Biography
Seth B. Bongartz was born in Manchester,Vermont on 23 September 1954 and is a lifelong resident of Manchester. [1] He graduated from Burr and Burton Academy in 1972 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Skidmore College in 1977. [1] [2] He served on the Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment from 1977 to 1984 and was a member of the board of directors of the Northshire Day School from 1980 to 1983. [1] He served on the board of the Vermont chapter of the Nature Conservancy from 1982 to 1984. [1] Originally a Republican,in 1980,he was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives;he was reelected in 1982 and served from 1981 to 1985. [3] [4] While serving in the state house,he met Christine Evelti,the daughter of fellow legislator Mary Evelti;they married in 1987 and are the parents of a son. [5]
In 1984,Bongartz began attendance at Case Western Reserve University School of Law;he graduated in 1987,attained admission to the bar,and began a practice in Manchester. [6] In 1986 he was elected to the Vermont Senate as a Democrat,and he served one term,1987 to 1989. [6] In 1990,he was appointed to the board of directors of Vermont Blue Cross;he served until 2004,and was the board's chair from 2001 to 2004. [1]
Bongartz practiced law until 2001,when he became president of Hildene,The Lincoln Family Home in Manchester. [1] He held this position until retiring in 2019,and was credited with transforming Hildene from a small home museum into a nationally known cultural heritage site of more than 400 acres. [7] He retired at the end of 2019 and became a principal in Gubb &Bongartz,a consulting firm that aids nonprofit organizations with strategic planning,fundraising,and other initiatives. [7]
A longtime board of trustees member of Burr and Burton Academy,Bongartz served as the board's chair for 15 years. [1] He served on the board of the Ottaqueechee Land Trust and was a founder of the Northshire Community Land Trust,of which he served as board chair. [1] Bongartz was affiliated for more than 20 years with Grow America,a nonprofit that works to expand economic opportunity nationwide. [7]
In 2020,Bongartz was again elected to the Vermont House of Representatives;he was reelected in 2022 and served from 2021 to 2025. [7] In 2024 he was elected to the Vermont Senate. [7] During this senate term,Bongartz's committee assignments included chair of the Education Committee,and member of the Natural Resources and Energy Committee,the Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel,and the Building Energy Code Working Group. [7] In addition,he was appointed vice chair of the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR). [7]
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