Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County. It is located 45 miles (72 km) south of the Canada–United States border and 95 miles (153 km) south of Montreal. As of the 2020 U.S. census,the population was 44,743. It is the least populous city in the 50 U.S. states to be the most populous city in its state.
Chittenden County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census,its population was 168,323. The county seat is Vermont's most populous municipality,the city of Burlington. The county has over a quarter of Vermont's population and more than twice the population of Vermont's second-most populous county,Rutland. The county also has more than twice the population density of Vermont's second-most dense county,Washington. The county is named for Vermont's first governor and one of the framers of its constitution as an independent republic and later U.S. state,Thomas Chittenden.
South Burlington is a city in Chittenden County,Vermont,United States. Along with neighboring Burlington,it is a principal city of the Burlington metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census,the population was 20,292,making it the second largest city in Vermont. It is home to the headquarters of Ben &Jerry's and the state of Vermont's largest mall,the University Mall.
Williston is a town in Chittenden County,Vermont,United States. Originally rural and laid out with many farms,in recent decades it has developed into a thriving suburb of Burlington,the largest city in the state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census,the population of Williston was 10,103,an increase of over 1,000 people since the 2010 census. Williston is one of the fastest-growing towns in Vermont,and while becoming more populated,it has also developed as a major retail center for the Burlington area as well as much of central and northern Vermont. The town has a National Register Historic District in its unincorporated central village.
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.
Gaye R. Symington is an American politician who is the former Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives,the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly. She was the 2008 Democratic nominee for the 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election against incumbent Republican Governor Jim Douglas and Independent Anthony Pollina.
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.
Consuelo Bailey was an American lawyer,politician,and elected official. She was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and as the 66th lieutenant governor of Vermont.
Susan Lyn "Suzi" Wizowaty is an American writer and politician from Burlington,Vermont. A Democrat,she was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives,representing the Chittenden-6-5 district in Burlington from 2009 to 2015. First elected in 2008,she did not run for re-election in 2014.
Kesha Ram Hinsdale is an American activist and politician who serves as a member of the Vermont Senate. She served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2009 to 2016,representing the Chittenden 6-4 District,which encompasses the Hill Section of Burlington and the University of Vermont. In her early career,Ram was the youngest member of the House of Representatives and the youngest state legislator in the country. She is the youngest Indian American to ever serve in state elected office.
Vermont's 2012 general elections were held on November 6,2012. Primary elections were held on August 28,2012.
Joanna E. Cole is an American politician and educator from Burlington,Vermont,in the United States. A member of the Democratic Party,she was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2012,representing the Chittenden-6-1 district,which includes Burlington's New North End. She took office on January 9,2013.
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 2016 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2016,and elected the governor of Vermont,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Carina Nicole Driscoll is an American politician who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from Chittenden County from 2001 to 2003,as a member of the Vermont Progressive Party. She also served on the city council in Burlington,Vermont,and unsuccessfully sought the city's mayoralty in the 2018 election.
Brian Cina is an American politician who serves in the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden-6-4 district as a member of the Vermont Progressive Party. Prior to his tenure in the state house he was active in local politics in Burlington,Vermont.
Selene Colburn is an American politician currently serving in the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden-6-4 district since 2017 as a member of the Vermont Progressive Party. Prior to her tenure in the State House,she served on the city council in Burlington,Vermont. She is the first female chair of the House Progressive Caucus.
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak is an American politician who is the mayor of Burlington,Vermont. Previously,she was a member in the Vermont House of Representatives,representing the Chittenden 6-2 and 17 districts as a member of the Vermont Progressive Party. Prior to her tenure in the state house she was on the city council in Burlington,Vermont and chair of the Vermont Progressive Party.
Tanya C. Vyhovsky is an American social worker and politician who has served in the Vermont Senate since January 2023. A member of the Vermont Progressive Party,she previously represented the Chittenden-8-1 district in the Vermont House of Representatives.
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.
