Biographical Sketches of Federal and State Officers and Members of

Biographical Sketches
of
Federal and State Officers
and
Members
of the
General Assembly of 2015-2016
published by
JAMES C. CONDOS
Secretary of State
Updated December 2014
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
UNITED STATES SENATOR
SENATOR PATRICK LEAHY
United States Senator - Democrat, Vermont
Patrick Leahy of Middlesex was elected to the United States Senate in 1974 and remains the only
Democrat elected to this office from Vermont. He is the longest serving Senator from the state. In
2012, Leahy became the longest serving member of the Senate and served as President Pro Tempore
until the end of the 113th Congress. Now, Leahy serves as the President Pro Tempore Emeritus and
unofficially as the “Dean” of the Senate.
Leahy was raised in Montpelier and graduated from Saint Michael’s College (1961) and received his
Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center (1964). He served eight years as State’s Attorney in Chittenden County. In his seventh term, Leahy is the senior most member of the Agriculture
and Appropriations Committees, and the Ranking Member of both the Judiciary Committee and the
State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee. He serves on the Committee on Rules
& Administration and is co-chair of both the Senate National Guard Caucus and the Congressional
Internet Caucus.
Leahy is widely considered the father of the national organic standards and a variety of other farm,
conservation and environmental initiatives, including efforts to protect Lake Champlain. He wrote
the first law in the world banning the export of landmines, and the Leahy War Victim’s Fund is used
worldwide to help landmine victims. Leahy and his wife, Marcelle Pomerleau Leahy live in Middlesex
and have five grandchildren.
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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
UNITED STATES SENATOR
SENATOR BERNARD SANDERS
United States Senator - Independent, Vermont
Bernard Sanders of Burlington, Chittenden County, was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September
8, 1941. He is the longest-serving Independent in the history of the United States Congress. Sanders
was first elected to the United States Senate in 2006 and was reelected in 2012, where he serves on six
committees: Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Health, Education, Labor
and Pensions; Veterans’ Affairs; Budget; and Joint Economic. In the 114th Congress, Sanders will be
Ranking Member of the Budget Committee, as well as the Primary Health and Aging Subcommittee.
He is a supporter of progressive tax reform, national health care, affordable housing, family farms, a
higher minimum wage, workers’ rights, improving veterans’ access to care and a national energy policy emphasizing energy efficiency and renewable energy. Sanders served in the United States House
of Representatives from 1991-2006, where he was a founder and former chair of the Congressional
Progressive Caucus, which has grown to more than 70 members. Before his election to Congress,
Sanders served as Mayor of Burlington (1981-1989). His accomplishments as Mayor included building affordable housing, revitalizing the City’s waterfront and downtown and supporting the arts. He
was chosen as one of the twenty best mayors in the country by U.S. News and World Report. He is
married to Jane O’Meara Sanders, and they have 4 children. Before being elected mayor, he worked
as a writer, documentary producer, and Director of the American People’s History Society. Vermont
Phone Number 800-339-9834 or 1-802-862-0697. Vermont Fax (802) 860-6370. Post office address:
One Church Street, Suite 300, Burlington, VT, 05401-4417
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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS
REPRESENTATIVE PETER WELCH
United States Representative to Congress - Democrat, Vermont
Peter Welch was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2006. A member of the
Democratic House leadership, he is a chief deputy whip and a member of the Democratic Steering
and Policy Committee. He also serves on the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Welch was born
in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1947 into a family of six children. He attended Holy Name Grammar School and Cathedral High School. After graduating from Holy Cross College in 1969, he was
selected to be in the first class of Robert F. Kennedy Fellows. This honor allowed him to continue the
civil rights work he began in college, helping families in Chicago overcome discriminatory housing
policies. Welch received his law degree from the University of California Berkeley, Boalt Hall, in
1973. Settling in Vermont, he worked as a public defender and then started the law firm of Welch,
Graham & Manby in White River Junction. In 1980, Welch was elected to represent Windsor County
in the State Senate. In 1985 he was unanimously elected by his colleagues to serve as President Pro
Tem of the Vermont Senate, becoming the first Democrat to hold this leadership position in state history. He served as President Pro Tem from 1985 to 1988. Welch returned to the Senate in 2001, and his
colleagues again unanimously elected him President Pro Tem in 2003, in which role he served until
2006. He is married to Margaret Cheney, a Member of the Vermont Public Service Board.
Vermont office phone number: 802-652-2450 or (toll-free) 888-605-7270. Vermont office address: 128
Lakeside Ave, Suite 235 Burlington, VT 05401. Washington phone number: 202-225-4115.
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STATE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
GOVERNOR
GOVERNOR PETER SHUMLIN
Peter Shumlin began his career in public service in Putney almost 30 years ago. In 1980 at the age of
24 he was elected to serve on the town’s select board. In 1990 Montpelier came calling when Governor Madeleine Kunin appointed Peter to fill an empty seat in the Vermont House of Representatives.
After 3 years in the House he ran for one of Windham County’s two Senate seats. He was elected in
1992 and would represent Windham County for the next 10 years. During his second term he was
elected Democratic leader and in 1997 his colleagues chose him to serve as the President pro-tempore,
the chamber’s top leadership post.
Peter ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in 2002. After a 4 year absence he returned to the Senate in 2006 where he was again selected to serve as the President pro-tempore. During his 13 years in
the Senate Peter has served on the Rules Committee, the Finance Committee, the Transportation Committee and the Appropriations Committee. In November of 2010 he was elected Governor of Vermont.
Peter is the father of two daughters Olivia, and Rebecca. In his free time he enjoys running, hiking and
cross country skiing. He likes to fish, hunt and garden and can sometimes be found spreading manure
and cutting hay at the dairy farm where he is a partner.
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STATE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT
Phil Scott was born in Barre, Vermont in 1958 and is currently a resident of Berlin. He graduated from
Spaulding High School and the University of Vermont with a B.S. in Industrial Education. Phil is married to Diana McTeague Scott and has two daughters, Erica and Rachael. Phil’s public service career
began in 2000, when he was elected to the Vermont Senate from Washington County. He served five
terms in the Senate, sitting on the Natural Resources and Transportation Committees, and serving as
Chair of the Institutions Committee. He was elected Vermont’s Lt. Governor in 2010. Outside of the
State House, Phil is a small-business owner, community leader, and well-known stock car driver. He
is co-owner of DuBois Construction in Middlesex, with Don DuBois, having worked his way up from
summer laborer to company owner. His real-world construction experience has proven invaluable to
the issues faced in the Legislature. In 2005, Phil founded the Wheels for Warmth program, in which
Vermonters donate tires they no longer need. On the last weekend in October, the tires meeting state
inspection standards are offered for resale at affordable prices, with all proceeds benefiting heating
fuel assistance programs. The tires that are not inspectable are recycled. To date, Wheels for Warmth
has raised more than $250,000. During the summer, you can find Phil at Barre’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl, where he’s raced the #14 car since 1992. To date, Phil has the most career wins
as a Late Model driver at Thunder Road.
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STATE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
STATE TREASURER
STATE TREASURER BETH PEARCE
Beth Pearce was appointed Vermont State Treasurer in January 2011, by Governor Peter Shumlin, and
was elected to a new two year term in November 2012.
Treasurer Pearce has more than 30 years of experience in government finance at both the state and
local levels. She served as Vermont’s Deputy Treasurer for more than seven years before assuming
her current role as Treasurer. As Deputy Treasurer, she was responsible for a full range of operations
including retirement administration of the three state-wide systems for State employees, teachers,
and municipal employees. She also was responsible for unclaimed property, accounting, budget, debt
and capital financing, cash management, investment of short-term funds in State custody, and risk
management.
Prior to joining the Vermont State Treasurer’s Office, she served as Deputy Treasurer for Cash Management at the Massachusetts State Treasurer’s Office from 1999-2003; Deputy Comptroller for the
Town of Greenburgh, New York; and as the Accounting Manager and Financial Operations Manager
for the Town of West Hartford, Connecticut. In addition, she has served as a fiscal officer with the
Massachusetts Department of Social Services and as a project director for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Human Services.
Beth has a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire. She has prepared financial reports that have
received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government
Finance Officers Association. She resides in Barre, Vermont.
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STATE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SECRETARY OF STATE
SECRETARY OF STATE JIM CONDOS
Jim Condos, of Montpelier, was first elected as Vermont’s 38th Secretary of State in 2010.
Jim has over 30 years of business experience including working for a Fortune 100 company, a familyowned $30+ million Vermont distribution company, and a regulated utility.
Jim has over 25 years of public service:
• South Burlington City Council - 1989-2007 (Vice Chair 1995-99, Chair 1999-2007)
• Vermont State Senate - 4 terms from 2001-2008
o Chair of Senate Education (2003-04)
o Chair of Senate Government Operations (2005-06)
Jim’s focus has included improving Agency technologies and business processes while meeting the
missions of his office. He has become a state leader for Transparency in Government. Jim actively
represents Vermont on inter-state and national levels serving on the Executive Board for the National
Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) since 2013. With NASS, Jim has served as Co-Chair of
the State Heritage Committee, and on the Business Identity Theft Task Force, He also has served on
the following committees: Elections, Presidential Primary, Voter Participation, and Business Services.
He recently was appointed to the Council of State Governments Policy Committee on Overseas &
Military Voting initiatives.
Other statewide and national public service includes:
• National League of Cities (NLC) Board of Directors (2005-06);
o Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Policy Committee (EENR)Board Rep
o NLC Immigration Task Force
o NLC EENR Policy Committee
o NLC Clean Air Task Force
•Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) Board of Directors
Local public service includes: Chittenden County Solid Waste District; Vermont Public Transit Advisory Council; Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization (1999-2007, VChair 2001-03,
Chair 2003-04); Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission; CCRPC Transportation & Utilities Committee; CCRPC Housing Committee; Chittenden County Transportation Authority.
Office phone: Mailing Address: 802-828-2148 E-mail: secretary@sec.state.vt.us
128 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05633-1101
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STATE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS
AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS DOUG HOFFER
Doug Hoffer of Burlington was first elected State Auditor in 2012 and re-elected in 2014. He was born
September 3, 1951 in New Rochelle, New York, raised in Norwalk, Connecticut, and has also lived in
the Berkshires, Central Florida, and Los Angeles. Doug was educated at Williams College (B.A.) and
SUNY Buffalo School of Law (J.D., Magna Cum Laude).
Doug came to Vermont in 1988 to work in Burlington’s Community & Economic Development Offi
ce. He left City Hall in 1993 and was a self-employed policy analyst for 19 years.
Over the years, Doug provided considerable pro bono policy guidance for Legislators dealing with
economic development and related tax policies, the livable wage, and the benefits of strategic import
substitution.
Doug was appointed by the Mayor and City Council to the Burlington Electric Commission, which
oversees the municipal electric utility, and served for six years, including five years as Chair.
Phone: 802.828.2281. Address: 132 State Street, Drawer 33, Montpelier, VT 05633-5101
Website: http://auditor.vermont.gov/
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STATE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
ATTORNEY GENERAL
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM H. SORRELL
William H. Sorrell, a native and resident of Burlington, Bill Sorrell graduated from the University of
Notre Dame (A.B., 1970), Cornell Law School (J.D., 1974). He served as Chittenden County Deputy
State’s Attorney, 1975-1977; Chittenden County State’s Attorney, 1977-1978 and 1989-1992; engaged
in private law in Burlington, 1978-1989, and served as Secretary of Administration under Governor
Howard Dean from August 1992 until his appointment as Attorney General on May 1, 1997. He has
been re-elected to full terms starting in November 1998 through November, 2014.In 2013, he received
an Honorary Juris Doctor Degree from the Vermont Law School. In 2008, in gratitude for his service
as board chair, the American Legacy Foundation endowed in his name an annual lecture on tobacco
issues. In 2003, he received the prestigious Kelly-Wyman Award, presented annually to the nation’s
outstanding Attorney General. In addition to his service to the Legacy Foundation, he has served as
president of the National Association of Attorneys General 2004-2005; on the Judicial Nominating
Board; as president of United Cerebral Palsy of Vermont; as secretary of the Vermont Coalition of the
Handicapped and currently serves as chair of the Board of the NAAG Mission Foundation. Attorney
General Sorrell is the son of the late Chittenden County Senator Esther Sorrell and the late U.S. Marshal Thomas Sorrell. He has a daughter, McKenzie, and a son, Thomas.
Cell phone: 802-343-3015. Office phone: 802-828-3173. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 109 State Street,
Montpelier, VT 05609-1001.
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THE SENATE
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
2015-2016
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THE SENATE
ADDISON
COUNTY
CLAIRE D. AYER of Addison, Addison County, Democrat, was raised and
educated in the Champlain Valley. Following graduation from Jeanne Mance
School of Nursing, she married Alan Ayer. In 1979, they settled in Weybridge
where they raised their three children. Ayer is a registered nurse with a degree
in environmental studies from Middlebury College. Past service includes :
Weybridge School Board (Chair), Middlebury Area Land Trust, Vermont
Association of Conservation Districts (President), National Association of
Conservation Districts (Executive Board), and Justice of the Peace. She is
a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
and the American Legion Auxiliary. Ayer served as a member of the Electoral College in 2008. During her first two terms in the Vermont Senate, Ayer
served on Senate Agriculture, Senate Transportation, Senate Finance, and as
Vice Chair of Natural Resources and Energy. She also served on the Judicial Retention and Health Access Oversight committees. She was elected to
the UVM Board of Trustees for six years where she served as Chair of the
College of Agriculture Board and Chair of the Educational Policy and Institutional Resources Committee. In her third and fourth terms in the Vermont
Senate, Ayer was elected to serve as Senate Majority Whip. In 2009, she was
appointed Vice Chair of Senate Finance and to represent the Senate on the
Lake Champlain Basin Committee. Since 2011, Ayer has chaired the Senate
Health and Welfare Committee, served as Majority Whip, and is on the board
of the Champlain Valley AHEC. HOME PHONE: 759-2748 MAILING ADDRESS: 1020 Tritown Road, Addison, VT 05491.
ADDISON
COUNTY
CHRISTOPHER A. BRAY of New Haven, Vermont, became a member of
the Vermont House of Representatives in January 2007, serving two terms
on the House Agriculture Committee. Chris graduated from the University
of Vermont (BA, Zoology, 1977; MA, English, 1991), where he taught for
four years in the English Department. Chris then worked at National Life of
Vermont, IBM, Intel, and Apple. Chris founded and still operates Common
Ground Communications, which provides writing, editing and production
services to technical clients and the book publishing industry. Chris and his
family operate an 82-acre farm in New Haven.
In 2006, Chris graduated from the Governor Richard Snelling Center for
Government’s Vermont Leadership Institute. In 2009, Chris was elected to
the Board of Trustees of the University of Vermont. Chris was a lead sponsor
of Vermont’s Farm to Plate Program and the Biomass Energy Development
Working Group, which he co-chaired until 2011.
In 2009, Chris received the Vermont Natural Resource Council’s Legislative Leadership Award. In 2010, Chris received the Council of State Government’s Toll Fellowship. In 2012, Chris was appointed to the Vermont State
Supreme Court’s Professional Responsibility Program.
Chris’s other current and past service includes the United Way of Addison
County (Board of Directors); Middlebury Rotary Club; Vermont Milk Commission (Secretary); Rural Economic Development Working Group (Chair);
Vermont Forestry Study Group; NCSL Agriculture & Energy Committee;
Justice of the Peace; New Haven Board of Civil Authority; and Middlebury
Area Land Trust (past President).
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BRIAN CAMPION of Bennington, Bennington County, Democrat, was
born in Albany, New York on December 11, 1970. Campion was election
to the Vermont State Senate in 2014. Prior to the Senate, Campion served
two terms in the Vermont House of Representatives, first elected in 2010 and
re-elected in 2012. While a member of the House of Representatives, Campion served on the House Education Committee. He is employed at Bennington College. He holds a BA and MA in History Memberships: Trustee
of the Bennington Museum, Threshold Collaborative, and Green Mountain
Express Network; Member of Catamount Rotary. Home phone: 753-7705.
POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 1292 West Road, Bennington, VT 05201. email:
campionvt@gmail.com
BENNINGTON
COUNTY
RICHARD W. SEARS, JR. of Bennington, Bennington County, Democrat,
was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, on April 22, 1943, and became a
resident of Bennington in 1971. Occupation: Worked in residential programs
for troubled youth for over 35 years. Retired 1/1/2006. He was educated in
schools in Ashland, Massachusetts; New Hampton School, New Hampton,
New Hampshire; University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont (B.A., 1966).
He is married to the former Beverly Bushey. Member of: Bennington Select Board, 1987-93, chairman for four years; Elks Lodge #567. Member of
the Senate: 1993-94, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004,
2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Religious preference: Congregational. Email: rsears@leg.state.vt.us, senator 6@hotmail.
com POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 343 Matteson Road, North Bennington, VT
05257.
BENNINGTON
COUNTY
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CALEDONIA
COUNTY
JOE BENNING of Lyndon, Caledonia County, Republican, was born in
Long Branch, New Jersey on December 7, 1956. Occupation: trial lawyer.
Joe graduated from Mater Dei High School in New Monmouth, New Jersey
in 1975; from Lyndon State College as a Dean’s List Student with a Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Social Science in 1979; and from Vermont Law School with
a Juris Doctorate Degree and member of the Moot Court Advisory Board in
1983. He is married to Deb Benning and they have two children: Emily and
Justin. Joe is former Chair of Vermont’s Human Rights Commission, President of the Lyndonville Rotary Club and Lyndon State College Foundation;
a past member of Northeast Kingdom Youth Services Board, Lyndon Town
School Board, Lyndonville Stars & Stripes Committee, the Vermont State
Colleges Board of Trustees, Caledonia County Task Force On Domestic Violence, Town/Village Agent for Lyndon/Lyndonville. He is a charter member
of the Central Vermont Harley Owners Group, a life member of the American
Motorcyclist Association and Lyndon Historical Society. He is Vice-Chair of
the Senate Judiciary Committee, has served on the Senate Institutions Committee, the Natural Resources & Energy Committee, the Judicial Retention
Committee, the Mental Health Oversight Committee and the Misdemeanor
Sentencing Review Committee. He currently co-chairs the General Assembly’s Sexual Harassment Panel, serves as Senate Minority Leader, as Town
Moderator for the Town of Lyndon, as a Justice of the Peace, as a Trustee at
Lyndon Institute, as Corporator at Northeaster Vermont Regional Hospital
and as a member of the Path Around Lyndon Committee. Member of the
Senate: 2011- Home Phone: 626-3600. Address: P.O. Box 142, Lyndonville,
VT 05851
CALEDONIA
COUNTY
JANE KITCHEL of Danville, Caledonia County, Democrat, was born in
St. Johnsbury, Vermont, on August 23, 1945; growing up in Danville on the
family farm. Occupation: Public Administrator. Retired from the State of
Vermont, former Secretary, Agency of Human Services. Jane was educated
in Danville Schools, graduating from Danville High School in 1963; Wilson
College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (A.B., 1967); Toll Fellow, Council of
State Governments, 1994. She is married to Robert Kitchel and they have
one son. Jane is Former President, Board of Trustees, Fairbanks Museum and
Planetarium (St. Johnsbury, Vt.); Secretary, Danville Chamber of Commerce;
Corporator, Northeastern Vermont Regional Corporation; Fairbanks Museum
Fellow; Board Member, Vermont Food Bank, Member, Board of Directors of
the Northeastern Vermont Area Health Education Center; Member, Danville
Congregational Church. Member of the Senate: 2005-2006, 2007-2008,
2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016. Home Phone: 684-3482.
POST OFFICE ADDRESS: P.O. Box 82, Danville, VT 05828.
CHITTENDEN
COUNTY
TIM ASHE of Burlington, Chittenden County, was born in Framingham,
MA on December 10, 1976. Tim graduated from the University of Vermont
in 1999, and received a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University’s
Kennedy School of Government in 2004. For the past eight years, Tim has
been an affordable housing developer. At Cathedral Square he and his team
created or renovated 396 affordable senior apartments with total budgets exceeding $30 million. Tim served on the staff of Congressman Bernie Sanders from 1999-2001. Tim served two terms on the Burlington City Council,
where he chaired the City’s Community Development and Neighborhood
Revitalization Committee. Tim served on the Board of Directors of Spectrum Youth and Family Services. Member of the Senate: 2009-10, 2011-12,
2013-14, 2015-2016. During the 2013-2014 biennium, Tim chaired the Senate Finance Committee, and served on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the
Joint Fiscal Committee, the Joint Corrections Oversight Committee, and the
Emergency Board.
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PHIL BARUTH currently serves as Senate Majority Leader. Elected to the
Senate originally in 2010, he has since served on the Education, Economic
Development and Agriculture Committees. Prior to 2010, Phil spent a dozen
years as an award-winning commentator for Vermont Public Radio; he has
spent the last twenty years writing novels as well. The X President, a darkly
comic take on the life and legacy of Bill Clinton, became a New York Times
Notable Book in 2003. The Brothers Boswell, his most recent novel, was
listed as one of the Best Books of 2009 by the Washington Post. Phil teaches
in the English Department at the University of Vermont. He lives in Burlington, with his wife Annika, and his daughters Gwendolyn and Miranda.
Mailing address: 87 Curtis Avenue, Burlington, VT 05408
MICHAEL SIROTKIN of South Burlington, Chittenden County, Democrat, Educated in public Schools of Queens, New York , Wharton School of
Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania (1970) and University
of Denver, College of Law (1975). Staff Attorney Vermont Legal Aid (1976
– 1982); Co- director VT Senior Citizens Law Project (1980 -1982); Partner, Mickenberg Dunn Sirotkin and Dorsch law firm (1982- 1998); Founding
partner Sirotkin and Necrason, PLC, Governmental and Public Affairs law
firm (1999- 2014). Advocated at the Vermont Statehouse for over 30 years
on behalf of numerous consumer, environmental, housing, professional and.
working family organizations. Appointed to Vermont Senate February 2014,
replacing late wife of 35 years, beloved Senator Sally Fox who passed away
on January 10, 2014 after 17 years of legislative service. They have two adult
sons. Appointed to Senate Agriculture and Institutions Committees and the
Joint Health Care Oversight Committee for the balance of 2014 session, and
was elected to continue to represent Chittenden County in the Vermont Senate for the 2015 – 2016 biennium. Served on Town of Essex Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment and South Burlington Development
Review Board and Red Rocks Committee. Justice of the Peace and Member
South Burlington Board of Civil Authority. Past member of Vermont Medicaid Advisory Board and Department on Aging Advisory Board.
VIRGINIA LYONS of Williston, Chittenden County, Democrat, was born
in Auburn NY. She was educated at Drew University, Rutgers University,
and earned her Doctorate at the University of Vermont. She taught at Trinity
College VT for 27 years. She is a College Professor with over 30 years of research, teaching, and other experience in Environmental and Biological Sciences. Community: She is a former member and Chair of Williston’s Select
Board, alternate member Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, former Cochran’s Ski Club Chair, former Board Vice Chair and member CVAHEC, and Vermont Family Network. She serves on Friends of the
Winooski River Board, UVM Medical Center Children’s Hospital Advisory
Council member, CCTV 17 Board, and other community groups. In 2012-14
she served on the steering Committee of the Council of State Government
North Eastern Region for Climate Adaptation policy programs. She served
as Vice Chair of the NCSL Committee on Infrastructure, Environment and
Energy. Senate terms and activities: 2000-2014. She chaired growth center
land use planning and biomass working groups. She served on various committees: Agriculture Vice Chair 2000-02, Senate Health and Welfare Vice
Chair 2000-02, member 2002- 2010 Vice Chair 2013-14, Natural Resources
and Energy member 2000-02, Chair 2002-2012, Vice Chair, Education 20102012, Finance 2012-14, Joint Energy, VT Champlain Citizens Advisory
Committee, Chair, Health Care Oversight Committee, Sexual Harassment
Panel, Corrections Oversight Committee, Co-Chair VT Commission on International Trade and State Sovereignty. MAILING ADDRESS: 241 White
Birch Lane, Williston, VT 05495 (802)-863-6129
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CHITTENDEN
COUNTY
CHITTENDEN
COUNTY
CHITTENDEN
COUNTY
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CHITTENDEN
COUNTY
DIANE B. SNELLING of Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Republican, was
born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 18, 1952; became a resident
of Hinesburg in 1983. Occupation: Artist. She was educated at Champlain
Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, Vermont (1970); Harvard/Radcliffe
College, Cambridge, Massachusetts (A.B./V.E.S., 1974); New York University, New York City, New York (M.A./Art, 1994). Organizations: Hinesburg
Planning Commission, 1984; Hinesburg Select Board (two 3 year terms),
1985-1991; Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation, Board of Directors,
1985-1991; Chittenden Affordable Housing Committee, 1989-1990; King
Street Youth Center, Board of Trustees, 1992-1995; Robert Hull Fleming
Museum Advisory Board, 1994-2001; Lecturer, Art and Communications,
Trinity College of Vermont, 1994-1997; The Richard A. Snelling Center for
Government, Board of Directors, 1991- present. Appointed to the Senate
to complete Barbara Snelling’s term in January 2002. Member of the Senate: 2002-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014.
Committees: Appropriations, Natural Resources and Energy. Also, Joint Fiscal Committee, Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, Chair, Government Accountability Committee. Home phone: 482-4382. POST OFFICE
ADDRESS: 304 Piette Road, Hinesburg, Vermont 05461.
CHITTENDEN
COUNTY
DAVID ZUCKERMAN of Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Progressive/
Democrat, was born on August 16, 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is
co-owner/operator of Full Moon Farm Inc. with his spouse Rachel Nevitt.
FMF inc. is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) vegetable, chicken
and swine farm with 285 summer and 130 winter shares. FMF also sells at
local farmers markets. He was educated at UVM, Burlington, Vermont, BA
Environmental Studies (1995), Minor in Chemistry. He and Rachel have one
daughter, Addie, born in 2005. David has served on the Burlington Electric
Light Commission (1995-1998), American Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and
Rancher Committee (2002-2004). He is also a member of the Chittenden
County Farm Bureau, Northeast Organic Farming Association-VT., and Rural Vermont. David has been recognized by the Vermont Childrens Forum
(2002), Women Helping Battered Women (2007) and The Vermont Natural
Resources Council (2008). Home: 2083 Gilman Rd. Hinesburg, VT 05461
ESSEXORLEANS
COUNTY
JOHN S. RODGERS of Glover, Orleans County, Democrat, was born on
July 29, 1965 in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont. John was raised in Glover on the
family dairy farm; he was the fifth generation to grow up on the farm. He
graduated from Sacred Heart, Newport, VT (1983) and from New Hampshire
Vocational Technical College, Berlin, NH (Associates Degree 1985). After
college John started a construction business, JS Rodgers Masonry Inc. specializing in dry stonework and excavation. He served eight years in the VT
House of Representatives; he was the Collector of Delinquent Taxes for many
years in Glover and coached youth soccer. He is a member of the NRA, Barton Area Chamber of Commerce and served as the Director to Shadow Lake
Association, Glover, VT. In 2008 John received the Crime Victim Service
Award. He is married to Brenda Rodgers a nurse at the NVR Hospital, they
have 2 boys. Post Office Address: PO Box 217, Glover, VT 05839.
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ROBERT A. STARR of Troy, Orleans County, Democrat, was born in Hartford, Connecticut on December 17, 1942, and became a resident of present
town on June 3, 1944. He is married to the former Anita Cadieux, and they
have one son. Occupation: president, Starr’s United, Inc., d/b/a Starr’s Transportation. He was educated in elementary schools in North Troy, Vermont,
North Troy High School and Vermont Technical College, Randolph, Vermont
(associate degree in agriculture). Member of: Troy school board; O.E.N.S.U.
school board; Troy zoning board and planning commission; Board of Civil
Authority; Troy town moderator; North Country High School, moderator;
Vermont State College trustee; Vermont Truck and Bus Association, director;
Elks Club #2155, Newport; National Conference of State Legislatures. Chair
of the House Agriculture Committee, 1985-2000. Member of the House:
1979-80, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1993-94,
1995-96, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-2002 (House Agriculture Committee),
2003-2004. Member of the Senate: 2005-2016. Chair of the Ed. Comm.
2009-2010, 2011-2012. Chair of Agriculture Committee 2013-2014, Aprpropriations Committee Member. Religious preference: Protestant. Home
phone: 988-2877; Office: 988-2281 or 2282. Post Office Address: 958
Route 105W, North Troy, VT 05859.
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DUSTIN ALLARD DEGREE was born February 12th 1985 in St. Albans
Vermont and is a 2003 graduate of Bellows Free Academy and a 2004 graduate of the Tilton School in Tilton, NH. Degree is a former member of the
Vermont House of Representatives, serving the City of St. Albans during the
2011-12 biennium. From 2008 to June of 2010, Degree served as Executive
Assistant to Governor Jim Douglas. Prior to working in the Governor’s office
he was selected to report on the state of Vermont for MTV’s Emmy awardwinning “Choose or Lose” coverage of the 2008 presidential election.
He currently serves as the Vice Chair of the St. Albans City Development
Review Board and on the Board of Directors of the St. Albans Amateur Skating Association. He is the Chair of the St. Albans City Republican Committee
and a Justice of the Peace.
FRANKLIN
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NORMAN H. MCALLISTER, SR. of Highgate, Franklin County, Republican, was born on September 3, 1951, in Windsor, Vermont, and became
a resident of present town in 1975. Occupation: Dairy Farmer. He was
educated at Windsor High School, Windsor, Vermont, and Vermont Technical
College, Randolph, Vermont (A.S. in Agriculture Management, 1971). He
is married to Lena Mae (Johnson) McAllister and they have one daughter
and two sons. Organizations: Past VTC Student Council President; Franklin County Farm Bureau, Director; NW Holstein Club President; Missisquoi
Amateur Hockey Director/President; Highgate Little League Director; 1981
Vermont Farm Bureau Young Farmer of the Year; 1982 Franklin County JC’s
Young Farmer of the Year; NRA member. Member of the House: 2003-2004,
2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010. Home phone: 285-6363. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 712 Hanna Road, Franklin, VT 05457.
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RICHARD T. MAZZA of Colchester, Chittenden County, Democrat, was
born in Colchester, Vermont on September 4, 1939, and is a lifelong resident. Occupation: self-employed grocer of Dick Mazza’s General Store in
Colchester which opened in 1954. He was educated in elementary schools in
Colchester and at Winooski High School. He is married to the former Dorothy D. Hinds and together they have one son, one daughter and four grandchildren. Member of: Champlain Valley Fair, board of directors; Colchester
Senior Citizens Housing Project, president. Member of the House 1973-76
(Transportation Committee; Legislative Council). Member of the Senate:
1985 – present. Senate Transportation Committee, chair, 1991 – present;
Senate Institutions Committee, vice-chair, 1991 – present; Joint Transportation Oversight Committee, chair; Committee on Committees, third member,
1997-present. Religious preference: Catholic. Home phone: 863-1067. Post
office address: 777 West Lakeshore Drive, Colchester, VT 05446-1539.
LAMOILLE
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RICHARD WESTMAN of Cambridge, Lamoille County, Republican, was
born in Burlington, Vermont on March 13, 1959, and became a resident of
Cambridge in March, 1959. He was educated at the elementary school in
Cambridge, Vermont, and at Lamoille Union High School, Hyde Park, Vermont. He graduated from Johnson State College with a B.A. in 1982. He was
a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1983 to 2009, serving on various committees as well as being Chair of Appropriations and Chair
of Transportation. He served for four years as the Assistant Republican Leader and four years as the Republican Leader. He served as Tax Commissioner
from 2009 – 2010. He lives with Joan Nagy. He is employed at Vermont
Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) and oversees the Vermont Higher
Education Investment Plan a 529 College Saving Program. He has been a
member of various non-profit boards including the Vermont Campaign to End
Childhood Hunger, Vermont Center for the Book, and the University of Vermont Board of Trustees. He is presently on the Board of Copley Hospital and
Vermont Electric Cooperative. He has been member of the Senate from 2011
to present. Home phone: 802-644-2297. Email: rawestman@gmail.com.
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MARK A. MACDONALD of Williamstown, Orange County, Democrat,
was born in Middletown, Connecticut, on December 18, 1942. He has spent
summers in Vermont since 1947 and became a permanent resident in September, 1974. Occupation: teacher/farmer. He was educated in elementary
schools in New Jersey and Washington, D.C.; Clark University, Worcester,
Massachusetts (B.A., 1972); attended Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, 1975-76 to attain teacher’s certification. Member of: Williamstown
Planning Commission, 1984-1994; Vermont Beef Producers Association;
Chelsea Fish and Game Club; Orange County Farm Bureau; American Legion; Orange Southwest Teachers Association; Vietnam Veterans of America;
American Legion. He served in the U.S. Army, 1968-1970, with eighteen
months of service in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970. Member of the House:
1983-84 (seated July 19, 1983), 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1991-92, 199394. Member of the Senate: 1996-97, 1997-98, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 20072008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016. Home phone: 4335867. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 404 MacDonald Road, Williamstown,
VT 05679.
