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Vermont House of Representatives
Vermont General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type

Lower house
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 5, 2015
Leadership
Speaker of the House

Mitzi Johnson (D)
Since January 4, 2017
Majority Leader
Jill Krowinski (D)
Since January 4, 2017
Republican Minority Leader

Donald H. Turner (R)
Since January 5, 2011
Progressive Minority Leader
Robin Chesnut-Tangerman (P)
Since January 4, 2017
Structure
Seats 150
Vermont-State-House-2016.svg
Political groups

Majority


  •   Democratic (83)


  •   Progressive (7)


  •   Independent (7)


Minority



  •   Republican (53)

Length of term
2 years
Authority Section 7, Legislative Department, Constitution of Vermont
Salary $636/week + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 8, 2016
(150 seats)
Next election

November 6, 2018
(150 seats)
Redistricting Legislative control
Meeting place
Vermont State House Representatives Hall.jpg
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.[1] The House meets in Representatives Hall at the Vermont State House in Montpelier.




Contents






  • 1 Leadership


    • 1.1 Current leadership




  • 2 Composition


  • 3 Members


  • 4 Past notable members


  • 5 Operations


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Leadership


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.


As of 2018, the Speaker was Democrat Mitzi Johnson of the Grand Isle-Chittenden District.[2] The Majority Leader was Democrat Jill Krowinski of the Chittenden-6-3 District. The Republican Minority Leader was Republican Donald H. Turner of the Chittenden-9 District. The Progressive Minority Leader was Progressive Robin Chesnut-Tangerman of the Rutland-Bennington district.


As of 2018, the Clerk of the House was William M. MaGill.[3]



Current leadership
















































































Position Name Party Residence District
Speaker of the House Mitzi Johnson Democratic Grand Isle Chittenden
Majority Leader Jill Krowinski Democratic Burlington Chittenden-6-3
Assistant Majority Leader (Whip) Tristan Toleno Democratic Brattleboro Windham-2-3
Deputy Assistant Majority Leader Emily Long Democratic Newfane Windham-5
Minority Leader Donald H. Turner Republican Milton Chittenden-10
Assistant Minority Leader (Whip) Brian K. Savage Republican Swanton Franklin-4
Deputy Assistant Minority Leader Patricia McCoy Republican Poultney Rutland-1
Progressive Leader Robin Chesnut-Tangerman Progressive Middletown Springs Rutland-Bennington
Assistant Progressive Leader (Whip) Diana Gonzalez Progressive Burlington Chittenden-6-7
Deputy Assistant Progressive Leader Sandy Haas Progressive Rochester Windsor-Rutland


Composition




































































































Affiliation
Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)

Total







Democratic

Progressive

Independent

Republican
Vacant
End of previous legislature
94
5
3
47
150
0

Begin 2013
96
5
4
44
149
1
End 2014
45
150
0

Begin 2015
85
6
6
53
150
0
End 2016

Begin 2017
83
7
7
53
150
0
April 7, 2017[4]
52
149
1
April 10, 2017[5]
53
150
0
July 1, 2017[6]
52
149
1
September 1, 2017[7]
53
150
0
Latest voting share

7001647000000000000♠64.7%

7001353009999900000♠35.3%



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District Representative Party Residence First elected
Addison-1

