Dylan Giambatista
Dylan Giambatista (Democratic Party) was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Chittenden-8-2 District. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on January 6, 2021.
Giambatista (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Vermont State Senate to represent Chittenden District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 11, 2020.
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Biography
Dylan Giambatista was born in Rutland, Vermont. He earned an associate degree from the Community College of Vermont in 2010. He earned a bachelor's degree from Northern Vermont University - Johnson in 2013. Giambatista's career experience includes working as a state representative and in public service, as a kitchen cook, as a waiting staff member, as an expeditor, as a busser, dishwasher, deli worker, gas station cashier, pizza shop shift manager, staffer with a startup, and as a carpenter.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Thomas Chittenden (D) ![]() | 12.9 | 50,974 |
✔ | ![]() | Virginia Lyons (D) | 12.3 | 48,602 |
✔ | ![]() | Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D) | 11.8 | 46,513 |
✔ | ![]() | Michael Sirotkin (D) | 11.6 | 45,819 |
✔ | ![]() | Philip Baruth (D / Vermont Progressive Party) | 11.1 | 43,923 |
✔ | ![]() | Christopher Pearson (Vermont Progressive Party / D) | 8.5 | 33,445 |
Susan Bowen (R) | 5.5 | 21,900 | ||
Tom Chastenay (R) | 4.9 | 19,300 | ||
![]() | Ericka Redic (R) ![]() | 4.8 | 18,945 | |
Kumulia Long (R) | 4.8 | 18,763 | ||
Dean Rolland (R) | 4.5 | 17,604 | ||
Kylie Hollingsworth (R) | 4.1 | 16,319 | ||
![]() | James Ehlers (Independent) | 3.0 | 11,919 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 631 |
Total votes: 394,657 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Virginia Lyons | 13.9 | 21,198 |
✔ | ![]() | Kesha Ram Hinsdale | 13.2 | 20,181 |
✔ | ![]() | Michael Sirotkin | 10.0 | 15,208 |
✔ | ![]() | Philip Baruth | 9.6 | 14,677 |
✔ | ![]() | Thomas Chittenden ![]() | 8.9 | 13,556 |
✔ | ![]() | Christopher Pearson | 7.7 | 11,764 |
June Heston | 7.7 | 11,719 | ||
![]() | David Scherr | 6.3 | 9,562 | |
![]() | Dylan Giambatista ![]() | 6.1 | 9,331 | |
Erhard Mahnke | 5.2 | 7,878 | ||
Adam Roof | 5.1 | 7,785 | ||
![]() | Louis Meyers | 3.2 | 4,838 | |
![]() | Steve May | 2.9 | 4,371 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 271 |
Total votes: 152,339 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)
Tom Chastenay and Ericka Redic advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Tom Chastenay | 48.8 | 6,725 | |
✔ | ![]() | Ericka Redic ![]() | 42.2 | 5,810 |
Other/Write-in votes | 9.0 | 1,247 |
Total votes: 13,782 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jean Sirois (R)
Endorsements
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2018
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Lori Houghton and incumbent Dylan Giambatista defeated John Brennan in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lori Houghton (D) | 40.8 | 3,013 |
✔ | ![]() | Dylan Giambatista (D) | 39.2 | 2,895 |
John Brennan (R) | 19.6 | 1,448 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 29 |
Total votes: 7,385 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Dylan Giambatista and incumbent Lori Houghton advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dylan Giambatista | 53.7 | 981 |
✔ | ![]() | Lori Houghton | 46.3 | 845 |
Total votes: 1,826 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
John Brennan advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John Brennan | 100.0 | 294 |
Total votes: 294 | ||||
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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.
Dylan Giambatista and Lori Houghton defeated incumbent Paul Dame and R. Michael Plageman in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-8-2 District general election.[2][3]
Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-8-2 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
27.01% | 2,396 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
29.35% | 2,603 | |
Republican | Paul Dame Incumbent | 23.70% | 2,102 | |
Republican | R. Michael Plageman | 19.94% | 1,769 | |
Total Votes | 8,870 | |||
Source: Vermont Secretary of State |
Dylan Giambatista and Lori Houghton were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-8-2 District Democratic primary.[4][5]
Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-8-2 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
44.66% | 589 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
55.34% | 730 | |
Total Votes | 1,319 |
Incumbent Paul Dame and R. Michael Plageman were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-8-2 District Republican primary.[4][5]
Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-8-2 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
53.98% | 569 | |
Republican | ![]() |
46.02% | 485 | |
Total Votes | 1,054 |
Campaign themes
2020
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Dylan Giambatista completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Giambatista's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- COVID-19 has taken a major toll on the health and financial well-being of Vermont families. I am running for State Senate to help protect vulnerable Vermonters and support our communities as we work through this challenge.
- Vermont has a dismal 30+ year record of reducing its investment in affordable public college. I am running for State Senate to ensure we correct course and properly fund higher education and training for Vermonters.
- Vermont's citizen legislature does best when dedicated, accessible public servants fill elected office. In each of the two elections I successfully ran for State Representative in Essex Junction, I made an effort to knock on every door I could access. This face-to-face time provided me a window into the needs of my neighbors. With remote meetings now part of daily life, it should no longer be a luxury to reach an elected official. We must be available and open to constituents. As a State Senator, I will always be available to neighbors to answer your questions, address your needs, and to carry your voice to Montpelier.
Vermonters are strong, but many of the foundations of our communities rest on are fragile. 2020 is about who we are as a state and where we want to go. We must be bold if we want to recover and ensure more Vermonters achieve success in the 21st century. That means having an honest conversation about our challenges, and bringing the voices of our neighbors together to chart a new path. It means acting to boost funding for affordable college, investing in housing, building out broadband, taking bold action to address our climate emergency, reforming health care to make it more affordable, fixing our broken justice system, and ensuring older Vermonters can thrive in Vermont.
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Committee assignments
2019-2020
Giambatista was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Vermont committee assignments, 2017 |
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Sponsored legislation
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2020
In 2020, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 7 to August 30. The session was in recess after June 26 and reconvened August 25 to September 25.
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2019
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In 2019, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 9 through May 29.
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2018
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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
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In 2017, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 4 through May 18. There was also a veto session June 21.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 20, 2020
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016