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2022 Vermont House Of Representatives Election
The 2022 Vermont House of Representatives election took place on November 8, 2022 as part of the wikt:biennial, biennial 2022 United States elections, United States elections. The election coincided with 2022 Vermont elections, elections for other offices including the 2022 United States Senate election in Vermont, U.S. Senate, 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont, U.S. House, 2022 Vermont gubernatorial election, Governor, and 2022 Vermont Senate election, State Senate. Vermont voters elected all 150 state representatives from 109 districts, with each district electing between one and two representatives. State representatives served two-year terms. A primary election was held on August 9, 2022, and it determined which candidates appear on the November 8 general election ballot. All the members elected would serve in the Vermont General Assembly. This election was the first to use new districts adopted by the Vermont General Assembly to allocate for popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermont House Of Representatives
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. 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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Admitted to the union in 1791 as the 14th state, it is the only state in New England not bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the state has a population of 643,503, ranking it the second least-populated in the U.S. after Wyoming. It is also the nation's sixth-smallest state in area. The state's capital Montpelier is the least-populous state capital in the U.S., while its most-populous city, Burlington, is the least-populous to be a state's largest. For some 12,000 years, indigenous peoples have inhabited this area. The competitive tribes of the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki and Iroquoian-speaking Mohawk were active in the area at the time of European encounter. During the 17th century, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennington County, Vermont
Bennington County is a county in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,347. The shire towns (county seats) are jointly Bennington ("The Southshire") and Manchester ("The Northshire"), and the largest municipality is Bennington. The county was created in 1778. History Bennington is the oldest county in Vermont still in existence, created by the first general assembly on March 17, 1778. Vermont was organized into two original counties, with Bennington in the west and Unity (a few days later renamed Cumberland) in the east. On February 16, 1781 Rutland County was created from Bennington County. On April 13, 1781, Bennington gained the gore east of the town of Bromley (now Peru) from Windham and Windsor Counties. From 26 June 1781 until 23 February 1782, Vermont attempted to annex part of New York east of the Hudson River (the so-called West Union); inhabitants in the area favored Vermont's township form of government, while Vermont hoped to gai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Smith (American Politician)
Harvey Smith (born June 2, 1945) is an American politician in the state of Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to .... He is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, sitting as a Republican from the Addison-5 district, having been first elected in 2010. He also previously served from 1999 to 2006. References 1945 births Living people Politicians from Nashua, New Hampshire People from New Haven, Vermont University of New Hampshire alumni 21st-century American politicians Republican Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives {{Vermont-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caleb Elder
Caleb Elder is an American politician. He has served in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2018. References Living people Middlebury College alumni People from Starksboro, Vermont 21st-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people) {{Vermont-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Cordes
Mari Cordes is an American politician who has served in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2019. References Living people University of Michigan alumni Vermont College of Fine Arts alumni 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Members of the Vermont House of Representatives Women state legislators in Vermont Vermont Progressive Party politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Vermont-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Lanpher
Diane M. Lanpher (born November 26, 1955) is an American Democratic politician. She is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Addison's 3rd District, being first elected in 2008. References 1955 births Living people Politicians from Buffalo, New York Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives Women state legislators in Vermont 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians {{Vermont-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Birong
Matthew Joseph "Matt" Birong Jr. (born May 23, 1977) is an American chef and politician who has represented the Addison-3 Vermont Representative District alongside Diane Lanpher in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2019 as a member of the Democratic Party. Early life Birong was born on May 23, 1977, in Burlington, Vermont to Matthew Joseph Birong Sr. and Catherine Mary McNamara, both natives of New York City. He was raised in the town of Essex, Vermont. Birong attended the New England Culinary Institute and graduated with a degree in Culinary Arts, becoming a professional chef and, according to his official government biography, having worked for over 20 years in establishments located in Manhattan, Boston, and his home city of Burlington. Personal life Birong lives with his wife Danelle Lello Birong and their dog Luna at their residence in Vergennes, Vermont Vergennes is a city located in the northwest quadrant of Addison County, Vermont, United States. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Conlon
Peter Conlon is an American politician who has served in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2017. References Living people People from Montpelier, Vermont Dartmouth College alumni 21st-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people) {{Vermont-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Scheu (politician)
Robin Scheu is an American politician who has served in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2017. References Smith College alumni 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives Women state legislators in Vermont Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Vermont-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Sheldon
Amy Sheldon (born July 20, 1966) is an American Democratic politician. Since January 2015 she serves as member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Addison 1 district. References 1966 births Living people Politicians from Memphis, Tennessee Women state legislators in Vermont Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives University of Vermont alumni 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians {{Vermont-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addison County, Vermont
Addison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,363. Its shire town (county seat) is the town of Middlebury. History Iroquois settled in the county before Europeans arrived in 1609. French settlers in Crown Point, New York extended their settlements across Lake Champlain. A few individuals or families came up the lake from Canada and established themselves at Chimney Point in 1730. In 1731, Fort Frederic was erected at Cross Point. In 1759, General Amherst occupied Cross Point and British settlers came in. The Battle of Bennington in Bennington, fought on August 16, 1777, brought a turning point for the American independence against British. Addison County was established by act of the Legislature October 18, 1785, during the period of Vermont Republic. In 1791, Vermont joined the federal union after the original thirteen colonies. The main product of the county was wheat. In the 1820s farmers began to raise s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
