Willem Jewett

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Willem Jewett
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Vermont House Of Representatives, Addison 2
Incumbent
In office
2003 - Present
Term ends
January 7, 2015
PartyDemocratic
Leadership
Senate Majority Leader
2013-present
Compensation
Base salary$604.79/week
Per diem$162/day (non-commuter)
$61/day (commuter)
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected2002
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Personal
ProfessionAttorney
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
CandidateVerification

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Willem Jewett (b. August 23, 1963) is a Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Addison-2. He was first elected to the chamber in 2002. He currently serves as Senate Majority Leader, holding the position since 2013.

Biography

Jewett earned his BA from Bowdoin College in 1985. He went on to receive his JD from Lewis and Clark College in 1994.

Jewett is an attorney.

Jewett has served on the Ripton School Board.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Vermont Committee Assignments, 2013
• Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources
• Rules
• Rules

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Jewett served on these committees:

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Jewett's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]

Some of my priorities include:

•Making sure that our public education system provides excellent opportunity to kids in all of our communities.

•Developing an energy portfolio that dramatically reduces our dependence on fossil fuels.

•A health care system that maintains and improves every Vermonter’s health without placing anyone in financial peril.

•A clean and healthy environment; one that sustains us and all of the plants and animals we live with.

•A new farm and forest economy focused on creating and providing value added farm and forest products for local consumption and for export.

Elections

2012

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012

Jewett won re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 2. Jewett was unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary and defeated Tim Ryan (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]

Vermont House of Representatives, Addison 2 District, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgWillem Jewett Incumbent 61.3% 1,400
     Independent Tim Ryan 38.7% 882
Total Votes 2,282

2010

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2010

Jewett won re-election to the Addison 2 District in 2010. He was unopposed in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2008

Jewett raised $5,260 for the 2008 election.

His major contributors are listed below.[5]

Donor Amount
Marianne Liberabre $200
Mary Clerovy $200

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, a year in which Jewett was up for re-election, he collected $4,272 in donations.[6]

His largest contributors in 2010 were:



Personal

Jewett and his wife, Jean Cherouny, have two children.

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References

  1. ↑ Willem Jewett for House, "About," retrieved October 24, 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. ↑ Campaign contributors to Willem Jewett
  6. ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
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Democrat majority Current members of the Vermont House of Representatives
House Speaker: Shap Smith (D) • House Majority Leader: Willem Jewett (D) • House Minority Leader: Donald Turner, Jr. (R)
   
