United States congressional delegations from Vermont

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These are tables of congressional delegations from Vermont to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

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Vermont was the last state in the United States to include a woman in its congressional delegation, in 2023, when Becca Balint was sworn in as its only U.S. House member following her victory in the 2022 election. [1] [2] [3] Despite its status as a heavily Democratic-majority state, it has only sent two Democratic United States senators to Congress in its entire history. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch are the current senators from the state.

The current dean of the Vermont congressional delegation is Senator Bernie Sanders (I), having served in Congress since 1991.

United States Senate

Current U.S. senators from Vermont
Vermont

CPVI (2022): [4]
D+16
 Class I senator Class III senator
Bernie Sanders 2023.jpg
Bernie Sanders
(Senior senator)
(Burlington)		 Peter Welch official Senate photo.jpg
Peter Welch
(Junior senator)
(Norwich)
PartyIndependentDemocratic
Incumbent sinceJanuary 3, 2007January 3, 2023

U.S. House of Representatives

Current representative

Current U.S. representatives from Vermont
DistrictMember
(Residence) [5] 		PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [6] 		District map
At-large Rep. Becca Balint - 118th Congress.jpg
Becca Balint
(Brattleboro)		DemocraticJanuary 3, 2023D+16 VT 1.gif

Vermont used at-large seats, but restored the districts in 1821. Starting after the 1820 United States census, Vermont had five seats. Initially it used at-large seats, but starting in 1825 those seats were districted. All five representatives supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

Starting after the 1840 United States census, Vermont had four seats. Starting after the 1850 United States census, Vermont had three seats. Starting after the 1880 United States census, Vermont had two seats. Since 1933, Vermont has had one at-large seat.

1791–1813

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district
2nd (1791–1793) Israel Smith (AA) Nathan Niles (AA)
3rd (1793–1795)
4th (1795–1797) Israel Smith (DR) Daniel Buck (F)
5th (1797–1799) Matthew Lyon (DR) Lewis R. Morris (F)
6th (1799–1801)
7th (1801–1803) Israel Smith (DR)
8th (1803–1805) Gideon Olin (DR) James Elliott (F) William Chamberlain (F) Martin Chittenden (F)
9th (1805–1807) James Fisk (DR)
10th (1807–1809) James Witherell (DR)
Samuel Shaw (DR)
11th (1809–1811) Jonathan H. Hubbard (F) William Chamberlain (F)
12th (1811–1813) William Strong (DR) James Fisk (DR)

1813–1823

Congress At-large seat A At-large seat B At-large seat C At-large seat D At-large seat E At-large seat F
13th (1813–1815) William C. Bradley (DR) William Strong (DR) James Fisk (DR) Charles Rich (DR) Richard Skinner (DR) Ezra Butler (DR)
14th (1815–1817) Daniel Chipman (F) Luther Jewett (F) Chauncey Langdon (F) Asa Lyon (F) Charles Marsh (F) John Noyes (F)
15th (1817–1819) Orsamus Cook Merrill (DR) Mark Richards (DR) Charles Rich (DR) Heman Allen (DR) Samuel C. Crafts (DR) William Hunter (DR)
16th (1819–1821) William Strong (DR) Ezra Meech (DR)
Rollin Carolas Mallary (DR)
Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district
17th (1821–1823) Rollin Carolas Mallary (DR) Phineas White (DR) Charles Rich (DR) Elias Keyes (DR) Samuel C. Crafts (DR) John Mattocks (DR)

1823–1825

Congress At-large seat A At-large seat B At-large seat C At-large seat D At-large seat E
18th (1823–1825) William C. Bradley (DR) Rollin Carolas Mallary (DR) Samuel C. Crafts (DR) Henry Olin (DR) D. Azro A. Buck (DR)

1825–1933

1933–present

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References

  1. ↑ Corwin, Emily (20 February 2020). "Why Has Vermont Never Sent A Woman To Congress?". www.vpr.org. Vermont Public Radio.
  2. ↑ Levy, Adam (21 March 2018). "Vermont on track to be the only state that has never sent a woman to Congress". CNN .
  3. ↑ Shivaram, Deepa (November 8, 2022). "Vermont ends streak as the last state to send a woman to Congress". NPR. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  5. ↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  6. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

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