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BRIAN COLLAMORE of Rutland Town, Rutland County, Republican.
Born on 11/28/50 in Detroit, Michigan. Elementary education in Michigan.
High school at Jesuit Xavier School in Concord, Massachusetts. Moved to
Vermont in 1968 and attended Middlebury College. Received a BA in Sociology/Anthropology in 1972. He and his wife, Christina, have one son,
Brian. He has a long broadcast career in both Middlebury and Rutland with
over 40 years on the radio and over 30 years in sales and is currently General
Sales Manager for five radio stations for Catamount Radio. Winner of the
Distinguished Service Award from the Vermont Association of Broadcasters. He also has served as an ice hockey official since 1978 and still referees
youth, high school and college hockey games. Currently the Vermont Supervisor of Officials for USA Hockey, President of the Vermont Chapter of
the National Ice Hockey Association of America and board member of the
Vermont State Amateur Hockey Association. Has served on the Marketing
Committee of the Rutland County United Way. Home mailing address:124
Patricia Lane, Rutland, 05701 Home phone: 773-1365
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MARGARET “PEG” FLORY of Pittsford, Rutland County, Republican,
was born in Colchester, Vermont, on August 2, 1948. Occupation: Attorney. She was educated at Immaculate Heart of Mary and Mount Saint Joseph
Academy, Rutland, Vermont; Southern Vermont College, Bennington, Vermont (Associate’s Degree, 1968); Champlain College (Associate’s Degree,
1990). She completed a four year law clerkship under Richard A. Pearson in
1995. She is married to Joseph J. Flory, and they have three sons. Member
of: Rutland Region Transportation Council, Pittsford representative; Joint
Steering Committee on Transportation Council, Pittsford representative;
Joint Steering Committee on Transportation, Brandon/Pittsford; American,
Vermont and Rutland County Bar Associations; Rutland County Diversion
Review Board. Religious preference: Roman Catholic. Member of the
House: 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 20092010. Member of the Senate: 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016. Phone
number: 483-6854 or 775-3229. Home Mailing Address: 3011 U.S. Route
7, Pittsford, Vermont 05763.
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KEVIN J. MULLIN of Rutland Town, Rutland County, Republican, was
born in Rutland, Vermont, on November 19, 1958. Occupation: CEO Glenwood Movieplex Corp. He was educated at Rutland High School, Rutland,
Vermont and Castleton State College, Castleton, Vermont (B.S., Business,
Finance Major). He and his wife Cynthia have two children, Brett and Bartley. Former member; Rutland Town school board, former member; Rutland
Town board of auditors; Vermont State Transportation Board; Community
Development Block Grant Board; Rutland Regional Planning Commission;
Rutland City board of aldermen; Marble Valley Regional Transi District, former vice-chair; Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Legislative Issues
Committee, former chair. Member, Health Access Oversight Committee and
Natl. Leg. Assoc. on Fair Prescription Drug Pricing, Vermont Public
Sector Chair, American Legislative Exchange Council, Asst. Senate Minority
Leader 2005-present. Appointed to the Senate: January 2003. Member of
the Senate: 2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014.
Member of the House: 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004. Cell phone: 3536770 POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 118 Oxyoke Drive, Rutland, VT 05701.
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WASHINGTON ANN E. CUMMINGS of Montpelier, Washington County, Democrat, was
born in Holliston, Massachusetts, on July 20, 1946, and became a resident of
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present town in November, 1975. She is married to Regis E. Cummings, and
they have three daughters and one son. Occupation: Realtor. She was educated in elementary schools in Wantaugh, New York and Lexington, Kentucky;
Lexington Catholic High School, Lexington, Kentucky; Cardinal Cushing
College, Brookline, Massachusetts (B.A., 1968); St. Michael’s College,
Winooski, Vermont (M.S.A., 1989). She is the former mayor of Montpelier.
Member of: Vermont Student Assistance Corp. (VSAC) Board of Directors;
USS Montpelier Association (honorary member); Former Member: Vermont
Commission on Women, Vermont Handcrafters, Central Vermont Community Action Council. Member of the Senate: 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-2002,
2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Religious preference: Catholic. Home phone: 223-6043. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 24 Colonial Drive, Montpelier, VT 05602.
WASHINGTON WILLIAM T. DOYLE of Montpelier, Washington County, Republican,
was born in New York, New York, on May 8, 1926, and became a resident
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of present town in 1959. He is married to the former Olene Ottaway, and
they have two sons and one daughter. Occupation: professor of government,
Johnson State College, 1958-present; author and publisher. He was educated
at Spring Lake Grammar School, New Jersey; Manasquan High School, New
Jersey; Lawrenceville School; Princeton University (1949); Columbia University (Master’s Degree in 1955 and Doctorate in 1960). Member of: Republican city and county committees and delegate to the Republican National
Convention, 1976 and 1988; Wage Board, chair, Department of Labor and
Industry, 1967; Montpelier School Board (1964-68, chair, 1967-68); Union
District High School #32 School Board, 1967-68; advisory committee of
Barre Area Vocational High School, 1965-68; Council of State Governments,
Eastern Region, executive committee; Vermont Historical Society, former
trustee, 1979-85; Vermont Statehood Bicentennial Committee; Trustee,
Woodbury College; Board member, Vermont Mountaineers. Member of the
Senate: 1969-70, 1971-72, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1979-80, 1981-82,
1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1995-96, 199798, 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010,
2011-2012, 2013-2014. Religious preference: Congregationalist. Home
phone: 223-2851. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 186 Murray Road, Montpelier, VT 05602.
WASHINGTON ANTHONY POLLINA of Middlesex, Washington County, was born on
February 17, 1952, in New Jersey. Anthony graduated from Johnson State
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College with a degree in Political Science and Environmental Studies. He is
the Director of the Vermont Democracy Fund and Producer & Host of Equal
Time Radio on WDEV AM &FM. He was the Founder and Director of Rural Vermont, Senior Advisor to U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders; Policy
Director and Executive Director of Vermont Public Interest Research Group.
He has taught at Johnson State College, Community College of Vermont and
Vermont College and was the Director of the Washington County Community
School. He has served on the Governor’s Agricultural Advisory Board, the
Board of Vermont NOFA (Northeast Organic Farmers Association), Vermont
Peace and Justice Center, National Biotechnology Working Group, Central
Vermont Solid Waste District, and National Family Farm Coalition. He is
pleased to be married to Deborah Wolf and they have two wonderful, grown
daughters. Home Address: 93 Story Road, North Middlesex, Vt. 05682.
Phone: 229-5809
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REBECCA A. BALINT of Brattleboro, Windham County, Democrat, was
born in a US Army hospital in Heidelberg, Germany where her dad was
stationed. She was raised predominantly in upstate New York and attended public schools in Peekskill. She received her BA from Smith College in
Northampton, MA , graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Rebecca earned her masters in education from Harvard University in 1995 and
her MA in history from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2001.
Her career in education has been spent teaching in public and private schools
in New England, as well as at the Community College of Vermont. She first
moved to Vermont in 1994 to teach rock climbing at the Farm and Wilderness
Foundation in Plymouth and relocated permanently to Vermont in 1997. She
went on to direct Saltash Mountain Camp at Farm and Wilderness, a co-ed
wilderness adventure camp for 11-15 year olds. She has served on Brattleboro’s Development Review Board and as an elected town meeting representative from her district in Brattleboro. She writes a popular weekly op-ed
column in the Brattleboro Reformer, serves on the workforce committee of
the Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS), and
is a CTI-trained coach who works with groups and individual clients on fulfilling professional and personal goals. She is also an avid runner. Rebecca
lives with her wife, attorney Elizabeth R. Wohl, and their two children, Abraham and Sadie. Home phone: 802-257-4162 Address: 271 South Main St.
Brattleboro, VT 05301
JEANETTE WHITE of Putney, Windham County, Democrat, was born on
May 2, 1943, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, and moved to Vermont in 1972.
She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Iowa, Iowa City,
Iowa in political science and sociology in 1965 and her Master’s Degree in
Community Development and Community Education in 1972 from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois. She is married to Bill White
and they have two grown children, Laurie and Josh. Member of the Senate: 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014.
Home phone: 387-4379. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 35A Old Depot Road,
Putney, VT 05346.
JOHN F. CAMPBELL, a Democrat, lives in Quechee, Vermont. He was
born in New Hyde Park, New York, on March 3, 1954. He is the senior partner at the law firm of Campbell and Saunders, LLP and is licensed to practice
law in Vermont and Florida. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree
from the University of Florida in 1976 and received his Juris Doctor Degree
from Nova University in 1983. He is married to Kathy and they have three
children, John Jr., Meghan, and Ryan. Member of the Senate: 2001-2002,
2003-2004 (Democratic Majority Leader), 2005-2006 (Democratic Majority
Leader), 2007-2008 (Democratic Majority Leader), 2009-2010, 2011-2012.
Religious preference: Catholic, Work Phone: (802) 295-1111, Home Phone:
(802) 295-6238. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1221, Quechee, VT 05059.
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RICHARD “DICK” MCCORMACK of Bethel, Windsor County, Democrat, was born on July 20, 1947, in New York City, New York. He became a
resident of present town in 1970. Occupation: College Instructor, Performer.
He was educated Hofstra University, Bachelors Degree (U.S. History - 1970);
at Castleton State College, Secondary Education Studies, (1977-78); Vermont
Law School, Masters Degree (cum laude - 2002). He is married to Cindy
Metcalf and they have five grown children between them and two granddaughters. Board Service: Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Adult
Basic Education, AIDS Community Resource Network, Emerge Family Access Center, Champlain Valley Folk Festival, Earth Right Institute, Operation Laundry List, Vermont Sierra Club. Public Service: District III Environmental Commission (Chair 1986-1989); Justice of the Peace (1984-89).
Majority Leader (1997-2001). Service on Standing Committees: Health and
Welfare, Education, General Affairs and Housing, Judiciary (Vice-Chair ),
Institutions, Natural Resources and Energy (Chair), Finance, Judicial Rules,
Legislative Rules, Administrative Rules. Legislative Honors: ACLU David
W. Curtis Civil Liberties Award, 2002. Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation Award for Leadership in the Passage of the 2002 Storm Water Runoff Legislation. Vermont Council for Gifted Education Friend of the Gifted
Award, 1996. Legislator of the Year Award from Vermont Businesses for
Social Responsibility (VBSR) 2008. Save the Greyhound Dogs Friend of
the Greyhounds Award, 1995. Appointed to the Senate in 1989 and Elected
1990, 92, 94, 96, 98, 2000, 06, 08, 10, 12. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 127
Cleveland Brook Road, Bethel, Vermont 05032, 802-234-5497.
rmccormack@leg.state.vt.us.
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ALICE W. NITKA of Ludlow, Windsor County, Democrat, was born December 13, 1944, in Little Falls, New York, and became a resident of present
town in 1969. Occupation: She is employed by Eckerd Youth Alternatives,
Inc., an agency providing services to children. She was formerly employed
as a social worker for more than thirty years specializing in adoptions. She
was educated at Williamstown Public Schools, Williamstown, Massachusetts; Vincentian Institute, Albany, New York; Russell Sage College, Troy,
New York (B.A., 1967). She is married to Martin Nitka, and they have
two daughters, Abigail and Molly. Member of: Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation, Board of Trustees; Ludlow Board of Civil Authority; Senate
Chair, Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus; Vermont Foster and Adoptive Families Association; Black River Valley Rod and Gun Club and serves
as a Justice of the Peace. Past member of: Ludlow Planning Commission
and Zoning Board of Adjustment, chair. Member of the Senate: 2007-2008,
2009-2010, 2011-2012. Member of the House: 1999-2000, 2001-2002,
2003-2004, 2005-2006. Home phone: (802) 228-8432. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: North Hill, P.O. Box 136, Ludlow, VT 05149.
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BETTY A. NUOVO of Middlebury, Addison County, Democrat, was born
in Englewood, New Jersey, on December, 10, 1931, and became a resident of
Middlebury in July, 1962. Occupation: lawyer. She was educated in Public
School 32, Flushing, New York; Bayside High School, Bayside, New York;
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (B.S. in Ed., 1953). She is
married to Victor L. Nuovo, and they have two sons. Member of: Middlebury
Selectboard, March, 1995-1998; Middlebury Democratic committee, 1971 -;
League of Women Voters, 1962 -, President, 1968; 1993-1994; Co-President,
1995-1996; Addison County Regional Planning Commission, 1975-1978, director and executive board, 1976-1978; Middlebury charter committee, chair;
Middlebury Planning Committee, 1974-1980, chair 1978-1980; Addison
County Chamber of Commerce, 1976-1980, director, 1977-1980, treasurer,
1979-1980; Chamber of Commerce member, 2002- ; Addison County Economic Development Corporation, 1976-1979; ACEEF, board of directors,
1991-1995; Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op, board of directors, 1994-1996;
Addison County Garden Club, 1993 -; Public Records Advisory Board, 19951997. Member of the House: 1981-82, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90,
1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 20092010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Home phone: 388-2024. Mailing Address: 70
Maple Street, Unit 308, Middlebury, VT 05753.
AMY SHELDON of Middlebury, Addison County, was born in Memphis,
TN on July 20, 1966. Representative Sheldon grew up in Summit, NJ and
attended Middlebury College where she received a BA in Economics in 1988.
She also holds a MS in Natural Resource Planning from the University of
Vermont (1996). Sheldon is a consulting Natural Resource Planner and River
Scientist at Landslide Natural Resource Planning, Inc. She is also a Senior
Faculty member at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), based
in Lander, WY. She is married to Ashar Nelson. Amy served on the Middlebury Planning Commission for ten years, on the District 9 Environmental
Board, and on the Board of the Middlebury Area Land Trust before being
elected to the Vermont House in 2014. Home phone: 388-9278. Mailing
address: P O Box 311, East Middlebury, VT 05740
WILLEM W. JEWETT of Ripton, Addison County, Democrat, was born
in New Rochelle, New York, on August 23, 1963, and became a resident of
Ripton in 1996. Occupation: Attorney. He was educated at Bowdoin College,
Brunswick, Maine (B.A., psychology, 1985); Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon (J.D., 1994; certificate in natural resource law). He is married
to Jean Dickson Cherouny and they have two daughters, Anneke and Abigail.
Past and current organizations: Ripton School Board; District 9 Environmental Commission; Addison County Regional Planning Commission; Vermont
Audubon Board member; Moosalamoo Association Board Member; and Vermont Bar Association. First elected to the House in 2002, Willem served on
the Judiciary Committee in the 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08, and 2009-10 sessions and on the Government Operations Committee in the 2001-12 session
during which he also serves as the Assistant House Majority Leader. Willem
has also served on the Joint Committee on Judicial Retention from 2007-12,
serving as Vice-Chair (2007-08) and as Chair (2009-10). Home phone: 3880320. e-mail: willem.jewett@gmail.com. Mailing Address: PO Box 129,
Ripton, VT 05766.
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WARREN VAN WYCK (Wike) of Ferrisburgh, Addison County (District
3), Republican, was born in Paterson, New Jersey, on October 25, 1952. He
graduated from Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Michigan) in 1974 and from
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado) in 1976 with a M.S. in
Mathematics. He has lived in Ferrisburgh since 1978 when he commuted
to Montpelier working as a Computer Programmer for the State Information Systems Department. From 1980 – 1987 he was a Computer Programmer Analyst at UTC Aerospace Systems in Vergennes. Since 1987 he has
worked for the University of Vermont as a Computer Analyst Programmer.
In 1984 he married the former Jeanette Beenen, the daughter of West Ferrisburgh dairy farmers. He and his wife have five sons and a daughter, born
1985 to 1995, who all live in Addison County. Warren has volunteered as a
board member for a local private school. He has served on a local church
board, lead a Boy Scouts-type group and taught adult Sunday School. He
serves as the Chair of the Ferrisburgh Town Republican Committee was the
Assistant Treasurer of the Addison County Republican Committee. He was
appointed to the House on February 7, 2013 by Governor Shumlin due to the
untimely death of former Rep. Greg Clark of Vergennes on November 30,
2012 after being elected to his sixth term. Warren was elected in November
2014 for a second term. Religious preference: Presbyterian/Reformed Address: 3502 Middlebrook Road, Ferrisburgh, VT 05456 Home phone: 802877-2169 Email: wjvw@together.net
DIANE LANPHER of Vergennes, Addison County, Democrat, was born in
Buffalo, NY November 1955 and became a resident of Vergennes in 1984
with her family. Representative Lanpher graduated from Hilbert College of
Hamburg, NY in 1975. Diane is married to Jim Lanpher and they have three
grown children and two grandchildren. Diane and Jim recently sold their
Horace Mann Insurance agency in So. Burlington, however continue to work
part time for the new owners. She had been the Training Coordinator for the
VT Dept of Health, Div. of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs for many years
and worked for the New England Institute of Addiction Studies, Augusta,
ME focused on the Vermont Adolescent Treatment Enhancement Grant. Diane has served on the Vergennes City Council for several years and Chaired
the Vergennes Energy Savings Committee, member of the Addison County
Transportation Advisory Board and current board member of Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR). A member of St. Peter’s Church of Vergennes
and served on the parish council and was a religious educator for 18 yrs.
Member of the Vergennes Lion. Serves on the House Transportation Committee. Appointed to serve on the board of SIB (State Infrastructure Bank) ,
VT Child Poverty Council, member of the Climate Caucus and invited to cochair the Council of State Government National Transportation Public Policy
Committee for 2015-2016. Member of the House 2009-2010, 2011-2012,
2013-2014. 2015-2016. Home Phone: 877-2230. Post Office Address: 194
South Maple Street, PO Box 165, Vergennes, VT 05491.
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FRED K. BASER of Bristol, Addison County, was born November 4, 1947.
Fred spent his youth in New Jersey. He graduated from Colgate University
and began his career working for a company in New York City. While in the
city, he helped establish the East Harlem Little league. In 1975, after his employer closed their doors, Fred, and his wife Marian, moved to Vermont to be
close to Marian’s family. Marian and Fred had three sons. Today they enjoy
five grandchildren. Among the activities he enjoys are skiing, hiking, golf,
fishing and visiting the grandkids.Past and current organizations that Fred is
and has been associated with include: Porter Medical Center Board, Bristol
Select board member and chair; Addison County Economic Development
Board; Chair of Bristol’s Revolving Loan Fund; President of the Addison
County Chamber of Commerce; President of the Addison County chapter
of Habitat for Humanity; Patricia Hannaford Career Center School Board;
Justice of the Peace; and Fred is Bristol’s Town Moderator. Fred is a Certified
Financial Planner® and established Bristol Financial Services Inc. in 1987
DAVE SHARPE of Bristol, Addison County was born in Detroit, Michigan to a Baptist minister and his wife. He moved with his family to Erie,
Pennsylvania where he spent most of his childhood. The family moved to
Youngstown, Ohio in 1963 where he met his future wife Pat. Upon graduation from Kalamazoo College in 1968 with a B.A. in Chemistry, Dave joined
VISTA and served in Vermont as the building coordinator for the Addison
County self-help housing project. He and his wife fell in love with the state,
purchased land and built their own home with the help of friends. Dave and
Pat have two sons who were born in 1971 and 1973. They both graduated
from Mount Abraham High School in Bristol and The University of Vermont.
The Sharpes owned and operated Hill Automotive for 18 years before Dave
shifted gears in 1991 to teach Automotive Technology at the regional technical center in Middlebury and subsequently at the Center for Technology in
Essex Junction. Dave also enjoyed coaching basketball at Middlebury Union
High School. During his 46 years in Bristol Dave started the 5-town men’s
basketball league and represented the community on the regional solid waste
district. He is a former member and chair of the local planning commission
and the Bristol Selectboard. Dave remains an active member of the community as a member of the Bristol Historical Society and the Bristol Recreation
Club.
HARVEY T. SMITH of New Haven, Addison County, Republican, was
born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on June 2, 1945, and became a resident
of present town in October, 1972. He was educated at the University of New
Hampshire Associate degree in Animal Science, 1966. He and his wife Donna have two daughters. Community involvement: King Lion of the Middlebury Lions Club; Deacon and moderator of the New Haven Congregational
Church; Chairman of the New Haven Town Republican Committee; AgriMark/Cabot Cooperative; Addison County Farm Bureau, president; Associated Industries of Vermont, board of directors, executive committee; Grange;
Addison County Regional Planning Commission, chair; Addison County
Economic Development corporation; Justice of the Peace; UVM Extension
Advisory Board; Center for Sustainable Agriculture, board member; Use
Value Appraisal Coalition, past chair; Milk Promotion Services, Inc., past
vice chair; Farm Family Insurance of Albany, New York, past board member;
United Dairy Industries Association, past board member; Dairy Management
Inc, past board member. Former State Executive Director of Farm Service
Agency. Member of the House: 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 20052006, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016.Religious preference: Congregational. Home phone: 877-2712. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 2516 Lime Kiln
Road, New Haven, VT 05472-2089.
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ALYSON L. EASTMAN of Orwell, Addison County, Independent, was
born on January 1st, 1977. She is a lifelong Vermonter- born and raised on
her 270 acre family farm in Orwell. Alyson attended Champlain College and
earned her A.S. in 1997 and her B.S. in 2003. In 2010 she founded Lake
Home Business Services, Inc.- a firm that provides H-2 Visas, Bookkeeping
& Payroll Services. Elected to her local School Board in 2009, Alyson currently serves on both the Orwell Village School Board and Addison-Rutland
Supervisory School Board. She lives in Orwell with her husband Michael
Eastman and their twin boys Brandon and Bentley Eastman (10). Cell Phone:
802-989-1088. Address: 375 Mt. Independence Road, Orwell, VT 05760.
BILL BOTZOW of Pownal, Bennington County, Democrat, was born
September 29, 1945, in New York City, and became a resident of Pownal on
January 1, 1982, with his wife, Ruth. He is a visual artist who has combined a
career in the arts with public service. He is a Trustee of the University of Vermont. He has served on the boards of the Vermont Arts Council, Governor’s
Institutes of Vermont, the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, the New
England Foundation for the Arts and River Network. He received a BA in
1968 from Princeton University, then ran an after-school-tutoring program
in East Harlem, NYC, from 1968-70 before working in rural West Virginia,
Arizona, Montana, Colorado and Vermont. Member of the House: 2003-04;
2005-06; 2007-08, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-14. Home phone: 4477717. E-mail: bbotzow@leg.state.vt.us. and botzow@sover.net POST
OFFICE ADDRESS: 1225 South Stream Road, Bennington 05201.
RACHAEL FIELDS of Bennington, Bennington County, Democrat, was
born in Tempe, Arizona on March 19,1980. She moved to Bennington with
her family in 1992. Rachael attended Mt. Anthony Union High and now is
a licensed Nursing Assistant. Rachael has worked at the Vermont Veterans
Home for nearly ten years, caring for Vermont’s veterans and their spouses.
She has served as a chapter Vice President, Council member, Bylaws Committee Chair and is currently a steward and a Trustee to the Board for the
Vermont State Employees Association. Rachael is married to Andrew Fields.
TIMOTHY R. CORCORAN, II of Bennington, Bennington County, Democrat, was born in Bennington, Vermont, on March 17, 1973, and has been
a lifelong resident. Occupation: Employed by Hoisington Realty. He was
educated at Mt. Anthony Union High School, Bennington, Vermont; Johnson
State College, Johnson, Vermont (B.A., Political Science, 1996). He is married to Corrie A. Corcoran. Member of the House: 2003-2004, 2005-2006,
2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Home phone: 447-0929.
POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 8 Corey Lane, Bennington, VT 05201.
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KIAH MORRIS of Bennington, Vermont was born in Chicago, Illinois on
BENNINGTON 2-2 March 14, 1976 and became a resident of Bennington in 2009. She earned
her Bachelor of Arts degree in Gender and Women’s Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2006 and completed graduate studies at
Roosevelt University in Chicago in 2007. Since meeting her husband James
Lawton and moving to Bennington, Vermont, Kiah has quickly came to
know and love the Green Mountains, warm-hearted residents and small-town
charm of the place she now calls home. Together, they are now raising their
4 year old son Jamal in the home her husband was raised in in Bennington.
Kiah serves as the Director of the Alliance for Community Transformations,
a regionally-based, public health coalition as part of the Bennington County
Regional Commission’s Healthy Community division. Previously she was
the Community Health Improvement Specialist for Southwestern Vermont
Health Care. She was the Project Against Violent Encounters’ (PAVE) Domestic Violence Advocate housed at the Department for Children and Families. She is the former Vice President of the Bennington County Coalition for
the Homeless (2010 -2012) and served on Bennington County Head Start’s
Policy Council (2009-2014). Currently, she is a member of the Bennington
County Prescription Drug Task Force (2010-Present) and Event Manager for
the American Lung Association’s Fight for Air Climb: Bennington Battle
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MARY A. MORRISSEY of Bennington, Bennington County Republican,
born in Bennington, Vermont, March 26, 1957, serving 10th term as a State
Representative and twelfth term as Justice of the Peace. Board of Director:
Bennington Chamber of Commerce (since 2010); Green Mt. Public Transit
(since 2007); Center for Restorative Justice (since 2003); Bennington Project
Independence Adult Day Care (since 2003); Cancer Center Community Crusaders (since 2013); American Red Cross (1987-2009); Vermont Girl Scout
Council (2002-2010); Hospice (2002-2009); Homeless Shelter (2004-2009);
Relay for Life (1998-2013); Health Care Alliance Board (2011-2013). Member of: Catamount Rotary (since 1993); Chamber of Commerce (since 2003);
Board of Civil Authority (since 1991); American Legion Auxiliary (since
2000); Elks Club (since 2000); Fraternal Order of Eagles (since 2004); Veterans of Foreign War Auxiliary (since 2014); SVMC Auxiliary (since 2000);
Big Brothers Big Sisters (since 2005); Bennington Museum and Historical
Society (since 1998). Honors: Recipient of two Paul Harris Fellowships
(1997 and 2007); Chamber Community Service Award (2006); BPW “Woman of the Year”; Walloomsac Society Award, Bennington Museum (2009);
“Volunteer of the Year Award (local and state awards 1996); SWVMC “2002
Excellence Quest Award”; Bennington Fire Department “Citizen of the Year
Award” and Grand Marshall/Parade Dedication (2004); Red Cross Volunteer
Award (2003); Community Hero Award (2004); Vermont Boy Scout Council “Distinguished Citizen Award (2007); Selected by ACYPL to represent
U.S.A. in Japan Economic/Education Exchange (1997); House Member 1997
through 2016. Marketing Consultant. (Catholic). Phone (802) 379-5439. Address 228 Dewey Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
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ALICE MILLER of Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Democrat, was born
on Long Island, New York, on March 22, 1939, and became a resident of
present town in 1964. Occupation: retired. She graduated from North Bennington High School, North Bennington, Vermont; Bennington College,
Bennington, Vermont (B.A., 1960); Bank St. College of Education (M.S.
in Education); New York University, New York, New York (Post graduate
work). Member of: Bennington Learning Institute; American Association of
University Women. Former member: Shaftsbury Selectboard (vice-chair).
Member of the House: 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 20052006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. E-mail: amiller@
sover.net. Home phone: 442-9825. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 88 Horton
Hill Road, Shaftsbury, VT 05262.
STEVE BERRY of Manchester, Bennington, Co, District 4, was born in
Boston, Massachusetts, on August 15, 1950. He was raised in West Brookfield, MA and Eden, Vermont. He received a B.A., from Johnson State College, Johnson, VT (1977), a M.Div. from Yale University (1979), a D. D.
from Piedmont College, Demorest, GA, and a D. Min. from the Pacific
School of Religion, Berkeley, CA( 2001). Steve is a published author and has
made documentary films in Cologne, Germany and the USA. He attended
Jung Institute in Zurich and married Carol Marchand, in Switzerland in 1974.
They have three grown sons. Steve felt a call to serve. He became a pastor in Eden and North Hyde Park, VT, then in St. Louis, MO and Queens,
NY before becoming Senior Minister of the prestigious First Congregational
Church of Los Angeles. In 2001 he returned to Vermont to pastor in Manchester. Steve is an activist who believes in a healthy citizenry, a healthy
democracy and a healthy environment. He protested against nuclear arms, the
Iraq war and for Human Rights and Climate Change initiatives. He created a
Soup Kitchen, was a leader in Habitat for Humanity, raised millions of dollars
for not-for-profits, supported vets, single parents, the elderly, the disabled and
working families. He co-wrote the RFP for Cable TV Rights and Standards
for St. Louis, was a press secretary for a presidential candidate, created an
art gallery and film forum, and an adult learning center. He was a chaplain in
the LAPD. The United Nations Association presented Steve with the Ralph
Bunche Peace Award following the Los Angeles riots.
CYNTHIA BROWNING of Arlington in Bennington County was born
in Rochester, New York, on April 18th, 1953, and became a full time resident of Arlington in 1998. Occupation: Executive Director of the Batten
Kill Watershed Alliance. Education: Bennington College in Bennington,
VT (B.A.1979); University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (MA/Ph.D.1989).
Member of: Arlington Selectboard, Arlington Zoning Board of Adjustment,
Bennington Regional Transportation Advisory Committee. She taught Economics at Bates College, Smith College, and Williams College. She is a
Democrat. Member of the House: 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012. Home
phone: 802.375.9019. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: P.O. Box 389, Arlington,
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PATTI KOMLINE of Dorset, Bennington County, Republican, was born in
Brooklyn, New York, on January 23, 1961. She was educated at Antwerp International School, Antwerp, Belgium; American School in London, London,
England; Mendham High School in Mendham, New Jersey; Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey (B.S., 1983). She moved to Dorset in
1996 in order to raise her family (three sons) in Vermont. Prior to her election
she was the Executive Director for the Dorset Educational Foundation. Currently does consulting work and most recently was the manager for the Lt.
Governor’s campaign. Current memberships include: Member of the Board
of Trustees for Burr and Burton Academy, Member of the Board of Trustees
for Southern Vermont Health Care, Dorset Justice of the Peace and Dorset
Board of Civil Authority. Previous Memberships include: Chair, the Dorset
School Board of Directors, Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union Safe and
Drug Free School Committee, Northshire Teen Center Coalition. Member
of the House: 2005-2006, 2007- 2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014,
2015-2016 Phone: 908-938-1616. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: P.O. Box 513,
Dorset, VT 05251.
MARCIA R. MARTEL of Waterford, Caledonia County, Republican, was
born on October 20, 1951 in Concord, VT. She was one of fourteen children from the Robinson family. She attended Barnet Elementary School and
graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy. Married to Roger Martel, moved to
Waterford in 1970, have two daughters, Kandy and Elaine, and five grandchildren. She worked for St. Johnsbury Trucking Company for 23 years until
its closing in 1993, then worked for Quest Transportation for 9 years and
am currently working for Sayles Funeral Home in St. Johnsbury, as the Office Administrator. She is a member of the St. Johnsbury Unit 58 American
Legion Auxiliary, also member of the newly organized Charlotte Fairbanks
Federation of Republican Women. Past auditor and zoning administrator for
the Town of Waterford, and currently serving as lister since 2006. Mailing
Address: 1087 Slate Ledge Rd, Waterford, VT 05819. Phone: 802-748-9134
CHIP TROIANO of Stannard Vermont Caledonia County Democrat has
lived in Stannard since 1972 born October 2, 1946, on Staten Island New
York. Education New Dorp High School Staten Island NY. Chip studied Photography at Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City 1972 Social
Science at Lyndon State College Lyndonville Vt. 1976. Chip is married to
Regina Troiano has one daughter Amy. Chip has been employed as an Investigator for the Law Firm of Willey and Power in St Johnsbury Vermont
and has been doing criminal investigations for over 30 years he has been an
instructor of Forensic Photography and sentencing options for the Vermont
Defender General. Chip has served as Chair of Board of Listers and Town
Moderator for the Town of Stannard of the past 40 years and a Justice of the
Peace for past 25 years. He is past president of Board of Directors for Northeast Kingdom Youth Services, organizer of the second Diversion Board in
the State on Vermont. Chip served a combat tour in Viet Nam, serving as an
Infantryman and a helicopter door gunner 1966-1967.Chip has been involved
in Veterans issues over the years, lecturing at local high schools and colleges,
church groups and veteran’s organizations. In 2007 2008 Chip traveled to
Viet Nam working on the production and appearing in a documentary film
recording the journey back to Viet Nam by himself and other veterans. Home
address 261 Hutchins Farm Rd, East Hardwick Stannard Vt. 05836.
