Lyndonville,Vermont planning commission,zoning board of appeals,and as a village trustee. From 1997 to 2018 she was on the village's select board. Feltus was first elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2012. She previously worked for Weidmann Electrical Technology.
Andrew John Perchlik is an American activist and politician from Vermont. A Democrat,in 2018 he was elected to the Vermont Senate from the three-member at-large Washington County Senate District.
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.
The 2022 Vermont Senate election took place on November 8,2022,as part of the biennial United States elections. The election coincided with elections for other offices including the U.S. Senate,U.S. House,Governor,and State House. Vermont voters elected all 30 state senators from 16 districts,with each district electing between one and three senators. State senators serve two-year terms in the Vermont Senate. Primary elections were held on August 9,2022. This election will be the first to use new districts adopted by the Vermont General Assembly to allocate for population changes across the state after the 2020 census.
