Bill Botzow

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Bill Botzow
Image of Bill Botzow
Prior offices
Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 1 District
Successor: Nelson Brownell

Personal
Profession
Visual Artist

William "Bill" Botzow II (b. September 29, 1945) is a former Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Bennington-1 from 2003 to 2019.

Biography

Botzow earned his B.A. from Princeton University in 1968. He is a visual artist.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Vermont committee assignments, 2017
Commerce and Economic Development, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Botzow served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Botzow served on the following committees:

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2018

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2018

Bill Botzow did not file to run for re-election.

2016

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 26, 2016.

Incumbent Bill Botzow defeated James O'Connor in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-1 District general election.[1][2]

Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-1 District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bill Botzow Incumbent 84.49% 1,503
     Independent James O'Connor 15.51% 276
Total Votes 1,779
Source: Vermont Secretary of State


Incumbent Bill Botzow ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-1 District Democratic primary.[3][4]

Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-1 District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bill Botzow Incumbent (unopposed)



2014

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Incumbent Bill Botzow was unopposed in the Democratic primary. James O'Connor ran as an independent candidate.[5][6][7][8] Both Botzow and O'Connor earned enough votes in their respective primaries to proceed to the general election, where Botzow came out ahead of O'Connor for the district's single seat.[9]

Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-1 District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBill Botzow Incumbent 81.6% 1,101
     Independent James O'Connor 18.4% 249
Total Votes 1,350

2012

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012

Botzow won re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 1. Botzow was unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]

2010

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2010

Botzow ran for re-election to the Bennington 1 District in 2010. He was unopposed in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10]

Campaign finance summary


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Bill Botzow campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Vermont House of Representatives, District Bennington-1Won $4,710 N/A**
2014Vermont House of Representatives, District Bennington-1Won $5,264 N/A**
2012Vermont State House, District Bennington-1Won $4,113 N/A**
2010Vermont State House, District Bennington-1Won $0 N/A**
Grand total$14,087 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2018

In 2018, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 3 through May 13. There was also a special session from May 23 through June 29.

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2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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When he served in the state House, Botzow had a wife, Ruth.

Recent news

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-1 District
2011-2019
Succeeded by
Nelson Brownell (D)


Current members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority Leader:Lori Houghton
Minority Leader:Patricia McCoy
Representatives
Addison-1 District
Addison-2 District
Addison-3 District
Rob North (R)
Addison-4 District
Addison-5 District
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Jim Casey (R)
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Chittenden-17 District
Chittenden-18 District
Carol Ode (D)
Chittenden-19 District
Chittenden-2 District
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Chittenden-21 District
Chittenden-22 District
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Chittenden-25 District
Chittenden-4 District
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Orange-Caledonia District
Orange-Washington-Addison District
Orleans-1 District
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Ken Wells (R)
Orleans-4 District
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Rutland-3 District
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Windham-Windsor-Bennigton District
Windsor-1 District
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VL Coffin (R)
Windsor-3 District
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Windsor-5 District
Windsor-6 District
Esme Cole (D)
Windsor-Addison District
Windsor-Orange-1 District
Windsor-Orange-2 District
Windsor-Windham District
Democratic Party (86)
Republican Party (56)
Independent (4)
Vermont Progressive Party (3)