11 senators will be doing something else next January
By Guy Page
92 of the 180 members of the Vermont General Assembly have confirmed they will run for re-election in November, according to an unofficial headcount conducted by Vermont Daily Chronicle.
42 legislators are confirmed not seeking re-election to their current seats. 46 are undecided or unknown.
The attrition is highest in the Senate, where 11 of the 30 members – 37% – aren’t seeking another term.
31 House members – just over 20% – aren’t running. However, among them are nine current committee chairs: William Lippert (Health Care), Tim Briglin (Energy & Technology), Sarah Copeland-Hanzas (Government Operations), Maxine Grad (Judiciary), Mary Hooper (Appropriations), Kate Webb (Education), Janet Ancel (Ways & Means), Carolyn Partridge (Agriculture and Forestry), and Ann Pugh (Human Services).
Reasons given by lawmakers include a desire to spend time with young families, running for higher office (marked with an *), pandemic-related fatigue and concern, accomplishment of key goals, redistricting, and the desire to retire while still able to pursue other interests. A VDC report tomorrow will address their reasons why, as well as likely candidates to run for seats they now hold. Legislative candidates for the August party primaries have until next Thursday, May 26 to gather 50 signatures on petitions.
The headcount below is based on personal communications with the lawmakers and/or (in a handful of instances) reliable media reports. This list is subject to announcements and corrections. Lawmakers are encouraged to direct information to news@vermontdailychronicle.com asap. The list will be updated on www.vermontdailychronicle.com as soon as information is received.
| SEEKING RE-ELECTION |
| Sen. Ruth Hardy (D) Addison |
| Sen. Chris Bray (D) Addison |
| Sen. Thomas Chittenden (D) Chittenden |
| Sen. Russ Ingalls (R) Essex-Orleans |
| Sen. Robert Starr (D/R) Essex-Orleans |
| Sen. Richard Sears (D) Bennington |
| Sen. Richard Mazza (D) Colchester |
| Sen. Randy Brock (R) Franklin |
| Sen. Phil Baruth (D) Chittenden |
| Sen. Mark MacDonald (D) Orange |
| Sen. Ginny Lyons (D) Chittenden |
| Sen. Dick McCormick (D) Windsor |
| Sen. Brian Collamore (R) Rutland |
| Sen. Brian Campion (D) Bennington |
| Sen. Anne Cummings (D) Washington |
| Sen. Andy Perchlik (D/P) Washington |
| Sen. Alison Clarkson (D) Windsor Rep. Wayne Laroche (R) Franklin |
| Rep. Woodman Page (R) Newport |
| Rep. William Notte (D) Rutland |
| Rep. William Canfield (R) Fair Haven |
| Rep. Vicki Strong (R) Albany |
| Rep. Tristan Toleno (D) Brattleboro |
| Rep. Trevor Squirrell (D) Jericho/Underhill |
| Rep. Tiffany Bluemle (D) Burlington |
| Rep. Thomas Terenzini (R) Rutland |
| Rep. Thomas Burditt (R) Rutland Town |
| Rep. Terri Lynn Williams (R) Granby |
| Rep. Taylor Small (P) Winooski |
| Rep. Stephanie Jerome (D) Brandon |
| Rep. Seth Chase (D) Colchester |
| Rep. Scott Beck (R) St. Johnsbury |
| Rep. Sarah “Sarita” Austin (D) Colchester |
| Rep. Samantha Lefebvre (R) Orange |
| Rep. Rodney Graham (R) Williamstown |
| Rep. Rob LaClair (R) Barre Town |
| Rep. Robert Norris (R) Sheldon |
| Rep. R. Scott Campbell (D) St. Johnsbury |
| Rep. Peter Conlon (D) Cornwall |
| Rep. Peter Anthony (D) Barre |
