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Gary Viens
Gary Viens is a former Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Orleans-2 District from 2015 to 2019.
Biography
Viens' professional experience includes serving as a deputy chief patrol agent for the United States Border Patrol, a deputy division chief of Northern/Coastal Border Operations, and working for the Department of Homeland Security.[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 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Judicial Retention |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Viens served on the following committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Judicial Retention |
Sponsored legislation
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
Gary Viens did not file to run for re-election.
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 Michael Marcotte and incumbent Gary Viens defeated Ron Holland and Judith Jackson in the Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-2 District general election.[2][3]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-2 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Marcotte Incumbent |
32.26% | 1,957 | |
| Republican | Gary Viens Incumbent |
31.73% | 1,925 | |
| Democratic | Ron Holland | 21.12% | 1,281 | |
| Democratic | Judith Jackson | 14.89% | 903 | |
| Total Votes | 6,066 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Ron Holland and Judith Jackson were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-2 District Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-2 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ron Holland |
54.81% | 353 | |
| Democratic | Judith Jackson |
45.19% | 291 | |
| Total Votes | 644 | |||
Incumbent Michael Marcotte and incumbent Gary Viens were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-2 District Republican primary.[4][5]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-2 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Marcotte Incumbent |
50.97% | 553 | |
| Republican | Gary Viens Incumbent |
49.03% | 532 | |
| Total Votes | 1,085 | |||
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. Orleans-2 has two state representatives. Julie Raboin was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Michael Marcotte and Gary Viens were unopposed in the Republican primary. Carl Davis ran as a Vermont Progressive Party candidate.[6][7][8][9] Viens and Marcotte defeated Davis and Raboin in the general election.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Michael J. Marcotte Incumbent |
38% | 1,433 | |
| Republican | Gary Viens |
38% | 1,433 | |
| Democratic | Julie Raboin | 13.2% | 496 | |
| Vermont Progressive Party | Carl Davis | 10.8% | 407 | |
| Total Votes | 3,769 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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.
- National Federation of Independent Business in Vermont: 2017-2018 voting record
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on small business issues.
- Legislators are scored based on their voting records on environmental issues.
- Vermont Public Interest Research Group: 2017-2018 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators are scored by VPIRG on bills related to public interest issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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2016
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In 2016, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 5 through May 6.
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2015
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In 2015, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 7 through May 16.
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Personal
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Viens has a wife named Carol.[11]
Recent news
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See also
- Vermont State Legislature
- Vermont House of Representatives
- Vermont House Committees
- Vermont Joint Committees
- Vermont state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Vermont State Legislature
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Official campaign website
- Gary Viens on LinkedIn
- Gary Viens on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Gary Viens' Biography," accessed November 01, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-2 District 2015-2019 |
Succeeded by Woodman Page (R) |
