Government Accountability Committee, Vermont State Legislature
The Government Accountability Committee is a joint committee of the Vermont State Legislature.
Per the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, "Joint committees, consisting of members from each house, may be created by these joint rules, by statute, or by joint resolution."[1] In general, the Speaker of the House appoints members of the House to joint committees.[2] In the Senate, the Committee on Committees, which is made up of the Senate President, the President Pro Tempore, and one senator elected by the Senate, determines assignments for the year.[3]
See rules: Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives
Membership
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org
2023-2024 legislative session
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Government Accountability Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Government Accountability Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(1) |
2019-2020 legislative session
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Government Accountability Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Government Accountability Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Jeanette White | • Brian Collamore | |||
| • Richard McCormack | • Carolyn Whitney Branagan | |||
| • Jessica Brumsted | • Scott Beck | |||
| • Robin Scheu | ||||
| • Maida Townsend | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Government Accountability Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Jeanette White | • William Doyle (Vermont) | • Anthony Pollina | ||
| • Diane Snelling | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Government Accountability Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members (2) | ||
| • Donna Sweaney, Chair | • Diane Snelling, Vice chair | • Sandy Haas | ||
| • Philip Baruth | • Anthony Pollina | |||
| • Ann Cummings | ||||
| • Johannah Leddy Donovan | ||||
| • Alice Emmons | ||||
| • Anne O'Brien | ||||
| • David Sharpe | ||||
| • Jeanette White | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members (2) | ||
| • Ann Manwaring | • Diane Snelling | • Sandy Haas | ||
| • Cynthia Browning | • Anthony Pollina | |||
| • David Sharpe | ||||
| • Donna Sweaney | ||||
| • Johannah Leddy Donovan | ||||
| • Ann Cummings | ||||
| • Harold Giard | ||||
| • Jeanette White | ||||
| • Philip Baruth | ||||
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