Vermont House of Representatives
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives are elected to a two-year term without term limits.
Vermont had a unicameral legislature until 1836. It added a senate by constitutional amendment. The House meets in Representatives Hall at the Vermont State House in Montpelier.
Leadership
The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the full House by Australian Ballot. If there is only one candidate, the election is usually held by voice vote. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker controls committee assignments and the flow of legislation. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders and whips, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber. There are three party caucuses in the Vermont House; the Democratic Caucus which is currently in the majority, and the Republican and Progressive Caucuses, each currently being in the minority. Independent members of the House may choose to caucus with a party or none at all.As of 2019, the Speaker was Democrat Mitzi Johnson of the Grand Isle-Chittenden District. The Majority Leader was Democrat Jill Krowinski of the Chittenden-6-3 District. The Republican Minority Leader was Republican Patricia McCoy of the Rutland-1 district. The Progressive Minority Leader was Progressive Robin Chesnut-Tangerman of the Rutland-Bennington district. The Clerk of the House was William M. MaGill.
Current leadership
| Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
| Speaker of the House | Mitzi Johnson | Democratic | Grand Isle | Chittenden |
| Majority Leader | Jill Krowinski | Democratic | Burlington | Chittenden-6-3 |
| Assistant Majority Leader | Tristan Toleno | Democratic | Brattleboro | Windham-2-3 |
| Deputy Assistant Majority Leader | Emily Long | Democratic | Newfane | Windham-5 |
| Minority Leader | Patricia McCoy | Republican | Poultney | Rutland-1 |
| Assistant Minority Leader | Rob LaClair | Republican | Barre Town | Washington-2 |
| Progressive Leader | Robin Chesnut-Tangerman | Progressive | Middletown Springs | Rutland-Bennington |
| Assistant Progressive Leader | Diana Gonzalez | Progressive | Burlington | Chittenden-6-7 |
| Deputy Assistant Progressive Leader | Sandy Haas | Progressive | Rochester | Windsor-Rutland |
Composition
Members
| District | Representative | Party | Residence | First elected |
| Addison-1 | Amy Sheldon | Dem | Middlebury | 2014 |
| Addison-1 | Robin Scheu | Dem | Middlebury | 2016 |
| Addison-2 | Peter Conlon | Dem | Cornwall | 2016 |
| Addison-3 | Diane Lanpher | Dem | Vergennes | 2008 |
| Addison-3 | Matt Birong | Dem | Vergennes | 2018 |
| Addison-4 | Mari Cordes | Dem | Lincoln | 2018 |
| Addison-4 | Caleb Elder | Dem | Starksboro | 2018 |
| Addison-5 | Harvey Smith | Rep | New Haven | 2010 |
| Addison-Rutland-1 | Terry Norris | Ind | Shoreham | 2018↑ |
| Bennington-1 | Nelson Brownell | Dem | Pownal | 2002 |
| Bennington-2-1 | Timothy Corcoran II | Dem | Bennington | 2002 |
| Bennington-2-1 | Chris Bates | Dem | Bennington | 2014 |
| Bennington-2-2 | Jim Carroll | Dem | Bennington | 2014 |
| Bennington-2-2 | Mary A. Morrissey | Rep | Bennington | 1996 |