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SCOTT BECK of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Republican born in St.
Johnsbury, Vermont. Upon completion of his undergraduate work at the University of Washington he entered the United States Navy, and served until
1999 as a Naval Flight Officer. Scott made three extended deployments, and
earned two Air Medals for combat missions flown in Bosnia and Somalia. He
was also the recipient of a Navy Commendation Medal, two Navy Achievement medals, and numerous campaign medals and ribbons. Scott has flown
over 1100 hours in jet aircraft and has nearly 300 carrier arrested landings.
Upon completing M Ed. Degrees in Social Science and Mathematics at The
Citadel, Scott returned to St. Johnsbury with his family in 1999 and became
an educator, dorm counselor, and coach at St. Johnsbury Academy; he continues to work at the Academy today and teaches American History, American
Government, and economics. In 2005, Scott and his wife, Joelle, opened
the Boxcar & Caboose, an independent bookstore in downtown St. Johnsbury. He has been the chair of the Downtown Improvement Commission and
Executive Director of the St. Johnsbury Chamber of Commerce. During his
time with the Chamber Scott initiated the Discover St. Johnsbury campaign,
assisted with the reconstruction of the fire damaged 1879 Building, and initiated the St. Johnsbury promotional film series. He is the lead organizer of
the St. Johnsbury World Maple Festival, coaches youth baseball, and is a
champion for excellent education for all of St. Johnsbury’s youth. Scott and
Joelle reside with their six children in St. Johnsbury.
JANSSEN WILLHOIT of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Republican
was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, where he grew up on a family farm and
was the first in his family to attend and graduate from college. He was educated at Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky (B.A., history,
2000); George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (M.S., Political
Management); and Vermont Law School (J.D., 2012, magna cum laude).
Janssen is an attorney, and serves as a public defender for both Caledonia and
Essex Counties. He is married to Sarah Willhoit, an area social worker, and
they have two children, Steve and Chyann. Janssen is an active member of
the St. Johnsbury Rotary, Grace United Methodist Church, and a member of
both the Vermont Supreme Court Bar and the Federal District Court for the
District of Vermont. Website: janssenwillhoit.com Phone: 802-431-5118
Address: 46 Hastings Hill, St. Johnbury, VT 05819.
MARTHA “MARTY” FELTUS of Lyndon, Caledonia County, Republican
was born in Kansas City, Missouri on April 30, 1946. She became a resident
of Lyndon in May 1977. Martha graduated from Will Rodgers High School,
Tulsa, Oklahoma (1964) and Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin (B.A. Spanish
1968). Martha retired from Weidmann Electrical Technology after 27 years
of working in management positions in international sales, customer management and strategic improvement initiatives. She is a Member of: Board of
Trustees Village of Lyndonville; Town of Lyndon Selectboard member; Lyndon Planning Commission; Corporator of Lyndon Institute; Board Member
and past President of the Northeastern Vermont Development Association.
Marty is married to Stephen Feltus, they have one girl and one boy.
Post Office Address: PO Box 963, Lyndonville, VT 05851.
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RICHARD LAWRENCE of Lyndon, Caledonia County, Republican, was
born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, on July 5, 1942. He was educated at Lyndon
Institute, Lyndon Center, Vermont; and the University of New Hampshire,
Durham, New Hampshire (A.S., 1962). Occupation: Retired business owner
of Agway in Lyndonville, Vermont. He is married to Nancy Eaton Lawrence
and they have one daughter. Past memberships: Selectman Town of Lyndon; Moderator Town of Lyndon; Trustee Lyndon Institute (31 years); ASCS
County Committee; Eastern A.I. Current memberships: St. Johnsbury - Lyndon Industrial Park Board; Jay - Lyn Fund; Caledonia County Farm Bureau;
President, Caledonia County Fair Association (25 years); Advisory Board
for Community National Bank; Lyndonville Rotary Club. Member of the
House: 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010; Vice Chair Ag. Comm. ‘09 and
‘10, 2011-2012. Email: richlaw@kingcon.com. Home phone: 626-5917.
POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 194 Bean Pond Road, Lyndonville, VT 05851.
CATHERINE “KITTY” TOLL of Danville, Caledonia County, Democrat,
born on August 8, 1959 and a lifelong resident. Occupation: Former teacher. Educated at Danville High School, Danville, Vt.; Lyndon State College,
Lyndon, Vt. (B.S., 1981); University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. (Master of
Education, 1987). She is married to Abel Toll and they have two daughters,
Kate and Margaret. Community Experience Includes: Present Member &
Former Co-Chair of Danville Chamber of Commerce; Longtime Organizer
of Danville Fair; Past Deacon & Trustee of Danville Congregational Church
and Co-Chair of 2014 Capital Campaign Committee; Member of Danville
Parent Teacher Group; Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Corporator
& Capital Campaign Volunteer; Lyndon State College Fundraising Volunteer;
Former Member of Danville Zoning Board & Planning Commission; Past
Trustee & Chair of Pope Memorial Library; Former Justice of the Peace.
Member of the House: 2009/2010 – Agriculture Committee; 2011/2012 and
2013/2014 - Appropriations Committee; Member of Mental Health Oversight
Committee Home Phone: (802) 684-3671 Email: ktoll@leg.state.vt.us ; kittytoll@live.com PO Box 192 Danville, VT 05828
ANNE T. O’BRIEN of Richmond, Chittenden County, Democrat was born
in Northampton Massachusetts on January 27, 1956 and became a resident
of St. Albans Vermont a few weeks later. She is a lifelong Vermont resident
and has resided in Richmond since 1984. Occupation: Health Care Clinical
Consultant. Anne also owns a small business called Sweet Hearts of Vermont
which produces 100% pure maple candy hearts for weddings and events. She
was educated at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg Vermont,
the University of Vermont (B.S.N.1982) and St Michael’s College (M.S.A.
1992). Her career has included working as a Visiting Nurse, Director of Quality, Executive Director and Founding member of the Vermont Council for
Quality, Extension Faculty at UVM, and as a Healthcare Administrator and
Consultant. While at UVM she was a member of UVM Faculty Senate and
served on the Curricular Affairs Committee. She has done clinical consulting
on the electronic health record. Anne has served on a variety of boards in the
past including the founding boards of the Vermont Human Resource Investment Council and the Vermont Council for Quality. She has served on the
Richmond Board of Civil Authority and is currently a member of the Richmond Economic Development Committee. She is a founding board member
and secretary of the Richmond Community Senior Center Board. She has
three adult children, Rebecca, Josiah and Luke who live, work, and own businesses in Vermont. She lives with her partner Keith Frantz . Home phone:
434-4250 Email: aobrien@leg.state.vt.us Address: 2406 Hinesburg Rd Richmond, Vermont 05477.
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TERENCE D. “TERRY” MACAIG of Williston, Chittenden County,
Democrat, was born on October 23, 1938, and has been a resident since 1966.
Occupation: retired. Terry graduated from University of Vermont, B.A. in
Zoology 1960; University of Vermont Medical School, 1960-62 (no degree).
He is widowed from the former Joan Kane and has 1 daughter, 2 sons and
3 grandsons. Memberships: active in Cub Scout and Boy Scout leadership
since 1974; assistant scoutmaster 1981-83; scoutmaster 1983-89; troop committee chair 1991-97; troop committee member 1997-present; district Eagle
Scout Project Review Board chair, 2000-present; Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Church Lector since 1979; CCD teacher for 2 years; Finance Committee 2000-present; Usher, Parish Pastoral Council chair 2001-07; Rectory
Renovation Committee; Choir; Elks Club member since 1975; Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity trustee and treasurer since 1963; Williston Town Health
Officer, 1990-present; Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
representative 2001- 2009; Williston Historical Society Board of Directors,
2001-03; Secretary 2003-06; President 06-present; Justice of the Peace 200103 and 2007-2013; Board of Civil Authority; Selectboard 2002-, Chair 2006-;
Knights of Columbus 3rd Degree; Vermont State Employees Credit Union
Board of Trustees 08-present; State Employees Retirement System board
member 20 years and chair 10 years. Speaker’s house appointee to the commission on the design and funding of retirement and retiree health plans for
state employees and teachers - 2009. Member of the House: 2009-2010,
2011-2012. Home Phone 878-3872. Home Address: 82 Pamela Court, Williston, Vt. 05495.
JIM MCCULLOUGH of Williston, Chittenden County, Democrat, was
born in Burlington, Vermont, on July 14, 1945, and has been a lifelong
resident of Williston. Occupation: Conservation; Co-founder of Catamount
Family Center with his family in Williston. He was educated at UVM, Burlington, Vermont (B.S., Agriculture, 1972). He is married to Lucille B. Pugh
and they have three daughters and four grandchildren. Organizations: F&AM
North Star #12; Justice of the Peace; Green Mountain Athletic Club; Green
Mountain Bicycle Club; Green Mountain Club; Vermont Mountain Bike
Advocates; Vermont Natural Resources Council; Vermont Coverts; Vermont
Woodlands Association; Williston Historical Society; Vermont Bicycle and
Pedestrian Coalition. Member of the House: 2003-2004 (Clerk, House Transportation), 2005-2006, 2007- 2008 (Vice-Chair, Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources), 2009-2010, 2011- 2012(Vice Chair, Fish, Wildlife, and Water Resources). Home phone: 878-2180. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 592 Governor
Chittenden, Williston, VT 05495.
BILL FRANK, a resident of Underhill, Chittenden County, was born and
raised in Michigan. After graduating from Central Michigan University with
a BS and MS in Mathematics and serving in the Army he moved to Vermont
to begin a career with IBM in Essex Junction. Retiring after 30 years of employment Bill formed a consulting and programming company specializing
in controlling the flow of products in a complex manufacturing line. Bill met
Bev in college; they married in 1971 and built their home in Underhill in
1977. They have a grown daughter Sara. They are members of the United
Church of Underhill and very involved in the annual Harvest Market. Bill
was a long time Meals On Wheels driver and now volunteer drives for the
Special Services Transportation Agency. He also served on the Underhill
ID Elementary and Chittenden East Supervisory Union school boards and
the Pine Ridge School Board of Directors. A Democrat, Bill’s legislative assignments includes the Human Services Committee 2005-12, the Tobacco
Evaluation and Review Board and the Building Bright Futures State Council.
Bill can be reached at Bill@RepBillFrank.com, 19 Poker Hill Rd, Underhill,
VT 05489, or 899-3136.
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GEORGE W. TILL of Jericho, Chittenden County, Democrat, was born
in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on November 7, 1952. He graduated from
Haverford College, Haverford Pennsylvania in 1974. After college, George
worked as a social worker at the Philadelphia County Department of Public
Assistance and at Haverford State Psychiatric Hospital. He did post baccalaureate work at Boston University and Harvard University and graduated
from The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1981. George
completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California San Francisco in 1985. From 1985 to 1988 he served in the National
Health Service Corps in St. Louis, Missouri. From 1988 until 2009 George
was a physician in private OB/GYN practice in Chittenden County.. He
now works as a hospitalist at Fletcher Allen Health Care. He is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Vermont
School of Medicine. George is vice-chair of the Mount Mansfield Union
School Board and chairman of the Finance Committee. George founded
and for 12 years coached The Mt Mansfield Youth Lacrosse Club. George
was elected to the Vermont State Legislature in November, 2008. He is a
member of The House Committee on Health Care, and the Vermont State
Commission on Health Care Reform. George can be reached by email at:
gtill@leg.state.vt.us or rep.georgetill@gmail.com and by phone at 8992984. His home address is: 74 Foothills Dr. Jericho, Vt. 05465.
MICHAEL YANTACHKA of Charlotte, Chittenden County, Democrat, was
CHITTENDEN 4-1 born in Swoyersville, PA, became a resident of Vermont in 1978 and has
lived in Charlotte since 1985. Mike and his wife Janet have 5 grown children
and seven grandchildren. Mike received a B.S. degree in Mathematics from
King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, and a M.S. in Math from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY. Mike had a 36 year career in software
development having worked at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft in Connecticut, as
well as with Computer Sciences Corporation in New Jersey, Simmonds Precision in Vergennes, Vermont, and IBM in Essex Junction, VT. Mike retired
from software development after 24 years with IBM and currently works as a
Tax Advisor for H&R Block in South Burlington. Mike has been a Justice of
the Peace in Charlotte since 1993 and served on the Charlotte Central School
Board from 1998 to 2004. Mike served as the Charlotte Democratic Committee Chair for 10 years and as the Chittenden County Democratic Committee Chair for 3.5 years. Mike has been a member of the Vermont House
since 2011, serving on the Natural Resources and Energy Committee. Mike
is a member of St. Catherine of Siena parish in Shelburne. Website: www.
MikeYantachka.com, Phone: 802-425-3960 (H), 802-233-5238 (C) Mailing
address: 393 Natures Way, Charlotte, VT 05445Email: myantachka.dfa@
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WILLIAM J. LIPPERT, JR. of Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Democrat, was born in Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania, on January 18, 1950. He is
married to his partner of 25 years, Enrique S. Peredo, Jr., of Toto, Guam.
Educated at Williamsport High School, Williamsport, PA; Earlham College,
Richmond, IN (B.A., History, 1972); Antioch University New England,
Keene, New Hampshire (M.A., Counseling Psychology, 1979); John F.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University - Senior Executives
in State & Local Government (2007). From 1973-1996 employed by the
Counseling Service of Addison County, serving as executive director,
1984-1996. In 1992 founded Samara Foundation of Vermont, where he was
employed from 1997- 2007. (Now the Samara Fund for LGBT Vermonters,
a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation.) Served on the
boards of VT CARES, Addison County Battered Women’s Project, founding
board Outright Vermont. Member VT Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition,
Lewis Creek Association. Elected Hinesburg Justice of the Peace. Judicial
Retention Committee (1995-2000, Chair 2005-2006); Administrative Rules
Committee (1997-2000; Chair 1998-2000). Elected (2012) Legislative
Trustee of the Vermont State Colleges. Member of the House: 1994 (seated
April 13, 1994), 1995-96, 1997-98, 1999-2000 (Judiciary, Vice Chair),
2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012,
2013-2014 & 2015-2016. House Judiciary Committee 1995-2014, Chair,
2005-2014; Judicial Nominating Board, Judicial Rules & Corrections
Oversight Committees. Home phone: 482-3528. E-mail: wlippert@leg.state.
vt.us. Post Office Address: 2751 Baldwin Road, Hinesburg, VT 05461.
KATE WEBB of Shelburne, Chittenden County, Democrat, was born in
Lewiston, Maine and grew up in Chappaqua, NY, becoming a resident ofVermont in 1972. Kate was educated at the University of Vermont, earning a
BA in psychology (1975) and MS in Communication Science and Disorders
(1980). Occupation: Retired Speech Language Pathologist, public school
systems, retired clinical professor, UVM and retired real estate broker. Kate
is married to Marshall Webb and has 2 daughters, 2 stepdaughters, 4 sonsin-law, and an expanding number of grandchildren. Kate has served on the
House Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Committee and is a member of
the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Future of Lake Champlain. She
also serves on the Board of Advisors for the UVM College of Nursing and
Health Sciences and on the Legislative Advisory Board of the New England
Board of Higher Education. She is past treasurer for the Vermont Association for Psychological Type-international and gives introductory workshops
to schools and non-profits using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator®. Member
of the House: 2009-2014. Deputy Assistant Majority Leader, 2012-2014. Assistant Majority Leader, 2014. Cell phone: (802) 233-7798. Email: katewebbvt@gmail.com. Address: 1611 Harbor Rd. Shelburne, VT 054
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JOAN G. LENES of Shelburne, Chittenden County, Democrat, was born
on February 24, 1951, in New Britian, CT, and became a resident of present
town in 1979. Occupation: Educator. She was educated at Winter Haven
High School, Winter Haven, FL, the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
(BA Sociology 1973); University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (M.Ed.1980).
She is married to Helmut A. Lenes and they have one daughter and one son.
Joan serves as a board member at Champlain Valley Union High School,
Child Care Resource, and Connecting Youth in Chittenden South Supervisory
School District. Joan’s community involvement also includes membership in
the Charlotte/Shelburne Rotary and Shelburne Business and Professional Association. She coordinates and drives for Meals on Wheels as well as being
a founder of Robin’s Nest Children’s Center. She had previously worked and
taught at UVM in the Center for Service-Learning. She owned and operated
Climb High, a premier outdoor mountaineering business with her husband.
Memberships: University of Vermont Trustee 2011-2017; Champlain Valley
Union High School Board member; Chittenden Supervisory Union Board
member; Connecting Youth Board member, Meals on Wheels coordinator
and driver. Member of the House: 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012. Home
phone 985-8515, Cell phone 999-9363. E-mail: jlenes197@gmail.com Post
Office Address: 197 Governor’s Lane, Shelburne, VT 05482.
JOANNA COLE of Burlington, Chittenden County, Democrat, was born in
CHITTENDEN 6-1 Troy, NY. Before becoming a State Legislator, she was a College Chemistry
and Biology teacher, researcher and parent. She attended Guilderland, NY
schools, moved to Mohegan Lake and upper Westchester County’s Lakeland
High School. Then she went on to Denver University and took time out to
start a family. She returned to Gaston College for an A.A.S., University of
North Carolina Charlotte for a B.S. Chemistry, UNCC for her Masters work
in Biology, Bryn Mawr College, and Drew University for Theological Studies. She taught at Lebanon Valley College, Millerville University, and Bryn
Mawr College. She has broad experience from living many places including
Puerto Rico and Alaska. She lives with her spouse, Sarah Flynn and their
two cats. Adult children are grown and far away. Rep. Cole continues
to serve as a Justice of the Peace. She formerly served on the Burlington
Board for the Registration of Voters, State Board for the League of Women
Voters, Vermont Commission on Women Advisory Board for the LWV,
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont Board and Teacher, Department of Mental Health Transformation Council, DMH Secure Recovery
Residence Task Force and Criminal Justice Mental Health Task Force. She
is also a former Steering Committee Member and Chair of Neighborhood
Planning Assembly for Burlington Wards 4&7. 108 Rivers Edge Drive,
Burlington, VT 05408; www.joannacole.org 802-660-7175; www.facebook.
com/joannacolevtstaterep; Joanna.cole1@comcast.net
KURT WRIGHT was born in Middlebury Vermont and graduated from VerCHITTENDEN 6-1 gennes Union high School. He took business classes at Champlain college.
He has lived in the New North end of Burlington for the past 25 years with his
wife Kim who is the business office manager at Burlington Health and Rehab.
Wright served ten years on the Burlington City Council and was elected President of the Council from 2007-2009. He also represents his community as a
Justice of the Peace. Wright is currently serving in his 7th term as a member
of the House and represents District 6-1 in Burlington.
A former small business manager, Kurt is now a Realtor with Century 21
Advantage located in South Burlington.
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JEAN O’SULLIVAN was appointed to the House in 2012 and re-elected
in 2012 and 2014. She currently serves on the House General, Housing
and Military Affairs Committee. Jean’s public service includes three
terms on the Burlington City Council, 2000 to 2005; four terms as Commissioner on the Burlington Electric Commission five terms as Vice Chair
of the Burlington Employee Retirement Board. Jean has also served the
Democratic Party as a ward, city and county chair during 1985 to 1990.
Jean was born in 1945 in New York City and was raised in Greenwich
Connecticut. She graduated from California State College at Los Angeles
in 1972 with a degree in political science and continued her studies at the
New School for Social Research in New York City. Though graduating
from Cal State, she spent three years at Goddard College in Plainfield.
Those years nurtured her love for Vermont. In 1977 Jean moved back
to Vermont to raise her family and build a business. Jean has been an
independent businesswomen her entire life. She owned a discount beverage store and a small chain of candy stores in Vermont before becoming
a financial consultant. She became affiliated with Merrill Lynch in 1999
and continued on with A. G. Edwards until establishing her own financial
services company in 2000. She resides at 37 Village Green, Burlington
05408 and can be contacted at josullivan@leg.state.vt.us.
JILL KROWINSKI of Burlington, has served in the House since 2012.
Currently, she works at the VP of Education and VT Community Affairs
at Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. Krowinski also serves
as a Commissioner for the Fletcher Free Library, Vice Chair of the Health
Care Oversight Committee, Chair of the Vermont Child Poverty Council,
and an Advisory Committee member of Emerge. She also has served as
a delegate for the American Council of Young Political Leaders in the
Philippines. Krowinski is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. She
and her partner Tim live in the Old North End. Home phone: 802-3633907 and email jkrowinski@leg.state.vt.us. Address: 27 Spring Street,
Burlington, VT 05401
CURT McCORMACK was born in Queens, New York on Feb. 28, 1952
and moved to Vermont in 1971 and to Burlington, his present district
in 2008. He was a member of the Vermont House representing the City
of Rutland from 1983 until 1996. He chaired the Committee on Natural
Resources and Energy for five years; was chair of the Joint House/Senate Energy Committee; vice chair of the National Conference of State
Legislatures (NCSL) Environment Committee and representative on the
NCSL High Level Radioactive Waste Repository Task Force; co-chair of
the New England Recycling Council; House representative of the Vermont
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission; vice chair Vermont Rail
Council. He was the sponsor of Act 78, Vermont’s comprehensive solid
waste law; first in the nation 1989 law that regulated Chlorofluorocarbon
(CFCs) and the creation of the Ethan Allen Express Amtrak train service.
He was the recipient of the New England Environmental Network Leadership Award from Tufts University.Since resigning from the Legislature
Rep. McCormack was Vermont Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator; Vermont
Low Income Advocacy Council Advocate; Director of Advocacy Vermont
Public Interest Research Group; an environmental consultant for the State
of Vermont, City of Burlington, Peace Corps, USAID; electrical contractor
and Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal.
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CHRISTOPHER PEARSON of Burlington, Chittenden County,
Progressive, grew up in Maine, but was born in Alberta, Canada, on January
5, 1973. He moved to Vermont in 1991 to attend UVM where he graduated
with a Bachelors of Art in Psychology. In 1998, he got his start in Vermont
politics working for then-Congressman Bernie Sanders. In 2006 he was appointed to the legislature to fill a vacancy. Pearson runs his own consulting
firm specializing in helping non-profit clients with communication and organizing work. He is married to Lacey Richards and they have two daughters,
Isla and Maeve. Member of the House: 2006-2008, 2011-2012, 2013-2014.
Burlington Parks & Recreation Commission member 2009-2014. Home
phone: 860-3933, email: cpearson@leg.state.vt.us. Address: 12 Brookes Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401.
KESHA RAM of Burlington, Chittenden County, Democrat, was born in
CHITTENDEN 6-4 Santa Monica, California, on August 2, 1986. She graduated from the University of Vermont in 2008 (BS, Natural Resource Planning [cum laude];
BA, Political Science [magna cum laude]) and completed a Public Law program at American University in 2006. Outside of the legislature, Kesha is the
Public Engagement Specialist for the Burlington Community and Economic
Development Office. Her partner, Oliver LaFarge, is a boat technician at
Darling’s Boatworks in Charlotte. Organizations and affiliations: Lola Aiken
Scholar, since 2004; Morris K. Udall Scholar, since 2006; Ronald E. McNair Scholar, since 2006; UVM Tower Society Member, since 2007; Harry
S. Truman Scholar, since 2007; Oxfam Climate Change Ambassador, since
2009; Center for Whole Communities Board Member, since 2010; Sudan
Development Foundation Advisory Board Member, since 2010; UVM Vermont Regional Alumni Board Member, 2010-2011; UVM Board of Trustees,
Secretary of the Vermont State Agricultural College, since 2011. Member
of the House 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016. Phone: 8814433. Email: kram@leg.state.vt.us. Website: www.kesharam.org. Address:
31 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401.
JOHANNAH LEDDY DONOVAN of Burlington, Chittenden County,
CHITTENDEN 6-5 Democrat, was born on September 18, 1944, in Burlington, and has been a
lifelong resident. Occupation: Retired Teacher, Vermont Adult Learning. She
was educated at Rice Memorial High School, South Burlington, Vermont;
Trinity College, Burlington, Vermont (B.A., 1967). She is widow of Thomas
Donovan and has five daughters, one son and nine grandchildren. Chittenden
County Democratic Committee; Burlington City Democratic Committee;
Christ the King Parish. Member of the House: 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 20052006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016. Home
Phone: 863-4634. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 38 Bayview Street, Burlington, VT 05401.
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MARY SULLIVAN of Burlington, a Democrat, was born in Marlborough,
MA, on Sept. 9, 1952. She attended schools in Marlborough and graduated
from Trinity College of Vermont with a B.A. in history in 1974. After working on the campaign of Sen. Patrick Leahy that summer and fall Mary worked
for 3 ½ years in the Senator’s D.C. office. Following that she attending Boston University’s School of Public Communications graduating with an M.S.
in Communications in 1979. She worked at several newspapers over the
years. After living in Sydney Australia and Washington, D.C. Mary returned
to Burlington in 1988. She has held jobs in the communications field at the
University of Vermont, Vermont Housing Finance Agency and Trinity College along with being a freelance writer. Most recently Mary was the Director
of Communications at Burlington Electric Department, a position she held
for 14½ years. Mary has served on many boards including a six-year stint recently on the board of The Intervale Center. She currently serves on the board
of CarShareVT and 350VT. Mary is married to Don Meals, and they have
one daughter who is in college. Home address: 84 Caroline St., Burlington,
VT, 05401. Home phone is 802-862-6632.
BARBARA RACHELSON of Burlington (since 1991), Democrat, was
born July 25, 1957 in Glen Ridge, NJ and grew up in North Caldwell, NJ.
She attended West Essex High School, Brandeis University (B.A. Sociology, 1978) and University of Michigan (M.S.W. in Policy and Planning,
1979). She is married and the mother of Isaac and Aviva Loeb. She is Executive Director of Lund since 1997 and has 30 years experience working
in nonprofit organizations, which includes: Executive Director, Michigan
Network of Runaway and Youth Services; Director of Outpatient Services,
The Counseling Service of Addison County; Program Development Director, Spectrum Youth Services; and Program Director, DTA( runaway /homeless youth shelter in Detroit). She was a legislative aide, Michigan House
of Representatives Judiciary Committee; LBJ intern, Congressman Joseph
Minish (NJ), and an intern for the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile
Delinquency. Barbara has served on the boards of Fletcher Allen Health
Care, the Vermont Children’s Forum, the Michigan Coalition for Children
and Families (chair) and the Michigan Coalition for Juvenile Justice Reform
(co-chair). She was appointed and served on the Vermont Committee for
Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health; and the Ann Arbor Human
Rights Commission. She is a Fieldwork instructor at UVM School of Social
Work and a former field work instructor for the University of Michigan
and Michigan State University Schools of Social Work. She was a federal
peer and grant reviewer for the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Contact Information: 205 Summit Street, Burlington 05401, 802-862-1290
or Barbara.rachelson@gmail.com
DIANA GONZALEZ of Winooski, Chittenden County, Progressive/Democrat, was born on August 8, 1978 in Oxnard, California. Diana is pursuing
her doctorate at the University of Vermont in Education, Leadership and
Policy (2012-present). She also runs an independent consulting business,
Grounds for Discourse, through which she provides training and trainingof-trainers sessions for organizations around diversity, group dialogue, and
social justice (2011-present). Diana received her BA in American Cultural
Studies (2000) at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA and
her MA in Conflict Transformation (2006) from the School for International training in Brattleboro, VT. Diana works as an educator with elementary school, high school, university, and international students (2004-present). Diana worked as staff at UVM for 5 years as an Alcohol and Other
Drugs Health Educator (2009-2013). During this time she became a leader
in the drive to unionize university staff. She has also been involved with
restorative justice programs at Community Justice Centers in Brattleboro and Burlington, VT (2007-2009). Since the year same sex marriage
was federally recognized (2013), she has been married to Ace McArleton.
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CLEMENT “CLEM” J. BISSONNETTE of Winooski, Chittenden County, and Democrat was born and raised in Winooski Clem graduated from
Champlain College in 1965 with an Associate Degree in Business Management to begin a career with IBM in Essex Junction which lasted 36 years.
Clem married Sharon in 1979 and they have one grown son Mitchell. They
are members of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Winooski. Clem has served the
City of Winooski in the following capacities: Chair of the Winooski Housing
Authority, Deputy Mayor of the City Council, Chair of The Winooski School
Board Trustees and Mayor of Winooski and over saw the largest Downtown
Redevelopment in the state of Vermont, and Interim City Manager. Member
of the House 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Clem can be
reached via e-mail: Clembi@comcast.net, postal address: 11 Dufresne Drive,
Winooski, Vermont 05404, and by phone at home: 655-9527.
MARTIN LALONDE of South Burlington, Chittenden County, Democrat,
was born in Lynwood, California, and was raised in Alpena, Michigan. He
attended Alpena Community College and the University of Michigan, where
he received a Bachelors in Business Administration in 1986. Martin worked
in sales in New Jersey and New York for four years before attending the
University of Michigan Law School, where he received his law degree in
1993. He clerked for Judge John Butzner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Fourth Circuit in Virginia, and for Judge Paul Friedman of the U.S. District
Court for the District of Columbia. Martin worked at the Department of
Justice Environment and Natural Resources division in Washington, D.C. for
twelve years, where he represented federal agencies in lawsuits involving
federal environmental and land management statutes as well as issues related
to management of Indian tribal lands and resources. Martin, his wife Anne,
and their son and daughter moved to Vermont in the summer of 2007, where
he has been the primary stay-at-home parent. He has served on the board
of Vermont Suzuki Violins and on the South Burlington Form Based Code
committee. He is a member of the South Burlington School Board, the Board
of the Vermont School Board Association, and the Board of the Vermont Watercolor Society. Martin is a member of the Vermont Bar and has provided
pro bono representation in family court. Member of House: 2014-15. Home
Phone and Address: 863-3086; 304 Four Sisters Road, South Burlington,
VT 05403.
ANN D. PUGH was born in Rye, NY and moved to Burlington, VT in 1976
CHITTENDEN 7-2 to begin her career as a social worker. Three years later she moved to her
current home in South Burlington. She graduated from Rye Country Day
School, Union College (Schenectady, NY) with a BS, Washington University
(St. Louis, MO) with a MSW and UVM with a CAS in Administration and
Planning. Previously employed by the Baird Center for Children and Families (HowardCenter), Trinity College and State of Vermont, she now is a full
time faculty member in the Department of Social Work at UVM. She has a
step daughter, Jennie Hayes. She has long been an active volunteer in the
community serving on agency, city and state boards including the ReSourceVT, Vermont Child Poverty Council, South Burlington Planning Commission, Governor’s Commission on Women, Vermont Children’s Forum, Vermont Association for Mental Health, NASW-VT and Champlain Drug and
Alcohol Services. Currently she is a member of the Board of Civil Authority
and a Justice of the Peace in South Burlington, an advisory board member of
the Chittenden County Hunger Council and a trustee of the Thomas Lawler
and Jennie Christy Hayes Foundation. A Democrat, she has been a member
of the House since 1993. To contact her, email repannpugh@gmail.com,
snail mail 67 Bayberry Lane, South Burlington, VT or call 802-863-6705.
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HELEN HEAD of South Burlington, Chittenden County, Democrat, was
born and raised in Griffin, Georgia and became a resident of South Burlington
in 1992. She was educated at the University of New Hampshire (B.A.) and
the University of Vermont (M.P.A.). Her career has focused on the administration of non-profit organizations, including New Hampshire Legal Assistance’s Concord office and Project Home (now HomeShare Vermont). Past
community board and committee memberships have focused on domestic
violence, developmental disabilities, Alzheimer’s Disease, court diversion,
corrections, community library services, and ecumenical action. Presently
she works with Hospice of the Champlain Valley, Dismas House, and Small
Potatoes, an interfaith program that feeds hungry Vermonters on Saturday
mornings. Helen is married to Thomas Mercurio and they have a grown son
and daughter, Paul and Maria. Member of the House 2003-2004; 2005-2006;
2007-2008; 2009-2010; 2011-2012; 2013-2014. Home phone: 862-2267.
Email: helen@helenhead.com. Website: www.helenhead.com. Address: 65
East Terrace, South Burlington, VT 05403.
