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2017 Legislator Handbook 2017 Legislator Handbook VT LEG #321269 v.1 SENATORS Sen. Philip Baruth Chittenden County Democrat Sen. Pro Tempore Tim Ashe Seat Number 12 Chittenden County Committees Democrat/Progressive Room 27, Econ Dev, Housing & Gen Affairs Seat Number 11 AM Committees Room 28, Education, Chair PM Room 1, Judiciary AM Room 5, Appropriations PM Sen. Joe Benning Caledonia County Sen. Claire Ayer Republican Addison County Seat Number 27 Democrat Committees Seat Number 18 Room 1, Judiciary, Vice-Chair AM Committees Room 28, Education PM Room 17, Health and Welfare, Chair AM Room 4, Government Operations PM Sen. Carolyn Branagan Franklin County Republican Sen. Becca Balint Seat Number 20 Windham County Democrat Committees Room 26, Agriculture AM Seat Number 17 Room 7, Institutions PM Committees Room 27, Econ Dev, Housing & Gen Affairs AM Room 28, Education, Vice-Chair PM VT LEG #321269 v.1 Sen. Christopher Bray Sen. Alison Clarkson Addison County Windsor County Democrat Democrat Seat Number 19 Seat Number 15 Committees Committees Room 8, Natural Resources & Energy, Chair Room 27, Econ Dev, Housing & Gen Affairs AM AM Room 28, Education PM Room 4, Government Operations PM Sen. Brian Collamore Sen. Francis Brooks Rutland County Washington County Republican Democrat Seat Number 23 Seat Number 28 Committees Committees Room 26 Agriculture AM Room 26, Agriculture AM Room 4, Government Operations, Vice-Chair Room 7, Institutions PM PM Sen. Brian Campion Sen. Ann Cummings Bennington County Washington County Democrat Democrat Seat Number 5 Seat Number 29 Committees Committees Room 8, Natural Resources & Energy, Room 17, Health & Welfare AM Vice-Chair AM Room 6, Finance, Chair PM Room 6, Finance PM VT LEG #321269 v.1 Sen. Dustin Degree Sen. Jane Kitchel Franklin County Caledonia County Republican Democrat Seat Number 21 Seat Number 26 Committees Committees Room 3, Transportation AM Room 3, Transportation AM Room 6, Finance PM Room 5, Appropriations, Chair PM Sen. Peg Flory Sen. Virginia “Ginny” Lyons Rutland County Chittenden County Republican Democrat Seat Number 24 Seat Number 7 Committees Committees Room 3, Transportation AM Room 17, Health and Welfare, Vice-Chair AM Room 7, Institutions, Chair PM Room 6, Finance PM Sen. Debbie Ingram Sen. Mark MacDonald Chittenden County Orange County Democrat Democrat Seat Number 8 Seat Number 4 Committees Committees Room 17, Health & Welfare AM Room 8, Natural Resources & Energy AM Room 28, Education PM Room 6, Finance, Vice-Chair PM VT LEG #321269 v.1 Sen. Dick Mazza Sen. Alice Nitka Grand Isle County Windsor County Democrat Democrat Seat Number 25 Seat Number 14 Committees Committees Room 3, Transportation, Chair AM Room 1, Judiciary AM Room 7, Institutions PM Room 5, Appropriations, Vice-Chair PM Sen. Dick McCormack Sen. Christopher Pearson Windsor County Chittenden County Democrat Progressive Seat Number 13 Seat Number 9 Committees Committees Room 17, Health and Welfare AM Room 8, Natural Resources & Energy AM Room 5, Appropriations PM Room 4, Government Operations PM Sen. Kevin Mullin Sen. Anthony Pollina Rutland County Washington County Republican Progressive/Democrat Seat Number 22 Seat Number 30 Committees Committees Room 27, Econ Dev, Housing & Gen Affairs, Room 26, Agriculture, Vice-Chair AM Chair AM Room 6, Finance PM Room 28, Education PM VT LEG #321269 v.1 Sen. John Rodgers Sen. Robert Starr Essex-Orleans County Essex-Orleans County Democrat