| Bennington-3 | David Durfee | Dem | Shaftsbury | 1996 |
| Bennington-4 | Cynthia Browning | Dem | Arlington | 2006 |
| Bennington-4 | Kathleen James | Dem | Manchester | 2018 |
| Bennington-Rutland-1 | Linda Joy Sullivan | Dem | Dorset | 2016 |
| Caledonia-1 | Marcia Martel | Rep | Waterford | 2014 |
| Caledonia-2 | Chip Troiano | Dem | East Hardwick | 2014 |
| Caledonia-3 | Scott Beck | Rep | St. Johnsbury | 2014 |
| Caledonia-3 | Scott Campbell | Dem | St. Johnsbury | 2018 |
| Caledonia-4 | Martha Feltus | Rep | Lyndonville | 2012 |
| Caledonia-4 | Patrick Seymour | Rep | Lyndonville | 2018 |
| Caledonia-Washington-1 | Catherine Toll | Dem | Danville | 2008 |
| Chittenden-1 | Marcia Gardner | Dem | Richmond | 2016 |
| Chittenden-2 | Terence Macaig | Dem | Williston | 2008 |
| Chittenden-2 | Jim McCullough | Dem | Williston | 2002 |
| Chittenden-3 | Trevor Squirrell | Dem | Underhill | 2016 |
| Chittenden-3 | George Till | Dem | Jericho | 2008 |
| Chittenden-4-1 | Mike Yantachka | Dem | Charlotte | 2010 |
| Chittenden-4-2 | Bill Lippert | Dem | Hinesburg | 1992 |
| Chittenden-5-1 | Kate Webb | Dem | Shelburne | 2008 |
| Chittenden-5-2 | Jessica Brumsted | Dem | Shelburne | 2016 |
| Chittenden-6-1 | Carol Ode | Dem | Burlington | 2016 |
| Chittenden-6-1 | Robert Hooper | Dem | Burlington | 2018 |
| Chittenden-6-2 | Jean O'Sullivan | Dem | Burlington | 2012↑ |
| Chittenden-6-3 | Jill Krowinski | Dem | Burlington | 2012↑ |
| Chittenden-6-3 | Curtis McCormack | Dem | Burlington | 2012 |
| Chittenden-6-4 | Brian Cina | Prog | Burlington | 2016 |
| Chittenden-6-4 | Selene Colburn | Prog | Burlington | 2016 |
| Chittenden-6-5 | Johannah Leddy Donovan | Dem | Burlington | 2000 |
| Chittenden-6-5 | Mary Sullivan | Dem | Burlington | 2008 |
| Chittenden-6-6 | Barbara Rachelson | Dem | Burlington | 2012 |
| Chittenden-6-7 | Hal Colston | Dem | Winooski | 2008 |
| Chittenden-6-7 | Diana Gonzalez | Prog | Winooski | 2014 |
| Chittenden-7-1 | Martin LaLonde | Dem | South Burlington | 2014 |
| Chittenden-7-2 | Ann Pugh | Dem | South Burlington | 1992 |
| Chittenden-7-3 | John Killacky | Dem | South Burlington | 2002 |
| Chittenden-7-4 | Maida Townsend | Dem | South Burlington | 2012 |
| Chittenden-8-1 | Marybeth Redmond | Dem | Essex Town | 2018 |
| Chittenden-8-1 | Linda K. Myers | Rep | Essex Town | 2000 |
| Chittenden-8-2 | Dylan Giambatista | Dem | Essex Junction | 2016 |
| Chittenden-8-2 | Lori Houghton | Dem | Essex Junction | 2016 |
| Chittenden-8-3 | Robert Bancroft | Rep | Westford | 2014 |
| Chittenden-9-1 | Seth Chase | Dem | Colchester | 2018 |
| Chittenden-9-1 | Curt Taylor | Dem | Colchester | 2016 |
| Chittenden-9-2 | Patrick Brennan | Rep | Colchester | 2002 |
| Chittenden-9-2 | Sarita Austin | Dem | Colchester | 2018 |
| Chittenden-10 | Chris Mattos | Rep | Milton | 2017↑ |
| Chittenden-10 | John Palasik | Rep | Milton | 2018 |
| Essex-Caledonia | Constance Quimby | Rep | Concord | 2012 |
| Essex-Caledonia-Orleans | Paul Lefebvre | Rep | Island Pond | 2014 |
| Franklin-1 | Carl Rosenquist | Rep | Georgia | 2016 |
| Franklin-2 | Barbara Murphy | Ind | Fairfax | 2014 |
