Diane B. Snelling (born March 18, 1952) is an American politician from

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who served as a

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member of the

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, representing Chittenden County. Snelling was first appointed to the Vermont State Senate in January 2002 by Governor

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to serve the remainder of her mother,

Barbara Snelling Barbara Tuttle Snelling (née Weil; March 22, 1928November 2, 2015) served as the List of lieutenant governors of Vermont, 78th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1993 to 1997. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1996 while campaigning for gove ...

's, term in office, after her mother retired from the Senate. She won election to her seat in 2002 and was re-elected in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014. She resigned in 2016 to become head of the Vermont Natural Resources Board.

Biography

Snelling was born in

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on March 18, 1952. She received an

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/V.E.S. (Visual and Environmental Studies) degree from

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in 1974 and a

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in art from

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in 1994. Snelling moved to the town of

Hinesburg, Vermont Hinesburg is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Abel Hine, town clerk. The population was 4,698 at the 2020 census. The main settlement of Hinesburg in the center of town is a census-designated place (C ...

in 1983 and continues to reside there. She works as an artist. Snelling's father,

Richard Snelling Richard Arkwright Snelling (February 18, 1927August 13, 1991) was an American businessman and politician. He was most notable for his service as the 76th and 78th governor of Vermont from 1977 to 1985 and from January 10, 1991, until his death ...

, served as

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from 1977 to 1985 and was elected again in 1990, serving until his death in 1991. After her father's death, Snelling's mother,

, went on to serve as Vermont's

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, and then as a

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. In 2002, after her mother resigned for health reasons, Snelling was appointed to serve out the remainder of her mother's term by former Governor

. She served until 2016, and was the only

in the six-member Chittenden County State Senate delegation during her tenure.

Public life

Her public service includes: *Member,

Planning Commission (1984); *Member, Hinesburg

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(1985–1991); *State Senator, 2002–2016; and *Member, Vermont Advisory Committee,

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(appointed 2008). In 2013, Snelling considered pursuing a candidacy for

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, but ultimately decided against running.Paul Heintz, Seven Days
As Legislature Convenes, Snelling Drops Pro Tem Bid; Campbell Reelected
January 9, 2013

References

External links

Vermont Senate BiographiesThe Re-elect Diane Snelling for Senate website
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Biography

Public life

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