Vermont House of Representatives | |
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Vermont General Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 4, 2023 |
Leadership | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 150 |
Political groups | Majority (112) Minority (38) |
Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Section 7, Legislative Department, Constitution of Vermont |
Salary | $636/week + per diem |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post/Plurality-at-large | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 |
Next election | November 5, 2024 |
Redistricting | Legislative control |
Meeting place | |
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.
Vermont had a unicameral legislature until 1836. It added a senate by constitutional amendment. [2] The House meets in Representatives Hall at the Vermont State House in Montpelier. It is the only U.S. state legislature whose debating chamber seating layout comes closer to that of the Westminster-style parliament found elsewhere, being similar to debating chambers in Australian state parliaments. [3]
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The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the full House by Australian Ballot. If there is only one candidate, the election is usually held by voice vote. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker controls committee assignments and the flow of legislation. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders and whips, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber. There are three party caucuses in the Vermont House; the Democratic Caucus which is currently in the majority, and the Republican and Progressive Caucuses, each currently being in the minority. Independent members of the House may choose to caucus with a party or none at all.
Jill Krowinski (D-Burlington) is serving her second term as House Speaker. [4]
Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
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Speaker of the House | Jill Krowinski | Democratic | Burlington | Chittenden-16 |
Majority Leader | Emily Long | Democratic | Newfane | Windham-5 |
Minority Leader | Patricia McCoy | Republican | Poultney | Rutland-1 |
Affiliation | Party (shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||||
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Democratic | Progressive | Independent | Republican | Libertarian | Vacant | ||
End 2012 | 94 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
Begin 2013 | 96 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 149 | 1 |
End 2014 | 45 | 0 | 150 | 0 | |||
2015–2016 | 85 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
2017-2018 | 83 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
2019-2020 | 95 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
Begin 2021 | 92 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
Begin 2023 | 104 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
May 3, 2023 [5] | 37 | 1 | |||||
Latest voting share | 74.7% | 24.7% | 0.7% |
District | Representative | Party | Residence | First elected |
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Addison-1 | Amy Sheldon | Dem | Middlebury | 2014 |
Robin Scheu | Dem | Middlebury | 2016 | |
Addison-2 | Peter Conlon | Dem | Cornwall | 2016 |
Addison-3 | Matt Birong | Dem | Vergennes | 2018 |
Diane Lanpher | Dem | Vergennes | 2008 | |
Addison-4 | Mari Cordes | Dem | Lincoln | 2018 |
Caleb Elder | Dem | Starksboro | 2018 | |
Addison-5 | Jubilee McGill | Dem | Bridport | 2022 |
Addison-Rutland | Joseph Andriano | Dem | Orwell | 2022 |
Bennington-1 | Nelson Brownell | Dem | Pownal | 2002 |
Bennington-2 | Timothy Corcoran II | Dem | Bennington | 2002 |
Dane Whitman | Dem | Bennington | 2020 | |
Bennington-3 | David Durfee | Dem | Shaftsbury | 2018 |
