Mary Morrissey
Mary Morrissey (Republican Party) is a member of theVermont House of Representatives, representingBennington-5 District. She assumed office on January 4, 2023. Her current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Morrissey (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theVermont House of Representatives to representBennington-5 District. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.
Biography
Morrissey received her diploma from Mount Anthony Union High School. She is a Sales/Marketing Consultant.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Morrissey was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Morrissey was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections and Institutions Committee,Ranking member
2019-2020
Morrissey was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| •Corrections and Institutions |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Morrissey served on the following committees:
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| •General, Housing and Military Affairs |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Morrissey served on the following committees:
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| •Health Care |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Morrissey served on these committees:
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| •Health Care |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Morrissey served on these committees:
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| •Health Care |
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 Bennington 5 District (2 seats)
IncumbentMary Morrissey andMichael Nigro defeated incumbentJim Carroll in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Morrissey (R) | 36.5 | 2,157 |
| ✔ |  | Michael Nigro (D) | 32.8 | 1,940 |
 | Jim Carroll (D) | 29.8 | 1,763 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 54 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 5,914 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District (2 seats)
Michael Nigro and incumbentJim Carroll advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Nigro | 51.0 | 398 |
| ✔ | | Jim Carroll | 45.3 | 353 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.7 | 29 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 780 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District (2 seats)
IncumbentMary Morrissey advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Morrissey | 83.6 | 143 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 16.4 | 28 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 171 | ||
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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 Bennington 5 District (2 seats)
IncumbentMary Morrissey andJim Carroll defeated incumbentMichael Nigro in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Morrissey (R) | 40.3 | 1,869 |
| ✔ | | Jim Carroll (D) | 30.8 | 1,427 |
| Michael Nigro (D) | 27.8 | 1,290 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 49 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 4,635 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District (2 seats)
Jim Carroll and incumbentMichael Nigro advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Carroll | 50.5 | 708 |
| ✔ | | Michael Nigro | 46.8 | 656 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 38 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,402 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District (2 seats)
IncumbentMary Morrissey advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Morrissey | 92.3 | 322 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 7.7 | 27 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 349 | ||
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2020
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
IncumbentMary Morrissey andMichael Nigro defeated incumbentJim Carroll andPeter Brady Sr. in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Morrissey (R) | 34.4 | 1,940 |
| ✔ | | Michael Nigro (D) | 26.4 | 1,491 |
| Jim Carroll (D) | 25.1 | 1,416 | |
| Peter Brady Sr. (Independent) | 13.7 | 773 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 21 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 5,641 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
IncumbentJim Carroll andMichael Nigro advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Carroll | 53.3 | 737 |
| ✔ | | Michael Nigro | 46.7 | 647 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,384 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
IncumbentMary Morrissey advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Morrissey | 91.0 | 356 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 9.0 | 35 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 391 | ||
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2018
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
IncumbentMary Morrissey andJim Carroll won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Morrissey (R) | 52.7 | 1,810 |
| ✔ | | Jim Carroll (D) | 45.4 | 1,559 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 65 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,434 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kiah Morris (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
IncumbentKiah Morris advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kiah Morris | 100.0 | 714 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 714 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
IncumbentMary Morrissey advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Morrissey | 100.0 | 184 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 184 | ||
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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.
IncumbentKiah Morris and incumbentMary Morrissey were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-2-2 District general election.[1][2]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-2-2 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kiah MorrisIncumbent | 45.05% | 1,757 | |
| Republican | Mary MorrisseyIncumbent | 54.95% | 2,143 | |
| Total Votes | 3,900 | |||
| Source:Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
IncumbentKiah Morris ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-2-2 District Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-2-2 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Kiah MorrisIncumbent (unopposed) | |
IncumbentMary Morrissey ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-2-2 District Republican primary.[3][4]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-2-2 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Mary MorrisseyIncumbent (unopposed) | |
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. Bennington-2-2 has two state representatives.Brandy Reynolds facedJim Carroll,Kiah Morris andJoann Erenhouse in the Democratic primary. IncumbentMary Morrissey was unopposed in the Republican primary.[5][6][7][8] Morris and Erenhouse earned enough votes in the Democratic primary to move on to the general election. Morrissey and Morris defeated Erenhouse in the general election.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Mary MorrisseyIncumbent | 42.6% | 1,241 | |
| Democratic | Kiah Morris | 30% | 873 | |
| Democratic | Joann Erenhouse | 27.4% | 797 | |
| Total Votes | 2,911 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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| Kiah Morris | 32.3% | 239 |
| Joann Erenhouse | 24.8% | 184 |
| Jim Carroll | 22.1% | 164 |
| Brandy J. Reynolds | 20.8% | 154 |
| Total Votes | 741 | |
2012
Morrissey won re-election in the2012 election forVermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2. Morrissey was unopposed in the August 28 Republican primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Anne Lamy MookIncumbent | 40.5% | 1,896 | |
| Republican | Mary MorrisseyIncumbent | 40.5% | 1,896 | |
| Democratic | Dale Gerity | 19% | 890 | |
| Total Votes | 4,682 | |||
2010
Morrissey won re-election to one of the two positions in the Bennington 2-2 District in 2010. She ran againstBrandy Reynolds (D),Anne Lamy Mook (D) andClaude Delucia (P) in the general election onNovember 2, 2010.[10]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington 2-2 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mary Morrissey (D) | 1,600 | |||
| Anne Lamy Mook (D) | 1,316 | |||
| Brandy Reynolds (D) | 807 | |||
| Claude Delucia (Vermont Progressive Party) | 321 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
Mary Morrissey did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Mary Morrissey did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
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| 2024 | Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District | Won general | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District | Won general | $0 | $0 |
| 2018 | Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) | Won general | $0 | N/A** |
| 2016 | Vermont House of Representatives, District Bennington-2-2 | Won | $0 | N/A** |
| 2014 | Vermont House of Representatives, District Bennington-2-2 | Won | $0 | N/A** |
| 2012 | Vermont State House, District Bennington-2-2 | Won | $1,076 | N/A** |
| 2010 | Vermont State House, District Bennington-2-2 | Won | $1,105 | 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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2023
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2022
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2020
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2016
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Noteworthy events
Personal belongs vandalism (2024)
On June 17, 2024, state Rep.Mary Morrissey (R) admitted to pouring water on the personal belongings of Rep.Jim Carroll (D), who represents the same district as Morrissey.[11][12]
Morrissey apologized to Carroll during a state House session, saying “It was conduct most unbecoming of my position as a representative and as a human being, and is not reflective of my 28 years of service and civility.”[11]
Carroll had installed a camera to monitor his personal belongings after he kept finding his work bag soaking in water. Video footage shows Morrissey pouring water into Carroll's belongings.[13][11]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑3.03.1Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑4.04.1Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
- ↑Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
- ↑10.010.1Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Results Search," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑11.011.111.2Boston.com, "Vermont lawmaker publicly apologizes after being caught on video repeatedly pouring water into colleague’s bag," accessed June 21, 2024
- ↑The Guardian, "Vermont Republican secretly poured water into colleague’s bag over months," accessed June 21, 2024
- ↑CNN, "Video shows Vermont GOP lawmaker Mary Morrissey pour water in Democrat Jim Carroll’s bag," accessed June 21, 2024
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