Francis McFaun
Francis McFaun (Republican Party) (also known as Topper) is a member of theVermont House of Representatives, representingWashington-Orange District. He assumed office on January 4, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
McFaun (Republican Party, Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theVermont House of Representatives to representWashington-Orange District. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary onAugust 13, 2024. He advanced as a write-in from the Democratic primary onAugust 13, 2024.
Biography
Francis McFaun was born inCambridge, Massachusetts, and lives inVermont. McFaun graduated from Rindge Technical High School. He earned a B.S. in education from Boston University in 1963 and took graduate courses at Boston College, Harvard University, and the University of Vermont. His career experience includes working as a Vermont state government employee. McFaun served as president and board member of the Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation and Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
McFaun was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
McFaun was assigned to the following committees:
- Human Services Committee,Ranking member
2019-2020
McFaun was assigned to the following committees:
- Human Services Committee,Ranking Member
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| •Human Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McFaun served on the following committees:
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| •Human Services, Ranking member |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, McFaun served on the following committees:
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| •Human Services |
| •Health Care Oversight |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McFaun served on these committees:
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| •Human Services |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, McFaun served on these committees:
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| •Human Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District (2 seats)
IncumbentGina Galfetti and incumbentFrancis McFaun defeatedMelissa Battah in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gina Galfetti (R) | 40.9 | 3,271 |
| ✔ |  | Francis McFaun (R / D) | 36.4 | 2,911 |
 | Melissa Battah (D) | 22.3 | 1,781 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 35 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 7,998 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District (2 seats)
Melissa Battah and incumbentFrancis McFaun advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Battah | 83.9 | 387 |
| ✔ | | Francis McFaun (Write-in) | 7.2 | 33 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 8.9 | 41 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 461 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District (2 seats)
IncumbentFrancis McFaun and incumbentGina Galfetti advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Francis McFaun | 50.0 | 553 |
| ✔ | | Gina Galfetti | 49.1 | 544 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 10 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,107 | ||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District (2 seats)
IncumbentFrancis McFaun andGina Galfetti defeatedMelissa Battah in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Francis McFaun (R / D) | 37.6 | 2,385 |
| ✔ | | Gina Galfetti (R) | 36.0 | 2,287 |
| Melissa Battah (D) | 25.9 | 1,645 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 28 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 6,345 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District (2 seats)
Melissa Battah advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melissa Battah | 83.4 | 822 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 16.6 | 164 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 986 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District (2 seats)
IncumbentFrancis McFaun andGina Galfetti advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Francis McFaun | 51.1 | 572 |
| ✔ | | Gina Galfetti | 47.2 | 528 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 19 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,119 | ||
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2020
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See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Washington 2 District (2 seats)
IncumbentRob LaClair and incumbentFrancis McFaun won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Washington 2 District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rob LaClair (R / D) | 49.5 | 3,437 |
| ✔ | | Francis McFaun (R / D) | 49.4 | 3,426 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 74 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 6,937 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Washington 2 District (2 seats)
IncumbentFrancis McFaun and incumbentRob LaClair advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Washington 2 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Francis McFaun | 49.9 | 924 |
| ✔ | | Rob LaClair | 49.3 | 913 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 15 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,852 | ||
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2018
In addition to running as aRepublican Party candidate, McFaun cross-filed to also run with theDemocratic Party in 2018.
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Washington 2 District (2 seats)
IncumbentFrancis McFaun and incumbentRob LaClair defeatedJ. Guy Isabelle in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Washington 2 District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Francis McFaun (R) | 38.2 | 2,198 |
| ✔ | | Rob LaClair (R) | 32.8 | 1,889 |
| J. Guy Isabelle (D) | 28.6 | 1,645 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 22 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 5,754 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Washington 2 District (2 seats)
IncumbentRob LaClair and incumbentFrancis McFaun advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Washington 2 District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob LaClair | 50.1 | 555 |
| ✔ | | Francis McFaun | 49.9 | 553 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,108 | ||
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2016
Elections for theVermont House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 26, 2016.
IncumbentRob LaClair and incumbentFrancis McFaun defeatedDottye Ricks in the Vermont House of Representatives Washington-2 District general election.[2][3]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-2 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rob LaClairIncumbent | 37.35% | 2,488 | |
| Republican | Francis McFaunIncumbent | 44.21% | 2,945 | |
| Democratic | Dottye Ricks | 18.44% | 1,228 | |
| Total Votes | 6,661 | |||
| Source:Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Dottye Ricks ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Washington-2 District Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-2 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Progressive | Dottye Ricks (unopposed) | |
IncumbentRob LaClair and incumbentFrancis McFaun were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Washington-2 District Republican primary.[4][5]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-2 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rob LaClairIncumbent | 47.32% | 864 | |
| Republican | Francis McFaunIncumbent | 52.68% | 962 | |
| Total Votes | 1,826 | |||
2014
Elections for theVermont House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Washington-2 has two state representatives.J. Guy Isabelle was unopposed in the Democratic primary. IncumbentFrancis McFaun andRob LaClair were unopposed in the Republican primary.[6] McFaun and LaClair defeated Isabelle in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Francis "Topper" McFaunIncumbent | 40.6% | 2,029 | |
| Republican | Rob LaClair | 32.3% | 1,616 | |
| Democratic | J. Guy Isabelle | 27.1% | 1,358 | |
| Total Votes | 5,003 | |||
2012
McFaun won re-election in the2012 election forVermont House of Representatives Washington 2. McFaun was unopposed in the August 28 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
2010
McFaun ran for re-election to the Washington 4 District in 2010. He andThomas Koch (R) both won re-election in the general election onNovember 2, 2010.[8]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Washington 4 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Thomas Koch (R) | 2,700 | |||
| Francis McFaun (R) | 2,620 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
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| 2024 | Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District | Won general | $4,050 | $3,955 |
| 2022 | Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District | Won general | $6,121 | $4,127 |
| 2020 | Vermont House of Representatives Washington 2 District | Won general | $575 | N/A** |
| 2018 | Vermont House of Representatives Washington 2 District | Won general | $850 | N/A** |
| 2016 | Vermont House of Representatives, District Washington-2 | Won | $5,000 | N/A** |
| 2014 | Vermont House of Representatives, District Washington-2 | Won | $4,302 | N/A** |
| 2012 | Vermont State House, District Washington-2 | Won | $1,734 | N/A** |
| 2010 | Vermont State House, District Washington-2 | Won | $756 | N/A** |
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2024
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In 2011, theVermont General Assembly was in session from January 5 through mid May.
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Personal
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McFaun and his wife, Mary Howland, have three children.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District | Officeholder Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Orange District |
Footnotes
- ↑Vermont General Assembly, "Representative Francis McFaun," accessed March 6, 2023
- ↑Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑4.04.1Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑5.05.1Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
- ↑Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
- ↑8.08.1Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Results Search," accessed April 23, 2014
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