Democrat Seat Number 3 Seat Number 2 Committees Committees Room 8, Natural Resources & Energy AM Room 26, Agriculture, Chair AM Room 7, Institutions, Vice-Chair PM Room 5, Appropriations PM Sen. Dick Sears Jr. Sen. Richard Westman Bennington County Lamoille County Democrat Republican Seat Number 6 Seat Number 1 Committees Committees Room 1, Judiciary, Chair AM Room 3, Transportation, Vice-Chair AM Room 5, Appropriations PM Room 5, Appropriations PM Sen. Michael Sirotkin Sen. Jeanette White Chittenden County Windham County Democrat Democrat Seat Number 9 Seat Number 16 Committees Committees Room 27, Econ Dev, Housing & Gen Affairs, Room 1, Judiciary AM Vice-Chair AM Room 4, Government Operations, Chair PM Room 6, Finance PM VT LEG #321269 v.1 REPRESENTATIVES Rep. John Bartholomew Windsor-1 Rep. David Ainsworth Democrat Windsor-Orange-1 Seat Number 86 Democrat Committee Seat Number 78 Room 31, Agriculture & Forestry Committee Room 47, Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife Rep. Fred Baser Addison-4 Rep. Janet Ancel Republican Washington-6 Seat Number 11 Democrat Committee Seat Number 135 Room 34, Ways & Means Committee Room 34, Ways & Means, Chair Rep. Lynn Batchelor Orleans-1 Rep. Robert Bancroft Republican Chittenden-8-3 Seat Number 35 Republican Committee Seat Number 98 Room 33, Corrections & Institutions Committee Room 43, Transportation VT LEG #321269 v.1 Rep. Scott Beck Rep. Clement Bissonnette Caledonia-3 Chittenden-6-7 Republican Democrat Seat Number 118 Seat Number 39 Committee Committee Room 32, Education Room 43, Transportation Rep. Thomas Bock Rep. Paul Belaski Windsor-3-1 Windsor-1 Democrat Democrat Seat Number 42 Seat Number 16 Committee Committee Room 31, Agriculture & Forestry Room 33, Corrections & Institutions Rep. William Botzow II Rep. Steve Beyor Bennington-1 Franklin-5 Democrat Republican Seat Number 147 Seat Number 104 Committee Committee Room 35, Commerce & Econ. Development, Room 47, Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife Chair VT LEG #321269 v.1 Rep. Patrick Brennan Rep. Jessica Brumsted Chittenden-9-2 Chittenden-5-2 Republican Democrat Seat Number 76 Seat Number 46 Committee Committee Room 43, Transportation, Chair Room 49, Government Operations Rep. Timothy Briglin Windsor-Orange-2 Rep. Susan Buckholz Democrat Windsor-4-1 Seat Number 93 Democrat Committee Seat Number 28 Room 45, Health Care Committee Room 31, Agriculture & Forestry Rep. Cynthia Browning Bennington-4 Rep. Thomas Burditt Democrat Rutland-2 Seat Number 67 Republican Committee Seat Number 115 Room 34, Ways & Means Committee Room 30, Judiciary VT LEG #321269 v.1 Rep. Mollie Burke Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman Windham-2-2 Rutland-Bennington Progressive Progressive Seat Number 24 Seat Number 52 Committee Committee Room 43, Transportation Room 41, Energy & Technology Rep. William Canfield Rep. Annmarie Christensen Rutland-3 Windsor-2 Republican Democrat Seat Number 71 Seat Number 49 Committee Committee Room 34, Ways & Means Room 45, Health Care Rep. Stephen Carr Rep. Kevin Christie Rutland-6 Windsor-4-2 Democrat Democrat Seat Number 23 Seat Number 10 Committee Committee Room 41, Energy & Technology, Chair Room 44, General, Housing & Military Affairs VT LEG #321269 v.1 Rep. Brian Cina Rep. Peter Conlon Chittenden-6-4 Chittenden-9-1 Progressive/Democrat Democrat Seat Number 88 Seat Number 80 Committee Committee Room 45, Health Care Room 32, Education Rep. Daniel Connor Rep. Selene Colburn Franklin-6 