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Marjorie Ryerson
Marjorie Q. Ryerson is a former Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing the Orange-Washington-Addison District from 2013 to 2017. She was appointed November 8, 2013, to fill the seat left vacant by Larry Townsend.[1]
Biography
Ryerson is a poet, writer, and editor. She has written for Vermont Life, the Barre Montpelier Times-Argus, and the Burlington Free Press.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ryerson served on the following committees:
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| • Agriculture and Forest Products |
2013-2014
After her appointment, Ryerson was assigned to serve on the following committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Natural Resources and Energy |
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
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. Incumbents Patsy French and Marjorie Ryerson were unopposed in the Democratic primary.[2] French and Ryerson defeated Republican Charles Russell in the general election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Patsy French Incumbent |
37% | 1,567 | |
| Democratic | Marjorie Ryerson Incumbent |
34.4% | 1,459 | |
| Republican | Charles Russell | 28.6% | 1,212 | |
| Total Votes | 4,238 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2017
In 2017, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 4 through May 18. There was also a veto session June 21.
- Vermont Conservation Voters: 2017-2018 Environmental Scorecard
- 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 based on their votes on pieces of legislation supported by the organization.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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2014
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In 2014, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 7 to May 10.
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2013
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In 2013, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 9 to May 14.
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Personal
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Ryerson is from Randolph Village, Vermont.[4]
Recent news
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See also
- Vermont State Legislature
- Vermont State Senate
- Vermont State Senate Committees
- Vermont Joint Committees
- Vermont state legislative districts
External links
- Vermont State Legislature
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Marjorie Ryerson on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vermont Press Bureau, "With new appointment, women outnumber men in House Democratic caucus," November 8, 2013
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 22, 2014