Amy Sheldon
Dem
Middlebury
2014

Robin Scheu
Dem
Middlebury
2016
Addison-2

Peter Conlon
Dem

Cornwall
2016
Addison-3

Diane Lanpher
Dem

Vergennes
2008

Warren Van Wyck
Rep

Ferrisburgh
2013↑
Addison-4

Fred Baser
Rep

Lincoln
2000

David Sharpe
Dem

Bristol
2014
Addison-5

Harvey Smith
Rep

New Haven
2010
Addison-Rutland-1

Terry Norris
Ind

Shoreham
2018↑
Bennington-1

Bill Botzow
Dem

Bennington
2002
Bennington-2-1

Timothy Corcoran
Dem
Bennington
2002

Rachael Fields
Dem
Bennington
2014
Bennington-2-2

Kiah Morris
Dem
Bennington
2014

Mary Morrissey
Rep
Bennington
1996
Bennington-3

Alice Miller
Dem

Shaftsbury
1996
Bennington-4

Cynthia Browning
Dem

Arlington
2006

Brian Keefe
Rep

Manchester
2016
Bennington-Rutland-1

Linda Joy Sullivan
Dem

Dorset
2016
Caledonia-1

Marcia Martel
Rep

Waterford
2014
Caledonia-2

Chip Troiano
Dem

East Hardwick
2014
Caledonia-3

Scott Beck
Rep

St. Johnsbury
2014

Janssen Willhoit
Rep
St. Johnsbury
2014
Caledonia-4

Martha Feltus
Rep

Lyndonville
2012

Richard Lawrence
Rep
Lyndonville
2004
Caledonia-Washington-1

Catherine Toll
Dem

Danville
2008
Chittenden-1

Marcia Gardner
Dem

Richmond
2016
Chittenden-2

Terence Macaig
Dem

Williston
2008

Jim McCullough
Dem
Williston
2002
Chittenden-3

Trevor Squirrell
Dem

Underhill
2016

George Till
Dem

Jericho
2008
Chittenden-4-1

Mike Yantachka
Dem

Charlotte
2010
Chittenden-4-2

Bill Lippert
Dem

Hinesburg
1992
Chittenden-5-1

Kathryn Webb
Dem

Shelburne
2008
Chittenden-5-2

Jessica Brumsted
Dem

Shelburne
2016
Chittenden-6-1

Carol Ode
Dem

Burlington
2016

Kurt Wright
Rep
Burlington
2000
Chittenden-6-2

Jean O'Sullivan
Dem
Burlington
2012↑
Chittenden-6-3

Jill Krowinski
Dem
Burlington
2012↑

Curtis McCormack
Dem
Burlington
2012
Chittenden-6-4

Brian Cina
Prog
Burlington
2016

Selene Colburn
Prog
Burlington
2016
Chittenden-6-5

Johannah Leddy Donovan
Dem
Burlington
2000

Mary Sullivan
Dem
Burlington
2008
Chittenden-6-6

Barbara Rachelson
Dem
Burlington
2012
Chittenden-6-7
Clem Bissonnette
Dem

Winooski
2008

Diana Gonzalez
Prog
Winooski
2014
Chittenden-7-1

Martin LaLonde
Dem

South Burlington
2014
Chittenden-7-2

Ann Pugh
Dem
South Burlington
1992
Chittenden-7-3

Helen Head
Dem
South Burlington
2002
Chittenden-7-4

Maida Townsend
Dem
South Burlington
2012
Chittenden-8-1

Betsy Dunn
Dem

Essex Junction
2016

Linda Myers
Rep

Essex Town
2000
Chittenden-8-2

Dylan Giambatista
Dem
Essex Junction
2016

Lori Houghton
Dem
Essex Junction
2016
Chittenden-8-3

Robert Bancroft
Rep

Westford
2014
Chittenden-9-1

Jim Condon
Dem

Colchester
2004

Curt Taylor
Dem
Colchester
2016
Chittenden-9-2

Patrick Brennan
Rep
Colchester
2002

Maureen Dakin
Dem
Colchester
2014
Chittenden-10

Chris Mattos
Rep

Milton
2017↑

Donald H. Turner
Rep
Milton
2006↑
Essex-Caledonia

Constance Quimby
Rep

Concord
2012
Essex-Caledonia-Orleans

Paul Lefebvre
Rep

Island Pond
2014
Franklin-1

Carl Rosenquist
Rep

Georgia
2016
Franklin-2

Barbara Murphy
Ind

Fairfax
2014
Franklin-3-1

Kathleen Keenan
Dem

St. Albans City
1988

Corey Parent
Rep
St. Albans City
2014
Franklin-3-2

Eileen Dickinson
Rep

St. Albans Town
2008
Franklin-4

Marianna Gamache
Dem

Swanton
2014

Brian K. Savage
Rep
Swanton
2008
Franklin-5

Stephen Beyor
Rep

Highgate Springs
