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Hal Colston
Hal Colston (Democratic Party) was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Chittenden-6-7 District. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on January 4, 2023.
Colston (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Chittenden-6-7 District. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Colston was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Colston was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Hal Colston did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-7 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Hal Colston and Taylor Small defeated James Ehlers in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-7 District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hal Colston (D) | 43.5 | 2,551 | |
| ✔ |  | Taylor Small (Vermont Progressive Party / D) | 41.3 | 2,423 |
 | James Ehlers (Independent) | 14.8 | 867 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 5,869 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-7 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Taylor Small and incumbent Hal Colston defeated Jordan Matte in the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-7 District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Taylor Small | 44.9 | 1,003 |
| ✔ | Hal Colston | 40.8 | 912 | |
| Jordan Matte | 14.1 | 316 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 2,235 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 4 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 6 to May 21.
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2020
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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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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Hal Colston did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-7 District (Historical) |
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Footnotes
