Richard Westman

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Richard Westman
Richard Westman.jpg
Vermont Senate Lamoille District
Incumbent
In office
2011 - present
Term ends
January 7, 2015
Years in position 2
PartyRepublican
Leadership
House Minority Leader
1993-1996
Compensation
Base salary$604.79/week
Per diem$162/day (non-commuter)
$61/day (commuter)
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 2, 2010
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
House of Representatives
1982-2009
Education
High schoolLamoille Union High School, 1977
Bachelor'sJohnson State College, 1982
Personal
BirthdayMarch 13, 1959
Place of birthBurlington, VT
ProfessionFarmer/Landlord
ReligionProtestant
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
CandidateVerification

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Richard Westman is a Republican member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Lamoille District. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

He previously served in the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Lamoille-4 from 1982 to 2009.

Biography

Westman holds a BA in political science and public policy from Johnson State College.

At the time he was elected to the Senate, Westman was the Vermont State Commissioner of Taxes. He had also previously served as Director of the Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan. While serving in the state house, Westman was assistant majority leader from 1989-1992 and minotiry leader from 1993-1996.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Vermont Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Transportation, Vice-chair
• Legislative Information Technology, Vice-chair

2011-2012

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

Elections

2012

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2012

Westman won re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont State Senate Lamoille District. Westman was unopposed in the August 28 Republican primary and defeated Jerry Colby (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1]

Vermont State Senate, Lamoille District, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgRichard Westman Incumbent 56.7% 6,026
     Democratic Jerry Colby 43.3% 4,609
Total Votes 10,635

2010

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2010

Westman ran for the 18th District Seat (Lamoille District) in 2010. He ran unopposed in the primary. He defeated David Yacovone (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[2]

Vermont State Senate, Lamoille District, General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Richard A Westman (R) 4,294
David Yacovone (D) 4,161

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, the year Westman first won election to the Senate, he collected $38,894 in donations.[3]

His four largest contributors in 2010 were:

Donor Amount
Campaign Research Center $2,000
Green Mountain Republican Senate Committee $1,400
Lamoille County Respublican Party $1,000
Jack F. Corse, Inc. $1,000
Four individual contributors $1,000 each

Personal

Westman's partner is Joan Nagy.

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References

  1. ↑ Official primary candidate list
  2. ↑ General Election 2010 Official Results
  3. ↑ Follow the Money.org, Joe Benning candidate summary, Retrieved June 8, 2011
Political offices
Preceded by
Susan Bartlett 		Vermont State Senate Lamoille District
2010-present 		Succeeded by
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