2012

Albert Pearce
Rep

Richford
2008
Franklin-6

Daniel Connor
Dem

Fairfield
2012
Franklin-7

Cindy Weed
Prog

Enosburg Falls
2016
Grand Isle-Chittenden-1

Mitzi Johnson
Dem

South Hero
2002

Ben Joseph
Dem

North Hero
2016
Lamoille-1

Heidi Scheuermann
Rep

Stowe
2006
Lamoille-2

Matthew Hill
Dem

Wolcott
2016

Daniel Noyes
Dem
Wolcott
2016
Lamoille-3

Bernard Juskiewicz
Rep

Cambridge
2012
Lamoille-Washington

Gary Nolan
Rep

Morrisville
2016

David Yacovone
Dem
Morrisville
2016
Orange-1

Robert Frenier
Rep

Chelsea
2016

Rodney Graham
Rep

Williamstown
2014
Orange-2

Sarah Copeland-Hanzas
Dem

Bradford
2004
Orange-Caledonia

Chip Conquest
Dem

Wells River
2008
Orange-Washington-Addison

Jay Hooper
Dem

Brookfield
2016

Ben Jickling
Ind
Brookfield
2016
Orleans-1

Lynn Batchelor
Rep

Derby Line
2010

Brian Smith
Rep

Derby
2016
Orleans-2

Michael Marcotte
Rep

Newport Town
2004

Gary Viens
Rep

Newport City
2014
Orleans-Caledonia

Vicki Strong
Rep

Irasburg
2010

Sam Young
Dem

West Glover
2010
Orleans-Lamoille

Mark Higley
Rep

Lowell
2008
Rutland-1

Patricia McCoy
Rep

Poultney
2014
Rutland-2

Thomas Burditt
Rep

West Rutland
2010

Dave Potter
Dem

Clarendon
2004
Rutland-3

William Canfield
Rep

Fair Haven
2004

Robert Helm
Rep
Fair Haven
1990
Rutland-4

Thomas Terenzini
Rep

Rutland Town
2012
Rutland-5-1

Peter Fagan
Rep

Rutland City
2008
Rutland-5-2

Lawrence Cupoli
Rep
Rutland City
2012
Rutland-5-3

Mary Howard
Dem
Rutland City
2016
Rutland-5-4

Douglas Gage
Rep
Rutland City
2012
Rutland-6

Stephen Carr
Dem

Brandon
2012

Butch Shaw
Rep

Pittsford
2010
Rutland-Bennington

Robin Chesnut-Tangerman
Prog

Middletown Springs
2014
Rutland-Windsor-1

Jim Harrison
Rep

Mendon
2017↑
Rutland-Windsor-2

Dennis Devereux
Rep

Belmont
2006
Washington-1

Anne Donahue
Rep

Northfield
2002

Patti Lewis
Rep

Berlin
2010
Washington-2

Robert LaClair
Rep

Barre Town
2014

Francis McFaun
Rep
Barre Town
2004
Washington-3

Paul Poirier
Ind

Barre City
2008

Tommy Walz
Dem
Barre City
2014
Washington-4

Mary Hooper
Dem

Montpelier
2008

Warren Kitzmiller
Dem
Montpelier
2000
Washington-5

Kimberly Jessup
Dem

Middlesex
2016
Washington-6

Janet Ancel
Dem

Calais
2004
Washington-7

Maxine Grad
Dem

Moretown
2000

Edward Read
Ind

Fayston
2018↑
Washington-Chittenden

Tom Stevens
Dem

Waterbury
2008

Theresa Wood
Dem
Waterbury
2015↑
Windham-1

Michael Hebert
Rep

Vernon
2010
Windham-2-1

Valerie Stuart
Dem

Brattleboro
2010
Windham-2-2

Mollie Burke
Prog
Brattleboro
2008
Windham-2-3

Tristan Toleno
Dem
Brattleboro
2012
Windham-3

Carolyn Partridge
Dem

Windham
1998

Matt Trieber
Dem

Bellows Falls
2011↑
Windham-4

David Deen
Dem

Putney
1990

Mike Mrowicki
Dem
Putney
2008
Windham-5

Emily Long
Dem

Newfane
2014
Windham-6

John Gannon
Dem

Wilmington
2016
Windham-Bennington

Laura Sibilia
Ind

Dover
2014
Windham-Bennington-Windsor

Kelly Pajala
Ind

South Londonderry
2017↑
Windsor-1

John Bartholomew
Dem

Hartland
2010

Paul Belaski
Dem

Windsor
2016
Windsor-2

Annmarie Christensen
Dem

Perkinsville
2016
Windsor-3-1

Thomas Bock
Dem

Chester
2016
Windsor-3-2

Alice Emmons
Dem

Springfield
1982

Robert Forguites
Dem

North Springfield
2014
Windsor-4-1

Susan Buckholz
Dem

Quechee
2016
Windsor-4-2

Kevin Christie
