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Kiah Morris
Kiah Morris is a former Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Bennington-2-2 District from 2015 to 2018. Morris resigned September 26, 2018. In a Facebook post announcing her resignation, Morris said, "This time has proven to be one of significant challenge for my family. My husband is beginning the long physical journey of recovery following extensive open-heart surgery. We face continued harassment and seek legal remedies to the harm endured."[1]
Morris advanced from the primary on August 14, 2018, but withdrew from the race prior to the general election scheduled for November 6, 2018.
Biography
Morris' professional experience includes working at Junior Achievement of Seattle, Principal Financial Group, Career Builder and Orbitz Worldwide. She was also a community health imrovement specialist for Southwestern Vermont Health Care.[2]
After leaving the Vermont legislature, Morris worked with the Vermont Coalition on Ethnic and Social Equity in Schools and the nonprofit organization Rights & Democracy Vermont.[3]
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 |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Morris served on the following committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Health Care |
Campaign themes
2014
Morris' campaign highlighted the following themes:[4]
- Environment
- Excerpt: "Bennington has a unique opportunity to positively impact our environment and economy by becoming a leader in green initiatives."[5]
- Drug Policy
- Excerpt: "Bennington needs locally accessible treatment options for residents who are battling addictions with drugs and alcohol."[6]
- Transportation
- Excerpt: "Transit is one of the most important investments that we can make as a community to make Bennington and the region work more effectively."[7]
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "The ability to live a healthy life, is one of the most fundamental rights that every person should have."[8]
- Economy
- Excerpt: "Bennington needs real economic growth beyond the manufacturing sector to rebuild our economic base."[9]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Mary Morrissey and Jim Carroll won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Morrissey (R) | 52.7 | 1,810 |
| ✔ |  | Jim Carroll (D) | 45.4 | 1,559 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 3,434 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kiah Morris (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Kiah Morris advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kiah Morris | 100.0 | 714 |
| Total votes: 714 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Mary Morrissey advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Morrissey | 100.0 | 184 |
| Total votes: 184 | |||
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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 Kiah Morris and incumbent Mary Morrissey were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-2-2 District general election.[10][11]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-2-2 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kiah Morris Incumbent |
45.05% | 1,757 | |
| Republican | Mary Morrissey Incumbent |
54.95% | 2,143 | |
| Total Votes | 3,900 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Kiah Morris ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-2-2 District Democratic primary.[12][13]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-2-2 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Kiah Morris Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Mary Morrissey ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-2-2 District Republican primary.[12][13]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-2-2 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Mary Morrissey Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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. Bennington-2-2 has two state representatives. Brandy Reynolds faced Jim Carroll, Kiah Morris and Joann Erenhouse in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Mary Morrissey was unopposed in the Republican primary.[14][15][16][17] Morris and Erenhouse earned enough votes in the Democratic primary to move on to the general election. Morrissey and Morris defeated Erenhouse in the general election.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mary Morrissey Incumbent |
42.6% | 1,241 | |
| Democratic | Kiah Morris |
30% | 873 | |
| Democratic | Joann Erenhouse | 27.4% | 797 | |
| Total Votes | 2,911 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Kiah Morris |
32.3% | 239 |
| Joann Erenhouse |
24.8% | 184 |
| Jim Carroll | 22.1% | 164 |
| Brandy J. Reynolds | 20.8% | 154 |
| Total Votes | 741 | |
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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See also
- Vermont State Legislature
- Vermont House of Representatives
- Vermont House Committees
- Vermont Joint Committees
- Vermont state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- Vermont State Legislature
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Official campaign website
- Kiah Morris on Twitter
- Kiah Morris on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Kiah Morris on September 26, 2018," accessed September 27, 2018
- ↑ Kiah Morris campaign website, "Biography," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ VT Digger, "Kiah Morris named Rights & Democracy’s ‘movement politics director’," April 6, 2020
- ↑ Democracy.com, "Kiah Morris," July 25, 2014
- ↑ Democracy.com, "Bennington Should Lead the Way in Green Initiatives," July 25, 2014
- ↑ Democracy.com, "Local Treament for Addiction and Recovery," July 25, 2014
- ↑ Democracy.com, "An Expanded Transit System," July 25, 2014
- ↑ Democracy.com, "Quality Healthcare Should Not be a Luxury.," July 23, 2014
- ↑ Democracy.com, "Real Economic Growth," July 4, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 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
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| Preceded by - |
Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-2-2 District 2014-2019 |
Succeeded by Jim Carroll |
