Jim Harrison

Jim Harrison

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Republican Party

Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 11 District

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Prior offices

Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical)

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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

Graduate

Southern New Hampshire University

Contact

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Jim Harrison (Republican Party) is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Rutland-11 District. He assumed office on January 4, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Harrison (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Rutland-11 District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Harrison's professional experience includes working as president of the Vermont Retail and Grocers Association. In that capacity, Harrison lobbied on behalf of retailers and grocers in the state Assembly.

Harrison earned his MBA from Southern New Hampshire University.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Harrison was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations Committee
• Joint Fiscal Committee
• Joint Public Pension Oversight Committee

2021-2022

Harrison was assigned to the following committees:

• Canvassing Committee
• House Appropriations Committee

2019-2020

Harrison was assigned to the following committees:

• House Government Operations Committee
• Canvassing Committee

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

2024

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 11 District

Incumbent Jim Harrison won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 11 District on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Harrison (R)	98.2	2,175
		Other/Write-in votes	1.8	39

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,214
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 11 District

Incumbent Jim Harrison advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 11 District on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Harrison	100.0	203

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 203
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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 Rutland 11 District

Incumbent Jim Harrison won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 11 District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Harrison (R / D)	98.9	1,935
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	22

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,957
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 11 District

Incumbent Jim Harrison advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 11 District on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Harrison (Write-in)	65.8	25
		Other/Write-in votes	34.2	13

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 11 District

Incumbent Jim Harrison advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 11 District on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Harrison	100.0	286

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 286
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2020

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See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical)

Incumbent Jim Harrison won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Harrison (R / D)	98.1	2,641
		Other/Write-in votes	1.9	50

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,691
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical)

Incumbent Jim Harrison advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Harrison	99.8	500
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 501
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2018

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical)

Incumbent Jim Harrison defeated Gina Ottoboni in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Harrison (R)	58.8	1,269
	Submit photo	Gina Ottoboni (D)	41.1	887
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	4

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,160
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical)

Gina Ottoboni advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Gina Ottoboni	100.0	297

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 297
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical)

Incumbent Jim Harrison advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Harrison	100.0	378

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 378
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Jim Harrison campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 11 District	Won general	$2,570	$2,325
2022	Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 11 District	Won general	$1,250	$1,582
2020	Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical)	Won general	$1,427	N/A**
2018	Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical)	Won general	$9,463	N/A**
Grand total			$14,709	$3,907
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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In 2021, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 6 to May 21. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Vermont Conservation Voters Legislators are scored based on their voting records on environmental issues. Vermont Public Interest Research Group: Senate and House Legislators are scored by VPIRG on bills related to public interest issues.

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. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Vermont Conservation Voters Legislators are scored based on their voting records on environmental issues. Vermont Public Interest Research Group: Senate and House Legislators are scored by VPIRG on bills related to public interest issues.

2019

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2018

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2017

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 11 District 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Windsor 1 District (Historical) 2017-2023	Succeeded by -

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