Progressive Becca Balint Wins Vermont House Primary
2 years, 4 months ago

Progressive Becca Balint Wins Vermont House Primary

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The decision of eight-term Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy to retire created a path for state Sen. Becca Balint to become the first woman Vermont sends to Congress. Associated Press State Sen. Becca Balint won the Democratic primary for Vermont’s lone seat in the House on Tuesday night, making her all but certain to be the Green Mountain State’s first female member of Congress. Balint, Gray and state Sen. Kesha Ram emerged as the major contenders, with Ram dropping out in May, allowing Balint to consolidate support from the state’s sizable progressive voting bloc. Sanders held three rallies for Balint across the state last month, and she also picked up endorsements from a host of national progressive and LGBT advocacy groups: the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the Human Rights Campaign, and the LGBTQ Victory PAC and Sen. Elizabeth Warren all endorsed her.

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Balint, Vermont’s 1st congresswoman, to run again
9 months, 1 week ago

Balint, Vermont’s 1st congresswoman, to run again

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, Vermont’s first woman and first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress, announced Wednesday that she’s running for a second term. Balint, a Democrat, said in Congress she has focused on making affordable housing more accessible, mental health care for all and protecting the country’s democracy. With courage, kindness, and hope, …

Democrat Balint will be Vermont’s 1st woman in Congress
2 years, 2 months ago

Democrat Balint will be Vermont’s 1st woman in Congress

Associated Press  

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Democrat Becca Balint on Tuesday won the race for Vermont’s lone seat in the U.S. House, becoming the first woman and first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress. “Vermont is a place where the daughter of an immigrant dad and a working class mom can be the first woman and first gay person to …

Candidate likely to become Vermont’s 1st woman in Congress
2 years, 2 months ago

Candidate likely to become Vermont’s 1st woman in Congress

Associated Press  

BARRE, Vt. — In the race for Vermont’s single seat in the U.S. House, Democrat Becca Balint could be on the verge of being elected as the first woman and first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress. “The really tough contest for her was the primary, where it looked like it was going to be very competitive …

Omar ekes out House primary win over centrist in Minnesota
2 years, 4 months ago

Omar ekes out House primary win over centrist in Minnesota

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive Squad, eked out a closer-than-expected Democratic primary victory Tuesday against a centrist challenger who questioned the incumbent’s support for the “defund the police” movement. Samuels said his narrow loss shows that Omar is beatable: “If this was the general election, no doubt that we would have won this race.” …

Balint wins Vermont’s Democratic primary for US House
2 years, 4 months ago

Balint wins Vermont’s Democratic primary for US House

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The leader of Vermont’s state Senate, Becca Balint, won the Democratic Party primary on Tuesday for Vermont’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, meaning she could become the first woman and the first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress. Molly Gray, a more centrist candidate who was supported by the state’s Democratic …

What to watch in Wis., 3 other states in Tuesday’s primaries
2 years, 5 months ago

What to watch in Wis., 3 other states in Tuesday’s primaries

Associated Press  

The Republican matchup in the Wisconsin governor’s race on Tuesday features competing candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence. What to watch in Tuesday’s primary elections in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and Connecticut: WISCONSIN Construction company co-owner Tim Michels has Trump’s endorsement in the governor’s race and has been spending millions of his own …

Progressive and centrist Dems battle for Vermont House seat
2 years, 5 months ago

Progressive and centrist Dems battle for Vermont House seat

Associated Press  

STOWE, Vt. — Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint are the leading candidates in a Democratic U.S. House primary that could make either of them the first female member of Vermont’s congressional delegation. Balint has been endorsed by an all-star list of progressive leaders, including the state’s other U.S. senator, Bernie Sanders; Rep. Pramila Jayapal, …

Vermont likely to elect its 1st woman to Congress this year
2 years, 7 months ago

Vermont likely to elect its 1st woman to Congress this year

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — With a rare opening this fall in its congressional delegation, Vermont appears poised to lose its distinction as the only state that has never been represented by a woman in Washington. “It’s a bottleneck of leadership,” said Elaine Haney, the executive director of Emerge Vermont, an organization that works to prepare women to run for elective office. …

Ex-Vermont US attorney to seek GOP nod for open Senate seat
2 years, 10 months ago

Ex-Vermont US attorney to seek GOP nod for open Senate seat

Associated Press  

A former U.S. attorney for Vermont announced Tuesday she is running for the Republican nomination to seek the state’s open seat in the United States Senate in the November election. It’s cynicism and gridlock.” Democratic U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy announced in November that he would step down from the seat he has held since 1975. Vermont’s lone U.S. Rep. Peter …

Vermont Senate president will run for US House seat
3 years ago

Vermont Senate president will run for US House seat

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The first woman and first openly gay person to serve as the president of the Vermont state Senate said Monday that she’s running to occupy the state’s lone U.S. House seat. “We have to deliver on some big promises for Vermont working families and that is going to take courage and kindness.” Vermont’s congressional seat will be …

Vermont Democratic Lt. Gov. Gray launches bid for US House
3 years, 1 month ago

Vermont Democratic Lt. Gov. Gray launches bid for US House

Associated Press  

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray announced Monday that she would seek the Democratic Party nomination to fill the U.S. House seat that will become vacant when U.S. Rep. Peter Welch runs for the U.S. Senate. Gray, 37, a Burlington lawyer who was born and raised on a farm in South Newbury, is seeking Vermont’s first open seat …

Vermont Democratic US Rep. Peter Welch to seek Senate seat
3 years, 1 month ago

Vermont Democratic US Rep. Peter Welch to seek Senate seat

Associated Press  

Vermont’s sole member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Rep. Peter Welch, announced Monday that he will run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy. “That’s never happened in our history where violence was used and there was an effort to stop the peaceful transfer of power.” Shortly after Welch announced his candidacy, Vermont’s …

Leahy retirement sets off scramble in Vermont for successor
3 years, 1 month ago

Leahy retirement sets off scramble in Vermont for successor

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Democrat Patrick Leahy’s announcement that he will retire after eight terms in the Senate has set off a scramble in Vermont over the rare opening in the state’s tiny congressional delegation. “The fact that Vermont has never had a woman’s voice representing it in Washington, D.C., with that set of life experience, with that sort of understanding …

Vermont Democratic Sen. Leahy, 81, is retiring after 8 terms
3 years, 1 month ago

Vermont Democratic Sen. Leahy, 81, is retiring after 8 terms

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont said Monday he won’t seek reelection next year to the seat he’s held since 1975, signaling an end to a career that’s included major roles on issues such as civil liberties and financing the government and that began before four of his current colleagues were born. Among those is Senate Minority …

Vermont’s lone US House member optimistic of reelection
4 years, 2 months ago

Vermont’s lone US House member optimistic of reelection

Associated Press  

Vermont’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrat Peter Welch, says his reelection campaign this year has been largely confined to online video meetings, telephone calls and only the occasional in-person appearance due to the pandemic. Welch said he’s eager to return to Washington, where he can work to, as he puts it, restore democratic norms and a …

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