MAIDA F. TOWNSEND of South Burlington, Chittenden County, is serving her second term in the Vermont House. She is a retired teacher, who
tutors all ages in French. She taught novice to advanced French at West
Rutland High School (1966-1969), Vergennes Union High School (19701981), and Winooski High School (1989-2008). She was also licensed
to teach, and did teach at times during her career, English and Spanish in
addition to French. She was president of Vermont-NEA (1981-1989) and
Chair of the Vermont State Democratic Party (1991-1995). She has served
on numerous governing boards, including the Regional Laboratory for
Educational Improvement of the Northeast and Islands (1985-1992), Blue
Cross/ Blue Shield of Vermont (1989-1993), Winooski Dollars for Scholars
(1996- 2008), and ACLU-VT (2002-2011). During her mother’s journey
with Alzheimer’s (2008-2010), she had responsibility for her mother’s
household and care, and subsequently, her estate. Since January 2009, she
has been a volunteer county coordinator and driver for the American Cancer
Society’s Road to Recovery program. Her personal time goes into figure
skating, playing the French horn, and gardening. Her little dog Sissy is
her “rock.” Contact information: 232 Patchen Road in South Burlington;
862-7404; mftownsend@comcast.net; mtownsend@leg.state.vt.us ; www.
maidatownsend.org.
DEBBIE G. EVANS of Essex Town, Chittenden 8-1 Democrat, was born in
McKeesport, Pennsylvania on July 27, 1952, and has lived in Essex for 39
years. She was educated in elementary and high school in West Newton, Pa.
She attended Carlow University in Pittsburgh, Pa. and graduated with a BS
degree in Speech and Hearing Pathology. She has worked as a Speech and
Language Pathologist in Pa., NY, and Vermont. Debbie is married to Edward
Evans for 39 years, and they have three grown sons, Paul, Andrew, Don and
a grown daughter, Paige and 6 wonderful grandchildren. Debbie is a member
of the Essex Board of Civil Authority and is a Justice of the Peace. She is currently a member of Essex Rotary. She is a Trustee of the Essex Free Library.
She is a past recipient of the Essex Educator’s Association Award. Member of
the House 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 20152016. Debbie has served on the Government Operations Committee for ten
years. Presently, she serves as Vice-Chair. She is clerk on the Government
Accountability Committee. She can be reached at 802-878 4317. Post office
address: 53 Greenfield Rd., Essex Jct., Vt. 05452. Email address: devans@
leg.state.vt.us or ekevans@aol.com
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LINDA K. MYERS of Essex Town, Chittenden County, Republican, was
born in Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania, on August 18, 1940, and became a resident of Essex in 1978. Occupation: Retired newspaper editor. Linda attended
elementary and high school in Cleveland, Ohio and is a graduate (1962) of
Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, with a bachelor’s degree in journalism/
political science. She was a journalist for 39 years working in Washington,
D.C., New York, Virginia, and Vermont. She is the widow of Rep. Martin
J. Myers and has two daughters, Robyn and Kasey, and two sons-in-law,
Scott and Mark. Linda retired from the Essex Selectboard in March 2014
after serving 13 years, the last four as chair. She is a member of the Essex
Town Republican Committee, the Essex Board of Civil Authority, the Association of Women in Communications, the National Association of Female
Executives, and is a Justice of the Peace. She is a former cheerleading coach
at Essex High School, and has been involved in cheerleading on the local,
state and national levels for 30 years. In 2003, Linda was named high school
cheerleading’s “National Contributor of the Year” by the National Federation
of State High School Association’s Spirit Committee. Member of the House:
2001-2002 (appointed on September 13, 2001 to fill the seat of her late husband, Rep. Martin J. Myers), 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010,
2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016. Home phone: 878-3514. Email: lindakmyers@comcast.net or lmyers@leg.state.vt.us. POST OFFICE ADDRESS:
51 Forest Road, Essex Junction, VT 05452.
TIMOTHY JERMAN of Essex Junction, Chittenden County, Democrat,
was born on January 24, 1949, in Stamford, Connecticut, and became a resident of present town in 1982. Occupation: Director of Human Resources,
VSAC, retired 2008. He was educated at Stamford High School, Stamford,
Connecticut; University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut (B.A., Political Science, 1970); Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts (M.ed.,
1975). He is married with two grown daughters and a stepson. Memberships: Essex Junction Village Trustee; Essex C.H.I.P.S. Board of Directors;
Essex Junction Recreation Department Advisory Board; EBPA Memorial
Day Parade Committee; Regional Planning Commission Housing Goals Task
Force; Essex Community Historical Society; Vermont Civics Education
Council; Essex Board of Civil Authority and Justice of the Peace; Volunteer,
Neighborhood Watch and Essex Junction Block Party. Member of the House:
2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Home phone:
878-2972. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 5 Sycamore Lane, Essex Junction,
VT 05452.
CHITTENDEN 8-2 PAUL DAME representing the Village of Essex Junction, was elected to his
first term in the House of Representatives in 2014. Paul is a native Vermonter, who grew up on a family dairy farm before graduating from Otter Valley
Union High School in Brandon, VT. In 2005, Paul earned his degree in secondary education (with a concentration in mathematics) from The University
of Vermont. In 2014 Paul became the first elected President of the Vermont
Young Professionals when the founding president stepped down, and later the
same year he was named one of Vermont Business Magazine’s “Top 40 under
40” at their annual “Rising Stars” banquet..
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ROBERT L. BANCROFT of Westford, Chittenden County, Republican was
born on September 29, 1947 in Barre, VT. He became a resident of current
town on May 31, 1983. He graduated with a BA from the University of
Vermont and received a MS from UVM. He received a PhD in 1981 from
Purdue University. He is a self-employed economist. He has 3 children, 1
girl and 2 boys. He served on the Westford Selectboard for 12 years and on
the Westford School Board for 2 years. Mailing address: 405 Brookside Rd.,
Westford, VT 05494 Phone: 802-879-7386
JOEY PURVIS of Colchester, Chittenden County, Republican, was born on
July 22, 1955 in Burlington VT. He is a lifelong resident of his current town.
He is married to Marcia Purvis and they have a daughter and son. He is
self-employed. He is a Justice of the Peace, serves as a Lister. He is a past
member of Webster Lodge Free and Accepted Masons, Elks Lodge #916, St.
Johns Club, Burlington Chamber of Commerce, and Vermont Retail Association. Home address: 364 Hidden Oak Dr., Colchester, VT 05446
JAMES O’NEILL CONDON of Colchester, Chittenden County,
Democrat, was born on May 19, 1958, in New London, Connecticut, and
became a resident of present town in 1993. Occupation: Executive Director,
Vermont Association of Broadcasters. He is married to Ginny McGehee and
they have one son, Thomas. He was educated at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut (B.A., History, 1981). He is past president of the VT
Associated Press Broadcasters Association and former Vermont AP Newscaster and Sportscaster of the Year. Member of the Colchester Economic
Development Advisory Committee. Member of the House: 2005-2006, 20072008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Home phone: 655-5764.
POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 500A Dalton Drive, Colchester, VT 05446.
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PATRICK M. BRENNAN of Colchester, Chittenden County, Republican,
CHITTENDEN 9-2 was born on June 11, 1953, in Burlington, Vermont, and became a resident
of present town in 1985. He was educated at Rice Memorial High School,
South Burlington, Vermont. He is married to Mary Elizabeth (Beauvais)
Brennan and they have one daughter and one son. Organizations: Colchester
Civil Board; Justice of the Peace; Past Colchester High School Key Communicator; ST. Chairman, BPOE Special Activities; Past CMS Girl’s Softball
Coach; Member of: Colchester Republican Committee; Past member, Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain; Chair of House Transportation Committee; Colchester Planning Committee, former member. Member
of the House: 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012.
Home phone: 863-3773. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 96 Tanglewood Drive,
Colchester, VT 05446.
MAUREEN PIETRYKA DAKIN Colchester, Chittenden County, was born
CHITTENDEN 9-2 in Proctor, VT on March 17, 1950. She was raised and educated in West Rutland. She is the widow of Robert E. Dakin and has two children, Melanie and
Patrick, a grandson Zachary, four sisters and four brothers. Maureen graduated from UVM (Political Science) and Trinity College (Secondary Education). Democrat. Retired. Served on Colchester School Board (Clerk, Vice
Chair). Justice of the Peace (20 years) currently Chair, Board of Civil Authority. Longtime member of the Friends of the Burnham Memorial Library and
Colchester Historical Society. Board, VNA of Chittenden/Grand Isle Counties. VT State Board of Dental Examiners (public member); VT State Human Services Board; Associate, VT Leadership Institute, Snelling Center for
Government; Toll Fellow, Council of State Governments. Legislator, 19972004, Agriculture, Commerce (Clerk, Vice Chair), Appropriations. Member
and Chair, Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules. Member of Holy
Cross Catholic Church.
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RONALD E. HUBERT, Milton resident for 25 years, Chittenden County,
Republican, was born in Elk City, Oklahoma on August 28, 1952 and was
raised and educated in Lynn, Massachusetts. Served in the U.S. Army, 101st
Engineers from 1971-1979. Currently a member of the American Legion.
Small business owner, owned and operated The Middle Road Market since
1987. Served on a number of committee’s in Milton. Mag Husky, Transportation and Mobility, Reparative Board, Milton Charter Commission, Milton
Business Association (former president). Coached Milton Bronco Football,
one of the (original founders), softball and soccer. Ron and his wife, Clare,
married 37 years have 3 daughters and 8 grandchildren. Home phone: 8931368. Post office address: 68 Woodcrest Circle, Milton, Vt. 05468
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DONALD H. TURNER, JR. of Milton, Chittenden County, Republican,
was born on July 19, 1964, in Burlington, Vermont and has been a lifelong
resident of Milton. He is married to Gail and they have three daughters Emily, Hillary and Erin. Occupation: Fire and Rescue Chief, Real Estate Broker,
Developer and Investment Properties. He was educated in the Milton Town
School District, Milton, Vermont; Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont.
He is a thirty plus year member of the Milton Fire and Rescue departments
and has served as the Fire and Rescue Chief and Forest Fire Warden since
2004. Serves on the Supervisory Board of the Vermont Federal Credit Union,
the Milton Board of Civil authority, as a Justice of the Peace, Notary Public
and is a Vermont certified fire Instructor. Organizations: Seneca Lodge #40,
Milton Republican Committee Vermont State Firefighters Association, International Association of Fire Chiefs Milton Firefighters Association, Northwest Vermont Board of Realtors, Vermont Association of Realtors and the
National Association of Realtors. Member of the House since 2006 (seated
January 23, 2006). Served on the following committees: Human Services
2006, Institutions and Corrections 2007 General, Housing and Military Affairs 2008, Commerce and Economic Development 2009-2012 and Education 2013-2014. House Minority Leader 2011-present. Contact Information:
email address: dturner@leg.state.vt.us Home Telephone 802-893-1419 Cellular Telephone 802-373-5960. Home Address: P.O. Box 487, Milton, Vermont 05468. website: www.donturnerjr.com
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CONSTANCE “CONNIE” QUIMBY, a Republican from Essex Countyand a Vermont native, was raised in Granby. She attended the one room
school there through the eighth grade and received her high school education at Concord High School in Concord Vermont. She has lived in Concord, with her husband Bruce, a long haul truck driver for 42 years. They
raised four children and have five grandchildren who live in the Northeast
Kingdom. She has two decades of experience in local government as a
town clerk in both Granby and Concord, seven years working in the local
school system and eight years of carrying mail on her Grandfather’s mail
route and working as a Postmaster Relief at the Concord Post Office. She
is currently the president of Concord Historical Society and served as
chair for the Concord Veterans Memorial Monument. She maintains her
membership in the Granby Congregational Church. Member of the House
2013-2014. Home phone: 802-695-2575; email: cquimby@leg.state.
vt.us; mailing address: PO Box 373 Concord VT 05824
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PAUL D. LEFEBVRE of Newark, Caledonia County, Republican, was born
January 26, 1945 in Newport and raised in Island Pond. He was educated at
Brighton High School and went to Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts, spent a junior year abroad in Scotland, and went to graduate school
at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, where he graduated with a
Masters degree in European History. For most of his professional career he
has been a writer, working as a reporter, editor, columnist, and author. He has
written and self-published three books on the northern half of the Northeast
Kingdom — the Upper Kingdom. He likes to travel, reads extensively about
the American Civil War, is a member of the Northeast Kingdom Civil War
Roundtable and in the fall goes to a hunting camp that has been in his family
since 1958. First elected to the House in 2014, he represents 14 towns spread
over the counties of Essex, Caledonia and Orleans. Home phone: 467.8338.
POB 397 Island Pond, 05846
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CAROLYN W. BRANAGAN of Georgia, Franklin County, Republican, was
born on June 5, 1954, in Windsor, Vermont, and became a resident of present town in 1963. University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont (B.S.-1976
and M.Ed.- 1984). She is married to Christopher Branagan and they have
two daughters and one son. Organizations: University of Vermont Trustee;
Franklin County Republican Committee; Governor’s Commission on International Education; Vermont Legislative Women’s Caucus;Vermont Interactive Television Coordinating Council; Past Trustee and Chair Vermont Maple
Festival; Board of Trustees for Martha’s Kitchen, Franklin County Home
Health Board ; Friends of Northern Lake Champlain; Vermont State Mother
of the Year, 2010; Georgia Baptist Church; Georgia School Board ; Town
Moderator; Georgia Town History Editor; currently serves on House Ways
and Means, vice chair. Member of the House: 2003-2004, 2005- 2006, 20072008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012. 2013-2014, 2015-2016. Phone: 802-782-4108.
POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 1295 Ballard Road, Georgia, VT 05478.
BARBARA SMITH MURPHY, of Fairfax, Independent, was born on
August 17, 1957 in Burlington Vermont. She became a resident of her current town in 1982. She was widowed in 2003. They had a son and daughter
together. She has 1 grandson. She graduated from Burlington High School
and received a BA from the University of Vermont. She is retired from the
USPS. Memberships: Franklin County Home Health Agency Board of Directors 1999-2005, 2009-present; Fairfax Development Review Board 20002003, 2006-2014; Bellows Free Academy School Board 1991-1997, 2009;
Girl Scout Leader 1991-2003; Fairfax Rescue Squad Treasurer 1995-1998.
Mailing address: 7 Lily Rd, Fairfax, VT 05454. Phone: 802-849-6545
KATHLEEN C. KEENAN of St. Albans City, Franklin County, Democrat,
was born in Burlington, Vermont, on May 7, 1940. Occupation: registered
nurse, emergency room, Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans. She was
educated in St. Albans, Vermont; graduated from St. Mary’s High School,
St. Albans, the Jeanne Mance School of Nursing in Burlington, Vermont,
(Diploma, 1963); and from the University of Vermont for the Family Nurse
Practitioner Program, 1976. She has three sons, five daughters and 14 grandchildren. Former member of: Hinesburg Democratic committee, chair; St.
Albans City Teacher-Parent Organization Board, president, public relations;
Vermont State Employees Association, council member, legislative committee; Franklin/Grand Isle United Way, allocations committee, team leader,
board of directors; Lund Family Center, board member; Champlain Valley
Office of Economic Opportunity; Telecommunications Technology Council;
Vermont Economic Progress Council; Vt. Interactive Television Coordinating Council, 1994-2001; 2007-present. Present member: Vermont Commission on International Trade & State Sovereignty, 2006-present; Business &
Professional Women, 1998-present; National Conference of Insurance Legislators past president, executive committee; Special NCSL Task Force on
Insurance Regulation, 2002-2004; Human Resource Investment Council,
1999-present; Emergency Nurses Association, 1989-; Emergency Nurses
Cancel Alcohol Related Emergencies, 1995-2005; St. Albans City and Franklin County Democratic committees. Former member - Council of State Government Eastern Regional Committee, 1999-2000, 2008-present; Member of
the House: 1989 (seated April 11, 1989), 1991-92, 1993-94, 1995-96, 199798, 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010,
2011-2012, 2013-2014. House Democratic Caucus, clerk, 1991-92. Religious preference: Roman Catholic. Home phone: 524-5013. POST OFFICE
ADDRESS: 8 Thorpe Avenue, St. Albans, VT 05478.
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CORY J. PARENT of St. Albans City, Franklin County, Republican, was
born on July 8, 1990, in St. Albans, Vermont. Occupation: Business and
Process Improvement at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Corey
graduated from Bellows Free Academy St. Albans in 2008 and in 2012
graduated Phi Beta Kappa from St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY
with a B.A. in Economics and Government. Corey serves on the Economic
Restructuring Committee of the St. Albans Downtown Board, on the Board
of Directors for the St. Albans Amateur Skating Association, and is a coach
for the St. Albans Steeler Youth Football program. Corey lives in St. Albans
with his girlfriend Samantha and their golden retriever Charlie. Corey can
be reached by email at cparent@leg.state.vt.us, by phone at 802-370-0494,
or by mail at 160 North Main Street, Unit 3, St. Albans, VT 05478.
EILEEN “LYNN” G. DICKINSON of St. Albans Town, Franklin County,
Republican, was born on October 8, 1949 in Teaneck, New Jersey and became a resident of present town in 1973. Occupation: Business Manager
at Dickinson & Branon Dental Care. She was educated at John F. Kennedy
High School in Katonah, New York and at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY. She is married to Richard Dickinson and they have three grown
children, two girls and one son. Owner with husband of a farm in St. Albans
Town that raises Angus beef cattle. Formerly a Realtor with Poquette &
Bruley and a member of the following organizations: Advisory Board of
the Community College of Vermont in Franklin County; Franklin-Grand Isle
Mental Health Agency Board; St Mary’s Parish Council as chair of Education Committee; President of the Title I Parents Advisory Committee for the
Franklin Central Supervisory Union; President of the Parent Teachers Organization St. Albans City Elementary; Board of Trustees, Bellows Free Academy St Albans, Chair for 4 years; School Director of Bellows Free Academy,
St. Albans Union High School District 48; Member Public Oversight Commission for BISCHA; Legislative Trustee of the Vermont State Colleges.
Member of the House: 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Home phone:
(802) 524-3404, Post office address: 69 Button Road, St. Albans, VT 05478.
MARIANNA GAMACHE of Swanton, Franklin County, was Born in
Brooklyn, NY, attended St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary and Midwood High
School. She received her BS in Special Education and Psychology from the
State University of New York at Old Wesbury in 1985. In 1987, she joined
that university as a College Admissions Officer, until moving to Florida in
1990. She was employed by Florida Atlantic University in the same capacity
and left in 1995 when she married her husband and moved to VT. She was
married for 18 years to Paul L. Gamache of St. Albans (deceased in 2013).
Until his death she was involved in the Gamache family movie theater business and also owned a women’s fitness facility in Swanton and Ensoburg
Falls. She belongs to the Catholic Daughters of America and is a member
of both the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Swanton) and Immaculate
Conception (St. Albans) parishes. She is a member of the Northwest Medical
Center Auxiliary, member of the Swanton Enhancement Project, member of
the Swanton Chamber of Commerce and Historical Society. She was elected
a Delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2010 and elected to the
Republican Platform Committee 2010, 2012, 2014, elected Franklin County
Republican Committee Finance Chair 2012-2014, elected as a Justice of the
Peace in 2013. She has one adult daughter from a previous marriage.
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BRIAN K. SAVAGE of Swanton, Franklin County, Republican was born
in St. Albans, Vt. on April 12, 1955, and has been a lifelong resident of
Swanton. He and his wife Lynn, have three adult children; Sean, Geoff, and
Vickie. Savage was educated at the former St. Anne’s Academy and graduated from Missisquoi Valley Union High School in 1973. He has attended
the Northern New England School of Banking and is a graduate of the New
England School of Banking at Williams College. He had been employed in
the banking and financial industry for 33 years and since January 2007, has
owned and operated North Valley Business Consulting, LLC, a small business and municipal consulting firm. He is a past member of the Swanton
Zoning Board of Adjustment and served from 1993 to 2008 as a member of
the Swanton Village Board of Trustees. He is a member of the Swanton Village Fire Department and the Swanton Chamber of Commerce, where he is
currently serving as a director. He also has served the Town of Swanton as
a Justice of the Peace, and was again elected to that post in 2008. Member
of the House 2009-2010, 2011-2012. Home phone: 868-3566. Cell phone:
782-9314. Address: 17 Linda Ave., Swanton, VT 05488. E-mail: brianklynnb@comcast.net
STEVE BEYOR of Highgate Springs, Franklin County, Republican was
born on February 14, 1947 in Highgate, Vermont. He graduated from
Highgate High School in 1964. Steve is retired from Energizer where he
worked as a Tool & Diemaker. He was a member of the Vermont National
Guard from 1965-1971. Member of: American Legion Color Guard; NRA;
Knights of Columbus (Swanton Chapter). He is a former President of the
Snowmobile Club. Steve has been a Little League and Babe Ruth coach
and has instructed Hunter Safety classes for more then 25 years. He is married to Dianne Beyor, they have a daughter and son. Post Office Address:
PO Box 287, Highgate Springs, VT 05460.
ALBERT E. PEARCE of Richford, Franklin County, Republican, was born
on March 30, 1943, in Greenfield, Massachusetts. He became a resident of
Vermont in 1966. He is a retired physical education teacher, athletic director,
coach and principal. Albert graduated from Turners Falls High School, Turners Falls, MA; Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN (B.S.,
Physical Education, 1965; Master of Education, 1970). He is the Chairman
of the Community High School of Vermont State Board. Member of: Richford Country Club Board of Directors; Lions Club; United States Trotting
Association; Basketball Officials Association; Vermont Athletic Directors
Association. Inductee into the Vermont Principals’ Association Hall of Fame;
Robert F. Pierce, Jr. Memorial Award from Vermont Principals 2007-08; Melvin James Fellowship Award from Lions International, 2008; former Richford
Teacher of the Year; Coach of the Year. Member of the House: 2009-2010.
Home Phone: 848-7813. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 84 Magoon Road,
Richford, VT 05476.
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DANIEL F. CONNOR of Fairfield, Vermont, is a second term member of the
“Peoples House” for the towns of Bakersfield, Fairfield and Fletcher (Franklin District #6). Franklin County is the heartland for Vermont dairy and maple
syrup production. He attended Fairfield Center School, Central Catholic High
School, and graduated from Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans, Vermont.
He received his “practical education” on the farms of W. Robert Howrigan
and Henry J. Magnan. He is passionate about the working landscape and
sustainable agriculture. He understands that the dairy industry provides the
infrastructure for diversified agriculture in Vermont. Dan graduated from
VTC in 1979 and the University of Vermont in 1981 with a B.S. in Agricultural Science/Education. He is the Executive Director for the Vermont Beef
Industry Council (VBIC), one of 44 qualified state beef councils across the
United States. The VBIC is the only beef council in New England.. His career
began at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Montpelier, as Dairy Marketing
Specialist responsible for sensory evaluation, marketing and promotion of
dairy products. He resigned in 1990 as the Agencies Dairy Marketing Chief
to start Connor & Company for agricultural and small business marketing
and promotion. He was Vice President of Vermont Country Milk with its bottling plant located on the UVM campus. He was responsible for the research,
design, marketing and promotion of high-quality milk and cream in glass
bottles. He is the proud father of two adult sons and on October 31, 2014
he became a very proud granddad. Phone: 578.3014, E-Mail housedanc@
gmail.com or dconnor@leg.state.vt.us, 4367 Route 36, Fairfield, VT 05445.
LARRY GEORGE FISKE, of Ensoburg Falls, Franklin County, Republican was born on April 12, 1949 in St. Albans, Vermont. He is a life-long
resident of his current town. He graduated from Bellows Free Academy
in St. Albans. He is married to Margaret Ann Fiske (Gunther). They have
three daughters, one son, and five grandchildren. He is retired. He served
in the US Navy from 1969-1989. He is a member of the Ensoburg Falls
selectboard. He is also a member of the American Legion Post 42, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Free and Accepted Masons Lincoln Lodge 78, and
the National Rifle Association. Mailing address: 50 St. Albans St, Ensoburg
Falls, VT 05450. Phone: 802-933-8470
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MITZI JOHNSON of South Hero, Grand Isle County, was born on November 18th 1970 in Clifton Park NY and became a resident of present town in
1993. She was educated at Shenendehowa Central School in Clifton Park,
New York, University of Vermont, Burlington VT (B.S. 1993), and is a candidate for a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy
School (2013). Mitzi was elected in 2012 to the Vermont Electric Cooperative Board of Directors. She enjoys painting silk scarves and teaching piano
lessons. Her professional experience includes program and policy work for
Hunger Free Vermont and the Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force as
well as vegetable production at Allenholm Farm in South Hero. She is a 20
year volunteer with South Hero Rescue and is a former board member of
the Chittenden-Grand Isle County VNA (2006-2012) South Hero Land Trust
(1995-2008) and UVM’s College of Agriculture and Life Science Advisory
Board (2002-2006). Member of the House: 2003-2010, Agriculture Committee 2003-06, Appropriations Committee 2007-present, Vice Chair 2010-present Home phone: 363-4448, P.O. Box 144 South Hero, VT 05486
ROBERT C. KREBS of South Hero, Grand Isle County, was born in Potsdam, New York on December 16, 1947. He became a resident of South Hero
in 1971. Krebs is a retired Professional Civil Engineer and Licensed Land
Surveyor. He was educated at Potsdam Central School in upstate New York
and received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Vermont in 1970. He completed graduate work in Sanitary Engineering at UVM
in 1972. In 1978 Krebs founded Krebs and Lansing Consulting Engineers
where he was president until he retired in 2004. He is past president of the
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, the Vermont
Society of Land Surveyors, the Vermont Section of the America Council of
Engineering Companies, past governor of The American Congress of Surveying and Mapping, and past chair of the Vermont Board of Land Surveyors. He
continues to be active as a fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers
in education and accreditation issues. He served as vice chair of the South
Hero Zoning Board of Adjustment for 20 years and was an EMT and captain
on the South Hero Rescue Squad for 10 years. He is the current moderator
of the South Hero Congregational Church. Krebs and his wife Sally have 3
daughters, Katherine, Jessie and Christine. He was appointed by Governor
Jim Douglas for the 2010 term. Home phone: 802-372-4567 POST OFFICE
ADDRESS 134 East Shore Road, South Hero, Vermont, 05486.
HEIDI E. SCHEUERMANN of Stowe, Lamoille County, Republican, was
born in Burlington, Vermont on April 14, 1971, and grew up in Stowe. She
attended and graduated from Stowe public schools, and in 1993, graduated
from Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri (B.A. Education). Heidi served in the United States Peace Corps from 1994-1997, as a teacher
of English as a Second Language in Klodzko, Poland. She worked for the
United States Senate on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, under the direction of Committee Chairman Senator James M. Jeffords.
Following a two year sabbatical, Heidi returned and continued with Senator
Jeffords until in retirement in 2007. Heidi also owns a property management
and development business in Stowe. Member of Stowe Rotary Club, Stowe
Vibrancy, Inc., American Council of Young Political Leaders, National Peace
Corps Association, RPCV Friends of Poland. Former members and Chair of
Stowe Select Board. Member of the House 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 20112012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016. Home phone: 802) 253-2275. Email address:
Heidi@heidischeuermann.com. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 908, Stowe, Vermont 05672
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LINDA J. MARTIN, of Wolcott, Lamoille County, Democrat, was born in
Concord, New Hampshire, on March 31, 1951, and became a resident of present town in 1979. Occupation: Wolcott Town Clerk & Treasurer and Wolcott
School District Treasurer, elected March 1986 to present. She was educated
at Jonathan Law High School, Milford, Connecticut, 1969 grad.; Chandler
School, Boston, Massachusetts, Community College of Vermont, Morrisville, Vermont. She is married to Tom Martin and they have two daughters
and eight grandchildren. Membership and Affiliations: Community Health
Services of Lamoille Valley-Board, Hunger Council of Lamoille Valley, Wolcott Historical Society, LACiNg Up for Cancer Walk; Legal Guardian. Religious Preference: Protestant. Member of the House: 2005-2006, 2007-2008,
2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016. Email address: LMartin@
leg.state.vt.us. Post Office Address: P.O. Box 94, Wolcott, VT 05680
MARK WOODWARD of Johnson, Lamoille County, Democrat, was born
on May 17, 1956 in Schenectady, New York. Mark became a resident of Johnson in 1978. Education: Graduated from Hudson Falls High School, Hudson Falls, New York, 1974; Johnson State College, Johnson, Vermont, (B.S.
1980). Mark is self employed as a landlord, Business Owner and Farmer.
Current Member of: Justice of the Peace, Johnson; Board of Directors, Vermont Electric Coop. Past Member of Board of Directors: Copley Hospital
& Health Systems (2001-2011); Lamoille Home Health & Hospice (19982004); Copley Professional Services, now CHSLV (2003-2008). Mark lives
with his partner Grace K. Johnstone. Post Office Address: 110 Woodward
Road, Johnson, VT 05656.
BERNARD C. JUSKIEWICZ of Cambridge, Lamoille County, Republican, was born on April 6, 1943 in Northampton, Massachusetts. He has
lived in Cambridge since 1978. Bernie graduated from Hopkins Academy
in Hadley, MA in 1962 and The College of Emporia, Emporia, Kansas in
1966 with a BA in Business Administration. He married Suzan Wanczyk in
1967. They have three children: Mary Kathryn, Scott, and Mark and four
grandchildren. Bernie began a career in Accounting and Management with
IBM in East Fishkill, NY and transferred to Essex Jct. in 1978. Upon retirement he worked as District Manager for the Department of Employment
and Training. He has served on the Lamoille Union High School Board (15
years), Cambridge Elementary School Board (5 years), Cambridge Select
Board (5 years), Cambridge Recreation Board, Reparative Board, coached
Little League, basketball, soccer and was a founding member and first
Vice President of Lamoille County United Way. Bernie currently serves
on the following boards: Cambridge Regional Health Center for 8 years
(President), Vermont Golf Association for 8 years ( Past President) and
the Cambridge Town Finance Committee for 22 years. Member of the
House 2013-2014. Contact information: Home phone: 644-5606. Email:
juskiewicz@myfairpoint.net. Mailing Address: PO Box 93 Cambridge, Vt.
05444.
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AVRAM PATT of Worcester, Washington County, Democrat, was born on
October 31, 1950 in The Bronx, and has been a resident of Central Vermont
since 1970 and of Worcester since 1989. He graduated from Bronx High
School of Science, attended Columbia College and received a BA from Goddard College in 1972. Avram retired in 2013 after over 16 years as General
Manager of Washington Electric Co-op, and is presently consulting in the
areas of energy, non-profits and cooperatives. He held the appointed position of Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity and other Agency
of Human Services positions from 1987-1997. From 1981-1986 he was codirector of the agency which developed or envisioned many of the public
transportation services now operating in Central Vermont. Avram has served
on non-profit and government boards at the community, state and national
levels. He is presently a Worcester Justice of the Peace, a director of Vermont
Businesses for Social Responsibility and Chair of the Goddard College Board
of Trustees. Previous board memberships include: Plainfield Selectboard
(Chair), Hunger Mountain Co-op (Council President), Washington Electric
Cooperative, Northeast Association of Electric Cooperatives (President), Energy Co-op of Vermont, Vermont Community Development Board, Vermont
Foodbank and National Association of State Community Services Programs.
Avram is married to Amy Darley and his two stepchildren and their families
live in the area. He sings and drums in a klezmer band. Contact information:
139 West Hill Rd., Worcester VT 05682, 802-223-1014, avrampatt@yahoo.
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SHAP SMITH of Morristown, Lamoille County, Democrat, was born in
Danbury, Connecticut, on December 16, 1965, spent most of his childhood
in Elmore, Vermont, and became a resident of present town in 1999. Occupation: Lawyer. He was educated at Peoples Academy, Morrisville, Vermont;
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont (B.A., 1987); Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (J.D., 1991). He is married to Melissa Volansky
and they have a son, Eli and a daughter, Mia. He is a past Director of Lamoille
Home Health and Hospice. Member of the House: 2003-2004, 2005-2006,
2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012. He has served as Speaker of the House
since 2009. Home phone: 888-9214. Speaker’s Office phone: 828-2245.
POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 369 Farm Hill Road, Morristown, VT 05661.
SUSAN HATCH DAVIS of Washington, Orange County, Progressive, was
born on January 12, 1953, in Barre, Vermont and has been a resident of
Washington, Vermont for more than 30 years. Occupation: Retired VSEA
State Employee. Retiring after 31 years of service in Information Technology. She was educated at Spaulding High School in Barre, Vermont. She is
married to Brent Davis and they have two daughters and one son. She is a
trustee of the East Orange Cemetery Association and a Minister at the East
Orange Church. Member of the house: 2007-2008, 2008-2010, 2011-2012,
2013-2014. House Commerce Committee: 2007-2008. House Institutions
and Corrections Committee: 2009-2014, Legislative Information Technology
Committee:2007- 2012. NCSL Standing Committee Member of Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce: 2007-2012. Co-Chair
of the Legislative Working Vermonter’s Caucus: 2009-2014. Member of the
Safety Health Maintenance Committee. Home Phone: 439-5103. Email: davisforhouse@gmail.com, sdavis@leg.state.vt.us Mailing Address: 75 Notch
End Road, West Topsham, Vermont 05086. Residence: Washington, Vermont.
