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Herb Russell
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Vermont House Of Representatives, Rutland 5-3
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
January 7, 2015
Years in position 2
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$604.79/week
Per diem$162/day (non-commuter)
$61/day (commuter)
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected2010
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Herb Russell is a Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Rutland 5-3 since 2011.

Russell is currently a pharmaceutical technician at Walgreens. He previously worked in telemarketing, guest services, and customer service, but spent the bulk of his career as a flight attendant for American Airlines. He attended the University of Kentucky at Lexington and the State University of New York. Russell is a board member of the Vermont Rail Action Network and the Rutland Representative for the Petition to Save the Ethan Allen.

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

On his website, Russell promises to "work toward a thriving downtown and jobs for our community."[1]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Russell served on the following committees:

Vermont Committee Assignments, 2013
• Transportation

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Russell served on these committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012

Russell won re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 5-3. Russell was unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary and defeated John Mattison, Jr. (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]

Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland 5-3 District, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgHerb Russell Incumbent 65.9% 757
     Republican John Mattison, Jr. 34.1% 392
Total Votes 1,149

2010

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2010

Herb Russell ran for the Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 5-3 in 2010. He ran against Daniel White in the Democratic primary on August 24, 2010. He was opposed by Carl Haas (R) in the November 2, 2010 general election. According to unofficial results Russell won one of the two seats in the district, but as of November 15 a recount is pending.[4]

Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland 5-3 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Herb Russell (D) 454
Carl Haas (R) 437

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, when Russell first won election to the House, he collected $1,670 in donations.[5]

His contributors in 2010 were:

Donor Amount
Democratic Unitemized Contributions $1,420
Andrea Berest and Triana Font $250

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Personal

Russell is divorced from Roberto Font; they took the surname Font-Russell during their marriage.[6][7]

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References

  1. ↑ Herb Russell for House, home page, retrieved October 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ Vermonet Secretary of State - Official Primary Results
  3. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State - Official primary candidate list
  4. ↑ Vermont Elections Division - 2010 Election Results
  5. ↑ Follow the Money, Candidate summary, Retrieved July 4, 2011
  6. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Biographical Sketches of State Officers and Members of the General Assembly of 2011-2012," retrieved September 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ Facebook, Russell's profile, retrieved September 22, 2012.
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