Rebecca White (American politician)

Rebecca White is an American politician who has served in the Vermont Senate and the Vermont House of Representatives.^[2][3]

Rebecca White
White in 2021
Member of the Vermont Senate from the Windsor District
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2023
Preceded by	Alice Nitka
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Windsor 4-2 District
In office January 9, 2019 – January 4, 2023
Preceded by	Gabrielle Lucke
Succeeded by	District eliminated
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Vermont[1]

Early life and education

Rebecca White grew up in the village of Wilder, Vermont and graduated from Hartford High School. She also has a Bachelors of Arts in History from the University of Vermont.

Career

She began her career as an organizer for a solar company, and then a community engagement manager for Efficiency Vermont.

She ran for a seat on the Hartford select board at the age of 20, where she served for two terms.

Vermont House of Representatives

White was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2018. She served on the House Committee on Transportation.^[4]

Vermont Senate

On April 4, 2022, White announced her candidacy for one of the three Windsor Senate seats. She won in the November election. She serves as a co-chair for the Climate Solutions Caucus and the Future's Caucus.

White was an associate with Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, who she had known for around seven years until his arrest in April 2025.^[5] Earlier in the month, Mahdawi had received an email from USCIS stating that he had an interview scheduled to obtain his US citizenship.^[6] Because the ordinary timeline for the interview would have placed it in December or January,^[7] Mahdawi suspected it might be a trap and contacted White, who cautioned Mahdawi against going.^[8] He also included White in a Signal group chat titled “Just in case — Mohsen” to communicate with his close friends if he was arrested.^[9] She later condemned his arrest, stating, “I had told constituents, ‘You are safe here.’ And I can no longer say that.”^[10]