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RODNEY GRAHAM of Williamstown, Orange County, Republican, was
born and raised in Williamstown. He graduated from Williamstown High
School. He is a dairy farmer and maple sugar producer. He served on the
Williamstown School Board from 1997-2007, where he was on the transportation and policy committees. He currently serves on the Selectboard,
where he has been a member since 2008, and served on the Public Safety
Building Committee. He is a member of the Vermont Sugar Makers Assoication, Vermont Farm Bureau, Agri-Mark/Cabot Coop, and Organic Valley
Coop. Mailing Address: 859 Graham Rd, Williamstown, VT 05679. Phone
802-433-6127
SARAH LOUISE COPELAND HANZAS of Bradford, Orange County,
Democrat, was born on July 9, 1970 in Lake Forest, Illinois. Occupation:
Owner of The Local Buzz Cafe in Bradford and teaches secondary science
teacher at Valley Vista in Bradford. She was educated at the University of
Vermont (BA History, 1992, Geology 1993) and earned her teaching certificate through the Upper Valley Teacher institute in 1995. She is married to
John P. Hanzas, Jr and they have three daughters. Serves on the board of
Bradford Mainstreet Alliance. She is a volunteer youth sports coach, Sunday
school teacher and member of the Oxbow High School Boosters Club. She
is Vice Chair of the Health Insurance Committee of National Conference of
Insurance Legislators. Sarah is a 2006 graduate of Vermont Leadership Institute. She attends Grace United Methodist Church where she serves on the
Staff-Parish Relations Committee. Member of the House: 2005-2006, 20072008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Home phone: 222-4064. Post office address: PO Box 43, Bradford, VT 05033
CHIP CONQUEST of Wells River, Orange County, Democrat, was born
on October 17, 1961, in Cleveland, Ohio and became a resident in 1990. He
grew up in Shelburne, VT; attended UVM, from which he holds a bachelor’s
in English, and The Evergreen State College, in Washington, from which he
received a Master’s in teaching. He is a farmer and carpenter, married to
Fay Homan and they have a son and a daughter. He is a member of the Blue
Mountain Union school board and chairman of the Baldwin Memorial Library board. Member of the House: 2009-2010, 2011-2012. Home Phone:
(802) 757-3803. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 409 Bible Hill Road, Wells
River, VT 05081.
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PATSY FRENCH of Randolph, Orange County, Democrat, was born in
Randolph, Vermont, on August 22, 1949; grew up in Royalton, Vermont; and
has been a resident of Randolph since 1978. She graduated from the University of Vermont in 1972 with a B.S. in Elementary Education. She was formerly
an elementary school classroom teacher and Chapter I reading and math tutor
and is now co-owner/manager of rental property. She is married to Patrick
French and they have two adult sons. She is a member of the Central Vermont
Council on Aging Advisory Council and she volunteers for several Randolph
organizations. Member of the House: 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008,
2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016. Home phone: 802-728-9421
E-mail address: p_french@myfairpoint.net. Post Office Address: 886 Harlow
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MARJORIE RYERSON, is an award-winning book author, journalist,
photographer, teacher, and poet. In addition to representing the OrangeWashington-Addison district in the State House, she serves on Randolph’s
Selectboard. From 1991 until 2005, she was a professor of non-fiction writing
and photography for Castleton State College. While teaching there, she won
the best new teacher award, and, ten years later, the Faculty Fellow award for
the entire Vermont State College system. In addition to teaching at Castleton
State, she also taught writing for Johnson State College and Green Mountain College. For the past 25 years, each May, Marjorie has taught poetry for
Middlebury College at the New England Young Writers Conference at Bread
Loaf. Marjorie additionally has worked as a photojournalist and/or editor for
The Times Argus, the Boston Globe, the Burlington Free Press, Women’s
Day, The Valley News, Vermont Life magazine, Country Living, The White
River Valley Herald, Country Courier, The Vanguard Press, The South-North
News Service, The Berkeley University Wellness Letter, the Vermont Council on the Arts Artsletter, American Forests, and other publications. She currently edits non-fiction books for NEARI Press, and previously has edited for
Oxford University Press, Random House, Inner Traditions, and Safer Society
Press, where she served as editorial director. She holds an MFA from the
University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and is the mother of a daughter and a
son. She loves to hike, kayak and sail. Address: P. O. Box 44, Randolph, VT
05060; email: water05060@gmail.com; home phone: 728-4127.
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LYNN BATCHELOR of Derby Line Vermont in Orleans County, a Republican, was born in Ossining, New York, on July 31. She became a full time
resident of Vermont in 2001. Previous to that she and her husband David A.
Batchelor, a native of Derby Line, lived in Florida with their 3 sons. While
in Florida she owned her own medical collections business. Since moving
to Vermont she has earned a diploma from the American Academy of Certified Coders. She recently retired from the Department of Corrections after 10
years of service. Previous to that she was the office manager for the Occupational Health Services at the Orleans Essex VNA & Hospice. She graduated
from White Plains High School, White Plains New York, attended Keuka
College in Penn Yan, New York as well as St. Mary’s School of Nursing in
Newburgh, New York. Memberships include; Daughters of the Nile, Eastern
Star, past president of the local chapter of the American Academy of Certified
Coders. Member of the House: 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Her phone is 802873-3006. POST OFFICE ADDRESS is 165 Beach Street, Derby Line, VT
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LOREN T. SHAW of Derby, Orleans County, Republican, was born in
Dover, New Hampshire on December 2, 1941, and became a resident of
present town in 1980. Occupation: Self employed for over forty years,
presently in Real Estate Sales, for Spirit of Vermont. He is also is a Spare
School Bus, and R.C.T Driver. He was educated at Dover High School,
McIntosh Business College, Dover, N.H., and Hesser Business College,
Manchester, N.H. He is married to the former Elaine J. Hastings of Lunenburg, VT., and have Three daughters and Four sons. He has served as a
Justice of the peace, and the board of Civil Authority for 14-years, and presently a Delegate for the VT. Republican Committee. He is an accomplished
pilot, holding a Twin Engine, Instrument, High Performance, Complex Rating with over 925 hours logged. He flew many Angel Flights, the Vermont
State Flag to N.Y.C. for the Flight Across America in remembrance of the
911 attack on America. He also was chosen to fly the Vermont State Flag
to Kitty Hawk, N.C. in remembrance of the 100th flight. Past 1st LT. in the
Civil Air Patrol, and gave hundreds of rides to our children over the years,
making young Eagles out of many of them. Past District Deputy for the
Free and Accepted Masons of Vermont. He is also a 32 Degree Mason. He
has served on the following boards: Environmental Commission, Airport
Advisory Board, North Country Swingers, Vermont Association of the Blind
and Visually Impaired, Area Agency on Aging, Senior Meal Site, Orleans
County Fair Association. Member of the House: 2001-2002, 2003-2004,
2005-2006, 2007-2008, and Rep: Elect for 2013-2014. He served 2-yrs.
a Clerk and almost 2- years as Vice Chair of the Fish/Wildlife and Water
Resources Committee. Home Number: 802-766-5022, Cell: 802-777-1022,
E-Mail: lorenshaw66@yahoo.com. Post Office Address: 320 Foxwood
Lane, Derby, VT. 05829
GARY VIENS of Newport, Orleans County, Republican was born August
27, 1954 in Newport, Vermont and raised in North Troy, Vermont. He and his
wife Carol have four adult children, and six grandchildren. He attended the
North Troy Graded School and graduated from North Country Union High
School in 1973. Gary worked for thirty-two years in Law Enforcement starting with the Newport Police Department in 1978 and retired from the U.S.
Border Patrol as a Deputy Chief Patrol Agent in 2010. He is a past member
of the North Country Junior and Senior High School Board. He also coached
youth football in Newport. He is a past member of the Orleans County Court
Diversion Board. He is a past member of the Orleans County Drug Free
School Committee. He was a volunteer driver for the Disabled American
Veterans. He has been a member of the Newport Elks for the past 26 years.
Home phone: 802-334-8761, Cell phone: 802-323-2183. Address: 50 Mountain View Drive, Newport, Vermont 05855. E-mail:ggviens@gmail.com
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MICHAEL J. MARCOTTE of Coventry, Orleans County, Republican, was
born on May 31, 1958, in Newport, Vermont, and has been a resident of
present town since 1978. Occupation: Businessman/store owner. He was
educated at Sacred Heart Graded and High Schools, Newport, Vermont. He
is married to Danielle Marcotte and they have 2 sons and 1 granddaughter.
Memberships and affiliations: Joined the Economic Development Council
of Northern Vermont Board of Directors in the Spring of 2006; Chairman,
Coventry Selectboard; Past DDGER National Elks; Past Exalted Ruler,
Newport Elks; Past Chairman, St. Mary of the Sea Parish Council; Member,
Gibbons Council Knights of Columbus 3rd Degree; Past Director, Coventry
Town Foundation. Completed Council of State Gov. Eastern Leadership Program ELA Fellows; Elected to Board of Directors of the Orleans/Essex VNA
& Hospice in 2007; Elected President of the Board 2010; Vice-chairman of
House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development 2009-2010.
Member of the House: 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010. Home phone:
334-6302. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 106 Private Pond Road, Newport,
VT 05855.
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VICKI STRONG of Albany, VT, was born on February 15, 1957 in Auburn, NY, and grew up near Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains. She
fell in love with Vermont as a young girl and attended Sterling College in
Craftsbury in 1976, studying conservation, forestry, and agriculture. She later
attended LeTourneau University in Longview, TX, studying missions and
Bible. She and her husband, Nate, were married on 7/7/77 and enjoyed raising and homeschooling their three children. Vicki has been a Pastors’ wife
for over 30 years, worked for Weight Watchers for many years, and enjoys
her commitment to her community as a Legislator. She became a Gold Star
Mother on January 26, 2005 when her 24 year old son, Marine Sgt. Jesse
Strong, was killed in Iraq defending the Iraqi polls for the first free Iraqi election. Since his death she seeks ways to honor our military and their sacrifices
for our country and for our freedom. Vicki serves on the board of Rural Edge
in Lyndonville, a housing non-profit organization. She enjoys many outdoor
sports and activities, and confesses that she is slightly addicted to chocolate
and to hugging her grandson. Member of the House: 2011-2012, 2013-2014.
Home phone: 754-2790. Mailing address: 1367 Creek Road, Irasburg, VT
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SAM YOUNG of Glover, Orleans County, Democrat, was born in Newport,
Vermont on May 29, 1978. He was educated at Barton Academy, Barton, Vermont; Lake Region Union High School, Orleans, Vermont. He also attended
the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont from 1996-98 where he was
a member of the Lawrence Debate Union. In 1998-99 he attended Prescott
College in Prescott, Arizona but did not complete a degree. A long time computer geek he is a self employed web developer at his company, Think or
Sink. He is an avid traveler having visited 48 states and 10 countries. He also
enjoys snowboarding and hacking his mobile phone. Phone: 321-0365 POST
OFFICE ADDRESS: PO Box 10, West Glover, VT 05875.
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MARK HIGLEY of Lowell, Orleans County, Republican, was born on
March 5, 1956 in Brattleboro, Vermont and became a resident of present town
in 1990. He was educated at the Guilford Central School and Brattleboro
Union High School. After graduation he served in the USN SeaBees as a
builder. In 1978 he became a self-employed general contractor and married
his wife Cathy in 1980. They have four children, two daughters and two sons,
and two granddaughters. Board appointments include solid waste committee
and agricultural advisory committee. Elected positions include two one-year
terms on the Brattleboro selectboard, 1986 & 1987, and lister in Lowell since
1994. He worked for five winters for the Town of Lowell, plowing roads
and running grader. He’s a current member of the Vermont Beef Producers
Association and Vermont Sugar Makers Association. Member of the House:
2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Home phone: 744-6379. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: P.O. Box 10, Lowell, VT 05847-0010.
PATRICIA A. MCCOY of Poultney, Rutland County, Republican, was born
in Bridgeport, Connecticut on January 26, 1955. She became a resident of
her current town in 1979. She is married to Matthew McCoy and they have
three daughters and one grandson. She graduate from Stratford High School,
Stratford, Connecticut and then from the University of Connecticut with a BS
degree. She is currently Town Clerk and Treasurer and was first elected to in
1991. She is a member of St. Raphael’s Catholic Church, Poultney Rotary,
Poultney’s Woman’s Club- she serves on the Steering Committee, Vermont
Municipal Clerk’s and Treasurer’s Association, and International Institute
of Municipal Clerks. Mailing address: 1392 High Rd, Poultney, VT 05764
Phone: 802-287-9685
TOM BURDITT was born August 18, 1956 in Rutland, Vt.. He now resides
in West Rutland. Tom is a proud 12th generation Vermonter who graduated
from Rutland High School in 1974. He has two children, a daughter Heather
and a son Shane. He is also the proud grandfather of three grandsons, Skylar,
Milo and Phoenix and father-in-law of TJ Phillips. All the aforementioned
reside in Seattle, Wa.. Heather and TJ are gifted home educating parents and
Shane was a Special Forces Green Beret Medic. Shane now partners with his
brother-in-law TJ as owners and operators of Capes and Powers IT Consultants of West Seattle. Tom was a partner in Vaillancourt Tree-Landscape in
Pittsford, Vt for 24 years from 1977-2001. He has owned and operated Tom
Burditt’s Rx Lawn systems since 2002. Some of his experiences and affiliations have included – Town of West Rutland Selectman(2005-2006), Rutland High School Varsity Wrestling Coach(1997-2001), International Society
of Arboriculture(1977-2001), Elm Research Institute(1977-2001), Vermont
State Certified Pesticides Applicator(1977-Present), Business Network International(2002), Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce, Rutland South Rotary, Logistics Chair of Rutland’s Relay for Life(2005), Member and Board
of Directors Rutland County Pro Business Coalition(2008-2010) His contact
information is- Statehouse phone: (800) 322-5616. Email: tburditt@leg.state.
vt.us. Mailing address: 1118 Clarendon Ave. West Rutland, Vt. 05777
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DAVID POTTER of Clarendon, Rutland County, Democrat, was born on
December 6, 1943, in Proctor, Vermont, and became a resident of his present
town in 1980. Occupation: part-time teacher /tree farmer/legislator. He was
educated at Rutland High School, Rutland, Vermont; University of Vermont,
Burlington, Vermont, B.A., 1965; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, M.S., 1973. He is married to Susan Potter and they have
one daughter and one son. Memberships, experience and affiliations: University of Vermont Board of Trustees; West Rutland Rotary; Rutland County
Audubon Society; Rutland Regional Transportation Council; VT Workforce
Development Council; Clarendon Selectboard, 14 yrs.; past Clarendon Town/
School District Moderator; Clarendon Planning Commission; Retired Rutland High School teacher,31 years; VT Driver & Traffic Safety Education
Association; West Rutland American Legion Post 87; Vietnam Veterans of
America (Rutland Chapter 1); Veterans of Foreign Wars Rutland Post 648;
National Guard Association of U.S. (life member); Rutland Fair (life member); VT Maple Sugar Makers’ Association; VT Woodland Association; VT
Tree Farmer of the Year 2008; Active duty USAF 1967-1972; Vietnam Veteran; VT Air National Guard Retired, SQ Commander, Lt. Col.; Member
of the House: 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014.
Home phone: 438-5385. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: P.O. Box 426, North
Clarendon, VT 05759.
WILLIAM “BILL” CANFIELD of Fair Haven, Rutland County, Republican. Born in Rutland. Occupation, self employed Barber/Stylist. Educated
in Fair Haven, graduate of Fair Haven Union High School. He and his late
wife Mary have four children (two daughters and two sons) and five grandchildren. Elected as Justice of the Peace 20 years. Past Town Moderator.
Served in the U.S. Navy 4 years (Vietnam Era). Member of American Legion
Post 49 for 40 years, Knights of Columbus Council 810 for 28 years, Fraternal Order of the Eagles AERIE 3907 for 18 years, Castleton Lions Club,
Lodge #75 Free and Accepted Masons of Fair Haven. Appointed to Joint
Energy Committee (2009, 2010) Appointed to Governor’s Veterans Advisory
Council (2007, 2008, 2009. 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), House Natural
Resources and Energy Committee (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), Member of House (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014). Home Phone; 802-265-4428. Post Office
Address: 12 Pine Street, Fair Haven, Vermont 05743
ROBERT “BOB” HELM of Fair Haven, Rutland County, Republican, was
born in Canandaqua, New York, on October 28, 1949, and became a resident
of present town in 1950. Occupation: Real estate and others. He is married to
Caren L. Helm, and they have two daughters and one son. He was educated
at Fair Haven Union High School, Fair Haven, Vermont, and attended Concord Commercial College, Manchester, New Hampshire (Associates Degree,
1971. Past Castleton Board of Selectmen, Chair; NRA, life member; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; VFW; Vietnam Veterans of America; Fair Haven Rotary; United States Marine Corps.; Vermont State Colleges,
Board of Trustees; Past Chairman, Fish, Wildlife and Water Resource Committees. Likes hunting and fishing and really likes shooting moose. Member
of the House: 1991-92, 1993-94, 1995-96 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-2002,
2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Religious preference: Congregational and a firm believer in the rights of free
speech, God bless america and in God we trust. Home phone: 265-2145.
POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 647 Rt 4A E, Fair Haven, VT 05743.
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THOMAS P. TERENZINI of was born on October 9th, 1948 in Proctor, Vermont. Born into a military family, Tom lived in several north-east
states during his childhood. Tom was educated at many elementary schools
throughout New England and New York. He graduated from Torrington
High School in Connecticut in 1968. Upon returning to Vermont in 1968,
Tom became involved in Vermont politics at an early age. In 1970, he
became a member of the Liberty Union party. In 1972, Tom worked for the
Thomas Salmon campaign for Governor. In 1980, Tom became a member of
the Vermont Department of Corrections, working for the state for 30 years.
During Tom’s 30 years of employment by the Department of Corrections,
he evolved into a conservative Republican. Tom was a 30 year member of
the Vermont State Employees Association. Tom also served as a member of
the union council for several years. Tom helped to negotiate several union
contracts for approximately 900 correctional officers during this period. In
October of 2010, Tom retired from the Department of Corrections. Tom is
the proud father of three sons, Joshua, Taylor and Collin. Tom also enjoys
spending time with his two granddaughters, Aaliyah and Grace. He is an active member of several service clubs including the Sons of the VFW, Italian
Aid and the Italian-American club.
PETER J. FAGAN of Rutland City, Rutland County, Republican, was born
June 12th 1957 in Rutland, Vermont and with the exception of attendance
at college and a 6 year stint in the US Army has been a life-long resident
of Rutland. Occupation: Vermont Army National Guardsman (M-Day). He
was educated in Rutland Catholic Schools, Louisiana State University (B.S.,
1980) and United States Army War College, Carlisle, PA (Master of Strategic
Studies, 2005). He is married to Diane Read and they have one daughter,
Erin and two sons, Sheamus and Liam. Work experience: He is a colonel
in the Vermont Army National Guard with 28 years of service, 6 on active
duty and 22 with the Vermont Guard. He is currently assigned as the Director J5/J7, plans and training, for the Vermont Army National Guard. He has
commanded military units at the company, battalion and brigade level. Community Service: He is currently serving his third term on the Rutland School
Board, is a member of the City of Rutland Pension Board, is the Secretary for
the Vermont Military Family Emergency Assistance Fund, is on the Board
of Directors for Starbase Vermont and is the Committee Chairman for Boy
Scout Troops 105 and 112. E-mail: peterfagan.vt@gmail.com. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 17 Clinton Avenue, Rutland, VT 05701.
LARRY “COOPER” CUPOLI of Rutland, Rutland County, Republican,
was born in Rutland, Vermont on April 14, 1947. Occupation: Salesman for
Kinney Motors. Education: Graduated from Mount St. Joseph Academy,
Rutland, VT in 1965 and received a Business Degree from Southern
Vermont College, Bennington, VT in 1967. Larry is a Veteran of the United
States Air Force, past President of the Pico Ski Club. Member of American
Legion Post 31 and a 42 year member of Elks (BPOE 345) Rutland,VT. He
is married to Patricia Cupoli, they have 2 girls and 1 boy. Post Office Address: 57 Piedmont Pond Road, Rutland, VT 05701.
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HERB RUSSELL of Rutland, Rutland County, Democrat, was born in Seneca Falls, New York on March 23, 1953 and became a resident of Rutland in
2007. Representative Russell retired after 34 years of service as an American
Airlines international crew member and purser. He attended the University
of Kentucky where he majored in political science. Herb founded Friends
of Rutland Rail in a successful effort to save Ethan Allen Amtrak service for
Rutland. He currently serves on board member of: Vermont Rail Action Network & Vermont Operation Lifesaver. Governor Shumlin appointed Herb to
the Vermont Rail Council in 2013. He currently serves on House Transportation Committee. Member of the Vermont House 2011-2012 and 2013-2014.
Episcopalian. He is an active member of Rutland’s Creative Economy and a
member of the board of Sustainable Rutland. Representative Russell may be
contacted at 802-828-2228 or 800-322-5616, Mailing address: 188 State St.,
Rutland, Vermont 05701; Vermont State House, 115 State Street, Montpelier,
VT 05633 5201, hrussell@leg.state.vt.us
DOUGLAS GAGE is a Republican. Representing District 5-4 in Rutland
City. Born in Reading, Pa. on, May 13, 1959. Moved to Vermont in 1976
and graduated from Northfield High School in 1977. After high school he
enrolled in Vermont Technical College where he studied Land Surveying.
After college, Douglas settled in Rutland. He is part of a family line that
goes back 5 generations of Vermonter. Married to Susan (Sheldon) in
1980. They have two daughters, Margaret and Beth.
Since moving to Rutland in 1979 Douglas has been actively involved
in his community. He is an environmental advocate, has served as PTO
President to the Lincoln/Northwest Elementary, Currently on the Rutland
City School Board. And is dedicated Mentor at Marble Valley Regional
Correctional Facility for over 5 years. He has worked for Coke a Cola for
14 years, where he drives tractor trailer. He is a member of The Church at
Rutland.
STEPHEN A. CARR of Brandon, Rutland County, Democrat was born on
November 13, 1949 in Rutland, VT. He became a resident of Brandon in
1953. Stephen graduated from Otter Valley Union High School, Brandon,
VT (1967); Castleton State College, Castleton, VT (B.A. History/Psychology 1972); and has taken various advanced financial courses from the
American Institute of Banking. He is self employed as a consultant to small
businesses. Previously a Member of: Selectboard; Zoning Board; Porter
Hospital Board; Board member and Treasurer Neshobe Golf Club, Inc.;
President of Rutland Area Visiting Nurses. Currently he is the President of
the Brandon Industrial Corporation and is a Board Member and Treasurer
of the Stephen A. Douglas Birthplace Community Center, Inc. Stephen is
married to Jane Carr, they have one girl and one boy.
Post Office Address: 27 East Prospect Street, Brandon, VT 05733.
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CHARLES “BUTCH” SHAW of Pittsford, Rutland County, Republican,
was born on January 8, 1948 in Middlebury, VT, receiving his primary and
secondary education in Middlebury Schools and post-secondary at Massachusetts Trade Shops School in Boston, MA in 1967/. Married to the former
Mary Chamberlin in 1968 and they have one son, Dana. Butch relocated to
Pittsford in 1968 and has been a resident since. A Licensed Master Electrician and Traffic Signal Technician, he formed his own small business in 1980
known as CEA, Inc., and Electrical Contracting Firm. He currently serves
as: The Assistant Chief of the Pittsford Fire Department where he has been
a member since 1969; the current Chair of the Board of Civil Authority and
a Justice of the Peace since 1073; Legislative Representative and Commissioner, Northeast Forest Fire Protection Commission, 2012-Present; a lector
at St. Alphonsus Church; member of the VT State Fire Fighters Association;
and a former member of the Associated General Contractors of VT Highway and Bridge Committee. Member of the Vermont House 2010-Present.
Address: 910 Markowski Rd, Florence, VT 05744, bshaw@leg.state.vt.us.
Phone: 802-483-2398
ROBIN CHESNUT-TANGERMAN of Middletown Springs, Rutland
County, Progressive/Democrat, was born June 14, 1960. His early childhood
was in New Hampshire and Vermont; the family then moved to a farm in western New York State. After a year in Scotland he earned a BA from Hamilton
College and did graduate work in Education at UMass Amherst and Castleton
State College. He also earned a Mediation degree from Woodbury College.
Since 1991 he and his wife Melissa have lived in Middletown Springs where
they home schooled their daughters Jeni and Malindi. Robin has owned and
operated Talisman Woodwork for 25 years, doing remodeling with a focus on
energy efficiency and historical renovation. Community involvement includes
the Middletown Springs Select Board (10 years), Fire Department (11 years),
Building Committee, Energy Committee, founder of town newsletter, board
member and an organizer of SolarFest (renewable energy and sustainable living fair, for 16 years), and environmental page columnist for Rutland Herald/
Times Argus (5 years). He is a Vermont licensed educator at The Tutorial Center at Smokey House in Danby working with at-risk teens. and adjunct faculty
at Green Mountain College in the renewable Energy and Ecological Design
Program (REED). Home Phone: 235-2050, Home address: 72 Sundog Lane,
Middletown Springs, VT 05757. email - rchesnut-tangerman@leg.state.vt.us
JOB TATE 34, was elected to the Vermont Legislature in 2014. Job
(pronounced Jobe) is a veteran of the U.S. Navy Seabees and a reservist
currently serving with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Two-Seven. He
is a heavy equipment operator, explosives expert, squad leader and combat
warfare specialist who has worked with teams to build vital infrastructure
in some of the world’s most challenging conditions. Job holds a BA in
Communications (Minor in Business) from Houghton College and is - when
work, family and the Navy allow - working to complete his MBA. At
Houghton Job played lacrosse, hosted a radio show and was the Assistant
Resident Director of Shenawana Hall. To this day, Job still proudly identifies as a “Shen Man”. Job was born on December 12, 1979 in Chillum,
Maryland and moved with his family to Vermont at age 9 - where his family
has had a home for over a hundred years. Job, his wife Lisa, their son
Mendon (and their dog Hugo) live in Mendon, VT. They attend the Furnace
Brook Wesleyan Church in Pittsford, VT and are avid fans, and partakers,
of Vermont’s great outdoors. Contact: 111 Birchwood Dr. #6 Mendon, VT
05701 PHONE: 802-558-5153. job@jobtate.com
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DENNIS J. DEVEREUX of Mount Holly, Rutland County, Republican,
was born on March 10, 1951 in Rutland, Vermont, and is a descendant of
the first male child born in Jackson’s Gore in 1783. He has two grown
sons, and retired after a 33 year career in the Ludlow-Rutland GE aircraft
engine business. He was educated at the GE Apprentice Program, and also
graduated from Johnson State College. Dennis has served his town as a
JP, member of the local Planning Commission, and is a town cemetery
commissioner. Currently he is president of the Mount Holly Community
Historical Museum, and serves as treasurer of Colfax Lodge #21, Ripley
Camp #4 of the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, and is on the
Vermont Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission. Presently a member
of Black River Academy Museum in Ludlow, Black River Rod and Gun
Club, Crown Point Road Association, Vermont Old Cemetery Association, Mount Holly Community Association, and the Vermont Historical
Society. Member of the House: 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, and
2013-2014. Home phone: 802-259-2460. Mailing Address: P. O. Box 1,
Route 155, Belmont, Vt. 05730.
ANNE DE LA BLANCHETAI DONAHUE of Northfield, Washington
County, Republican, was born on March 20, 1956, in Burlington, Vermont,
and became a resident of present town in 1990. Occupation: Editor, Counterpoint, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, Rutland. She was educated at Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., J.D., 1981; Boston College, Boston, MA, B.A. in political science and philosophy, 1978; attended
Sorbonne, Paris, Cours de Civilisation Francaise, 1976. Inactive member of
the bar in Vermont, Washington, D.C. and New Jersey. Joint Mental Health
Oversight Committee (2003-current); co-chair 2011-current); Act 129 Parity
Committee (Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration);
Green Mountain Care Board Advisory Committee (2013-current); Blueprint for Health Mental Health and Substance Abuse Advisory Committee
(2010-current); Northfield Rotary; St. John the Evangelist parish, Northfield.
E-mail: counterp@tds.net. Member of the House: 2003-2004, 2005-2006,
2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012. Home phone: 485-6431. POST OFFICE
ADDRESS: 148 Donahue Drive, Northfield, VT 05663.
PATTI J. LEWIS, born August 25, 1956, in Montpelier, VT. Grew up in
Stowe and Waterbury, VT, graduating from Harwood Union HS in 1974.
Moved to Berlin in 1983 and began work for Abare, Nicholls, Donaghy &
Belcher, PC until 1990. Beginning July 1990, worked for Berg, Carmolli &
Kent, Inc. as the Comptroller until 2008. Elected Treasurer and Tax Collector for the Town of Berlin in March 2004. Married with three daughters, Kristen, Brittany and Kaitlin. Current member of the Central Vermont
Regional Public Safety Committee and volunteer staff for Camp TaKumTa,
a camp for children with cancer, for 11 years. Statehouse phone: 1-800322-5616. E-mail: plewis@leg.state.vt.us. Mailing address: 449 East Road,
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ROBERT B. LACLAIR of Barre Town, Washington County, Republican,
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current town in 2007. He graduated from U-32 high school in East Montpelier. He lives with his partner, Kim-Ann LaDue. He was a member of
the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department, serving as President, Captain, and
Interior Firefighter. He served on the U-32 School Board and the Washington
Centeral Supervisory Union. He is also a member of the board for Our House
in Barre. He is currenly the Vice-Chair of the Barre Town Selectboard. Home
Address: 146 Airport Road, Barre, VT 05641 Phone: 476-9668
FRANCIS “TOPPER” MCFAUN of Barre Town, Washington County,
Republican, was born on April 19, 1939, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and
became a resident of present town in 1967. Retired after 38 years of employment with VT State Government. He was educated at St. Peters Elementary School, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Rindge Technical High School,
Cambridge, Massachusetts; Boston University, Boston Massachusetts, B.S.,
Education, 1963; and took graduate courses at Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and University
of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. He is married to Mary Howland McFaun,
and they have 2 daughters and 1 son. Current memberships and affiliations:
Co-Chair Capitol Campaign Committee Recycle North; People’s Health and
Wellness Clinic, board member; Barre Area Development Corporation, Past
President, Board Member; Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation , Board member and past president; Central Vermont Workforce Investment Board, Board member and past chairperson. Member of the House
2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Home Phone:
479-9843 POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 97 Sunset Road, Barre, Vt. 05641.
Email: toppermcfaun@aol.com.
PAUL N. POIRIER of Barre City, Washington County, Independent, was
born on September 30, 1948, in Lewiston, Maine, and became a resident
of Barre City in 1970. Occupation: Legislator. Paul was educated at private schools in Maine and Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont where
he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1970 and a Master’s degree in
History and Government in 1973. He is married to Lesley (McLeod) Poirier
and has two grown children. Member of the Barre City Council 1990-1999,
2008-present, District 5 Environmental Commission 1991-1997, Aldrich
Public Library Trustees, 2008-present. Past Executive Director of the Turning Point Center of Central Vermont, Past President of the Green Mountain
United Way. Member of the House: 1981-1982, 1983-1984 (Assistant Minority Leader, Member of the House and Joint Rules Committee), 1985-1986
(Majority Leader, Vice-Chair House Rules Committee, Member of the Joint
Rules Committee), 1987-1988 (Majority Leader, Vice-Chair House Rules
Committee, Member of the Joint Rules Committee, Chair of Select House
Committee on Economic Growth), 1997-1998 (Chair House Health and Welfare Committee, Member of Health Oversight Committee, Chair of House Select Committee on Health Care Reform), 1999-2000 (Chair of House Health
and Welfare Committee, Member of Health Oversight Committee, Member
on Eastern States Pharmaceutical Reform Committee). Home phone: 4767870. Post Office Address: 33 Abbott Avenue, Barre, Vermont 05641.