Bennington-4 | Seth Bongartz | Dem | Manchester | 2020 |
Kathleen James | Dem | Manchester | 2018 | |
Bennington-5 | Mary A. Morrissey | Rep | Bennington | 1996 |
Jim Carroll | Dem | Bennington | 2022 (2019–2021) | |
Bennington-Rutland | Mike Rice | Dem | Dorset | 2022 |
Caledonia-1 | Bobby Farlice-Rubio | Dem | McIndoe Falls | 2022 |
Caledonia-2 | Chip Troiano | Dem | East Hardwick | 2014 |
Caledonia-3 | Dennis LaBounty | Dem | 2022 | |
Beth Quimby | Rep | Lyndon | 2024↑ | |
Caledonia-Essex | Scott Beck | Rep | St. Johnsbury | 2014 |
Scott Campbell | Dem | St. Johnsbury | 2018 | |
Caledonia-Washington | Henry Pearl | Dem | Danville | 2020 |
Chittenden-1 | Jana Brown | Dem | Richmond | 2020 |
Chittenden-2 | Angela Arsenault | Dem | Williston | 2022 |
Erin Brady | Dem | Williston | 2022 | |
Chittenden-3 | Trevor Squirrell | Dem | Underhill | 2016 |
Edye Graning | Dem | Jericho | 2022 | |
Chittenden-4 | Phil Pouech | Dem | Hinesburg | 2022 |
Chittenden-5 | Chea Waters Evans | Dem | Charlotte | 2022 |
Chittenden-6 | Kate Lalley | Dem | Shelburne | 2022 |
Chittenden-7 | Jessica Brumsted | Dem | Shelburne | 2016 |
Chittenden-8 | Noah Hyman | Dem | South Burlington | 2022 |
Chittenden-9 | Emilie Krasnow | Dem | South Burlington | 2022 |
Chittenden-10 | Kate Nugent | Dem | South Burlington | 2022 |
Chittenden-11 | Brian Minier | Dem | South Burlington | 2022 |
Chittenden-12 | Martin LaLonde | Dem | South Burlington | 2014 |
Chittenden-13 | Tiff Bluemle | Dem | Burlington | 2020 |
Gabrielle Stebbins | Dem | Burlington | 2020 | |
Chittenden-14 | Barbara Rachelson | Dem | Burlington | 2012 |
Mary-Katherine Stone | Dem/Prog [lower-alpha 1] | Burlington | 2022 | |
Chittenden-15 | Brian Cina | Prog/Dem [lower-alpha 1] | Burlington | 2016 |
Troy Headrick | Prog/Dem [lower-alpha 1] | Burlington | 2022 | |
Chittenden-16 | Jill Krowinski | Dem | Burlington | 2012↑ |
Kate Logan | Prog/Dem [lower-alpha 1] | Burlington | 2012 | |
Chittenden-17 | Vacant [6] | |||
Chittenden-18 | Carol Ode | Dem | Burlington | 2016 |
Robert Hooper | Dem | Burlington | 2018 | |
Chittenden-19 | Sarita Austin | Dem | Colchester | 2018 |
Patrick Brennan | Rep | Colchester | 2002 | |
Chittenden-20 | Seth Chase | Dem | Colchester | 2018 |
Curt Taylor | Dem | Colchester | 2016 | |
Chittenden-21 | Daisy Berbeco | Dem | Winooski | 2022 |
Taylor Small | Prog/Dem [lower-alpha 1] | Winooski | 2020 | |
Chittenden-22 | Karen Dolan | Dem | Essex Junction | 2020 |
Lori Houghton | Dem | Essex Junction | 2016 | |
Chittenden-23 | Leonora Dodge | Dem | Essex Town | 2022 |
Rey Garofano | Dem | Essex Town | 2021 | |
Chittenden-24 | Alyssa Black | Dem | Essex Town | 2020 |
Chittenden-25 | Julia Andrews | Dem | Westford | 2022 |
Chittenden-Franklin | Chris Taylor | Rep | Milton | 2022 |
Chris Mattos | Rep | Milton | 2017↑ | |
Essex-Caledonia | Terri Lynn Williams | Rep | Concord | 2020 |
Essex-Orleans | Larry Labor | Rep | Morgan | 2022 |
Franklin-1 | Ashley Bartley | Rep | Fairfax | 2022 |
Carolyn Branagan | Rep | Georgia | 2022 (2003–2017) | |
Franklin-2 | Eileen Dickinson | Rep | St. Albans Town | 2008 |
Franklin-3 | Mike McCarthy | Dem | St. Albans City | 2018 |
Franklin-4 | Matt Walker | Rep | Swanton | 2022↑ |
Thomas Oliver | Rep/Dem [lower-alpha 1] | Sheldon | 2022 | |
Franklin-5 | Wayne Laroche | Rep | Franklin | 2022↑ |
Lisa Hango | Rep | Berkshire | 2019↑ | |
Franklin-6 | James Gregoire | Rep | Fairfield | 2018 |
Franklin-7 | Penny Demar | Rep | Enosburg | 2022 |
Franklin-8 | Casey Toof | Rep | St. Albans City | 2018 |
Grand Isle-Chittenden | Josie Leavitt | Dem | Grand Isle | 2022 |
Michael Morgan | Rep | West Milton | 2020 | |
Lamoille-1 | Jed Lipsky | Ind | Stowe | 2022 |
Lamoille-2 | Melanie Carpenter | Dem | Hyde Park | 2023↑ |
Daniel Noyes | Dem | Wolcott | 2016 | |
Lamoille-3 | Lucy Boyden | Dem | Cambridge | 2022 |