    Addison-1
  1. Betty Nuovo (D)
  2. Paul Ralston (D)
    Addison-2
  1. Willem Jewett (D)
    Addison-3
  1. Warren Van Wyck (R)
  2. Diane Lanpher (D)
    Addison-4
  1. Michael Fisher (D)
  2. David Sharpe (D)
    Addison-5
  1. Harvey Smith (R)
    Addison-Rutland-1
  1. Will Stevens (I)
    Bennington-1
  1. Bill Botzow (D)
    Bennington-2-1
  1. Brian Campion (D)
  2. Timothy Corcoran, II (D)
    Bennington-2-2
  1. Anne Lamy Mook (D)
  2. Mary Morrissey (R)
    Bennington-3
  1. Alice Miller (D)
    Bennington-4
  1. Jeff Wilson (D)
  2. Cynthia Browning (D)
    Bennington-Rutland-1
  1. Patti Komline (R)
    Caledonia-1
  1. Leigh Larocque (R)
    Caledonia-2
  1. Kristina Michelsen (D)
    Caledonia-3
  1. Michelle Fay (D)
  2. Robert South (D)
    Caledonia-4
  1. Martha Feltus (R)
  2. Richard Lawrence (R)
    Caledonia-Washington-1
  1. Kitty Toll (D)
    Chittenden-1
  1. Anne O'Brien (D)
    Chittenden-2
  1. Terence Macaig (D)
  2. Jim McCullough (D)
    Chittenden-3
  1. William Frank (D)
  2. George Till (D)
    Chittenden-4-1
  1. Michael Yantachka (D)
    Chittenden-4-2
  1. William Lippert, Jr. (D)
    Chittenden-5-1
  1. Kate Webb (D)
    Chittenden-5-2
  1. Joan Lenes (D)
    Chittenden-6-1
  1. Joanna Cole (D)
  2. Kurt Wright (R)
    Chittenden-6-2
  1. Jean O'Sullivan (D)
    Chittenden-6-3
  1. Jill Krowinski (D)
  2. Curt McCormack (D/WF)
    Chittenden-6-4
  1. Kesha Ram (D)
  2. Christopher Pearson (P)
    Chittenden-6-5
  1. Johannah Leddy Donovan (D)
  2. Suzi Wizowaty (D)
    Chittenden-6-6
  1. Barbara Rachelson (D)
    Chittenden-6-7
  1. Clement Bissonnette (D)
  2. George Cross (D)
    Chittenden-7-1
  1. Michele Ferland Kupersmith (D)
    Chittenden-7-2
  1. Ann Pugh (D)
    Chittenden-7-3
  1. Helen Head (D)
    Chittenden-7-4
  1. Maida Townsend (D)
    Chittenden-8-1
  1. Debbie Evans (D)
  2. Linda Myers (R)
    Chittenden-8-2
  1. Tim Jerman (D)
  2. Linda Waite-Simpson (D)
    Chittenden-8-3
  1. Martha Heath (D)
    Chittenden-9-1
  1. Bob Bouchard (R)
  2. Jim Condon (D)
    Chittenden-9-2
  1. Patrick Brennan (R)
  2. Kristy Kurt Spengler (D)
    Chittenden-10
  1. Ronald Hubert (R)
  2. Donald Turner, Jr. (R)
    Essex-Caledonia
  1. Connie Quimby (R/D)
    Essex-Caledonia-Orleans
  1. William Johnson (R/D)
    Franklin-1
  1. Carolyn Whitney Branagan (R)
    Franklin-2
  1. John Mitchell (R)
    Franklin-3-1
  1. Kathleen Keenan (D)
  2. Mike McCarthy (D)
    Franklin-3-2
  1. Eileen Dickinson (R)
    Franklin-4
  1. Michel Consejo (D)
  2. Brian Savage (R)
    Franklin-5
  1. Steve Beyor (R)
  2. Albert Pearce (R/D)
    Franklin-6
  1. Daniel Conner (D)
    Franklin-7
  1. Cindy Weed (P/D)
    Grand Isle-Chittenden-1-1
  1. Mitzi Johnson (D)
  2. Bob Krebs (D)
    Lamoille-1
  1. Heidi Scheuermann (R)
    Lamoille-2
  1. Linda Martin (D)
  2. Mark Woodward (D)
    Lamoille-3
  1. Bernard Juskiewicz (R)
    Lamoile-Washington-1
  1. Peter Peltz (D)
  2. Shap Smith (D)
    Orange-1
  1. Susan Hatch Davis (P/D)
  2. Philip Winters (R)
    Orange-2
  1. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas (D)
    Orange-Caledonia-1
  1. Chip Conquest (D)
    Orange-Washington-Addison-1
  1. Patsy French (D)
  2. Larry Townsend (D)
    Orleans-1
  1. Lynn Batchelor (R)
  2. Loren Shaw (R/D)
    Orleans-2
  1. Duncan Kilmartin (R/D)
  2. Michael Marcotte (R/D)
    Orleans-Caledonia-1
  1. Vicki Strong (R)
  2. Sam Young (D)
    Orleans-Lamoille-1
  1. Mark Higley (R)
    Rutland-1
  1. Andrew Donaghy (R)
    Rutland-2
  1. Tom Burditt (R)
  2. Dave Potter (D)
    Rutland-3
  1. William Canfield (R)
  2. Robert Helm (R/D)
    Rutland-4
  1. Thomas Terenzini (R/D)
    Rutland-5-1
  1. Peter Fagan (R)
    Rutland-5-2
  1. Larry Cupoli (R)
    Rutland-5-3
  1. Herb Font-Russell (D)
    Rutland-5-4
  1. Douglas Gage (R)
    Rutland-6
  1. Stephen Carr (D)
  2. Charles Shaw (R/D)
    Rutland-Bennington
  1. John Malcolm (DR)
    Rutland-Windsor-1
  1. Anne Gallivan (D)
    Rutland-Windsor-2
  1. Dennis Devereux (R)
    Washington-1
  1. Anne Donahue (R)
  2. Patti Lewis (R)
    Washington-2
  1. Thomas Koch (R/D)
  2. Francis McFaun (R/D)
    Washington-3
  1. Paul Poirier (I)
  2. Tess Taylor (D)
    Washington-4
  1. Mary Hooper (D)
  2. Warren Kitzmiller (D)
    Washington-5
  1. Tony Klein (D)
    Washington-6
  1. Janet Ancel (D)
    Washington-7
  1. Maxine Jo Grad (D)
  2. Adam Greshin (I)
    Washington-Chittenden
  1. Rebecca Ellis (D)
  2. Tom Stevens (D)
    Windham-1
  1. Mike Hebert (R)
    Windham-2-1
  1. Valerie Stuart (D)
    Windham-2-2
  1. Mollie Burke (P/D)
    Windham-2-3
  1. Tristan Toleno (D)
    Windham-3
  1. Carolyn Partridge (D)
  2. Matt Trieber (D)
    Windham-4
  1. David Deen (D)
  2. Mike Mrowicki (D)
    Windham-5
  1. Richard Marek (D)
    Windham-6
  1. Ann Manwaring (D)
    Windham-Bennington-1
  1. John Moran (D)
    Windham-Bennington-Windsor
  1. Charles Goodwin (I)
    Windsor-1
  1. John Bartholomew (D)
  2. Donna Sweaney (D)
    Windsor-2
  1. Mark Huntley (D)
    Windsor-3-1
  1. Leigh Dakin (D)
    Windsor-3-2
  1. Alice Emmons (D/WF)
  2. Cynthia Martin (D/WF)
    Windsor-4-1
  1. Teo Zagar (D)
    Windsor-4-2
  1. Kevin Christie (D)
  2. Sheila Vowinkel (D)
    Windsor-5
  1. Alison Clarkson (D)
    Windsor-Orange-1
  1. Sarah Buxton (D)
    Windsor-Orange-2
  1. Margaret Cheney (D)
  2. James Masland (D)
    Windsor-Rutland-1
  1. Sandy Haas (P/D)


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