Linda Waite-Simpson

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Linda Waite-Simpson
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District

Education

Bachelor's

Florida State University, 1970

Contact

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Linda J. Waite-Simpson is a former Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Chittenden 8-2 from 2008 to 2015.

Biography

Waite-Simpson earned her B.A. in 19th Century Humanities from Florida State University in 1970. Waite-Simpson has worked as an Information Technology Manager and a Communications Director for the Association of Consulting Management Firms.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Waite-Simpson served on the following committees:

Vermont committee assignments, 2013
• Judiciary
• Judicial Retention

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Waite-Simpson served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Waite-Simpson served on these committees:

Elections

2014

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 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. Chittenden-8-2 has two state representatives. Incumbents Tim Jerman and Linda Waite-Simpson were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Paul Dame was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lillith Soleil ran unopposed in the Libertarian primary.[1][2][3][4] As a running mate, Dame recruited Tim Allard who earned 90 write-in votes to surpass the required 25 votes.[5]. Jerman and Dame defeated Waite-Simpson, Allard and Soleil in the general election.[6]

Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-8-2 District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTim Jerman Incumbent 26.2% 1,473
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Dame 24.9% 1,399
     Democratic Linda Waite-Simpson Incumbent 24.4% 1,371
     Republican Tim Allard 23.3% 1,311
     Libertarian Lillith Soleil 1.2% 67
Total Votes 5,621

2012

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012

Waite-Simpson won re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2. Waite-Simpson was unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7]

Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden 8-2 District, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTim Jerman Incumbent 33.5% 2,685
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Waite-Simpson Incumbent 28.9% 2,314
     Republican Paul Dame 22.3% 1,791
     Independent Carlton Houghton 15.3% 1,228
Total Votes 8,018

2010

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2010

Linda Waite-Simpson ran for re-election to the Chittenden 6-2 District in 2010. She and Tim Jerman (D) defeated Tim Allard (R) and Carl Houghton (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7]

Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden 6-2 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Tim Jerman (D) 2,148
Green check mark transparent.png Linda Waite-Simpson (D) 1,709
Tim Allard (R) 1,696
Carl Houghton (R) 1,526

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Linda Waite-Simpson campaign contribution history
Year Office Result Contributions
2012 Vermont State House, District Chittenden-8-2 Won $1,918
2010 Vermont State House, District Chittenden-6-2 Won $830
Grand total raised $2,748
Source: [[8] Follow the Money]

2012

Waite-Simpson won re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Waite-Simpson raised a total of $1,918.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Waite-Simpson was up for re-election, she collected $830 in donations.[9]

Scorecards

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2014

In 2014, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 7 to May 10.

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2013


2012


2011

Voting record

2011-2012

The Ethan Allen Institute, a Vermont-based free-market public policy research and education organization, released its biennial publication, the Vermont Voters' Report Card, for the years 2011-2012. The report showed how Vermont legislators in the state House and state Senate voted on key issues important to the Institute.[10] Here's how Waite-Simpson voted on the selected bills:

Vermont Voters Scorecard, 2011-2012
Health Provider Tax Green Mountain Care Education Taxation Green Mountain Care Property Rate Tax Health Exchange Green Mountain Care Renewable Portfolio CVPS Rebate
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Personal

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Waite-Simpson is married to her husband, Harold Simpson, Jr.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
  2. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
  3. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
  4. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
  5. ↑ VTDigger.org, "Familiar Republican Joins Dame on Ballot in Essex Junction’s House Race," August 31, 2014
  6. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Results Search," accessed April 23, 2014
  8. ↑ Follow the Money, "Waite-Simpson, Linda J accessed September 21, 2013
  9. ↑ Follow the Money, "Vermont 2010 - Candidates," accessed April 23, 2014
  10. ↑ Ethan Allen Institute, "Report Cards," accessed September 10, 2013
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