Chittenden-6-4 Democrat Progressive/Democrat Seat Number 122 Seat Number 51 Committee Committee Room 33, Corrections & Institutions Room 30, Judiciary Rep. Charles “Chip” Conquest Rep. James Condon Orange-Caledonia Chittenden-9-1 Democrat Democrat Seat Number 87 Seat Number 69 Committee Committee Room 30, Judiciary, Vice-Chair Room 34, Ways & Means VT LEG #321269 v.1 Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas Rep. Maureen Dakin Orange-2 Chittenden-9-2 Democrat Democrat Seat Number 131 Seat Number 91 Committee Committee Room 45, Health Care Room 42, Appropriations Rep. Timothy Corcoran II Rep. David Deen Bennington-2-1 Windham-4 Democrat Democrat Seat Number 62 Seat Number 136 Committee Committee Room 43, Transportation Room 47, Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife; Chair Rep. Lawrence Cupoli Rutland-5-2 Rep. Dennis Devereux Republican Rutland-Windsor-2 Seat Number 75 Republican Committee Seat Number 103 Room 32, Education Committee Room 49, Government Operations VT LEG #321269 v.1 Rep. Eileen “Lynn” Dickinson Rep. Betsy Dunn Franklin-3-2 Chittenden-8-1 Republican Democrat Seat Number 72 Seat Number 15 Committee Committee Room 30, Judiciary Room 45, Health Care Rep. Anne Donahue Rep. Alice Emmons Washington-1 Windsor-3-2 Republican Democrat Seat Number 20 Seat Number 61 Committee Committee Room 45, Health Care, Vice-Chair Room 33, Corrections & Institutions, Chair Rep. Johannah Donovan Rep. Peter Fagan Chittenden-6-5 Rutland-5-1 Democrat Republican Seat Number 144 Seat Number 36 Committee Committee Room 34, Ways & Means Room 42, Appropriations, Vice-Chair VT LEG #321269 v.1 Rep. Martha “Marty” Feltus Caledonia-4 Rep. Robert Frenier Republican Orange-1 Seat Number 18 Republican Committee Seat Number 12 Room 42, Appropriations Committee Room 35, Commerce & Economic Development Rep. Rachael Fields Bennington-2-1 Democrat Rep. Douglas Gage Seat Number 125 Rutland-5-4 Committee Republican Room 44, General, Housing & Military Affairs Seat Number 70 Committee Room 45, Health Care Rep. Robert Forguites Windsor-3-2 Democrat Rep. Marianna Gamache Seat Number 22 Franklin-4 Committee Republican Room 41, Energy & Technology Seat Number 19 Committee Room 46, Human Services VT LEG #321269 v.1 Rep. John Gannon Rep. Diana Gonzalez Windham-6 Chittenden-6-7 Democrat Progressive Seat Number 13 Seat Number 54 Committee Committee Room 49, Government Operations Room 44, General, Housing & Military Affairs Rep. Maxine Grad Washington-7 Rep. Marcia Gardner Democrat Chittenden-1 Seat Number 140 Democrat Committee Seat Number 27 Room 30, Judiciary, Chair Committee Room 49, Government Operations Rep. Rodney Graham Orange-1 Republican Rep. Dylan Giambatista Seat Number 68 Chittenden-8-2 Committee Democrat Room 31, Agriculture & Forestry Seat Number 60 Committee Room 32, Education VT LEG #321269 v.1 Rep. Adam Greshin Rep. Michael Hebert Washington-7 Windham-1 Independent Republican Seat Number 99 Seat Number 40 Committee Committee Room 32, Education Room 45, Health Care Rep. Sandy Haas Rep. Robert Helm Windsor-Rutland Rutland-3 Progressive Republican Seat Number 50 Seat Number 2 Committee Committee Room 46, Human Services, Vice-Chair Room 42, Appropriations Rep. Helen Head Rep. Mark Higley Chittenden-7-3 Orleans-Lamoille Democrat Republican Seat Number 30 Seat Number 37 Committee Committee Room 44, General, Housing & Military Affairs; Room 31, Agriculture & Forestry Chair VT LEG #321269 v.1 Rep.
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