Vermont House of Representatives | |
|---|---|
| Vermont General Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 5, 2015 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker of the House | |
Majority Leader | Jill Krowinski(D) since January 4, 2017 |
Republican Minority Leader | |
Progressive Minority Leader | Robin Chesnut-Tangerman(P) since January 4, 2017 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 150 |
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Political groups | Majority Minority |
Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Section 7, Legislative Department, Constitution of Vermont |
| Salary | $636/week + per diem |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 6, 2018 (150 seats) |
Next election | November 6, 2020 (150 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative control |
| Meeting place | |
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| State House Chamber, Vermont State House Montpelier, Vermont, U.S. | |
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives are elected to a two-year term without term limits.
A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.
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. 58 districts choose one member, and 46 choose two, with the term of service being two years. The Senate includes 30 Senators, elected by 3 single-member and 10 multi-member districts with two, three, or six 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.
A state legislature in the United States is the legislative body of any of the 50 U.S. states. The formal name varies from state to state. In 25 states, the legislature is simply called the Legislature, or the State Legislature, while in 19 states, the legislature is called the General Assembly. In Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the legislature is called the General Court, while North Dakota and Oregon designate the legislature the Legislative Assembly.
Contents
- Leadership
- Current leadership
- Composition
- Members
- Past notable members
- Operations
- See also
- References
- External links
Vermont had a unicameral legislature until 1836. It added a senate by constitutional amendment. [1] The House meets in Representatives Hall at the Vermont State House in Montpelier.
The Vermont State House, located in Montpelier, is the state capitol of the U.S. state of Vermont. It is the seat of the Vermont General Assembly. The current Greek Revival structure is the third building on the same site to be used as the State House. Designed by Thomas Silloway in 1857 and 1858, it was occupied in 1859.
Montpelier is the capital city of the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Washington County. As the site of Vermont's state government, it is the least populous state capital in the United States. The population was 7,855 at the 2010 Census. However, the daytime population grows to about 21,000, due to the large number of jobs within city limits. The Vermont College of Fine Arts and New England Culinary Institute are located in the municipality. It was named after Montpellier, a city in the south of France.