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TOMMY J. WALZ of Barre City, Washington County, Democrat, was born
in Bangor, ME on September 22, 1945. He graduated from Orono High
School as the valedictorian of the Class of 1963 and from Bowdoin College,
Brunswick, ME in 1967 with an AB in German. He came to Barre in the
fall of 1967 to teach English and coach the debate team at Spaulding High
School. He married Leslie (Nold) Walz of Natick, MA in 1968 and they have
two grown children and two grandchildren. From 1972 – 1977, they lived
in Germany, where he was a teacher and school administrator and studied
at the Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt. Upon their return to the US, Tommy
entered the Master’s program at the Middlebury German Language School
and graduated in 1980. He is a member and past president of the Barre Lions Club, past District Governor of District 45 (VT) Lions, vice-chair of the
Spaulding High School Board, a member of the Barre Supervisory Union
Board, chair of the Barre City Democratic Committee, and has served on the
boards of the League of Vermont Writers, Aldrich Public Library, Members
Advantage Community Credit Union and Granite City Grocery. He retired in
2008 as head of the IT department for the Barre Supervisory Union and with
a total of 35 years working in education. He was appointed to the House in
March, 2014. Mailing address: 157 Camp St., Barre VT 05641; email: twalzvt@gmail.com; home phone: 802-476-7819.
MARY S. HOOPER of Montpelier, Washington County, Democrat was
born in Heidelberg Germany where her father was serving in the army. She
has lived in Montpelier since 1979 with her husband, Jim Slinkman, who is
a physicist working for IBM. They have a son. She has been the executive
director of the Vermont Association of Conservation Districts, Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, the
first executive director of the Montpelier downtown association. She served
four terms as Mayor of Montpelier and on a number of City Boards and Commissions and other organizations, including Capstone (the regional community action agency), the Hunger Council and the Vermont College of Fine
Arts. Member of the House 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014. Mailing address: 882 North Street, Montpelier, VT 05602; e-mail maryshooper@gmail.
com; home phone 802 223-2892; mobile phone: 802 793-9512.
WARREN FREDERICK KITZMILLER of Montpelier, Washington
County, Democrat, was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on March 21, 1943. He
moved to Vermont in 1963 and became a resident of Montpelier in 1974,
when he founded Onion River Sports from which he is now retired. He was
appointed to the House in 2001, following the death of his wife, the late State
Representative Karen Kitzmiller. In 2006 he married his childhood friend
Jeanne Cariati. They have four adult children, Amy & Carrie Kitzmiller and
Renee & Joseph Cariati and three grandchildren. Member of: Vermont Retail & Grocers Association; Friends of the Vermont State House, Trustee;
Lost Nation Theater, Director. Former member of: Montpelier City Council;
Planning Commission; Recreation Board; Board of Civil Authority. Member
of the House: 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010,
2011-2012, 2013-2014. Email: warren@kitzmiller.com. Home phone: 2290878. Post Office address: 138 North Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602.
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TONY KLEIN of East Montpelier, Washington County, Democrat, was born
in Bronx, New York, on March 22, 1947, and became a resident of East Montpelier in 1986. He resided in the Cabot, Marshfield area from 1972-1986. He
is retired from a marketing and public relations career. He was educated at
Columbia Grammar Prep School, NYC and earned a B.A. in Government
and Public Administration from the American University, Washington, D.C.,
in 1969. He is married to Jennifer Boyer, owner of Jennifer Boyer Web Design and a founding owner of the Artisan’s Hand Craft Gallery in Montpelier.
They have two grown children, Jesse and Tim, and two grandsons, Asa and
Indi. He is past chair of the East Montpelier Elementary School Board and
past chair of the U-32 School Board of Directors. He is a past member of
the Vermont High School Field Hockey Officials Association. He is currently
serving on the Board of Directors of The Peoples Health and Wellness Clinic.
Member of the House: 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 20112012, 2012-2014 cell phone: 802 793 6032. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 95
Powder Horn Glen, Montpelier, VT 05602. E-mail: twk@tonyklein.com.
JANET ANCEL of Calais, Washington County, Democrat, was born April
7 in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Calais. Attended Maple Corner
grade school in Calais and Montpelier High School. Occupation: Attorney
(inactive). Received a BA in English from Stanford University in California
(1967) and a Master’s in Social Work and Law degree from the University
of Denver in Colorado (1973 and 1979). Admitted to Vermont Bar in 1980.
Served for many years as legal staff for the legislature and later as Legal
Counsel to Governor Howard Dean (1993-2000) and Vermont Tax Commissioner (2000-2002). Married to Stephen Reynes. Two adult sons: Drew and
Aaron, and two grandsons. Former Board member of Federation of Tax Administrators. Member: Historic Kent’s Corner, Inc. and Maple Corner Community Center. Religious preference: Episcopalian. Member of the House:
2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009, -2010, 2011- 2012, 2013-2014. Home phone:
223- 5350. Mailing Address: PO Box 123, Calais, VT 05648.
Email: janetancel@earthlink.net.
MAXINE GRAD of Moretown, Washington County, Democrat, was born
on August 10, 1960, in Great Neck, New York, and became a resident of
present town in 1986. Occupation: attorney/educator. She was educated
at VT Law School, South Royalton, Vermont (VT JD, MSL, 1985); Clark
University, Worcester, Massachusetts (MA, BA, 1982); Snelling Center for
Government’s Vermont Leadership Institute Alumna. She is the mother of
three children. Member of: Governor’s Institutes of Vermont; Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health; Northfield Rotary Club; Governor’s Commission
on Women (past); Moretown Action Planning Committee (past), Director,
Northfield Business Professional Association (past); Bi-State Primary Care
Vermont (past); Women’s Health Steering Committee (past); Moretown
Democratic Committee; National Women’s Health Network; Moretown and
Central Vermont Regional Planning Commissions (1987). Member of the
House: 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 20112012. Home phone: 496-7667. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 301 Paddy Hill
Road, Moretown, VT 05660.
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ADAM M. GRESHIN of Warren, Washington County, Independent, was
born in Huntington (Long Island), New York on September 9, 1960 and became a resident of Warren in 2002. He is a partner in Summit Ventures NE
LLC, the owner of Sugarbush Resort, where he oversees guest and community relations and sits on the executive committee. Prior to his employment
at Sugarbush, he worked for 16 years as a research analyst and lead portfolio
manager in the global bond group at Scudder Stevens & Clark in Boston. He
was educated at Bowdoin College (BA magna cum laude in Romance Languages and Economics, 1982) and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (Master of Arts in Law and iplomacy, 1984). He became
a Chartered Financial Analyst in 1990. Adam is married to Anne (Cassin)
Greshin, originally from Middlebury, VT, and they have 3 children. Board
memberships include the Warren School Board and, formerly, the Mad River
Valley Health Center Board. He is a member of the Mad River Valley Rotary
Club, the Mad River Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Friends of the
Mad River. Adam and his family are members of the Beth Jacob Synagogue
in Montpelier. Home phone: 583-3223. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 611 Eurich Pond Road, Warren, VT 05674.
REBECCA ELLIS of Waterbury, Washington County, Democrat, was born
in Middlebury, Vermont on August 9, 1965. She grew up in Burlington and
graduated valedictorian from Burlington High School in 1982. She was
educated at Harvard University (B.A. 1986), Princeton University (M.P.A.
1991), and Georgetown University Law Center (J.D. 1996). She clerked at
the Vermont Supreme Court for Justice John Dooley (1996-1997) and then
joined the Vermont Attorney General’s Office as an Assistant Attorney General (1997-2011). Rebecca served on the Waterbury Select Board (20062014) and the Waterbury Planning Commission (2001-2006). For her work
on Waterbury’s flood recovery efforts, Rebecca received the Keith A. Wallace
Memorial Community Service Award at the 2012 Waterbury Town Meeting.
She is married to Michael Rossi and they have two sons, Ian and Myles.
She was appointed to the Legislature by Governor Shumlin in January 2011.
Member of the House: 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-present. Vice Chair,
Natural Resources and Energy Committee. Home Phone: 244-5687. Email:
ellisvermont@yahoo.com. Address: 1531 Ripley Road, Waterbury Ctr. VT
05677.
TOM STEVENS of Waterbury Village, Washington County, Democrat, was
born in New Haven, CT in 1961 and moved to present town in 1996. Tom
has served as Chair of the Waterbury Select Board and President of the Waterbury Village Trustees. He is currently education director at the Waterbury
Congregational Church. Tom sits on the board of the Central Vermont Community Land Trust, and has served on the boards of the Children’s Room
and Revitalizing Waterbury, for which he chaired the Downtown Designation
Committee, resulting in Waterbury Village receiving Downtown Designation
in 2006. He has served as executive director of the Vermont Alliance for Arts
Education and director of the Vermont Dictionary Project. While his children
were young, he was the stay-at-home parent. He revisited his professional
career as director and production coordinator for QuarryWorks Theater at
the Adamant Music School and, in 2008, recorded the audiobook version
of Archer Mayor’s “Open Season.” In October 2012, Tom was the project
director for “Going to Waterbury: An Elegy,” an art installation at, and closure ceremony for, the Waterbury State Hospital. Tom was graduated with a
Bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Boston University. He lives in Waterbury
Village with his wife and family. Member of the House: 2009-2010, 20112012, 2013-2014..
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MICHAEL J. HEBERT of Vernon, Windham County, Republican, was
born April 13, 1950 at Holyoke, MA. Moved to Vernon in 1984. Served
in the United States Marine Corps 1968 to 1971. Graduated from college in
Springfield MA. 1975. Mike has been an active community member coaching high school softball and baseball as well and little league baseball in
Vernon and Brattleboro. In addition he has served on numerous local and
regional school boards for more than 25 years. Mike served as a member
of the Vermont Water Resources Board and the Vermont Natural Resources
Board for 8 years. He is a member of several fraternal organizations, as well
as a member of the Guilford Sportsman’s Club and the NRA. Mike and his
wife Deborah (Daigneault) Hebert were married on July 14, 1973. They have
two daughters: Michelle Hebert of Vernon, VT. and Heather Hebert of Dover,
VT. They also have seven grandchildren: Arianna, Aleksander, Turner and
Owen of Vernon: Madeline, Nina and Catori of Dover. Phone: 802-451-9088.
Address: P.O. Box 120, Vernon VT. 05354
VALERIE A. STUART of Brattleboro, Windham County, Democrat, was
born on June 13, 1957 in Smyrna, Tennessee. She graduated from Rye High
School in 1975 and attended Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg,
Virginia (sister school, University of Virginia). After transferring to New
York State University College at Oneonta in 1976, she spent her junior year
abroad at the International Institute in Madrid, Spain. She graduated in 1979
with honors (B.A., Literature and Spanish). Valerie worked in New York City
for 14 years, first as an editor of a graphic design magazine and then as the
partner in charge of marketing at a leading brand and corporate identity firm.
She moved to Vermont from Pelham, New York in 1994 with her husband,
attorney John Mabie, and their two young children, Ian and Lauren. Since
that time, she has worked as public relations, marketing and fundraising consultant or staff member for various organizations, including Healthcare &
Rehabilitation Services, the Student Conservation Association, Strolling of
the Heifers, Vermont Land Trust, World Learning and Youth Services. She is
a founder and current member of the Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Club as well
as a member of the Windham County Hunger Council and the Southeastern
Vermont Economic Development Strategies’ Economic Development Committee. She is on the Advisory Boards of the Brattleboro Film Festival, West
Brattleboro Association and the Vermont Performance Lab. She formerly
served as a trustee and president of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center and
a trustee of the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont. Member of the House Education Committee: 2011 – 2012, 2013 - 2014. Home phone: 802-257-0249.
E-mail: vstuart@leg.state.vt.us. Post Office Address: 520 Meadowbrook
Road, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301.
MOLLIE BURKE of Brattleboro, Windham County, Progresive/Democrat
grew up in Buffalo, NY and on the Niagara River in Canada. She has a
BA in Political Science from Marymount College which included one year
of study at the London School of Economics. She returned to the LSE for
graduate work before changing course to embark on a career in the arts. In
2007 she earned a Master of Fine Arts from Goddard College. Since moving to Vermont in 1970 Burke has been active in the Brattleboro community
as an artist, and teacher of both art and figure skating. Burke is founder and
director of ART IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, an organization that provides
classes to economically disadvantaged children. She also engages adult artists and young students in an annual exhibition to promote energy conservation and alternative transportation. She has worked in many Vermont schools
as a juried Vermont Arts Council artist-in-residence. Burke has been
a Brattleboro Town Meeting representative since 1990. She was elected to
the House in 2008 and has served on the Transportation Committee. She is
married to theater director and writer Peter Gould. They have three grown
children and three grandchildren. Home address: 62 West Street, Brattleboro
05301. Phone 802-257-4844. Email mburke@sover.net.
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TRISTAN TOLENO grew up in Marlboro and graduated from Brattleboro Union High School in 1989. He was a philosophy and religion major
at Wesleyan University, but then chose to follow a passion for food and
be a chef. In one busy weekend in 1996, he graduated from New England
Culinary Institute and married Susie Webster, also from Brattleboro. They
moved to New York City, where he developed his cooking skills and Susie
earned her Master of Divinity degree. Following their urban adventure they
moved back to Brattleboro, where for its ten years of operations, Toleno was
the managing partner and chef of Riverview Cafe. He continues to work in
food service as a caterer, having started two small catering brands, Entera
Catering, and Rigani Catered Wood-Fired Pizza. In 2011, Toleno completed
a two-year MBA at Marlboro College. A decade of business experience and
activism in many arenas - notably the local food movement and kids’ health
- drew him to study sustainability and system change. Susie Webster-Toleno
serves as the minister to the Congregational Church of Westminster West
and as a hospice chaplain. Owen is in the eighth grade at Brattleboro Area
Middle School, and Malcolm is a sixth-grader at Green St. School. Member
of the House- 2011-Present
CAROLYN W. PARTRIDGE of Windham, Windham County, Democrat,
was born on January 21, 1949, in Hackensack, New Jersey, moved to Vermont in 1972, and became a resident of present town in May, 1985. Occupation: Self-employed farmer and seamstress. She was educated at Westfield
High School, Westfield, New Jersey; New York University, New York, New
York (Bachelor’s Degree, 1971 in Oceanography). She is married to Alan C.
Partridge and they have three sons, two granddaughters and one grandson.
Member of: Windham School Board, Chair; Windham Regional Planning
Commissioner and Executive Board Member; Windham Congregational
Church, Deacon; Windham Community Organization. She serves on the
Board of Neighborhood Connections in Londonderry and on the Advisory
Board of Northeastern Family Institute. Past member of the VT Cultural
Heritage Tourism Advisory Board. Co-Chair of the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference in 2009 and currently chairs the CSG
ERC Annual Meeting and Nominating Committees. She co-chairs the Northeast States Association for Agricultural Stewardship (NSAAS), a CSG ERC
affiliate. She recently received the CSG ERC 2011 W. Paul White State and
Regional Leadership Award. Chair of the House Agriculture and Forest Products Committee. She served as the House Assistant Minority Leader in 2003
and 2004 and Majority Leader from 2005- 2008. Member of the House:
1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010,
2011-2012, 2013-2014; 2015-2016. Home phone: 874-4182. POST OFFICE
ADDRESS: 1612 Old Cheney Road, Windham, VT 05359.
MATTHEW TRIEBER of Bellows Falls, Town of Rockingham, Windham
County, Democrat, was born in Lynbrook, New York, on April 17, 1980. He
was educated at Lynbrook High School and the State University of New York
at Stony Brook where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Earth and Space
Sciences. Since obtaining this degree, he has worked as an environmental
consultant, and in 2008 formed a firm: Atkinson Street Environmental, LLC.
He has served on the Town of Rockingham Selectboard since 2010. In January 2011, he was appointed to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Michael
Obuchowski, and was elected in 2012. Home phone: (802) 376-1134. Email
address: matrieber@gmail.com. Post Office Address: 82 Atkinson Street,
Bellows Falls, Vermont 05101.
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DAVID L. DEEN of Westminster, Windham County, Democrat, was born
in Abington, Pennsylvania, on December 20, 1944, and became a resident of
Westminster in 1972. Occupation: River Steward for the Connecticut River
Watershed Council. He graduated from Stamford High School, Stamford,
Connecticut; University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut (Chemistry Major, English Minor, 1968- no degree); Antioch New England Graduate School
(M.S., Environmental Science, 1996). He is married to Allison Millett Deen,
and they have one daughter, their son having died in 2008 and have five
surviving grandchildren. Member of: Trout Unlimited; Bass Anglers Association; Vermont American Civil Liberties Union; Ducks Unlimited; Atlantic
Salmon Association; International Game Fish Association; Vermont River
Conservancy; Vermont Community Foundation; Common Cause of Vermont;
Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center. Member of the Senate: 198788. Member of the House: 1991-92, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1999-2000,
2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012,
2013-2014. Religious preference: Protestant. Session Address: State House,
Montpelier, VT 05601. Session Phone: (800) 322-5616. Home phone: 8693116. E-mail: strictlytrout@vermontel.net. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 5607
Westminster West Road, Putney, VT 05346.
MIKE MROWICKI of Putney, wasn’t born here but grew up in Vermont,
or began the process of growing up when he was 27, moved to Vermont and
became a father to Grace (’81) and Maria (’84). Parenting has been the most
catalyzing events in life to date and started the shift from blue collar worker
to stay-at-home Dad, then child care provider, parenting educator, family services worker, and administrator. Those experiences in public service -youth/
community development subsequently led to running for the House-and
election- serving on House Human Services Comm. Giving back, and paying
forward, has been a family legacy starting with his grandparents. All four
came from Poland after WW1and came to love this country for the opportunity it gave them as immigrants. Outside of the legislature, recent activities
include the Marlboro College Graduate School’s Non-Profit Management
Program, the Vermont Positive Fatherhood Initiative, Putney Food Shelf,
Windham Hunger Council, Sojourns Community Health Center board, and is
a member of the Putney Quaker Meeting. An avid outdoor enthusiast, Mike
enjoys biking, quiet water kayaking, cross-country skiing and “geezer-basketball”. Writing and playing music is an avocation that inspires and informs
his aesthetic sense and Mike has released 4 CD’s of original music, the latest with the duo, Vermont Timbre. Contact info: 802.387.8787 mmrowicki@
gmail.com www.windham4.net
EMILY J. LONG of Newfane, Windham County, Democrat, was born in
Townshend, Vermont on June 30, 1959. She grew up in Newfane on a small
farm and following 14 years as a resident in the towns of East Burke and
Dummerston, Vermont, she again became a resident of Newfane in 1991. She
is married to an artist, John W. Long and they have been partners operating
an art business since 1978. They have a son, Benjamin and a daughter, Emma,
both residents of Vermont. A passionate supporter of public education, Emily
has served for twenty years in many capacities on local school boards, beginning in 1994 on the Newfane School Board and then on the Leland & Gray
Union Middle/High School Board in 2000, where she has been chair since
2006. She is chair of the Windham Central Supervisory Union School Board
and is president of the Vermont School Boards Association. Emily is also a
member of the board of directors of the Vermont School Boards Insurance
Trust (VSBIT). Home and business phone: 365-7360. Post office address:
239 Wiswall Hill Road, Newfane, VT 05345. E-mail: emilyjdlong@gmail.
com.
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ANN MANWARING of Wilmington, Windham County, Democrat, was
born on July 14, 1940, in Westerly, Rhode Island, raised in Oswego, NY and
has been a resident of present town since 1977. Occupation: Retired Small
Business Owner; Founded and ran small business for 23 years which emphasized family friendly policies. She was educated at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio (B.A. Economics, 1962); Marlboro College Graduate
School, Brattleboro, VT (M.S. in Internet Strategy Management, 2001). Affiliations: Select person, Wilmington, 12 years, Chair, 3 years; Vermont League
of Cities and Towns, Board member, 9 years, President, 1 year; Wilmington
Budget Committee; Wilmington Planning Commission; Windham Regional
Commission; Wilmington Charter Committee, Chair; Facilities Committee,
Twin Valley Schools, Chair (merged middle and high schools of Wilmington
and Whitingham); Windham-Windsor Housing Trust, Board Member; Mount
Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce, Board member. Council of State Governments Toll Fellow 2012. Member of the House: 2007-2008, 2009-2010,
2011-2012, 2013-2014. Home Phone: 464-2150. POST OFFICE ADDRESS:
PO Box 1089, Wilmington, VT 05363. E-mail: sandbox@sover.net.
LAURA SIBILIA has been married to TJ since 2000, has three children and
is the eldest of twelve siblings. She has lived in Southern Vermont since 1987
and Dover since 2000. She attended Champlain College in Burlington, VT
and Massachusetts College for Liberal Arts in North Adams, MA and has
a degree in Hotel Restaurant Management. Laura has served on the Dover
School Board since 2003 and was elected to the Vermont School Board Association Board in 2014. In 2002 she cofounded the 501(C)(3) Deerfield
Valley Troop Support Group for deployed military and their families. For
many years, Laura worked as a waitress and reporter and from 2006-20011 as
the Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce Director in Wilmington. In
2011 she took a regional economic development position at the Brattleboro
Development Credit Corporation (BDCC). Sibilia has experience in building
strategic plans and partnerships, board development, non-profit management,
communications, fundraising and event planning to the Southeastern Vermont
efforts which are focused on reversing a long period of economic decline and
planning for the economic impacts of the closure of Vermont Yankee. She led
BDCC’s regional efforts to help businesses recover from the flooding of T.S.
Irene in 2011, and is the contact for Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS) which completed a federally recognized Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy in 2013. On behalf of SeVEDS,
Laura was also coordinated years of work done by hundreds of people and
organizations in Southern Vermont to develop comprehensive economic mitigation strategies for the date certain closure of Vermont Yankee.
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OLIVER K. OLSEN of Londonderry, Windham County, Dem/Rep/Prog,
was born on April 29, 1976 and grew up in Danby, Vermont. Olsen started
his professional career at Motorola in Chicago, where he held a variety
of technical and management positions of increasing responsibility. He
spent three years in the UK, working as a management consultant for one
of Europe’s largest consulting firms, advising clients in the public and
private sector on strategy, systems design, integration, and business process
engineering for large enterprises. Olsen relocated back to Vermont in 2003,
becoming a resident of Jamaica, Vermont, and was co-located in Sydney,
Australia for a year. Since relocating back to Vermont, Olsen has held a
variety of leadership roles with technology companies, including RightNow
Technologies and Oracle. He is currently runs a consulting practice for
Workday, a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications. He served
on the Jamaica Planning Commission from 2003 to 2006 and the Jamaica
Selectboard from 2006 - 2010 (Chair, 2008 - 2010). He has served on a
variety of non-profit boards in Vermont and the UK, and currently serves on
the Burr & Burton Academy Board of Trustees. Olsen is married to Peggy
Floume, a native of Hottviller, France. They are the parents of two sons,
Ethan and Karsten, and a daughter, Zoe. Member of the House 2010, 20112012, 2015-2016. Telephone: 585-5435. Address: 1320 Middletown Rd.,
South Londonderry, VT 05155. Email: oliver@oliverolsen.com
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JOHN L. BARTHOLOMEW of Hartland, Windsor County, Democrat, was
born in Philadelphia on 14 February 1955 and became a resident of present
town in 2005. Occupation: retired veterinarian; former Chief of Research
Animal Management Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development at the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD);
retired Captain (O-6), U.S. Public Health Service. He is married to Julianne
Harden and has one daughter, Marta. Education: University of Oklahoma,
zoology and botany major; Oklahoma State University, BS in Agriculture
(1980) and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (1981). Member, American Veterinary Medical Association; Hartland Boards of Civil Authority and Abatement (Justice of the Peace), Boards of Directors of Upper Valley Music Center and Revels North. Home phone: 436-2151. POST OFFICE ADDRESS:
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DONNA G. SWEANEY of Windsor, Windsor County, Democrat, was
born in Steubenville, Ohio, on June 18, 1943, and became a resident of
present town in 1978. Occupation: Retired Educator. She was educated at
Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio (B.A.,1966) and the University of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (M.Ed., 1974). She is married to
William J. Ballantyne, Psy.D. Member: Vermont School Counselors; Mt. Ascutney Hospital, board of trustees; UVM trustee; Windsor selectboard, past
chair, 1986-87. Member of the House: 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-2002,
2003-2004, 2005-2006,2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012. Home and business phone: 674-5175. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 2 Runnemede Lane,
Windsor, VT 05089.
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MARK HUNTLEY of Cavendish, Windor County, Democrat was born
on June 6, 1956 in Proctor, Vermont. He became a resident of Cavendish
in April 2001. Mark graduated from Rutland High School in Rutland,
VT in 1974. Mark works as a Comprehensive Financial Planning/Investment Advisor at Huntley Financial in Ludlow, VT. Mark is the host of a
stock market radio show out of Rutland, VT. Steve is a life long musician
and plays with many local bands. Member of: Selectboard and Board
of Civil Authority; Green Mountain Union High School Board; Ludlow
Rotary; Greven Field Renovation Project. Mark has a daughter, his son is
deceased. Post Office Address: 535 Center Road, Cavendish, VT 05142.
LEIGH J. DAKIN and her family moved to Montpelier, Vermont in 1960
and she graduated from Montpelier High School in 1965. She graduated
from The University of Virginia School of Nursing in 1968. Leigh lived
in Virginia until 1976 when she and her husband (William E. Dakin, Jr.)
moved to Chester with their first child. She graduated from Vermont College in 2004, earning a BA with a concentration in Psychology and Counseling. During the years of raising their family of a son and two daughters she
worked at Springfield Hospital for three years and had an in-home business
with a partner creating hand painted tiles for counters and walls. In 1990, she
began very rewarding work with the Visiting Nurse of VT/NH and Hospice
for ten years. Leigh has been a School Nurse for the past 11 years. Membership and Service: Chester Board of Selectmen for ten years during the 1980’s;
Green Mountain Festival Series Board of Directors – in their 26th successful
season; Board of Directors of Pamoja, Inc. – a nonprofit corporation seeking
resources for community innovation worldwide; Vermont State School Nurse
Association; Springfield Medical Care Systems Advisory Board; Southern
Vermont Area Health Education Center (AHEC); Rotary Exchange Program.
Now that their three children are grown they now share their home with two
cats, Orange and Black, and a parrot, Coconut the Cockatoo. Member of the
House: 2011-2012. Home phone: 875-3456. POST OFFICE ADDRESS:
469 Grafton Road, PO Box 467, Chester, VT 05143.
ALICE M. EMMONS of Springfield, Windsor County, Democrat, was
born in Springfield, Vermont, on February 14, 1955. Occupation: owner/
proprietor of Lamps & Shades by Alice. She was educated in elementary
schools in Springfield, Vermont; Springfield High School, Springfield, Vermont; University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire (B.S., 1977).
Member of: Springfield Board of Civil Authority. Member of the House:
1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1995-96, 199798, 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010,
2011-2012, 2013-2014. Home phone: 885-5893. POST OFFICE ADDRESS:
318 Summer Street, Springfield, VT 05156.
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ROBERT FORGUITES- Born in Forest Dale, a village in the Town of
Brandon, Vermont. Grew up in Forest Dale and graduated from Brandon
High School. Served in the United States Army during the Berlin BuildUp, Cuban Missile Crisis and early Viet Nam Era. Served as a member of
the Town of Brandon Board of Selectmen and the Otter Valley Union High
School Board of Directors. Member of the Connecticut River Transit Board
of Directors. Long time member of Rotary. Married for 32 years, with one
son. His wife is now deceased. Over 20 years banking experience, with
positions ranging from Bookkeeper to Chairman of the Board. Over 20 years
municipal government experience, 4 years as Comptroller and 16 years as
Town Manager for the Town of Springfield, Vermont.
TEO ERIK ŽAGAR of Barnard was born in Slovenia in 1978 to an American mother and Slovene father. He moved with his mother to the U.S. in 1980
and then to Barnard, VT in 1985. Educated at the Barnard and Woodstock
schools, Teo attended the University of Vermont before transferring to Hampshire College to study documentary film. His first film, Ten Days, Ten Years:
Slovenia’s War for Independence, told the story of the small nation’s secession from Yugoslavia and won the Best Five-College Filmmaker award at
the 2003 Northampton Independent Film Festival. Teo then began a yearlong
internship with Ken Burns as an editorial assistant on Horatio’s Drive before
being hired by Florentine Films/Hott Productions as Associate Producer on
Ohio: 200 Years, which was broadcast on Ohio PTV in 2003. His 2006 film,
Mind Games: A Love Story, told the tale of Dr. Thomas French’s final year
with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The film screened at the Sun Valley Spiritual Film
Festival, the Hearts and Minds Film Festival and was presented on VPT. Teo
worked as a special education classroom manager at the Woodstock Union
High School for six years and served as Barnard’s Second Constable for three
years. He currently sits on the Barnard DRB, the Barnard Energy Committee
as vice-chair, and on the boards of the Barnard Community Trust, the Carol
Hurley Memorial Scholarship Fund and The Kennels of Levi, a non-profit organization dedicated to training service dogs. Teo lives off-grid and off-road
in the hills of Barnard. 802-234-9125 / info@teozagarforhouse.com.
KEVIN “COACH” CHRISTIE of Hartford, Windsor County, Democrat,
was born April 7, 1950, in Hart. CT., and moved to Hart. VT. at age 23, in
1973. He attended parochial schools through high school and graduated from
Eastern CT. St. U. (B.A., 1972), active in student government and the performing arts. He moved to Quechee, VT to open a business 1973-1980. He is
married to Mary C. Christie and they have two daughters Amber and Angela.
Started coaching Track at Hart. H.S. and then started coaching Football and
teaching at Hart. Tech. Ctr. in 1986, his M.Ed. in Ed. Admin./Supervision in
1990. He was named Vermont Teacher of the Year. In 1994 became Tech.
Ctr. Director/Principal at Rand. Tech. Ctr. in Rand. VT., to 2001. He began
his Doctoral Degree in Ed. Admin. and is almost completed. Then a Service
Dir. and Therapeutic Case Mgr. for youth in foster care the last six years.
He has served on; Human Rights Commission, Boys & Girls Club, Vocal
Soloist, VT. Spec. Olympics, Ed. Advisor, Correctional Facility, Chair Gov.
Rehab. Advisory Council, VT. Symphony Chorus, Nat. Rep., AVA Resolutions Comm., Hart. Housing Authority. Held certifications; Principal, K-12,
Superintendent, Tech. Ctr. Dir., Auto. Tech. Teacher, NOCTI, ASE Cert.. He
is a Notory Public, serving on the Hart. School Board since 2007 and was the
Chair. Attends Saint Anthony’s Church in White River Jct. Can be reached
at: 682 Christian St., White River Jct., 05001, 802-295-1066 ph. and Email:
kevinc@kevinchristie.org.
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GABRIELLE LUCKE Currently Gabrielle works as a Senior Training and
Development Consultant with the Office of Human Resources at Dartmouth
College. She has her BS in Social Sciences from St Mary’s College of Maryland and her MS in Counseling from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. She has also completed her doctoral course work in Health Education
at the University of Maryland College Park and is a certified early childhood educator. In the Spring 2013, she received a Diversity Management
Certificate from Cornell University’s Industrial Labor Relations School. Her
professional life reflects her commitment to education, particularly higher
education. For close to 30 years, Gabrielle has served colleges and universities in many roles, including administrator, faculty member, health educator
and counselor. She has frequently served as a contracted grant reviewer with
the US Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.
Each summer Gabrielle serves as lead faculty with the LeaderShape Institute. She is also a 2013 and 2014 recipient of SLTP’s Champion for Youth
Award. Gabrielle and her family live in Hartford, Vermont where she has
served on Board of Education and currently is on the Board of Directors for
Second Growth, a local non-profit serving the youth of the Upper Valley.
ALISON HUDNUT CLARKSON of Woodstock, Windsor County, Democrat, was born on April 26, 1955, in Buffalo, New York and moved to Vermont
in 1992. She was educated at Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
B.A. 1977. Alison is married to Oliver R. Goodenough and they have 2 sons,
Ward and William. She currently serves on the Billings Park Commission
and on the board of Sustainable Woodstock. Former board member of: the
Vermont Arts Council, the Vermont Natural Resources Council, Pentangle
Council of the Arts; The Adirondack Council; The New York Theater Workshop, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the Park School of Buffalo. Former
theater producer, New York City. Alison is honoured to have been named
Woodstock Rotary’s Citizen of the Year in 2002, and to have received the
Vermont Farm Bureau’s Stephanie Bourdeau Women in Agriculture Leadership Award in 2008 and Vermont Natural Resources Council’s Outstanding
Vermont Legislator Award in 2008. Member of the House: 2005-2006, 20072008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-14. Home phone: 457-4627. Email
address: aclarkson@leg.state.vt.us Post Office Address: 18 Golf Avenue,
Woodstock, Vermont 05091.
