Christopher A. Pearson (born January 5, 1973) is a
Vermont politician and a member of the
Vermont Progressive Party. He served three terms in the
Vermont Senate as one of 6 senators representing
Chittenden County. He previously served five terms in the
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 ar ...
representing the
Chittenden-3-4 District (currently, the Chittenden 6-4 District) during 2006-2009 and 2011–2017.
Pearson served as Leader of the Progressive Party caucus in the Vermont House from 2007 to 2009 and 2011–2017.
After Chittenden County Progressive Senator
David Zuckerman ran for
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, Pearson decided to run for Vermont Senate from Chittenden County as a fusion candidate supported by
Vermont Democratic Party and
Vermont Progressive Party. On May 24, 2016, Pearson was endorsed by
presidential candidate U.S. Senator
Bernie Sanders
Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. He was the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007 ...
.
On November 8, 2016, Pearson finished sixth in an 8-candidate race for the six State Senate seats from Chittenden County.
He was re-elected in 2018 and 2020 before deciding not to run in 2022.
References
External links
Website*
Living people
Members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Vermont Progressive Party politicians
1973 births
21st-century American politicians
Vermont state senators
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