Brookfield is a town in Orange County,Vermont,United States. It was created by Vermont charter on August 5,1781. The population was 1,244 at the 2020 census. Brookfield is best known for its floating bridge which spans Sunset Lake buoyed by pontoons. The bridge,which is the only floating bridge east of the Mississippi River,was originally built in 1820 by Luther Adams and his neighbors. Sunset Lake is also the site of an annual ice harvesting festival. Brookfield boasts that it has Vermont's oldest continually operating library dating back to 1791. In 2006,Brookfield was one of the first American towns to have its citizens pass a resolution endorsing the impeachment of President George W. Bush. As of September 2010,the floating bridge was closed for repairs. Work began in 2014,and was completed May 2015. There was a celebration from May 23–24,2015,to memorialize the event. Governor Peter Shumlin attended,and cadets from Norwich University provided traffic control.
Bernard Sanders is an American politician and activist who is the senior United States senator from Vermont. Sanders is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history,but maintains a close relationship with the Democratic Party,having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career and sought the party's presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020.
Vermont has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by a single at-large congressional district since the 1930 census,when the state lost its second seat,obsoleting its 1st and 2nd congressional districts. There were once six districts in Vermont,all of which were eliminated after various censuses.
The Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party (GMPJP),previously named the Liberty Union Party (LUP) until 2021,is a socialist political party in Vermont,United States. LUP was formed in 1970 by progressives to contest the 1970 Senate election.
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.
Peter Francis Welch is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the U.S. representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district from 2007 to 2023. He has been a major figure in Vermont politics for over four decades and is only the second Democrat to be elected a senator from the state.
The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 7,2006,for representation of Vermont's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 3,2007,to January 3,2009.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Vermontwas held on November 6,2012. Incumbent independent Senator Bernie Sanders won reelection to a second term in a landslide,defeating Republican nominee John MacGovern with 71% of the vote. Sanders,a self-described democratic socialist,was first elected with 65% of the vote in 2006 and was the first non-Republican to win this seat since 1850.
The 1990 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday,November 6,1990,to elect the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices.
The 1992 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday,November 3,1992,to elect the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Vermont was held November 6,2018,alongside a gubernatorial election,U.S. House election,and other state and local elections. Incumbent independent Senator Bernie Sanders won re-election to a third term,defeating Republican nominee Lawrence Zupan. The primaries were held on August 14. This was one of two independent-held Senate seats up for election in a state that Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election.
The 2018 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Vermont,concurrently with the election of Vermont's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Phil Scott,who was first elected in 2016,was re-elected to a second term in office. Hallquist's 40.3% was also the worst performance for a Democratic Party candidate since 2008. This was one of eight Republican-held governorships up for election in a state that Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election.
Peter Isaac Diamondstone was an American lawyer and socialist politician from the state of Vermont,best known as a perennial candidate and co-founder of the Liberty Union Party. He ran for various Vermont political offices,always unsuccessfully,in every election cycle from 1970 until 2016.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Vermont. It was held concurrently with U.S. Senate elections in other states,along with elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections across the country. The incumbent senator,Democrat Patrick Leahy,announced on November 15,2021,that he would not seek re-election to a ninth term,leaving the seat open for the first time since 1974,when Leahy first elected.
The 2020 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the governor of Vermont. As Vermont does not impose term limits upon its governors,incumbent Republican governor Phil Scott was eligible to run for re-election to a third two-year term in office. On November 18,2019,he confirmed that he was running for reelection,but did not yet publicly announce his campaign. On May 28,2020,he officially announced his candidacy but stated that he would not campaign,maintain a campaign staff,or fundraise because of the state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vermont. The primary was held on August 11. Scott won re-election to a third term in a landslide,defeating Progressive and Democratic nominee,Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 8,2022,to elect the U.S. representative from Vermont's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,as well as various other state and local elections.
Philip Jay Hooper is a politician elected to the Vermont's House of Representatives representing the Orange-Washington-Addison district. Hooper was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2018,2020,2022 and 2024. When originally elected,he was one of the youngest legislators in Vermont. He is the son of former State Representative and Secretary of State Donald M. Hooper. While the legislature is in session,he hosts a radio show called The Heat of the House on WCVR.
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 would 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.