| Rep. Patrick Brennan (R) Colchester |
| Rep. Patricia McCoy (R) Poultney |
| Rep. Nelson Brownell (D) Pownal |
| Rep. Mike Morgan, W. Milton |
| Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun (D) Westminster |
| Rep. Michael Yantachka (D) Charlotte |
| Rep. Michael Marcotte (R) Coventry |
| Rep. Matthew Birong Jr. (D) Vergennes |
| Rep. Mary E. Howard (D) Rutland |
| Rep. Mary A. Morrissey (R) Bennington |
| Rep. Martin LaLonde (D) South Burlington |
| Rep. Mark Higley (R) Lowell |
| Rep. Mari Cordes (D) Lincoln |
| Rep. Logan Nicoll (D) Ludlow |
| Rep. Lisa Hango (R) Berkshire |
| Rep. Leslie Goldman (D) Bellows Falls |
| Rep. Kirk White (D/P) Bethel |
| Rep. Kevin “Coach” Christie (D) Hartford |
| Rep. Kenneth Goslant (R) Northfield |
| Rep. Kathleen James, (D) Manchester |
| Rep. Katherine “Kari” Dolan (D) Waitsfield |
| Rep. Kate Donnally (D) Hyde Park |
| Rep. Joseph “Chip” Troiano (D) Hardwick |
| Rep. John O’Brien (D) Tunbridge |
| Rep. John L. Bartholomew, Hartland |
| Rep. Jessica Brumsted (D) Shelburne |
| Rep. Jana Brown (D) Richmond |
| Rep. James Masland (D) Thetford |
| Rep. James Harrison (R) Killington |
| Rep. James Gregoire (R) Fairfield |
| Rep. Heather Surprenant (D/P) Barnard |
| Rep. Francis McFaun (R) Barre Town |
| Rep. Erin Brady (D) Williston |
| Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak (P) Burlington |
| Rep. Elizabeth Burrows (D) Windsor |
| Rep. Diane Lanpher (D) Vergennes |
| Rep. Daniel Noyes (D) Wolcott |
| Rep. Curt Taylor (D) Colchester |
| Rep. Christopher Mattos (R) Milton |
| Rep. Charles “Butch” Shaw (R) Brandon |
| Rep. Carol Ode (D) Burlington |
| Rep. Caleb Elder (D) Starksboro |
| Rep. Brian Cina (P) Burlington Rep. Brian Smith (R), Derby |
| Rep. Barbara Rachelson (D) Burlington |
| Rep. Art Peterson (R) Clarendon |
| Rep. Anne B. Donahue (R) Northfield |
| Rep. Amy Sheldon (D) East Middlebury |
| Rep. Alice M. Emmons (D) Springfield |
| Rep. Sally Achey (R) Middleton Springs |
| Rep. John Kascenska (R) East Burke |
| Rep. Katherine Sims (D) Craftsbury |
| NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION |
| Sen. Michael Sirotkin (D), Chittenden |
| Sen. Kesha Ram (D)*, Chittenden |
| Sen. Josh Terenzini (R), Rutland |
| Sen. Joe Benning (R)*, Caledonia |
| Sen. Jeanette White (D), Windham |
| Sen. Corey Parent (R), Franklin |
| Sen. Chris Pearson (P), Chittenden |
| Sen. Cheryl Hooker (D), Rutland |
| Sen. Becca Balint (D)*, Windham |
| Sen. Anthony Pollina (P), Washington |
| Sen. Alice Nitka (D), Windsor |
| Rep. William J. Lippert Jr. (D) Hinesburg |
| Rep. Warren F. Kitzmiller (D) Montpelier |
| Rep. Tommy Walz (D) Barre |
| Rep. Timothy Briglin (D) Thetford |
| Rep. Thomas Bock, (D) Chester |
| Rep. Terry Norris (I) Shoreham |
| Rep. Tanya Vyhovsky (P/D) Essex Junction* |
| Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D) Bradford* |
| Rep. Robert Helm (R) Castleton |
| Rep. Rebecca White (D) Hartford* |
| Rep. Peter J. Fagan (R) Rutland |
| Rep. Maxine Grad (D) Moretown |
| Rep. Mary S. Hooper (D) Montpelier |
| Rep. Martha Feltus, (R) Lyndon |
| Rep. Marcia Martel (R) Waterford |
| Rep. Maida Townsend (D) South Burlington |
| Rep. Leland Morgan (R) W. Milton/Grand Isle* |
| Rep. Kathryn Webb (D) Shelburne |
