Vermont Progressive Party
Social-democratic third party in Vermont / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vermont Progressive Party, formerly the Progressive Coalition and Independent Coalition, is a political party in the United States that is active in Vermont. It is the third-largest political party in Vermont behind the Democratic and Republican parties. As of 2023, the party has one member in the Vermont Senate and five members in the Vermont House of Representatives, as well as several more affiliated legislators who caucus with the Democratic Party.[7][8]
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Vermont Progressive Party | |
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Chairperson | Anthony Pollina |
Secretary | John Christopher Brimmer |
Vice Chair | Marielle Blais |
Treasurer | Will Anderson |
House Leader | Selene Colburn |
Founded | 1980 (1980) Independent Coalition 1983 (1983) Progressive Coalition 1999-2000 (1999-2000) Vermont Progressive Party |
Split from | Citizens Party Liberty Union Party Democratic Party |
Preceded by | Franklin County Independent Coalition Citizens Party Liberty Union Party |
Headquarters | Montpelier, Vermont |
Youth wing | Progressive Youth Caucus |
Ideology | Democratic socialism[1][2][3] Social democracy[4] Progressivism Environmentalism |
Political position | Left-wing[5] |
Colors | Red |
Statewide Offices | 2 / 6 |
Seats in the State Senate | 1 / 30 |
Seats in the State House | 5 / 150 |
Elected County Judges | 1 / 42 |
Countywide Offices | 1 / 42 |
Mayorships[lower-alpha 1] | 1 / 8 |
Seats on the Burlington City Council | 5 / 12 |
Local offices | 19 (2021)[6] |
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The last time a third-party had members elected to the state legislature in Vermont since James Lawson of the Socialist Party of America in 1917.[9]