SARAH E. BUXTON a Democrat of Tunbridge, was born and raised in
Orwell, Vermont. She attended Fair Haven Union High School (1996), the
University of Vermont (2000) and Vermont Law School (2010). After graduating from UVM, she worked in Governor Dean’s executive office for several years before joining the senior staff of his presidential campaign. Since
2004, Sarah has worked at the Children’s Defense Fund in Washington, DC,
managed a successful congressional campaign in Ohio and worked as a staff
assistant to Rep. Marcy Kaptur. She returned to Vermont in 2007 to attend
Vermont Law School, and graduated cum laude, as president of her class, in
2010. Sarah is a member of the Justice for Children Task Force, Building a
Local Economy, Inc. (B.A.L.E.), and the Tunbridge Church. She works for
Building Bright Futures and represents the towns of Royalton and Tunbridge,
located in Windsor and Orange Counties respectively. Mobile Phone: (802)
233-0274 E-mail: sbuxton@gmail.com Mailing address: 318 VT Route 110,
Tunbridge, VT 05077.
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TIM BRIGLIN of Thetford, Orange County, Democrat, was born April 7,
1966 and grew up in Greenwich, NY. He is married to Laurel Mackin and
they have two young boys. Representative Briglin graduated with honors
from Cornell University in 1988 with a degree in History and Government.
In 1995, Tim received an MBA from Stanford University. Tim is a managing
partner at Tuckerman Capital, a firm he co-founded in 2001 to invest in and
grow small manufacturing businesses. Tuckerman Capital has invested in
18 companies across the U.S. Before starting Tuckerman, Tim was a partner
at Green Mountain Partners of Quechee, prior to which he worked in corporate finance at Morgan Stanley in New York. In the early-1990s, he worked
in Washington, DC for Senator Patrick Leahy as his legislative assistant on
budget, tax, and economic issues. Tim has been involved in Vermont politics
for over 20 years working on multiple Leahy, Welch, Markowitz, and Obama
campaigns. Tim was on the Vermont delegation to the 2008 and 2012 Democratic National Conventions and is the Treasurer of the VT Democratic Party.
He served for ten years on the Thetford Academy board of trustees, including
three years as the president. Currently, Tim is a director of the Vermont Economic Progress Council, Vermont Parks Forever, Mascoma Savings Bank,
and Vital Communities’ Corporate Council. Tim was first elected to the General Assembly in 2014. Home Phone: 785-2414. Home Address: 459 Tucker
Hill Road, Thetford Center, VT 05075.
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JAMES W. “JIM” MASLAND of Thetford, Orange County, Democrat,
was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, on December 7, 1948, and became a
resident of present town in 1979. Occupation: Work-based learning consultant, builder. He was educated at Hanover Elementary, Hanover, New Hampshire; Williston Academy, Easthampton, Massachusetts; Stanford University,
Palo Alto, California (B.A., 1972; M.S., 1972). He is married to the former
Suzanne M. Sheldon, and they have five daughters and two sons. Member
of: Upper Valley Habitat, Site Supervisor; Trustee, Vermont State Colleges;
Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Planning Commission, Thetford Alt.;
Thetford selectboard, 1987-2000; Vermont League of Cities and Towns,
1991-1994 (president, 1992-93); Green Mountain Economic Development
Corporation; Vermont Institute for Government; VISTA Volunteer, 1973-74;
Vermont Leadership Institute ‘05. Member of the House: 1999-2000, 20012002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 20132014. Religious Preference: Christian. Home phone: 785-4146 POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 714 Pero Hill Road, Thetford Center, VT 05075.
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SANDY HAAS of Rochester, Windsor County, Progressive, was born on
May 8, 1946, in Orange, California, and became a resident of Rochester in
1980. Occupation: lawyer in private practice (retired) and innkeeper, The
New Homestead Bed & Breakfast. She was educated at the University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1968; J.D., 1974 (Boalt Hall). Her partner is David
Marmor. Member, Rochester Planning Commission since 1982; White River
Valley Players Board of Directors, 1984-2005; Clara Martin Center Board,
1982-1998; Rochester Trustee of Public Funds, 1987-2003. Member of the
House: 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2011-2012. Home phone: 7674751. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 360 South Main St., Rochester, VT 05767.
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PHIL SCOTT, Lieutenant Governor, President ex-officio (See page 5).
Secretary
JOHN BLOOMER, JR. of Wallingford, Rutland County, was born in Rutland, Vermont, on April 13, 1960. Occupation: Lawyer. He was educated in
elementary and secondary schools in West Rutland; Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts (B.A. 1982); University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (M.A. economics, 1985); Rutgers University School of
Law, Camden, New Jersey (J.D. 1987). He is married to the former Jennifer
Collins and has one son Jake. Admitted to Vermont Bar; Pennsylvania Bar;
New Jersey Bar; U.S. District Court, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, New
Jersey; U.S. District Court, Vermont; United States Court of Appeals, Third
Circuit; United States of Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Past member of:
Vermont Senate, Rutland Senatorial District 1997 – 2004. Secretary of the
Senate since 2011. Phone 828-2241 (Senate) 775-7372 (Law Office). POST
OFFICE ADDRESS: Senate Office, State Capitol, Montpelier, 05633-5501
or P.O. Box 6303; Rutland 05702.
Assistant Secretary
STEVEN D. MARSHALL of Swanton, Franklin County, was born on
February 3, 1952. Assistant Secretary of the Vermont Senate, 1984, 1987 present. Occupation: Attorney (Marshall & Marshall Legal Services, PLC,
Swanton, VT). Educated in elementary and secondary schools in St. Albans,
Burlington, Colchester and Rutland, Vermont, and attended Pratt Institute,
Clinton Community College and University of Vermont. Degrees: B.S. in
Resource Economics (UVM, 1974), Juris Doctor (St. Mary’s University,
1977, with honors). Married to Marianne Lipscombe Marshall, Esq., and has
four children: Cynthia, George, Mary and Kathryn. Member of: American
Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries; Mason’s Manual of Legislative
Procedure 2020 Revision Commission; Vermont, Texas and Franklin County
Bar Associations; Paul Harris Fellow, St. Albans Rotary; Canons Committee,
chair, Episcopal Diocese of Vermont. Telephone: 828-2241 (Senate), 8683367 (Law Office), 868-9003 (Home). Fax: 828-0272 (Senate), 868¬3368
(Law Office). POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 115 State Street, Drawer 33, Montpelier 05633-5501 or PO Box 131, Swanton 05488-0131. E-MAIL: smarshall@leg. state.vt.us or marshall.law@comcast.net
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Journal Clerk
VANESSA J. DAVISON of Hardwick, Caledonia County, was born in
Morrisville, Vermont, on March 10, 1958. She was educated in elementary
schools in Hardwick, Vermont, and Hazen Union High School in Hardwick.
She has been employed by the Legislature since 1978, working first for the
Legislative Council, and has been Journal Clerk for the Senate since 1988.
Member of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries. She
is married to James C. Davison and has one son, two granddaughters, Olivia
and Harley, and two grandsons, Jacob and Dylan. Home phone: 472-3373.
POST OFFICE ADDRESS: P.O. Box 482, Hardwick, 05843.
Calendar Clerk
HELEN ESTROFF- Originally from New York City, Helen has been a Vermont resident since 1984 when Helen and her husband, Bob, purchased a
Vermont small business which they owned until 1998 when they moved from
Waterbury Center to Montpelier. Helen worked for three State of Vermont
agencies beginning in 1989, and retiring 12/31/12 when she embarked on her
new career with the office of the Secretary of the Senate. In addition to her
spouse, Helen has two grown children, Andrew and Laura, and a diva dog
named KoKo who thinks you should never have to go for a walk when it is
cold or wet outside.
Office Assistant
ROXANNA (ROXY) T. QUERO of Montpelier, Washington County, was
born in Montour Falls, New York, on October 5, 1936, and became a resident
of present town in September, 1957. She was educated in twenty-two different elementary schools throughout the United States; Bethlehem Central Senior High School, Delmar, New York; Vermont Junior College, Montpelier,
Vermont (A.A., 1956); Albany Business College, Albany, New York (Steno,
1957). She has an extensive background in volunteer programs and is an Associate Member of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries. She was married to the late Raymond (Ray the Cop) Quero, popular
longtime and first Capitol Security Officer. She has two daughters, two sons,
and seven grandchildren. Religious preference: Methodist. Home phone:
223-3889. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 185 River Street, Montpelier 05602.
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Clerk
DONALD GEORGE MILNE of Washington, Orange County, Republican, was born in Barre, Vermont, on July 16, 1934, and became a resident
of present town in April, 1964. He was educated in elementary schools in
Barre; Spaulding High School, Barre; Boston University; New York Law
School (LL.B., 1959). He has been married to the former Representative
Marion Carson Milne since 1957, and they have one daughter, two sons and
eight grandchildren. Member of: American Society of Legislative Clerks
and Secretaries; Barre Lodge of Elks; American Society of Travel Agents;
Mutuo Soccorso Society; Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation, board of directors; Vermont League of Cities and Towns, past president;
Calef Memorial Library, Washington, Vermont, trustee. Member and chair;
Washington School Board; Orange Washington Supervisory Union; Washington Selectboard since 1983. Member of the House: 1966. Religious
preference: Christian. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 1705 East Orange Road,
West Topsham 05086.
First Assistant Clerk
WILLIAM M. MAGILL of Montpelier, Washington County, was born in
Warner Robbins, Georgia, on April 4, 1976. He attended Virgil I. Grissom
High School, Huntsville, Alabama. He is a graduate of Mississippi State
University, Starkville, Mississippi (B.A., 1998) and Vermont Law School,
South Royalton, Vermont (J.D., 2001). Member of the American Society of
Legislative Clerks and Secretaries. He lives in Montpelier
with his wife, Elizabeth, and sons, Justin and Gavin
Second Assistant Clerk
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Journal Clerk
CATHLEEN M. CAMERON of Montpelier, Washington County, was born
in Cobleskill, New York, on January 10, 1950. She worked in the House
Clerk’s office as Status Clerk from 1983-1994 and in 1995, took the position
of House Journal Clerk. She is a violinist and is a member of the Vermont
Philharmonic Orchestra and a member of the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra
Society. She is married to J. Scott Cameron, Esq. and has two sons, William and Brent and three grandsons, John Silas, James Cameron, and David
Ian Marcellus. Religious preference: Methodist. Home phone: 223-5501.
POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 400 Elm Street, Montpelier 05602.
Resolution Clerk
JEAN OLSON of Montpelier, Washington County, was born January 3, 1948
Portsmouth, NH. Moved to Vermont 1954. Graduated Woodstock UnionHigh
School. BA Johnson State College, MA Vermont College, Ed.D. University of
Vermont. Her first job after college was Clerk to House Appropriations during
1970 session. A 40-year career in education included teaching first graders in
El Paso, Texas, music in public schools in central Vermont, English as a Foreign Language to Turkish college students in the Turkish Republic of North
Cyprus, and a variety of Subjects to adult learn ears at Woodbury College and
CCV. The last seventeen years were as Executive Director of The Governor’s
Institutes of Vermont. Jean is married to George Olson, career teacher and
coach at U32 and has two daughters, Emilia and Sarah. Home phone: 802
223 5191. POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 25 Hubbard St, Montpelier 05602.
Clerk Assistant
CHRISTINE DITMEYER of Plainfield, Washington County, was born in
St. Louis, Missouri, on July 28, 1944. She attended Normandy High School
in St. Louis and is a graduate of Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts (B.A., 1966) and Washington University in St. Louis (M.A.T., 1967).
Chris worked for three years at M.I.T.’s Information Processing Center and
taught mathematics at U-32 High School for 26 years. The widow of Stephen
Hochschild, she has two sons, Joshua and Adam, and eight grandchildren.
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Director & Chief Legislative Counsel
LUKE MARTLAND received his undergraduate degree from Princeton
University and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. He has spent most of
his career working in the area of criminal justice, including serving as an
Assistant District Attorney and as an Assistant Attorney General. Luke has
also handled appellate litigation in both state and federal courts. He was appointed Director in 2011, and lives with his husband in Burlington.
Deputy Director Legislative Counsel
MICHAEL J. O’GRADY of South Burlington, Chittenden County, was
born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 25, 1970 and became a resident
of present town in October of 2002. He graduated from Boston College (B.A.
1992) and Vermont Law School (J.D. 1996). Office phone: 828-2282. Post
Office Address: 115 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05633-5301.
Legislative Counsel
AARON ADLER of Brookfield, Orange County, was educated at Brandeis
University (B.A., history, summa cum laude, 1982) and Yale Law School
(J.D. 1986). He has worked in private practice in environmental law, as
counsel to the former Vermont Environmental Board and to the Vermont Department of Public Service, and as Deputy General Counsel to the Vermont
Agency of Natural Resources. He serves as Chair of the Brookfield Planning
Commission. Office phone: 802-828-2236.
Legislative Counsel
JENNIFER G. CARBEE of Middlesex, Washington County, grew up in
Palo Alto, California. She graduated from Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont (B.A., cum laude, 1997) and the University of North Carolina
School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (J.D. 2000). She worked for the
Connecticut General Assembly from 2000-2004 prior to joining the Vermont
Legislative Council in 2007, and is admitted to practice law in Vermont and
Massachusetts. She lives with her husband and daughter.
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Legislative Counsel
MICHAEL J. CHERNICK of Montpelier, Washington County, was born
in Providence, Rhode Island, and became a Montpelier resident in 1991. Occupation: attorney/librarian. He graduated from American University, Washington, D.C. (B.S., 1976); Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. (M.A.,
1978); Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts (M.S.L.S, 1986); Vermont
Law School, South Royalton, Vermont (J.D., 1991). He is admitted to practice law in Vermont and the District of Columbia.
E-Mail: mikec@leg.state.vt.us
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Legislative Counsel
MICHELE R. CHILDS of Montpelier, Washington County, was raised in
Marietta, Georgia, and moved to Vermont in 1993. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Georgia State University in 1990 and her
Juris Doctor from Vermont Law School in 1996. She has worked for Legislative Council, staffing the Senate and House Committees on Judiciary, Joint
Commitee on Judicial Rules and Joint Committee on Judicial Retention since
1998; National Conference of State Legislatures, Law and Criminal Justice
Committee (Staff Chair, 2007-2008; Staff Vice-Chair, 2006-2007). She is
married to Steve Hingtgen, and they have two daughters, Sadie and June.
Legislative Counsel
ERIK B. FITZPATRICK of South Burlington, Chittenden County, was
born in 1964, in New York, New York, and raised in Vergennes, Vermont.
He graduated from Vergennes Union High School in 1982; Williams College,
Williamstown, Massachusetts (B.A., 1986); and Vermont Law School (J.D.,
1994, summa cum laude). Prior to joining the Legislative Council in 1999,
he clerked for the United States District Court for the District of Vermont in
Rutland (1994-95) and practiced law for four years with a firm in Burlington
(1995-99). He lives with his wife, Charlene, and their daughter, Abigail, in
Mayfair Park, a Fire District in South Burlington where he is the Moderator and has served on the Prudential Committee since 2009. Office phone:
828-2231.
Legislative Counsel
HELENA M. GARDNER grew up in Massachusetts and moved to Vermont
in November 2009. She was educated at Princeton University (B.A. Economics, 2000, magna cum laude) and Washington and Lee University School of
Law (J.D., 2005, summa cum laude). Prior to joining the Office of Legislative
Council in 2009, Helena clerked in the Federal District Court for the Western
District of Virginia and practiced law for 3 years with the Antitrust
Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. She lives
with her husband, Ryan, and son, William. OFFICE PHONE: 828-5950.
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Legislative Counsel
PETER GRIFFIN was educated at the University of Minnesota (BA,
1993, summa cum laude) and Yale University (JD, 1996). After law school
he clerked for the Honorable Diana E. Murphy on the United States Court of
Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and he then worked in private practice representing clients before the IRS. He now staffs the Senate Finance and House
Ways and Means committees and is primarily responsible for taxation and
revenue issues.
Legislative Counsel
DAVID PHILLIP HALL has worked on behalf of the General Assembly
as Legislative Counsel since 2008, staffing the areas of commerce and economic development. Prior to joining Legislative Council, he worked in the
commercial and regulatory practices of a large Vermont law firm in Montpelier and Burlington. David earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and
German from Wake Forest University, and a Juris Doctor magna cum laude
from Vermont Law School, where he currently serves as an Adjunct Professor, teaching the course “Legislation.” David lives in Montpelier with his
wife and their three children. Phone: 828-2231. Email: dhall@leg.state.vt.us
Legislative Counsel
BRYNN HARE graduated from Mount Holyoke College (B.A., 2000) and
Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Prior to joining the Office
of Legislative Council, she was an associate at Ropes & Gray, LLP in New
York, working in intellectual property litigation. She lives in Montpelier with
her wife and two children.
Legislative Counsel
DAMIEN J. LEONARD was educated at the University of Rochester (B.A.
2002), the University of Chicago (M.A. 2006), and Georgetown University
(J.D. 2010). Prior to joining the Office of Legislative Council in 2014, he
worked as a civil litigator in private practice, as a Legislative Fellow in the
New York State Senate, and as a law clerk for the Environmental Division of
the Vermont Superior Court. He lives in Burlington with his wife and their
dog.
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Legislative Counsel
CATHERINE M. McLINN graduated from Connecticut College (B.A.,
2006, magna cum laude) and Vermont Law School (J.D., 2009, magna cum
laude). Prior to joining the Office of Legislative Council, she worked for the
Environmental Law Institute in Washington, D.C. Catherine and her husband
reside in East Montpelier.
Legislative Counsel
MARIA C. ROYLE of Washington, Orange County, was born February 3,
1968, in New York, and became a resident of present town in 2008. She is a
staff attorney with the legislative council. She was educated at Cold Spring
Harbor High School, New York; Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; Long
Island University, Brookville, New York (B.A., 1991); Vermont Law School,
South Royalton, Vermont (J.D., 1997). She is married to Clifton John Long
and they have two daughters, Willa and Ginger.
Legislative Counsel
DONNA RUSSO-SAVAGE of Montpelier, Vermont was raised in Winsted,
Connecticut. She was educated at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley,
MA (B.A., cum laude, 1983) and Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT
(J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Prior to joining the Office of Legislative
Council in 1999, her legal experience included positions with Patterson and
Walke, PC and the Vermont Environmental Board. She is married to Stuart
Russo-Savage and they have three daughters, Emma, Delia, and Lillian. Office Phone: 828-2231.
Legislative Counsel
REBECCA D. “BECKY” WASSERMAN graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (B.A., 2001), the London School
of Economics, London, United Kingdom, (M.Sc., 2002) and Brooklyn Law
School, Brooklyn, New York (J.D., 2009). After law school, she worked in
private practice advising financial institutions on regulatory matters. Office
Phone: 828-2404.
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Legislative Counsel
BETSYANN WRASK of Waterbury, Washington County, has been an attorney in the Office of Legislative Council since December 2010. She was
raised in Salem, Ohio and from 2000-2002, she could be heard on the radio in
the OH, PA, and WV tri-state area as disc jockey Betsy West, playing country
music. She graduated from Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio (B.A.,
2002) and Vermont Law School in South Royalton, Vermont (J.D., 2005).
She was Second Assistant Clerk of Vermont’s House of Representatives from
2006-2008 and a prosecuting attorney in the Office of Professional Regulation from 2008-2010. She lives with her husband, George, and their motley
crew of animals.
Deputy Director of Operations - Legislative Council
JANET MILLER of Montpelier, Washington County, was born in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, on June 27, 1956, and became a resident of present
town in 1989. She was educated at the Ringgold High School, Monongahela,
Pennsylvania and graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh with an Associate Degree in graphic arts. She has been working at the Legislative Council
since 1999. She is married to James Miller and they have two daughters and
two grandchildren.
Operations
DEB CURTIS of East Montpelier was born in Montpelier, Vermont on October 2, 1956. She graduated from Union 32 High School in Montpelier in
1974. She graduated from Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont with
an Associate’s Degree in Secretarial Science in 1976. She lives with her
husband, Rich Curtis, in East Montpelier. They have two daughters and two
sons. She started employment in the Legislative Council in 1994, and currently works there as an administrative assistant.
Operations
CHARLENE DINDO of Berlin, Washington County was born in Montpelier, Vermont on May 28, 1959. She attended Montpelier schools and Husson
College in Bangor, Maine. She is married to Robert Dindo and they have
one son. Chad.
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Supervisor of Drafting Operations
DEMIS K. MARTIN has been a resident of Worcester, Vermont since
1951. Demis attended elementary school in Worcester and graduated
from Montpelier High School. Demis has been employed by the State of
Vermont for over 40 years; over 36 of those years have been at the Office
of Legislative Council.
Drafting Operations- Chief Editor
JESSICA CHAVES, of Montpelier, Washington County, was born on August 23, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York. She spent most of her summers in and
on Lake Dunmore, Addison County, and became a resident of present town
in 1980. After a stint as Washington County Mental Health’s social worker,
making home visits to elders and shut-ins, she became a proofreader with the
Legislative Council in 1987 and a full-time editor in 1999. She has master’s
degrees in Anglo-Irish Literature (University College, Dublin, Ireland); Librarianship (University of Denver); and Social Work (Columbia University).
She lives with Hamish and Tilly, 2 perpetual motion machines, disguised as
cats.
Supervisor of Committee Services
AGATHA KESSLER of Barre City, Washington County, was born in Miami, Florida on May 12, 1982. As an honors student at Saint Michaels College in Colchester, she graduated summa cum laude with departmental honors in Economics and first in her class. She is a member of the academic
honor societies Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Epsilon, and Delta Epsilon
Sigma. She is married to Adam Munroe and they have two daughters, Mila
and Josephine.
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Committee Assistant
GABRIELLE MALINA of East Montpelier moved to present town in 2004
after a 13 year stint in Helena, Montana. Gabrielle was born and spent her
formative years in New York City. After moving to Chicago to “get out of
the city” and attending the University of Chicago in pursuit of a bachelor’s
degree in cultural anthropology, Gabrielle was finally able to learn to drive
a car at the ripe old age of 20. She is married to Kari Bradley and they have
three children. She is currently pursuing a Master’s of Public Administration
degree at the University of Vermont.
Committee Assistant
KATIE PICKENS was born in Elmira, NY and has lived in Vermont for
most of her life, currently residing in Wolcott, VT with her husband, Bill.
They have 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren. A lifelong learner, she graduated
from St. Michael’s High School in Montpelier in 1966 and compiled over 120
eclectic college credits at Community College of Vermont, Woodbury College, and Johnson State College and holds a certificate in medicinal herbalism
from Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center. She joined Legislative Council
in 2001 as a committee assistant for the Administrative Rules and Judicial
Rules committees, and has worked on both interim and standing committees. Since 1993 she has served as a part-time summer staff member for both
the International Herb Symposium and the New England Women’s Herbal
Conference.
Deputy Director Information Technology
DUNCAN W. GOSS graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.A.
in Political Science in 1979, and received his M.S. in mathematics (statistics
concentration) from the same institution in 1982. He has been with the Vermont Legislature since 1988. He has taught mathematics and statistics at the
University of Vermont, at Trinity College in Burlington, Vermont, and at the
National Cryptologic School at Fort Meade, Maryland. He is a past chair of
the National Association of Legislative Information Technology. He and his
wife live in Stowe.
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Information Technology User Support Specialist
MICHAEL BERRY was raised in Hartland, Vermont, and currently lives
in Bolton Valley. After joining the Vermont Army National Guard in 2009,
Mike graduated from the United States Army Intelligence Center, Ft. Huachuca, AZ in 2011, and received a bachelor’s degree in web development
from Champlain College, Burlington, VT in 2012.
Information Technology User Support Specialist
AL COCCAGNA was raised in Pennsylvania, and currently lives in Fayston,
Vermont. Albert and his wife, Sophie, a Fayston native, hiked through Vermont on the Appalachian Trail in the summer of 2009 and never left. Albert is
currently working toward a degree in Computer Systems Management. While
at home, his wife and he enjoy the rural life, raising rabbits, ducks, chickens,
and sheep with their son, Jack, and daughter, Layla.
Information Technology User Support Specialist
JONATHAN DAO of Burlington, Chittenden County, was born in New
York and raised in Vermont. He graduated from the University of Vermont,
Burlington, Vermont (B.S., 2012). Office phone: 828-2451
Information Technology Systems Support Specialist
KEVIN G. MOORE, JR. of Hardwick, Vermont, Caledonia County was
born in St. Albans, Vermont on July 16, 1987, and became a resident of present town in April 2014. Kevin was educated at Spaulding High School in
Barre, Vermont, and is a Graduate of the United States Army Signal School
of Excellence, Fort Gordon, GA (Information Technology). Currently, Kevin
is an undergraduate student at The Malcolm Baldrige School of Business
at Post University, pursuing a bachelor of science in Business Administration with a concentration in Computer Information Systems. Kevin is an active member of the Vermont Army National Guard, 86th IBCT, 3-172 INF
(MTN). Kevin is married to Melinda Moore and has 3 children. Office phone:
(802) 828-0248.
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JOINT FISCAL OFFICE
Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer
STEPHEN A. KLEIN of Montpelier, Washington County, was born in
Boston, Massachusetts, on September 25, 1951, and became a resident of
Vermont in 1992. He has attended the University of California, Berkeley,
California (A.B., 1973); Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge,
Massachusetts (M.C.P., 1977); Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts (J.D., 1982). He is married to Priscilla B. Fox, and they
have one daughter and one son.
As Chief Fiscal Officer, Stephen is responsible for management and operations of the non-partisan Vermont Legislative Joint Fiscal Office. He can be
reached at sklein@leg.state.vt.us or at 828-5769.
Associate Fiscal Officer
MARIA BLAIR BELLIVEAU was born in Princeton, New Jersey. She
received degrees from Princeton High School (1977) and the University of
Vermont (B.S. 1981 and M.S. 1989.) She lives in Hinesburg with her husband
and has one son and one daughter.
Maria is primarily responsible for analysis of the annual state budget for the
House Appropriations Committee. She also covers LIHEAP and Weatherization programs as well as works on a variety of projects on an Ad Hoc basis.
She can be reached at mbelliveau@leg.state.vt.us or at 828-5971.
Associate Fiscal Officer
CATHERINE M. BENHAM, of Warren, Washington County was born in
Palo Alto, California and grew up in Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri. She graduated from Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA (B.A.,
1986) and the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (M.B.A. 1989). She has
two daughters and one son.
Catherine is responsible for capital funding issues and also works on health
care. She has covered education finance and energy issues in past sessions.
She staffs the House Corrections and Institutions Committee and the Senate Institutions Committee, and covers other issues as they arise. She can be
reached at cbenham@leg.state.vt.us or at 828-0111.
Associate Fiscal Officer
STEPHANIE M. BARRETT was born in Chicago, IL and grew up in Braintree, Vermont where she currently resides. She attended Boston College (B.A.
1987) and the University of Vermont (M.B.A. 2000).
Stephanie is primarily responsible for analysis of the annual state budget. In
this capacity she concentrates on Medicaid related expenditures and funding but also works across a wide range of budget related topics and ad-hoc
projects. She staffs the Senate Appropriations Committee and assists standing committees and caucuses as needed. She can be reached at sbarrett@leg.
state.vt.us or at 828-5973.
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Staff Associate
REBECCA J. BUCK of Montpelier, Washington County, grew up in Salisbury and Middlebury, Vermont. She attended Middlebury Union High School
(1970) and Champlain College (1972).
Rebecca’s responsibilities include human resources administration, staffing
and scheduling for the Senate Appropriations Committee, and production of
the budget and budget adjustment bills. She can be reached at rbuck@leg.
state.vt.us or at 828-5969.
Fiscal Analyst & Business Manager
DANIEL DICKERSON of Montpelier, Washington County, grew up in
Springfield, Illinois and attended Southern Illinois University (B.S., 2010)
and the University of Illinois, Chicago (M.U.P.P., 2013). He is married to
Stephanie Smith and they have one cat Sasha and one dog Margot.
Daniel provides analysis of tax and fee changes. He also provides fiscal analysis of legislation dealing with economic development and environmental
issues. He can be reached at ddickerson@leg.state.vt.us or at 828-2472.
Business Systems Specialist/Webmaster
JEREMY FONTE of Montpelier, Washington County, was born in Poultney, VT. He attended the University of Vermont (B.A., 2008).
Jeremy develops and maintains the legislative budget systems, is responsible
for the fiscal offices’ website creation and maintenance, and provides user
support for fiscal office staff. He can be reached at jfonte@leg.state.vt.us or
at 828-5968.
Senior Fiscal Analyst
NOLAN T. LANGWEIL of Montpelier, Washington County, was born in
Freehold, New Jersey, and became a resident of present town in 2007. He
graduated from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (B.S., 1997) and the
University of Montana, Missoula, MT (M.S., 2000).
He is primarily responsible for health and human services related issues including health care reform, medicaid, health insurance, and other health care
finance related issues. Office phone: 828-1043.
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Senior Economist
JOYCE MANCHESTER of Moretown, Washington County, was born in
Waterville, Maine, and became a resident of present town in 2014. Joyce attended Waterville High School, Wesleyan University (B.A., 1974), and Harvard University (Ph.D., 1978). She is married to David Stapleton and has two
daughters and two stepchildren.
Joyce works on the analysis of health care reform, tax issues, and other areas
of interest to the Legislature. She previously worked at the Congressional
Budget Office, Office of Policy at the Social Security Administration, and
Dartmouth College. She can be reached at jmanchester@leg.state.vt.us or at
828-3099.
Senior Fiscal Analyst
MARK S. PERRAULT of Montpelier, Washington County was born in Andover, Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts at
Amherst (B.A., 1979; M.B.A., 1982) and Boston College Law School (J.D.,
1992). He became a resident of Vermont in 1997. He has three sons.
Mark’s primary assignment is education finance. He has also covered property taxes, use value appraisal, unemployment insurance, and other issues as
needed. He staffs the House Ways & Means and the Senate Finance Committees. He can be reached at mperrault@state.vt.us or at 828-5972.
Senior Fiscal Analyst
NEIL SCHICKNER of Norwich, Windsor County, was born in Cincinnati,
Ohio in 1952, and became a resident of Norwich in 1999. He graduated from
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (A.B., 1975); Stanford Law
School, Palo Alto, California (J.D., 1979). Admitted to: Washington State Bar
1979; District of Columbia 1982; Vermont State Bar 2004. He is married to
Laurie S. Levin and they have two daughters.
Neil is responsible for transportation issues and staffs the House and Senate
Transportation Committees. He can be reached at nschickner@leg.state.vt.us
or at 828-5977..
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Senior Fiscal Analyst
SARA TEACHOUT of Stowe, Lamoille County grew up in Essex, Vermont.
She attended the University of Vermont (B.A. 1992); Melbourne University
in Australia; and New York University (M.U.P. 1999). She is married to Brad
C. James and they have two sons, Anders and Calvin.
Sara is primarily responsible for revenue issues including the analysis of tax
changes, estimating the state revenue impacts of legislation, and fee changes.
She staffs the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees. She
can be reached at steachout@leg.state.vt.us or at 828-5768.
Staff Associate/Public Records Officer
THERESA L. UTTON-JERMAN of Essex Junction, Chittenden County,
attended Champlain College in Vermont, the Community College of Vermont, and Johnson State College in Vermont. She is married to Tim Jerman
and has one son and two step-daughters.
Theresa is responsible for the organization of the House Appropriations Committee, the Legislative Joint Fiscal Committee, the Health Reform Oversight
Committee, and the Joint Transportation Oversight Committee. She manages
the records of those committees along with the office, and organizes Legislative Fiscal Briefings and the Fiscal Facts booklet. She can be reached at tutton@leg.state.vt.us or at 828-5767.
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OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS
Sergeant at Arms
FRANCIS K. BROOKS of Montpelier, Washington County, Democrat, was
born in Washington D.C., on May 24, 1943, and became a resident of present town in June, 1967. Occupation: retired teacher, secondary education.
He was educated in elementary schools in Alexandria, Virginia; Parker-Gray
High School, Alexandria; Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont (B.S.,
1967); Clarkson College, Potsdam, New York (M.S., 1974). He is married
to the former Eunice W. Williams, and they have one son and one daughter. Member of the House: 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1991-92,
1993-94, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006,
2007-2008. He was elected Sergeant at Arms February 15, 2007. Religious
preference: Baptist. Home phone: 223-3170. POST OFFICE ADDRESS:
27 Harrison Avenue, Montpelier, VT 05602.
Assistant Sergeant at Arms
KRISTA E. G. METIVIER of Barre Town, Washington County was born
in Utica, New York and has been a resident of Vermont since 1999. She
was educated at Valley Heights Christian Academy, Norwich New York. She
graduated with a Dual Associates Degree in Office Technology and Medical Transcription from the State University of New York at Morrisville as a
member of Phi Theta Kappa, the National Honor Society. She is married to
Michael and they have two boys. She took the position of Assistant Sergeantat-Arms in September 2009.