| Franklin-3-1 | Mike McCarthy | Dem | St. Albans City | 2018 |
| Franklin-3-1 | Casey Toof | Rep | St. Albans City | 2018 |
| Franklin-3-2 | Eileen Dickinson | Rep | St. Albans Town | 2008 |
| Franklin-4 | Marianna Gamache | Rep | Swanton | 2014 |
| Franklin-4 | Brian K. Savage | Rep | Swanton | 2008 |
| Franklin-5 | Charen Fegard | Dem | Berkshire | 2018 |
| Franklin-5 | Lisa Hango | Rep | Berkshire | 2019↑ |
| Franklin-6 | James Gregoire | Rep | Fairfield | 2018 |
| Franklin-7 | Felisa Leffler | Rep | Enosburg Falls | 2018 |
| Grand Isle-Chittenden-1 | Mitzi Johnson | Dem | South Hero | 2002 |
| Grand Isle-Chittenden-1 | Leland Morgan | Rep | West Milton | 2016 |
| Lamoille-1 | Heidi Scheuermann | Rep | Stowe | 2006 |
| Lamoille-2 | Matthew Hill | Dem | Wolcott | 2016 |
| Lamoille-2 | Daniel Noyes | Dem | Wolcott | 2016 |
| Lamoille-3 | Lucy Rogers | Dem | Cambridge | 2018 |
| Lamoille-Washington | Avram Patt | Dem | Worcester | 2018 |
| Lamoille-Washington | David Yacovone | Dem | Morrisville | 2016 |
| Orange-1 | Carl Demrow | Dem | Corinth | 2018 |
| Orange-1 | Rodney Graham | Rep | Williamstown | 2014 |
| Orange-2 | Sarah Copeland-Hanzas | Dem | Bradford | 2004 |
| Orange-Caledonia | Chip Conquest | Dem | Wells River | 2008 |
| Orange-Washington-Addison | Jay Hooper | Dem | Brookfield | 2016 |
| Orange-Washington-Addison | Ben Jickling | Ind | Brookfield | 2016 |
| Orleans-1 | Lynn Batchelor | Rep | Derby Line | 2010 |
| Orleans-1 | Brian Smith | Rep | Derby | 2016 |
| Orleans-2 | Michael Marcotte | Rep | Newport Town | 2004 |
| Orleans-2 | Woodman Page | Rep | Newport City | 2018 |
| Orleans-Caledonia | Vicki Strong | Rep | Irasburg | 2010 |
| Orleans-Caledonia | Sam Young | Dem | West Glover | 2010 |
| Orleans-Lamoille | Mark Higley | Rep | Lowell | 2008 |
| Rutland-1 | Patricia McCoy | Rep | Poultney | 2014 |
| Rutland-2 | Tom Burditt | Rep | West Rutland | 2010 |
| Rutland-2 | Dave Potter | Dem | Clarendon | 2004 |
| Rutland-3 | William Canfield | Rep | Fair Haven | 2004 |
| Rutland-3 | Robert Helm | Rep | Fair Haven | 1990 |
| Rutland-4 | Thomas Terenzini | Rep | Rutland Town | 2012 |
| Rutland-5-1 | Peter Fagan | Rep | Rutland City | 2008 |
| Rutland-5-2 | Lawrence Cupoli | Rep | Rutland City | 2012 |
| Rutland-5-3 | Mary Howard | Dem | Rutland City | 2016 |
| Rutland-5-4 | William Notte | Dem | Rutland City | 2018 |
| Rutland-6 | Stephanie Jerome | Dem | Brandon | 2018 |
| Rutland-6 | Butch Shaw | Rep | Pittsford | 2010 |
| Rutland-Bennington | Robin Chesnut-Tangerman | Prog | Middletown Springs | 2014 |
| Rutland-Windsor-1 | Jim Harrison | Rep | Mendon | 2017↑ |
| Rutland-Windsor-2 | Logan Nicoll | Dem | Ludlow | 2006 |
| Washington-1 | Anne Donahue | Rep | Northfield | 2002 |
| Washington-1 | Patti Lewis | Rep | Berlin | 2010 |
| Washington-2 | Robert LaClair | Rep | Barre Town | 2014 |
| Washington-2 | Francis McFaun | Rep | Barre Town | 2004 |
| Washington-3 | Peter Anthony | Dem | Barre City | 2018 |
| Washington-3 | Tommy Walz | Dem | Barre City | 2014 |
| Washington-4 | Mary Hooper | Dem | Montpelier | 2008 |
| Washington-4 | Warren Kitzmiller | Dem | Montpelier | 2000 |
