Logan Nicoll | |
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Member of the VermontHouseofRepresentatives from the 34th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Dennis Devereux |
Personal details | |
Born | Ludlow,Vermont,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 1 |
Education | University of Vermont (BS) |
Logan Nicoll is an American politician serving as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives for the 34th district. Elected in November 2018,he assumed office on January 9,2019.
Nicoll was born and raised in Ludlow,Vermont. [1] He graduated from Black River Expeditionary School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in community development from the University of Vermont in 2010. [2]
Since high school,Nicoll has worked as a house builder and painter. He is also an IT and maintenance technician at the Castle Hill Resort and Spa in Proctorsville,Vermont. Nicoll has served as a member of the Ludlow Selectboard since 2014 and the Ludlow Planning Commission since 2012. [3] He was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in November 2018 and assumed office on January 9,2019. [4]
During his first term in the Vermont House,Nicoll served as a member of the House Human Services Committee and House Canvassing Committee. In January 2022,he co-sponsored legislation,with Selene Colburn,that would decriminalize drug possession in Vermont. If passed,possession of illicit drugs would be punished with fines instead of jail time. The bill would also establish a Drug Use Standards Advisory Board. [5]
Nicoll and his wife had their first child in December 2020. [6]
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