Vermont House of Representatives | |
|---|---|
| Vermont General Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
New session started | January 8, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 150 |
Political groups | Majority (94)
Minority (56)
|
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 5, 2024 |
Next election | November 3, 2026 |
| Redistricting | Legislative control |
| Meeting place | |
| State House Chamber, Vermont State House Montpelier, Vermont, U.S. | |
TheVermont House of Representatives is thelower house of theVermont General Assembly, thestate legislature ofVermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives are elected to two-year terms withoutterm limits.
Vermont had aunicameral legislature until 1836. It added a senate by constitutional amendment.[1] The House meets in Representatives Hall at theVermont State House inMontpelier. It is the only U.S. state legislature whosedebating chamber seating layout comes closer to that of theWestminster-style parliament found elsewhere, being similar to debating chambers inAustralian state parliaments.[2]
From 1777 to 1965, each city/town elected one representative to the Vermont House of Representatives, regardless of the population of the municipality.[3][4] This changed with theU.S. Supreme Court's 1964 decree of "One Man, One Vote" inReynolds v. Sims, which affected all state legislatures across the Union.[5]
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TheSpeaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the full House byAustralian 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 themajority andminority leaders andwhips, 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.[6]
| Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2021–2022 | 92 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| Begin 2023 | 104 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| End 2024 | 105 | 4 | 37 | 1 | |||
| Begin 2025 | 87 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| January 25, 2025[7] | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Latest voting share | 62.7% | 37.3% | 0% | ||||
| District | Representative | Party | Residence | First elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison-1 | Robin Scheu | Dem | Middlebury | 2016 |
| Amy Sheldon | Dem | Middlebury | 2014 | |
| Addison-2 | Peter Conlon | Dem | Cornwall | 2016 |
| Addison-3 | Matt Birong | Dem | Vergennes | 2018 |
| Rob North | Rep | Vergennes | 2024 | |
| Addison-4 | Karen Lueders | Dem | Lincoln | 2025↑ |
| Herb Olson | Dem | Starksboro | 2024 | |
| Addison-5 | Jubilee McGill | Dem | Bridport | 2022 |
| Addison-Rutland | Jim Casey | Rep | Orwell | 2024 |
| Bennington-1 | Jonathan Cooper | Dem | Pownal | 2024 |
| Bennington-2 | Timothy Corcoran II | Dem | Bennington | 2002 |
| Will Greer | Dem | North Bennington | 2024 | |
| Bennington-3 | David Durfee | Dem | Shaftsbury | 2018 |
| Bennington-4 | Robert Hunter | Dem | Manchester | 2024 |
| Kathleen James | Dem | Manchester | 2018 | |
| Bennington-5 | Mary A. Morrissey | Rep | Bennington | 1996 |
| Michael Nigro | Dem | Bennington | 2024 (2021–2023) | |
| Bennington-Rutland | Sandra "Sandy" Pinsonault | Rep | Dorset | 2024 |
| Caledonia-1 | Debra Powers | Rep | McIndoe Falls | 2024 |
| Caledonia-2 | Michael Southworth | Rep | East Hardwick | 2024 |
| Caledonia-3 | Martha Feltus | Rep | Lyndon | 2024 (2013–2023) |
| Beth Quimby | Rep | Lyndon | 2024↑ | |
| Caledonia-Essex | Scott Campbell | Dem | St. Johnsbury | 2018 |
| Deborah Cordz Dolgin | Rep | St. Johnsbury | 2024 | |
| Caledonia-Washington | Greg Burtt | Rep | Danville | 2024 |
| Chittenden-1 | Jana Brown | Dem | Richmond | 2020 |
| Chittenden-2 | Angela Arsenault | Dem | Williston | 2022 |
| Erin Brady | Dem | Williston | 2022 | |
| Chittenden-3 | Edye Graning | Dem | Jericho | 2022 |
| Trevor Squirrell | Dem | Underhill | 2016 | |
| Chittenden-4 | Phil Pouech | Dem | Hinesburg | 2022 |
| Chittenden-5 | Chea Waters Evans | Dem | Charlotte | 2022 |
| Chittenden-6 | Kate Lalley | Dem | Shelburne | 2022 |
| Chittenden-7 | Shawn Sweeney | Dem | Shelburne | 2024 |
| Chittenden-8 | Bridget Burkhardt | Dem | South Burlington | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Bram Kleppner | Dem | Burlington | 2024 | |
| Chittenden-14 | Barbara Rachelson | Dem | Burlington | 2012 |
| Mary-Katherine Stone | Dem/Prog[a] | Burlington | 2022 | |
| Chittenden-15 | Brian Cina | Prog/Dem[a] | Burlington | 2016 |
| Troy Headrick | Ind | Burlington | 2022 | |
| Chittenden-16 | Jill Krowinski | Dem | Burlington | 2012↑ |
| Kate Logan | Prog/Dem[a] | Burlington | 2012 | |
| Chittenden-17 | Abbey Duke | Dem | Burlington | 2024↑ |
