Montpelier is the capital of the U.S. state of Vermont and the county seat of Washington County. The site of Vermont's state government,it is the least populous state capital in the United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 8,074,with a daytime population growth of about 21,000 due to the large number of jobs within city limits. The Vermont College of Fine Arts is located in the municipality. It was named after Montpellier,a city in the south of France.
Barre is the most populous city in Washington County,Vermont,United States. As of the 2020 census,the municipal population was 8,491. Popularly referred to as "Barre City",it is almost completely surrounded by "Barre Town",which is a separate municipality.
The Vermont General Assembly is the legislative body of the state of Vermont,in the United States. The Legislature is formally known as the "General Assembly",but the style of "Legislature" is commonly used,including by the body itself. The General Assembly is a bicameral legislature,consisting of the 150-member Vermont House of Representatives and the 30-member Vermont Senate. Members of the House are elected by single and two-member districts. 68 districts choose one member,and 41 choose two,with the term of service being two years. The Senate includes 30 Senators,elected by seven single-member and nine multi-member districts with two or three members each. It is the only state legislative body in the United States in which a third party has had continuous representation and been consecutively elected alongside Democrats and Republicans.
The Vermont Progressive Party,formerly the Progressive Coalition,is a progressive political party in the United States founded in 1999 and active only in the state of Vermont. 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. After the Democratic and Republican parties,the Progressive Party has the highest number of seats in state and national offices for any organized political party in the country.
Vermont Technical College was a public technical college in Vermont. Its main residential campuses were located in Randolph Center and Williston. In addition,there were regional campuses distance sites,and nursing campuses in locations throughout the state.
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.
Harold John Arthur was the 68th governor of Vermont from 1950 to 1951. He also served as the 64th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1949 to 1950.
William Upham was an American attorney and politician from Montpelier,Vermont. He was most notable for his service as a United States senator from Vermont.
Eliakim "E. P. Walton" Persons Walton was an American journalist,editor and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.
Mary S. Hooper is an American politician and civic leader from the state of Vermont. She was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 2009 to 2023,representing the Washington-5 Representative District.
Samuel Prentiss was an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court,a United States senator from Vermont and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
John Calvin Coolidge Sr. was an American politician and businessman from Vermont,and the father of Calvin Coolidge,the 30th president of the United States. The senior Coolidge administered the presidential oath of office to his son at their family homestead in the early morning hours of August 3,1923,following the death of President Warren G. Harding.
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.
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.
Jill Krowinski is an American politician who has served in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2012. A Democrat,she served as majority leader from 2017 to 2021,and was elected Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives in 2021.
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.
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.
Warren Frederick Kitzmiller was an American politician who was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 2001 to 2022 and was a Democrat. He was appointed to the Vermont General Assembly in 2001,when his wife Karen B. Kitzmiller who served in the Vermont General Assembly,died from cancer. He owned a sports store in Montpelier and served on the Montpelier City Council.
