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The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives are elected to two-year terms without term limits.
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Vermont had a unicameral legislature until 1836. It added a senate by constitutional amendment.[1] The House meets in Representatives Hall at the Vermont State House in Montpelier. It is the only U.S. state legislature whose debating chamber seating layout comes closer to that of the Westminster-style parliament found elsewhere, being similar to debating chambers in Australian state parliaments.[2]
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One Town, One Vote
From 1777 to 1965, each city/town elected one representative to the Vermont House of Representatives, regardless of the population of the municipality.[3][4] This changed with the U.S. Supreme Court's 1964 decree of "One Man, One Vote" in Reynolds v. Sims, which affected all state legislatures across the Union.[5]
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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.
Jill Krowinski (D-Burlington) is serving her second term as House Speaker.[6]
Current leadership
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Composition
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Members
- ↑: Member was originally appointed
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Past notable members
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Nearly all of the Governors of the state and most of its U.S. representatives and U.S. senators were first members of this house. Other prominent members include:
- Consuelo N. Bailey, first woman elected lieutenant governor in the United States
- Edna Beard (1877–1928), 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 (1909–1915)
- 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 (1889–1893)
- 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
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Operations
The house typically meets Tuesday through Friday during the session.[12]
See also
- Vermont State House
- Vermont General Assembly
- Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
- Vermont Senate
- Members of the Vermont House of Representatives, 2005–2006 session
- Members of the Vermont House of Representatives, 2007–2008 session
- Vermont Representative Districts, 2002–2012
- List of Vermont General Assemblies
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