Dem

White River Junction
2010

Gabrielle Lucke
Dem
White River Junction
2014
Windsor-5

Charlie Kimbell
Dem

Woodstock
2016
Windsor-Orange-1

David Ainsworth
Rep

South Royalton
2016
Windsor-Orange-2

Timothy Briglin
Dem

Thetford Center
2014

Jim Masland
Dem
Thetford Center
1998
Windsor-Rutland

Sandy Haas
Prog

Rochester
2004

  • ↑: Member was originally appointed


Past notable members


Nearly all of the Governors of the state and most of its U.S. representatives and U.S. senators were first members of this house. Other prominent members include:




  • Consuelo N. Bailey, first woman elected lieutenant governor in the United States


  • Edna Beard (1877–1928), first woman to be elected to the Vermont House, and the first elected to the Vermont Senate


  • Francis William Billado, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard


  • Ray W. Collins, pitcher, Boston Red Sox (1909–1915)


  • John Calvin Coolidge Sr., father of President Calvin Coolidge


  • Donald E. Edwards, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard


  • Roger Enos, commander of the Vermont Militia during the American Revolution


  • William H. Gilmore, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard


  • Lyman Enos Knapp, Governor of the District of Alaska (1889–1893)


  • Bruce M. Lawlor, major general in the Army National Guard and one of the creators of the Department of Homeland Security


  • Trenor W. Park, businessman and philanthropist


  • Alden Partridge, founder of Norwich University


  • Lewis Samuel Partridge, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard


  • Edward H. Ripley, Union Army officer in the American Civil War, businessman and horse breeder


  • James Watson Webb II, businessman, philanthropist, and champion polo player


  • William Seward Webb, businessman and philanthropist



Operations


The house typically meets Tuesday through Friday during the session.[8]



See also



  • Vermont State House

  • Vermont General Assembly

  • Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives

  • Vermont Senate

  • Members of the Vermont House of Representatives, 2005–2006 session

  • Members of the Vermont House of Representatives, 2007–2008 session

  • Vermont Representative Districts, 2002–2012



References





  1. ^ [1]


  2. ^ "Home | Vermont General Assembly | Vermont Legislature". legislature.vermont.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-07..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Clerk of the House | Vermont General Assembly | Vermont Legislature". legislature.vermont.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-07.


  4. ^ Rep. Job Tate (R - Rutland-Windsor 1) resigned in advance of a deployment [2]


  5. ^ Republican Jim Harrison appointed to seat vacated by Rep. Job Tate (R - Rutland-Windsor 1). [3]


  6. ^ Rep. Ron Hubert (R - Chittenden-10) resigns


  7. ^ Republican Chris Mattos appointed to seat vacated by Ron Hubert (R - Chittenden-10) [4]


  8. ^ Remsen, Nancy & Hallenbeck, Teri (January 8, 2009). Following the Legislature. Burlington Free Press.




External links



  • Vermont General Assembly

  • Speaker of the House




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