Carolyn Whitney Branagan

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Carolyn Whitney Branagan
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Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Prior offices
Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District

Vermont State Senate Franklin District
Successor: Corey Parent

Compensation

Base salary

$843.32/week during session

Per diem

No per diem paid during session. Members can receive $168.66/day in per diem outside of session.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Vermont, 1976

Graduate

University of Vermont, 1982

Personal
Birthplace
Windsor, Vt.
Profession
Educator
Contact

Carolyn Whitney Branagan (Republican Party) is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Franklin-1 District. She assumed office on January 4, 2023. Her current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Branagan (Republican Party, Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Franklin-1 District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the Republican primary on August 13, 2024. She advanced as a write-in from the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.

Biography

Carolyn Whitney Branagan was born in Windsor, Vermont, and lives in Georgia, Vermont. Branagan earned a B.S. in 1976 and an M.Ed. in 1982, both from the University of Vermont. Her career experience includes working as an elementary school teacher and principal. Branagan served on the Town of Georgia school board, the selectboard, and as town moderator. Branagan also volunteered for the Franklin County home health board, the University of Vermont board of trustees, and the boards of the Georgia Historical Society and the Vermont State Historical Society.[1]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

Vermont committee assignments, 2017
Agriculture
Institutions
Government Accountability
Joint Energy
Legislative Council
Ethics

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Whitney Branagan 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

2024

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Carolyn Whitney Branagan and incumbent Ashley Bartley won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carolyn Whitney Branagan
Carolyn Whitney Branagan (R / D)
 
49.7
 
3,997
Image of Ashley Bartley
Ashley Bartley (R / D)
 
49.2
 
3,954
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
92

Total votes: 8,043
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Carolyn Whitney Branagan and incumbent Ashley Bartley advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carolyn Whitney Branagan
Carolyn Whitney Branagan (Write-in)
 
36.5
 
38
Image of Ashley Bartley
Ashley Bartley (Write-in)
 
35.6
 
37
 Other/Write-in votes
 
27.9
 
29

Total votes: 104
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Carolyn Whitney Branagan and incumbent Ashley Bartley advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carolyn Whitney Branagan
Carolyn Whitney Branagan
 
52.7
 
355
Image of Ashley Bartley
Ashley Bartley
 
46.7
 
315
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
4

Total votes: 674
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District (2 seats)

Carolyn Whitney Branagan and Ashley Bartley defeated Alan Maynard and Devon Thomas in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carolyn Whitney Branagan
Carolyn Whitney Branagan (R)
 
30.0
 
2,249
Image of Ashley Bartley
Ashley Bartley (R)
 
26.8
 
2,009
Alan Maynard (D)
 
24.2
 
1,817
Devon Thomas (D)
 
18.8
 
1,409
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
15

Total votes: 7,499
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District (2 seats)

Alan Maynard and Devon Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alan Maynard
 
54.7
 
711
Devon Thomas
 
44.0
 
572
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
18

Total votes: 1,301
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District (2 seats)

Carolyn Whitney Branagan and Ashley Bartley advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carolyn Whitney Branagan
Carolyn Whitney Branagan
 
52.4
 
438
Image of Ashley Bartley
Ashley Bartley
 
46.9
 
392
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
6

Total votes: 836
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2020

See also: Vermont Treasurer election, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont Treasurer

Incumbent Elizabeth Pearce defeated Carolyn Whitney Branagan, Alex Wright, and Cris Ericson in the general election for Vermont Treasurer on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Elizabeth Pearce
Elizabeth Pearce (D)
 
57.4
 
197,255
Image of Carolyn Whitney Branagan
Carolyn Whitney Branagan (R)
 
33.2
 
114,177
Alex Wright (Independent)
 
5.2
 
17,939
Image of Cris Ericson
Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)
 
4.1
 
14,142
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
332

Total votes: 343,845
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont Treasurer

Incumbent Elizabeth Pearce advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont Treasurer on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Elizabeth Pearce
Elizabeth Pearce
 
99.6
 
96,088
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
392

Total votes: 96,480
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont Treasurer

Carolyn Whitney Branagan advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont Treasurer on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carolyn Whitney Branagan
Carolyn Whitney Branagan
 
97.1
 
41,023
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.9
 
1,222

Total votes: 42,245
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont Treasurer

Cris Ericson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont Treasurer on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cris Ericson
Cris Ericson
 
58.1
 
411
 Other/Write-in votes
 
41.9
 
297

Total votes: 708
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2018

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2018

Carolyn Whitney Branagan did not file to run for re-election.

2016

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Vermont State Senate 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.

Carolyn Whitney Branagan and incumbent Dustin Degree defeated Sara Branon Kittell and Denise Smith in the Vermont State Senate Franklin District general election.[2][3]

Vermont State Senate, Franklin District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Carolyn Whitney Branagan 27.15% 9,426
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dustin Degree Incumbent 30.37% 10,546
     Democratic Sara Branon Kittell 24.59% 8,537
     Democratic Denise Smith 17.89% 6,213
Total Votes 34,722
Source: Vermont Secretary of State


Sara Branon Kittell and Denise Smith were unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Franklin District Democratic primary.[4][5]

Vermont State Senate, Franklin District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sara Branon Kittell 57.53% 2,243
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Denise Smith 42.47% 1,656
Total Votes 3,899


Carolyn Whitney Branagan and incumbent Dustin Degree defeated incumbent Norman McAllister in the Vermont State Senate Franklin District Republican primary.[4][5]

Vermont State Senate, Franklin District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Carolyn Whitney Branagan 41.19% 2,570
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dustin Degree Incumbent 45.77% 2,856
     Republican Norman McAllister Incumbent 13.04% 814
Total Votes 6,240

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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 Carolyn Whitney Branagan was unopposed in the Republican primary.[6] Branagan was unopposed in the general election.[7]

2012

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012

Branagan won re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1. Branagan was unopposed in the August 28 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]

2010

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2010

Branagan won re-election to the Franklin 1 District in 2010. She ran against Gary Gilbert (D), Steve Schlipf(D), and Chris Santee (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[8]

Vermont House of Representatives, Franklin 1 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Carolyn Whitney Branagan (R) 2,016
Green check mark transparent.png Gary Gilbert (D) 1,639
Chris Santee (R) 1,510
Bob Shea (I) 895

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Carolyn Whitney Branagan campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 DistrictWon general$1,600 $1,876
2022Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 DistrictWon general$7,800 $8,666
2016Vermont State Senate, District FranklinWon $12,185 N/A**
2014Vermont House of Representatives, District Franklin-1Won $3,246 N/A**
2012Vermont State House, District Franklin-1Won $1,262 N/A**
2010Vermont State House, District Franklin-1Won $6,672 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Political offices
Preceded by
-
Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District
2023-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-
Vermont State Senate Franklin District
2017-2019
Succeeded by
Corey Parent (R)
Preceded by
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Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 1 District
2003-2017
Succeeded by
-


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