Joseph Parsons

Joseph Parsons

Republican Party

Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Chip Conquest

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

High school

Oxbow High School

Contact

Official website

Official Facebook

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Joseph Parsons (Republican Party) is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Orange-Caledonia District. He assumed office on January 6, 2021. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

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

Biography

Joseph Parsons graduated from Oxbow High School. Parsons' career experience includes working in the flooring industry.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Parsons was assigned to the following committees:

• General, Housing and Military Affairs Committee

2021-2022

Parsons was assigned to the following committees:

• General, Housing and Military Affairs Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

Incumbent Joseph Parsons defeated James Merriam in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Parsons (R)	62.7	1,530
	Submit photo	James Merriam (D)	37.2	909
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	3

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,442
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

James Merriam advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	James Merriam (Write-in)	66.3	65
		Other/Write-in votes	33.7	33

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 98
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

Incumbent Joseph Parsons advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Parsons	99.5	196
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 197
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Parsons in this election.

2022

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

Incumbent Joseph Parsons defeated Kelsey Root-Winchester in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Parsons (R)	52.9	1,016
	Submit photo	Kelsey Root-Winchester (D)	47.0	902
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,920
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

Kelsey Root-Winchester advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kelsey Root-Winchester	97.8	441
		Other/Write-in votes	2.2	10

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 451
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

Incumbent Joseph Parsons advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Parsons	98.6	216
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	3

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 219
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2020

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

Joseph Parsons defeated Kelsey Root-Winchester in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Parsons (R)	56.5	1,321
	Submit photo	Kelsey Root-Winchester (D)	43.3	1,013
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,338
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

Kelsey Root-Winchester advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kelsey Root-Winchester	97.9	467
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1	10

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 477
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

Joseph Parsons advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Parsons	99.2	355
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	3

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 358
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2018

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

Incumbent Chip Conquest defeated Joseph Parsons in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chip Conquest (D)	51.1	863
		Joseph Parsons (R)	48.2	813
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	12

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,688
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

Incumbent Chip Conquest advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chip Conquest	100.0	309

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 309
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

Joseph Parsons advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Parsons	100.0	282

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 282
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2016

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 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 Chip Conquest defeated Joseph Parsons in the Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District general election.

Vermont House of Representatives, Orange-Caledonia District General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chip Conquest Incumbent	54.15%	1,134
	Republican	Joseph Parsons	45.85%	960
Total Votes				2,094
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Chip Conquest ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District Democratic primary.

Vermont House of Representatives, Orange-Caledonia District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Chip Conquest Incumbent (unopposed)

Joseph Parsons ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District Republican primary.

Vermont House of Representatives, Orange-Caledonia District Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Joseph Parsons  (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Joseph Parsons did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Joseph Parsons did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Joseph Parsons campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District	Won general	$1,200	$1,026
2022	Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District	Won general	$200	$518
2020	Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District	Won general	$1,000	N/A**
Grand total			$2,400	$1,544
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.

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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Footnotes

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Preceded by Chip Conquest (D)	Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District 2021-Present	Succeeded by -

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