| Chittenden-18 | Robert Hooper | Dem | Burlington | 2018 |
| Carol Ode | Dem | Burlington | 2016 | |
| Chittenden-19 | Sarita Austin | Dem | Colchester | 2018 |
| Wendy Critchlow | Dem | Colchester | 2024 | |
| Chittenden-20 | Doug Bishop | Dem | Colchester | 2024 |
| Gayle Pezzo | Dem | Colchester | 2024 | |
| Chittenden-21 | Daisy Berbeco | Dem | Winooski | 2022 |
| Chloe Tomlinson | Prog/Dem[a] | Winooski | 2024 | |
| 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 | Brenda Steady | Rep | Milton | 2024 |
| Chittenden-Franklin | Anthony Micklus | Rep | Milton | 2024 |
| Chris Taylor | Rep | Milton | 2022 | |
| Essex-Caledonia | John Kascenska | Rep | East Burke | 2024 (2022–2023) |
| Essex-Orleans | Larry Labor | Rep | Morgan | 2022 |
| Franklin-1 | Ashley Bartley | Rep/Dem[a] | Fairfax | 2022 |
| Carolyn Branagan | Rep | Georgia | 2022 (2003–2017) | |
| Franklin-2 | Eileen Dickinson | Rep | St. Albans Town | 2008 |
| Franklin-3 | Joe Luneau | Rep | St. Albans City | 2024 |
| Franklin-4 | Thomas Oliver | Rep/Dem[a] | Sheldon | 2022 |
| Matt Walker | Rep | Swanton | 2022↑ | |
| Franklin-5 | Lisa Hango | Rep | Berkshire | 2019↑ |
| Wayne Laroche | Rep | Franklin | 2022↑ | |
| 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 | Leland Morgan | Rep | Milton | 2024 |
| Michael Morgan | Rep | West Milton | 2020 | |
| Lamoille-1 | Jed Lipsky | Ind | Stowe | 2022 |
| Lamoille-2 | Richard J. Bailey | Rep | Hyde Park | 2024 |
| Daniel Noyes | Dem | Wolcott | 2016 | |
| Lamoille-3 | Lucy Boyden | Dem | Cambridge | 2022 |
| Lamoille-Washington | Saudia LaMont | Dem | Morrisville | 2022 |
| David Yacovone | Dem | Morrisville | 2024 (2017–2023) | |
| Orange-1 | Michael Tagliavia | Rep | Corinth | 2024 |
| Orange-2 | Monique Priestley | Dem | Bradford | 2022 |
| Orange-3 | Joshua Dobrovich | Rep | Williamstown | 2024 |
| Orange-Caledonia | Joseph Parsons | Rep | Newbury | 2020 |
| Orange-Washington-Addison | Jay Hooper | Dem | Randolph | 2016 |
| Larry Satcowitz | Dem | Brookfield | 2020 | |
| Orleans-1 | Richard M. Nelson | Rep | Derby | 2024 |
| Orleans-2 | Woodman Page | Rep | Newport City | 2018 |
| Orleans-3 | Ken Wells | Rep | Newport City | 2024 |
| Orleans-4 | Leanne Harple | Dem | Glover | 2024 |
| Orleans-Lamoille | Mark Higley | Rep | Lowell | 2008 |
| Michael Marcotte | Rep | Newport Town | 2004 | |
| Rutland-1 | Patricia McCoy | Rep | Poultney | 2014 |
| Rutland-2 | David Bosch | Rep | Clarendon | 2024 |
| Tom Burditt | Rep | West Rutland | 2010 | |
| Rutland-3 | Zachary Harvey | Rep | Castleton | 2025↑ |
| Rutland-4 | Christopher Howland | Rep | Rutland Town | 2024 |
| Rutland-5 | Eric Maguire | Rep | Rutland City | 2022 |
| Rutland-6 | Mary Howard | Dem | Rutland City | 2016 |
| Rutland-7 | Chris Keyser | Rep | Rutland City | 2024 |
| Rutland-8 | Alicia Malay | Rep/Dem[a] | Pittsford | 2024 |
| Rutland-9 | Todd Nielsen | Rep | Brandon | 2024 |
| Rutland-10 | Bill Canfield | Rep | Fair Haven | 2004 |
| Rutland-11 | Jim Harrison | Rep | Chittenden | 2017↑ |
| Rutland-Bennington | Chris Pritchard | Rep | Pawlet | 2024 |
| Rutland-Windsor | Kevin C. Winter | Rep | Ludlow | 2024 |
| Washington-1 | Anne Donahue | Ind | Northfield | 2002 |
| Kenneth Goslant | Rep | Berlin | 2020 | |
| Washington-2 | Dara Torre | Dem | Moretown | 2022 |
| Candice White | Dem | Waitsfield | 2024 | |
| Washington-3 | Michael Boutin | Rep | Barre City | 2024 |
| Edward Waszazak | Dem | Barre City | 2024 | |
| 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 | Zon Eastes | Dem | Guilford | 2024 |
| 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 | Emily Carris-Duncan | Dem | Whitingham | 2024 |
| Windham-7 | Emilie Kornheiser | Dem | Brattleboro | 2018 |
| Windham-8 | Mollie Burke | Dem | Brattleboro | 2008 |
| Windham-9 | Ian Goodnow | Dem | Brattleboro | 2024 |
| Windham-Windsor-Bennington | Christopher Morrow | Dem | Weston | 2024 |
| Windsor-1 | John Bartholomew | Dem | Hartland | 2010 |
| Elizabeth Burrows | Dem/Prog[a] | West Windsor | 2020 | |
| Windsor-2 | VL Coffin | Rep | Cavendish | 2024 |
| Windsor-3 | Alice Emmons | Dem | Springfield | 1982 |
| Kristi Morris | Dem | Springfield | 2019↑ | |
| Windsor-4 | Vacant[b] | Dem | ||
| Windsor-5 | Charles Kimbell | Dem | Woodstock | 2024 (2017–2023) |
| Windsor-6 | Kevin "Coach" Christie | Dem | Hartford | 2010 |
| Esme Cole | Dem | Hartford | 2022 | |
| Windsor-Addison | Kirk White | Dem | Bethel | 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 | Thomas F. Charlton | Rep | Chester | 2024 |
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:
The house typically meets Tuesday through Friday during the session.[8]
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