Assistant to Sergeant at Arms
JEFFREY A. GABRIELSON of Cabot, Washington County was born in
Woonsocket, Rhode Island on October 9, 1952. He was educated in the
Woonsocket public school system, attended the University of Connecticut
and California State University, Long Beach with degrees in marine biology
and oceanography. He served as a commissioned officer in the United States
Coast Guard, with 8 tours of duty as a maritime safety and security specialist,
including School Chief of the Coast Guard’s Port Safety and Security School,
Director of the Marine Safety International Training Team, and Deputy Director of Maritime Security for the U.S. Department of Transportation, before
retiring as a Commander in 1998. Following his military service, he worked
as a private consultant to the maritime and shipping industry, served as the
Hazardous Material and Emergency Response to Terrorism Coordinator for
Maine Fire Training and Education, and operated his own business in home
construction and renovation in Maine before moving to Vermont in 2007. He
is married to Linda Gabrielson and they have three children and two grand
children.
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Assistant Sergeant at Arms
ALAN H. ROGERS of Westford, Chittenden County, was born in
Burlington, Vermont on January 11, 1949. He graduated from Essex Jct.
High School and Johnson State College with a BA degree in Elementary
Education. After teaching math and science for 10 years in the Essex
School system, he took a job with USDA as a County Executive Director
in Newport, Vt., for 5 years. He then became a District Director/Agricultural Program Specialist for Vermont USDA. In 1997, he was promoted
to the Vermont District Director for USDA-Farm Service Agency for 10
years, overseeing the functions of 9 County Offices, 44 employees and
37 County Committee members. In 2007, he became the Supervisory
Specialist overseeing all of the Administrative and Agricultural Programs
for the Farm Service Agency within Vermont. He retired after 31 years
of service with USDA. He has been married to Betty for 42 years and
they have two sons, one in New York and the other in California, and five
grandchildren.
Assistant to Sergeant at Arms
CORNELIUS F. REED, JR. of Essex Junction was born in Wolcott, Vermont. Occupation: Retired State Police Sergeant. He was educated in elementary schools in Wolcott and graduated from Peoples Academy in Morrisville. After serving in the military for two years he joined the Vermont
State Police and attended the State Police Academy in 1962, the Command
Training Institute, Babson College, Wellesley Massachusetts, took criminal
justice courses from Champlain College as well as many other law enforcement courses throughout his career. He is currently president of the Vermont Retired Troopers Association and also president of Vermont Retired
State Employees Association. He has two children, a daughter who resides
in Connecticut and a son who lives in Colorado with his wife and daughter.
Home address: P.O. Box 193, Essex Junction, VT 05453
Assistant to Sergeant at Arms
DEVIN SMALL of Morrisville, Vermont was born in Morrisville, Vermont
on February 18, 1983, the youngest of four boys. He graduated from Peoples
Academy in Morrisville and the Green Mountain Technology and Career
Center in Hyde Park. When the legislature is not in session, he works on a
dairy farm and also works as a surveyor’s assistant. He hopes some day to
make farming a career. His spare time is spent hunting, fishing, kayaking,
snowmobiling, hiking and bowling. On May 24, 2008, he was married to
Tracy Wyman. As of this year, he is the youngest person to work as an Assistant to Sergeant at Arms.
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Assistant to Sergeant at Arms
MICHAEL G. WIATER, Northfield, Vermont. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Educated in the Chicopee Public School System. Enlisted in U.S.
Army January 1973. Served with the 1st Infantry Division. Honorably discharged after serving three years. Attended Kansas State University at Manhattan, Kansas; Springfield Technical College, Springfield, Massachusetts;
Hawthorn College, Antrim, New Hampshire (B.S., 1988). Retired Sergeant,
Vermont State Police (twenty-five years). Married to Donna M. Wiater.
Chief of Capitol Police
LESLIE ROBERT DIMICK of South Burlington, Vermont, Chittenden
County was born in Hardwick Vt. Occupation Chief of Police of the Capitol
Police Department, State House. Educated in Walden, Hardwick Elementary
Schools and Hazen Union High School. A Graduate of the US Army Military
Police Academy, Vermont Police Academy and the New England Institute of
Law Enforcement Management at Babson College. Certified as a firearms
Instructor, D.A.R.E instructor. Was previously employed by the Hardwick
Police Department for twenty years and reached the rank of Chief of Police
for eleven years with that Department. In 1998 was named Hardwick Citizen
of the year for his work with the youth in the community. I was active for
many years with the area Diversion Board as a member. Served on the Lakeview Union Elementary School Board. Active member of the Vermont Army
National Guard, Veteran of OIF (Iraq) and OEF (Afghanistan). Married to
Laura Dimick and has 4 Children.
Police Officer
DALE F. MANNING of Hardwick, Vermont, Caledonia County, was born
in Morrisville, Vermont on July 1, 1963. A resident of Hardwick since birth,
he was educated at Hardwick Elementary School, and graduated from Hazen
Union High School in 1981. Occupation: Police Officer, Capitol Police,
Vermont State House. Honorably discharged Veteran, U.S. Army, Graduate of the Vermont Police Academy. Formerly employed by the Hardwick
Police Department (Patrol Officer), Washington County Sheriffs Department
(Deputy Sheriff), and Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife (Deputy
State Game Warden, 1998-2008). Former member (7 yrs.) of Hardwick Rescue (advanced level E.M.T., Defib. & IV certified). Member, Caspian Lake
Lodge #87 F&AM (Past Master), National Legislative Services and Security
Association, National Rifle Association, Vermont Police Association. He resides in Hardwick with his wife Joanne and their six daughters, Whittney
Ann, Jordan Lee, Maressa Lynn, Cassiopeia Lynn, Kiana Rae and Caitlin
Eilis. Post office address: P.O. Box 911, Hardwick, VT 05843-0911.
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Police Officer
KURT I. SNYDER of Northfield, Washington County, was born in Tarentum, PA, in 1954. He moved to Vermont in 1986. Occupation: Capitol Police
Officer. He was educated Carnegie Mellon University, Penn State University
and the Vermont Police Academy. He worked for Westinghouse Electric as
an engineer in reactor safety analysis and later on defense projects, where
he was awarded two patents. He became Supervisor of Defense Materials
Security, overseeing classified defense projects. He began his law enforcement career in 1988 with the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and
worked for Stowe PD and most recently Northfield PD where he attained the
rank of Sergeant.
He is a firearms instructor. He was active in Ambulance services for 24 years
as an EMT and was a fire fighter for several years and a Ski Patroller for 14
years. He is married with one son.
School Tours Coordinator; NCSL Back to School Coordinator
VIVIEN FRITZ of Marshfield was born and educated in Leeds, England
attending Leeds Polytechnic. She moved to the United States in 1967; after living on both the east and west coasts, moved to Vermont in 1999. An
avid orienteer & former national champion ski orienteer she and her husband
manage 500 acres and provide 15 miles of free community ski trails on their
property each winter.
School Tours Coordinaton
ELIZABETH WESCHSLER School Tours Coordinator, is a graduate of St.
Johnsbury Academy and the University of VT. She is a former flight attendant
and flight service training instructor with American Airlines. Elizabeth and
her husband, Robert, reside in Stowe.
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FROM VERMONT
Name and Address
Phone
Office
Party
Page
LEAHY, Patrick.....................................863-2525............U.S. Senator.................... D....................1
199 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401
SANDERS, Bernie ................................862-0697............U.S. Senator.................... I ....................2
1 Church Street, Suite 300, Burlington, VT 05401-4417
WELCH, Peter ......................................652-2450............U.S. Rep to Congress...... D....................3
128 Lakeside Ave, Suite 235, Burlington, VT 05401
VERMONT STATE OFFICERS
Name and Address
Phone
Office
Party
Page
SHUMLIN, Peter ..................................828-3333............Governor......................... D....................4
109 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05601
SCOTT, Phil ..........................................828-2226............Lt. Governor.................... R....................5
The State House, Montpelier, VT 05601
PEARCE, Elizabeth (Beth) ...................828-1452............Treasurer......................... D....................6
109 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05609
CONDOS, Jim ......................................828-2148............Secretary of State............ D....................7
128 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05609
HOFFER, Doug ....................................828-2281............Auditor of Accounts........ D/P.................8
132 State Street, Drawer 33, Montpelier, VT 05633
SORRELL, William H. .........................828-3173............Attorney General............. D....................9
109 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05609-1001
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF SENATORS
To the Vermont General Assembly - 2015-2016
Name and Address
Phone
Office
Party
Page
ASHE, Tim ............................................318-0903............Chittenden Senate........... D/P.................13
45 Lakeview Terrace, Burlington, VT 05401
AYER, Claire D. ...................................759-2748............Addison Senate............... D....................11
1020 Tritown Road, Addison, VT 05491
*BALINT, Rebecca................................257-4162............Windham Senate............. D....................20
271 South Main Street, Brattleboro, VT
BARUTH, Phil.......................................503-5266............Chittenden Senate........... D....................14
87 Curtis Avenue, Burlington, VT 05408
BENNING, Joe .....................................626-3600............Caledonia Senate............. R....................13
PO Box 142, Lyndonville, VT 05851
BRAY, Christopher A. ........................... 371-8183...........Addison Senate............... D....................11
829 South Street, New Haven, VT 05472
CAMPBELL, John F. ............................295-6238............Windsor Senate............... D....................20
PO Box 1221, Quechee, VT 05059
*CAMPION, Brian................................753-7705............Bennington Senate.......... D....................12
1292 West Road, Bennington, VT 05201
*COLLAMORE, Brian..........................773-1365............Rutland Senate................ R....................18
124 Patricia Lane, Rutland, VT 05701
CUMMINGS, Ann E. ...........................223-6043............Washington Senate.......... D....................19
24 Colonial Drive, Montpelier, VT 05602
*DEGREE, Dustin Allard......................782-4507............Franklin Senate............... R....................16
31 Bank Street, Saint Albans, VT 05478
DOYLE, William T. “Bill” ...................223-2851............Washington Senate.......... R....................19
186 Murray Road, Montpelier, VT 05602
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P=Progressive
I=Independent
R=Republican
Name and Address
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF SENATORS
To the Vermont General Assembly - 2015-2016
Phone
Office
Party
Page
FLORY, Margaret “Peg” .....................483-6854............Rutland Senate................ R....................18
3011 US Route 7, Pittsford, VT 05763
KITCHEL, Jane ....................................684-3482............Caledonia Senate............. D/R................13
PO Box 82, Danville, VT 05828
LYONS, Virginia “Ginny” ....................863-6129............Chittenden Senate........... D....................14
241 White Birch Lane, Williston, VT 05495
MACDONALD, Mark A. .....................433-5867............Orange Senate................. D....................17
404 MacDonald Road, Williamstown, VT 05679
MAZZA, Richard “Dick” .....................863-1067............Grand Isle Senate............ D/R................17
777 West Lakeshore Drive, Colchester, VT 05446
MCCALLISTER, Norman H.................285-6363............Franklin Senate............... R....................16
712 Hanna Road, Franklin, VT 05457
MCCORMACK, Richard “Dick” .........234-5497............Windsor Senate............... D....................21
127 Cleveland Brook Road, Bethel, VT 05032
MULLIN, Kevin J. ................................353-6770............Rutland Senate................ R....................18
118 Ox Yoke Drive, Rutland, VT 05701
NITKA, Alice W. ..................................228-8432............Windsor Senate............... D....................21
PO Box 136, Ludlow, VT 05149
POLLINA, Anthony ..............................229-5809............Washington Senate.......... P/D.................19
93 Story Road, N. Middlesex, VT 05682
RODGERS, John S................................525-4182............Essex-Orleans Senate...... D....................15
PO Box 217, Glover, VT 05839
SEARS, Richard W. “Dick”, Jr. ............442-9139............Bennington Senate.......... D....................12
343 Matteson Road, N. Bennington, VT 05257
SIROTKIN, Michael..............................860-6428...........Chittenden Senate............ D....................14
80 Bartlett Bay Road, South Burlington, VT 05403
SNELLING, Diane B. ...........................482-4382............Chittenden Senate........... R....................15
304 Piette Road, Hinesburg, VT 05461
STARR, Robert A. ................................988-2877............Essex-Orleans Senate...... D/R................16
958 Route 105 West, North Troy, VT 05859
WESTMAN, Richard A. .......................644-2297............Lamoille Senate.............. R/D................17
2439 Iron Gate Road, Cambridge, VT 05444
WHITE, Jeanette ...................................387-4379............Windham Senate............. D....................20
35A Old Depot Road, Putney, VT 05346
ZUCKERMAN, David..........................598-1986............Chittenden Senate........... P/D.................15
2083 Gilman Road, Hinesburg, VT 05461
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES
To the Vermont General Assembly - 2015-2016
Name and Address
Phone
Office
Party
Page
ANCEL, Janet .......................................223-5350............Washington 6.................. D....................64
PO Box 123, Calais, VT 05648
BARTHOLOMEW, John ......................436-2151............Windsor 1........................ D....................70
23 Linden Road, Hartland, VT 05048
*BANCROFT, Robert L. ......................879-7386............Chittenden 8-3................. R....................42
405 Brookside Road, Westford, VT 05494
*BASER K. Baser..................................453-2378............Addison 4........................ R....................25
35 Mountain Street, Bristol, VT
BATCHELOR, Lynn D. ........................873-3006............Orleans 1......................... R/D................53
165 Beach Street, Derby Line, VT 05830
*BECK, Scott.........................................274-0201............Caledonia 3..................... R....................30
93 Overlook Drive, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819
*BERRY, Steve......................................362-5738............Bennington 4................... D....................28
PO Box 858, Manchester, VT 05254
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R=Republican
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Name and Address
Phone
Office
Party
Page
BEYOR, Steve.......................................868-3456............Franklin 5........................ R....................47
PO Box 287, Highgate Springs, VT 05460
BISSONNETTE, Clement J. “Clem”....655-9527............Chittenden 6-7................. D....................39
11 Dufresne Drive, Winooski, VT 05404
BOTZOW, Bill ......................................447-7717............Bennington 1................... D....................26
1225 S. Stream Road, Bennington, VT 05201
BRANAGAN, Carolyn Whitney ..........527-7694............Franklin 1........................ R....................45
1295 Ballard Road, Georgia, VT 05478
BRENNAN, Patrick M. ........................863-3773............Chittenden 9-2................. R....................43
96 Tanglewood Drive, Colchester, VT 05446
*BRIGLIN, Tim.....................................785-2414............Windsor-Orange 2........... D....................74
459 Tucker Hill Road, Therford Center, VT 05075
BROWNING, Cynthia ..........................375-9019............Bennington 4................... D....................28
PO Box 389, Arlington, VT 05250
BURDITT, Tom.....................................438-0031............Rutland 2......................... R....................56
1118 Clarendon Avenue, West Rutland, VT 05777
BURKE, Mollie S..................................257-4844............Windham 2-2................... P/D.................66
62 West Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301
BUXTON, Sarah E. ..............................233-0274............Windsor-Orange 1........... D....................73
318 Vt. Rte. 110, Tunbridge, VT 05077
CANFIELD, William “Bill” ...............265-4428............Rutland 3......................... R....................57
12 Pine Street, Fair Haven, VT 05743
CARR, Stephen A..................................247-3921............Rutland 6......................... D....................59
PO Box 206, Brandon, VT 05733
CHRISTIE, Kevin “Coach” ................295-1066............Windsor 4-2..................... D....................72
682 Christian Street, White River Jct., VT 05001
*CHESNUT-TANGERMAN, Robin ....235-2050............Rutland-Bennington........ P/D.................60
72 Sundog Lane, Middletown Springs, VT 05757
CLARKSON, Alison ............................457-4627............Windsor 5........................ D....................73
18 Golf Avenue, Woodstock, VT 05091
COLE, Joanna........................................660-7175............Chittenden 6-1................. D....................35
108 Rivers Edge Drive, Burlington, VT 05408
CONDON, James O’Neill ....................655-5764............Chittenden 9-1................. D....................42
500A Dalton Drive, Colchester, VT 05446
CONNOR, Daniel F...............................578-3014............Franklin 6........................ D....................48
4367 Rte. 36, Fairfield, VT 05455
CONQUEST, Chip ................................757-3803............Orange-Caledonia .......... D....................52
409 Bible Hill Road, Wells River, VT 05081
CORCORAN, Timothy R., II ...............447-0929............Bennington 2-1................ D....................26
8 Corey Lane, Bennington, VT 05201
CUPOLI, Larry “Cooper”......................775-3179............Rutland 5-2...................... R....................58
57 Piedmont Pond Road, Rutland, VT 05701
DAKIN, Leigh J. ...................................875-3456............Windsor 3-1..................... D....................71
PO Box 467, Chester, VT 05143
*DAKIN, Maureen ...............................777-8507............Chittenden 9-2................. D....................43
60 Woodlins Circle #4, Colcheser 05446
*DAME, Paul ........................................318-7544............Chittenden 8-2................. R....................41
82B Park Street, Essex, VT 05452
DAVIS, Susan Hatch .............................439-5103............Orange 1.......................... P/D.................51
75 Notch End Road, West Topsham, VT 05086
DEEN, David L. ....................................869-3116............Windham 4...................... D....................68
5607 Westminster West Road, Westminster, VT 05346
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DEVEREUX, Dennis J. ........................259-2460............Rutland-Windsor 2.......... R....................61
PO Box 1, Belmont, VT 05730
DICKINSON, Eileen “Lynn” ................524-3404............Franklin 3-2..................... R....................46
69 Button Road, St. Albans, VT 05478
DONAHUE, Anne B. ............................485-6431............Washington 1.................. R....................61
148 Donahue Drive, Northfield, VT 05663
DONOVAN, Johannah Leddy ..............863-4634............Chittenden 6-5................. D....................37
38 Bayview Street, Burlington, VT 05401
*EASTMAN, Alyson.............................989-1088............Addison-Rutland............. I......................26
375 Mt. Independence Road, Orwell, VT
ELLIS, Rebecca ....................................839-0515............Washington-Chittenden... D....................65
1531 Ripley Road, Waterbury VT 05677
EMMONS, Alice M. .............................885-5893............Windsor 3-2..................... D....................71
318 Summer Street, Springfield, VT 05156
EVANS, Debbie G. ...............................878-4317............Chittenden 8-1................. D....................40
53 Greenfield Road, Essex, VT 05452
FAGAN, Peter J. ...................................342-1214............Rutland 5-1...................... R....................58
17 Clinton Avenue, Rutland, VT 05701
FELTUS, Martha “Marty”.....................626-9516............Caledonia-4..................... R....................30
PO Box 963, Lyndonville, VT 05851
*FIELDS, Rachael ................................518-368-8631.....Bennington 2-1................ D....................26
802 Overlea Road, Bennington, VT 05201
*FISKE, Larry George ..........................933-8470............Franklin 7........................ R....................48
50 St. Albans Street, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450
*FORGUITES, Robert...........................886-2654............Windsor 3-2..................... D....................72
PO Box 303, North Springfield, VT 05150
FRANK, Bill .........................................899-3136............Chittenden 3.................... D....................32
19 Poker Hill Road, Underhill, VT 05489
FRENCH, Patsy ....................................728-9421............Orange-Wash-Addison.... D....................53
886 Harlow Hill, Randolph, VT 05060
GAGE, Douglas.....................................417-7165............Rutland 5-4...................... R....................59
41 Hazel Street, Rutland, VT 05701
*GAMACHE, Marianna........................674-5175............Franklin 4........................ R....................46
PO Box 435, Swanton, VT 05488
*GONZALEZ, Diana ............................661-4053............Chittenden 6-7................. P/D.................38
27 1/2 LaClair Street, Winooski, VT 05404
GRAD, Maxine .....................................496-7667............Washington 7.................. D....................64
301 Paddy Hill Road, Moretown, VT 05660
*GRAHAM, Rodney.............................433-6127............Orange 1.......................... R....................52
859 Graham Road, Williamstown, VT 05679
GRESHIN, Adam ..................................583-3223............Washington 7.................. I ....................65
611 Eurich Pond Road, Warren, VT 05674
HAAS, Sandy ........................................767-4751............Windsor-Rutland ............ P/D.................74
360 South Main, Rochester, VT 05767
HANZAS, Sarah Louise Copeland........222-4064............Orange 2.......................... D....................52
PO Box 43, Bradford, VT 05033
HEAD, Helen ........................................862-2267............Chittenden 7-3................. D....................40
65 East Terrace, South Burlington, VT 05403
HEBERT, Michael J. “Mike”.................451-9088............Windham 1...................... R....................66
PO Box 120, Vernon, VT 05354
HELM, Robert “Bob”............................265-2145............Rutland 3......................... R....................57
647 Route 4A, Fair Haven, VT 05743
HIGLEY, Mark .....................................744-6379............Orleans-Lamoille............ R....................56
PO Box 10, Lowell, VT 05847
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HOOPER, Mary S. ................................793-9512............Washington 4.................. D....................63
882 North Street, Montpelier, VT 05602
HUBERT, Ronald E. .............................893-1368............Chittenden 10.................. R....................43
68 Woodcrest Circle, Milton, VT 05468
HUNTLEY, Mark..................................228-5774............Windsor 2........................ D....................71
535 Center Road, Cavendish, VT 05142
JERMAN, Tim ......................................878-2972............Chittenden 8-2................. D....................41
5 Sycamore Lane, Essex Junction, VT 05452
JEWETT, Willem W. .............................388-0320............Addison 2........................ D....................23
PO Box 129, Ripton, VT 05766
JOHNSON, Mitzi ..................................363-4448............Grand Isle-Chittenden..... D....................49
PO Box 144, South Hero, VT 05486
JUSKIEWICZ, Bernie...........................644-5606............Lamoille 3....................... R....................50
PO Box 93, Cambridge, VT 05444
KEENAN, Kathleen C. .........................524-5013............Franklin 3-1..................... D....................45
8 Thorpe Avenue, St. Albans, VT 05478
KITZMILLER, Warren F.......................229-0878............Washington 4.................. D....................63
138 North Street, Montpelier, VT 05602
KLEIN, Tony ........................................223-8926............Washington 5.................. D....................64
95 Powder Horn Glen Road, Montpelier, VT 05602
KOMLINE, Patti ...................................908-938-1616.....Bennington-Rutland........ R....................29
PO Box 513, Dorset, VT 05251
KREBS, Robert C. ................................372-4567............Grand Isle-Chittenden..... D/R................49
134 East Shore Road, South Hero, VT 05486
KROWINSKI, Jill..................................363-3907............Chittenden 6-3................. D....................36
27 Spring Street, Burlington, VT 05401
*LACLAIR, Robert B. ..........................476-9668............Washington 2.................. R....................62
146 Airport Road, Barre, VT 05641
*LALONDE, Martin ............................863-3086............Chittenden 7-1................. D....................39
304 Four Sisters Road, South Burlington, VT 05403
LANPHER, Diane .................................877-2230............Addison 3........................ D....................24
194 South Maple Street, Vergennes, VT 05491
LAWRENCE, Richard ..........................626-5917............Caledonia 4..................... R....................31
194 Bean Pond Road, Lyndonville, VT 05851
*LEFEBVRE, Paul D............................467-8338............Essex-Cal.-Orleans.......... R....................44
PO Box 397 Island Pond, VT 05846
LENES, Joan G. ....................................985-8515............Chittenden 5-2................. D....................35
197 Governor’s Lane, Shelburne, VT 05482
LEWIS, Patti J. .....................................223-6319............Washington 1.................. R....................61
449 East Road, Berlin, VT 05641
LIPPERT, William J., Jr. .......................482-3528............Chittenden 4-2................. D....................34
2751 Baldwin Road, Hinesburg, VT 05461
*LONG, Emily J....................................365-7360............Windham 5...................... D....................68
239 Wiswall Hill Road, Newfane, VT 05345
*LUCKE, Gabrielle...............................299-89097..........Windsor 4-2..................... D....................73
554 Campbell Street, White River Junction, VT 05001
MACAIG, Terence D. “Terry”...............878-3872............Chittenden 2.................... D....................32
82 Pamela Court, Williston, VT 05495
MANWARING, Ann ............................464-2150............Windham 6...................... D....................69
PO Box 1089, Wilmington, VT 05363
MARCOTTE, Michael J. ......................334-6302............Orleans 2......................... R/D................55
106 Private Pond Road, Newport, VT 05855
*MARTEL, Marcia R............................748-9134............Caledonia 1..................... R....................29
1087 Slate Ledge Road, Waterford, VT 05819
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MARTIN, Linda J. ................................888-2746............Lamoille 2....................... D....................50
PO Box 94, Wolcott, VT 05680
MASLAND, James W. “Jim” ...............785-4146............Windsor-Orange 2........... D....................74
714 Pero Hill Road, Thetford Center, VT 05075
MCCORMACK, Curt............................318-2585............Chittenden 6-3................. D....................36
221 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401
*MCCOY, Patricia A. ...........................287-9685............Rutland 1......................... R....................56
1392 High Road, Poultney, VT 05764
MCCULLOUGH, Jim ..........................878-2180............Chittenden 2.................... D....................32
592 Gov. Chittenden Road,Williston,VT 05495
MCFAUN, Francis “Topper” ..............479-9843............Washington 2.................. R....................62
97 Sunset Road, Barre, VT 05641
MILLER, Alice .....................................442-9825............Bennington 3................... D....................28
88 Horton Hill Road, Shaftsbury, VT 05262
*MORRIS, Kiah....................................688-3300............Bennington 2-2................ D....................27
PO Box 4705, Bennington, VT 05201
MORRISSEY, Mary A. .........................379-5439............Bennington 2-2................ R....................27
228 Dewey Street, Bennington, VT 05201
MROWICKI, Mike ...............................387-8787............Windham 4...................... D....................68
299 South Pine Banks Road, Putney, VT 05346
*MURPHY, Barbara Smith ...................849-6545............Franklin 2........................ I......................45
7 Lily Road, Fairfax, VT 05454
MYERS, Linda K. ................................878-3514............Chittenden 8-1................. R....................41
51 Forest Road, Essex Junction, VT 05452
NUOVO, Betty .....................................388-2024............Addison 1........................ D....................23
70 Maple Street #308, Middlebury, VT 05753
O’BRIEN, Anne T. ................................434-4250............Chittenden 1.................... D....................31
2406 Hinesburg Road, Richmond, VT 05477
O’SULLIVAN, Jean ..............................658-0492............Chittenden 6-2................. D....................36
37 Village Green, Burlington, VT 05408
OLSEN, Oliver K................................... 858-5433...........Wind.-Benn.-Windsor..... D/R/P.............70
1320 Middletown Road, South Londonderry, VT 05155
*PATT, Avram........................................223-1014............Lamoille-Washington...... D....................51
139 West Hill Road, Worcester, VT 05682
*PARENT, Corey ..................................370-0494............Franklin 3-1..................... R....................46
160 North Main Street, Unit 3, Saint Albans, VT 05478
PARTRIDGE, Carolyn W. ....................874-4182............Windham 3...................... D....................67
1612 Old Cheney Road, Windham, VT 05359
PEARCE, Albert “Chuck”.....................848-7813............Franklin 5........................ R....................47
84 Magoon Road, Richford, VT 05476
PEARSON, Christopher .......................860-3933............Chittenden 6-4................. P ....................37
12 Brookes Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401
POIRIER, Paul N. .................................476-7870............Washington 3 ................. I ....................62
33 Abbott Avenue, Barre, VT 05641
POTTER, David ....................................438-5385............Rutland 2......................... D....................57
PO Box 426, N. Clarendon, VT 05759
PUGH, Ann ...........................................863-6705............Chittenden 7-2................. D....................39
67 Bayberry Lane, S. Burlington, VT 05403
*PURVIS, Joey .....................................879-6110............Chittenden 9-1................. R....................42
364 Hidden Oak Drive, Colchester, VT 05446
QUIMBY, Constance “Connie”.............695-2575............Essex-Caledonia.............. R/D................44
PO Box 373, Concord, 05824
RACHELSON, Barbara.........................862-1290............Chittenden 6-6................. D....................38
205 Summit Street, Burlington, VT 05401
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RAM, Kesha .........................................881-4433............Chittenden 6-4................. D....................37
31 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401
RUSSELL, Herb ...................................828-2228............Rutland 5-3...................... D....................59
24 Griswold Drive, Rutland, VT 05701
RYERSON, Marjorie.............................728-4127............Orange-Wash-Addison.... D....................53
36 Randloph Ave, Randolph, VT 05060
SAVAGE, Brian K. ................................868-3566 ...........Franklin 4........................ R....................47
17 Linda Avenue, Swanton, VT 05488
SCHEUERMANN, Heidi E. .................253-2275............Lamoille 1....................... R....................49
PO Box 908, Stowe, VT 05672
SHARPE, Dave .....................................453-2754............Addison 4........................ D....................25
1209 Meehan Road, Bristol, VT 05443
SHAW, Charles “Butch” .......................483-2398............Rutland 6......................... R....................60
910 Markowski Road, Florence, VT 05744
SHAW, Loren T......................................766-5022............Orleans 1......................... R/D................54
320 Foxwood Lane, Derby, VT 05829
*SHELDON, Amy ................................388-9278............Addison 1........................ D/P.................23
PO Box 311, Middlebiry VT 05740
*SIBILIA, Laura ...................................384-0233............Windham-Bennington..... I......................69
PO BOx 2052, West Dover, VT 05356
SMITH, Harvey T. ................................877-2712............Addison 5........................ R....................25
2516 Lime Kiln Road, New Haven, VT 05472
SMITH, Shap ........................................888-9214............Lamoille-Washington ..... D....................51
369 Farm Hill Road, Morrisville, VT 05661
STEVENS, Tom ....................................244-4164............Washington-Chittenden... D....................65
12 Winooski Street, Waterbury, VT 05676
STRONG, Vicki ....................................754-2790............Orleans-Caledonia .......... R....................55
1367 Creek Road, Irasburg, VT 05845
STUART, Valerie A. ..............................257-0249............Windham 2-1................... D....................66
520 Meadowbrook Road, Brattleboro, VT 05301
SULLIVAN, Mary ................................862-6632............Chittenden 6-5................. D....................38
84 Caroline Street, Burlington, VT 05401
SWEANEY, Donna ...............................674-5175............Windsor 1........................ D....................70
2 Runnemede Lane, Windsor, VT 05089
*TATE, Job ...........................................558-5153............Rutland-Windsor 1.......... R....................60
111 Birchwood Drive #6, Mendon, VT 05701
TERENZINI, Thomas P. .......................855-1945............Rutland 4......................... R....................58
34B Chasanna Drive, Rutland, VT 05701
TILL, George W. ...................................899-2984............Chittenden 3.................... D....................33
74 Foothills Drive, Jericho, VT 05465
TOLENO, Tristan..................................579-5511............Windham 2-3................... D....................67
33 Highlawn Road, Brattleboro, VT 05301
TOLL, Catherine “Kitty” ......................684-3671............Caledonia-Washington ... D....................31
PO Box 192, Danville, VT 05828
TOWNSEND, Maida F. ........................862-7404............Chittenden 7-4................. D....................40
232 Patchen Road, S. Burlington, VT 05403
TRIEBER, Matthew ..............................463-1312............Windham 3...................... D....................67
82 Atkinson Street, Bellows Falls, VT 05101
TURNER, Donald H., Jr. ......................373-5960............Chittenden 10.................. R....................44
PO Box 487, Milton, VT 05468
*TROIANO, Chip..................................533-7712............Caledonia 2..................... D....................30
261 Hutchins Farm Road, Stannard, VT 05836
VAN WYCK, Warren.............................877-2169............Addison 3........................ R....................24
3502 Middlebrook Rd, Ferrisburgh, VT 05456
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*VIENS, Gary .......................................323-2183............Orleans 2......................... D....................54
50 Mountain View Drive, Newport, VT 05855
WALZ, Tommy J. ..................................476-7819............Washington 3.................. D....................63
157 Camp Street, Barre, VT 05641
WEBB, Kate..........................................985-2789............Chittenden 5-1................. D....................34
1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT 05482
*WILLHOIT, Janssen............................431-5118............Caledonia 3..................... R....................30
46 Hastings Hill, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819
WOODWARD, Mark ............................635-7166............Lamoille 2....................... D....................50
110 Woodward Road, Johnson, VT 05656
WRIGHT, Kurt .....................................658-1410............Chittenden 6-1................. R....................35
31 Vine Street, Burlington, VT 05408
YANTACHKA, Michael .......................425-3960............Chittenden 4-1................. D....................33
393 Nature’s Way, Charlotte, VT 05445
YOUNG, Sam .......................................321-0365............Orleans-Caledonia .......... D....................55
PO Box 10, West Glover, VT 05875
ŽAGAR, Teo .........................................558-3966............Windsor 4-1..................... D....................72
PO Box 875, Barnard, VT 05031
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