| Rep. John Killacky (D) South Burlington |
| Rep. John Arrison (D) Weathersfield/Cavendish |
| Rep. Janet Ancel (D) Calais |
| Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann (R) Stowe |
| Rep. Harvey Smith (R) New Haven |
| Rep. Hal Colston (D) Winooski |
| Rep. George W. Till (D) Jericho/Underhill |
| Rep. Felisha Leffler (R) Enosburg |
| Rep. David Yacovone (D) Morristown |
| Rep. Charles Kimbell (D) Woodstock* |
| Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge (D) Windham |
| Rep. Carl Rosenquist (R) Georgia |
| Rep. Barbara Murphy (I) Fairfax |
| Rep. Ann Pugh (D) South Burlington |
| UNDECIDED, UNKNOWN, or UNCONFIRMED |
| Sen. Richard Westman (R/D) Lamoille |
| Sen. Jane Kitchell (D) Caledonia |
| Rep. Timothy Corcoran (D) Bennington |
| Rep. Thomas Stevens (D) Waterbury |
| Rep. Theresa Wood (D) Waterbury |
| Rep. Seth Bongartz (D) Manchester |
| Rep. Selene Colburn (P) Burlington |
| Rep. Sara Coffey (D) Vernon |
| Rep. Robin Scheu (D) Middlebury |
| Rep. Robert Hooper (D) Burlington |
| Rep. Philip Jay Hooper (D) Randolph |
| Rep. Paul Lefebvre (I) Canaan |
| Rep. Mollie S. Burke (D/P) Brattleboro |
| Rep. Michael Mrowicki (D) Putney |
| Rep. Michael McCarthy (D) St. Albans |
| Rep. Lucy Rogers (D) Waterville |
| Rep. Lori Houghton (D) Essex |
| Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan (D) Dorset |
| Rep. Lawrence Cupoli (R) Rutland |
| Rep. Laura Sibilia (I) Dover |
| Rep. Larry Satcowitz (D) Randolph Rep. Larry Labor (R) Morgan |
| Rep. Kristi Morris (D) Springfield |
| Rep. Kimberly Jessup (D) E. Montpelier |
| Rep. Kelly Pajala (I) Londonderry |
| Rep. Karen Dolan (D), Essex Junction |
| Rep. John Palasik (R) Milton |
| Rep. John Gannon (D) Wilmington |
| Rep. Joe Parsons (R) Newbury |
| Rep. Jill Krowinski (D) Burlington |
| Rep. James McCullough (D) Williston |
| Rep. Henry Pearl (D), Danville |
| Rep. Gabrielle Stebbins (D/P) Burlington |
| Rep. Emily Long (D) Townshend |
| Rep. Emilie Kornheiser (D/P) Brattleboro |
| Rep. Eileen Dickinson (R) St. Albans |
| Rep. David Durfee (D) Shaftsbury |
| Rep. Dane Whitman (D) Bennington |
| Rep. Curt McCormack (D) Burlington |
| Rep. Casey Toof (R) St. Albans |
| Rep. Avram Patt (D) Morristown |
| Rep. Allysa Black (D) Westford |
| Rep. Michael Nigro (D) Bennington |
Categories: Elections
Ya know I honestly wish I could say “dam that’s too bad!”, but I can’t. Most, if not all have “served” in Mount Peculiar entirely long enough ! Get a real job ! Of course unless mommy, and daddy happened to leave you a big enough trust fund that you don’t need the money.
Sounds like a bunch of rats abandoning a sinking ship
My ‘take’ is our reps are running scared. The hand of justice is a ‘comin’ full speed ahead via the “Fauci Dossier” ala Dr David Martin, for one. In fact, my county prosecutor yelled at me on the phone–he gets off at doing this to women in particular–that there’s nothing illegal going on. Really?! The job of county prosecutor is to prosecute. Imagine if you were a ‘hired gun’ and shot a bunch of ‘blanks’.
Great newsand extremely good riddance. This bunch has done enormous harm to Vermont, its people. Just hoping what we get next is not worse i.e. further woke, even more self-centered and clueless.
The ‘giant sucking sound’ 2.0