Lamoille-Washington | Avram Patt | Dem | Worcester | 2018 |
Saudia LaMont | Dem | Morrisville | 2022 | |
Orange-1 | Carl Demrow | Dem | Corinth | 2022 (2019–2021) |
Orange-2 | Monique Priestley | Dem | Bradford | 2022 |
Orange-3 | Rodney Graham | Rep | Williamstown | 2014 |
Orange-Caledonia | Joseph Parsons | Rep | Newbury | 2020 |
Orange-Washington-Addison | Jay Hooper | Dem | Randolph | 2016 |
Larry Satcowitz | Dem | Brookfield | 2020 | |
Orleans-1 | Brian Smith | Rep | Derby | 2016 |
Orleans-2 | Woodman Page | Rep | Newport City | 2018 |
Orleans-3 | Dave Templeman | Dem | Brownington | 2018 |
Orleans-4 | Katherine Sims | Dem | West Glover | 2020 |
Orleans-Lamoille | Mark Higley | Rep | Lowell | 2008 |
Michael Marcotte | Rep | Newport Town | 2004 | |
Rutland-1 | Patricia McCoy | Rep | Poultney | 2014 |
Rutland-2 | Tom Burditt | Rep | West Rutland | 2010 |
Arthur Peterson | Rep | Clarendon | 2020 | |
Rutland-3 | Jarrod Sammis | Lib | Castleton | 2022 |
Rutland-4 | Paul Clifford | Rep | Rutland City | 2022 |
Rutland-5 | Eric Maguire | Rep | Rutland City | 2022 |
Rutland-6 | Mary Howard | Dem | Rutland City | 2016 |
Rutland-7 | William Notte | Dem | Rutland City | 2018 |
Rutland-8 | Butch Shaw | Rep | Pittsford | 2010 |
Rutland-9 | Stephanie Jerome | Dem | Brandon | 2018 |
Rutland-10 | Bill Canfield | Rep | Fair Haven | 2004 |
Rutland-11 | Jim Harrison | Rep | Chittenden | 2017↑ |
Rutland-Bennington | Robin Chesnut-Tangerman | Dem | Middletown Springs | 2022 (2015–2021) |
Rutland-Windsor | Logan Nicoll | Dem | Ludlow | 2006 |
Washington-1 | Anne Donahue | Rep | Northfield | 2002 |
Kenneth Goslant | Rep | Berlin | 2020 | |
Washington-2 | Dara Torre | Dem | Moretown | 2022 |
Kari Dolan | Dem | Waitsfield | 2018 | |
Washington-3 | Peter Anthony | Dem | Barre City | 2018 |
Jonathan Williams | Dem | Barre City | 2022 | |
Washington-4 | Conor Casey | Dem | Montpelier | 2022 |
Kate McCann | Dem | Montpelier | 2022 | |
Washington-5 | Ela Chapin | Dem | East Montpelier | 2022 |
Washington-6 | Marc Mihaly | Dem | East Calais | 2022 |
Washington-Chittenden | Tom Stevens | Dem | Waterbury | 2008 |
Theresa Wood | Dem | Waterbury | 2015↑ | |
Washington-Orange | Gina Galfetti | Rep | Barre Town | 2022 |
Francis McFaun | Rep | Barre Town | 2004 | |
Windham-1 | Sara Coffey | Dem | Guilford | 2018 |
Windham-2 | Laura Sibilia | Ind | Dover | 2014 |
Windham-3 | Michelle Bos-Lun | Dem | Dummerston | 2020 |
Leslie Goldman | Dem | Bellows Falls | 2020 | |
Windham-4 | Mike Mrowicki | Dem | Putney | 2008 |
Windham-5 | Emily Long | Dem | Newfane | 2014 |
Windham-6 | Tristan Roberts | Dem | Halifax | 2022 |
Windham-7 | Emilie Kornheiser | Dem | Brattleboro | 2018 |
Windham-8 | Mollie Burke | Dem | Brattleboro | 2008 |
Windham-9 | Tristan Toleno | Dem | Brattleboro | 2012 |
Windham-Windsor-Bennington | Kelly Pajala | Ind | South Londonderry | 2017↑ |
Windsor-1 | John Bartholomew | Dem | Hartland | 2010 |
Elizabeth Burrows | Dem/Prog [lower-alpha 1] | West Windsor | 2020 | |
Windsor-2 | John Arrison | Dem | Perkinsville | 2020 |
Windsor-3 | Alice Emmons | Dem | Springfield | 1982 |
Kristi Morris | Dem | Springfield | 2019↑ | |
Windsor-4 | Heather Surprenant | Dem | Barnard | 2020 |
Windsor-5 | Tesha Buss | Dem | Woodstock | 2022 |
Windsor-6 | Kevin "Coach" Christie | Dem | Hartford | 2010 |
Esme Cole | Dem | Hartford | 2022 | |
Windsor-Addison | Kirk White | Dem | Rochester | 2020 |
Windsor-Orange-1 | John O'Brien | Dem | Tunbridge | 2018 |
Windsor-Orange-2 | Rebecca Holcombe | Dem | Norwich | 2022 |
Jim Masland | Dem | Thetford Center | 1998 | |
Windsor-Windham | Heather Chase | Dem | Chester | 2022 |
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The house typically meets Tuesday through Friday during the session. [8]
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