Sandy Haas (born May 8, 1946) is a
Vermont
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lawyer and
innkeeper
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. Since 2005 she has served as a
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member of the
Vermont House of Representatives representing the
Windsor-Rutland District.
Background
Haas was born on May 8, 1946, in
Orange, California
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. She got her B.A. at the
University of California, Berkeley
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in 1968, and her
J.D. from
Boalt Hall
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in 1974. She moved to
Rochester
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in
Windsor County, Vermont
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History
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in 1980, and lives there with her partner David Marmor. She is retired from her former
private legal practice
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, and keeps The New Homestead
Bed & Breakfast
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in Rochester.
Political career
She has been a member of Rochester's Planning Commission since 1982, and served as a
Trustee
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of Public Funds for Rochester from 1987 to 2003. In 2004, she was elected to the House of Representatives, and has served in that capacity ever since. She is assigned to the Corrections Oversight, Human Services and Judicial Rules committees, and is the present party
caucus leader of the Progressives in the House.
"Candidates: Sandy Haas for House: Windsor-Rutland 2" Vermont Progressive Party website
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Education
Sandy Haas has received her education from the following institutions:
*JD, University of California, Berkeley, 1974
*BS, University of California, Berkeley, 1968
Political Experience
Sandy Haas has had the following political experience:
*Representative, Vermont State House of Representatives, 2004–present
*Progressive Leader, Vermont State House of Representatives, former
Current Legislative Committees
Sandy Haas has been a member of the following committees:
*Government Accountability, Member
*Human Services, Vice Chair
*Judicial Rules, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
Sandy Haas has been a member of the following committees:
Chair, Rochester Planning Commission
Rochester Trustee of Public Funds, 1987-2003
Professional Experience
Sandy Haas has had the following professional experience:
*Innkeeper, New Homestead Bed & Breakfast
*Lawyer, Private Practice
Organizations
Sandy Haas has been a member of the following organizations:
*Board Member, Clara Martin Center, 1982–98
*Board Member, White River Valley Players, 1984-2005
References
1946 births
Living people
Vermont Progressive Party politicians
Members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Women state legislators in Vermont
UC Berkeley School of Law alumni
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
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