| Washington-5 | Kimberly Jessup | Dem | Middlesex | 2016 |
| Washington-6 | Janet Ancel | Dem | Calais | 2004 |
| Washington-7 | Maxine Grad | Dem | Moretown | 2000 |
| Washington-7 | Kari Dolan | Dem | Waitsfield | 2018 |
| Washington-Chittenden | Tom Stevens | Dem | Waterbury | 2008 |
| Washington-Chittenden | Theresa Wood | Dem | Waterbury | 2015↑ |
| Windham-1 | Sara Coffey | Dem | Guilford | 2018 |
| Windham-2-1 | Emilie Kornheiser | Dem | Brattleboro | 2018 |
| Windham-2-2 | Mollie Burke | Prog | Brattleboro | 2008 |
| Windham-2-3 | Tristan Toleno | Dem | Brattleboro | 2012 |
| Windham-3 | Carolyn Partridge | Dem | Windham | 1998 |
| Windham-3 | Matt Trieber | Dem | Bellows Falls | 2011↑ |
| Windham-4 | Nader Hashim | Dem | Dummerston | 2018 |
| Windham-4 | Mike Mrowicki | Dem | Putney | 2008 |
| Windham-5 | Emily Long | Dem | Newfane | 2014 |
| Windham-6 | John Gannon | Dem | Wilmington | 2016 |
| Windham-Bennington | Laura Sibilia | Ind | Dover | 2014 |
| Windham-Bennington-Windsor | Kelly Pajala | Ind | South Londonderry | 2017↑ |
| Windsor-1 | John Bartholomew | Dem | Hartland | 2010 |
| Windsor-1 | Zachariah Ralph | Prog | Hartland | 2018 |
| Windsor-2 | Annmarie Christensen | Dem | Perkinsville | 2016 |
| Windsor-3-1 | Thomas Bock | Dem | Chester | 2016 |
| Windsor-3-2 | Alice Emmons | Dem | Springfield | 1982 |
| Windsor-3-2 | Kristi Morris | Dem | Springfield | 2019↑ |
| Windsor-4-1 | Randall Szott | Dem | Barnard | 2018 |
| Windsor-4-2 | Kevin Christie | Dem | Hartford | 2010 |
| Windsor-4-2 | Rebecca White | Dem | Hartford | 2014 |
| Windsor-5 | Charlie Kimbell | Dem | Woodstock | 2016 |
| Windsor-Orange-1 | John O'Brien | Dem | Tunbridge | 2018 |
| Windsor-Orange-2 | Timothy Briglin | Dem | Thetford Center | 2014 |
| Windsor-Orange-2 | Jim Masland | Dem | Thetford Center | 1998 |
| Windsor-Rutland | Sandy Haas | Prog | Rochester | 2004 |
- ↑: Member was originally appointed
Past notable members
- Consuelo N. Bailey, first woman elected lieutenant governor in the United States
- Edna Beard, first woman to be elected to the Vermont House, and the first elected to the Vermont Senate
- Francis William Billado, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard
- Ray W. Collins, pitcher, Boston Red Sox
- John Calvin Coolidge Sr., father of President Calvin Coolidge
- Donald E. Edwards, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard
- Roger Enos, commander of the Vermont Militia during the American Revolution
- William H. Gilmore, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard
- Lyman Enos Knapp, Governor of the District of Alaska
- Bruce M. Lawlor, major general in the Army National Guard and one of the creators of the Department of Homeland Security
- Trenor W. Park, businessman and philanthropist
- Alden Partridge, founder of Norwich University
- Lewis Samuel Partridge, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard
- Edward H. Ripley, Union Army officer in the American Civil War, businessman and horse breeder
- James Watson Webb II, businessman, philanthropist, and champion polo player
- William Seward Webb, businessman and philanthropist
Operations