Mark Higley

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Mark Higley
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Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District
Tenure

2009 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

16

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

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Personal
Profession
General contractor
Contact

Mark Higley (Republican Party) is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Orleans-Lamoille District. He assumed office in 2009. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Higley (Republican Party, Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Orleans-Lamoille District. Higley (Republican Party) won in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced as a write-in from the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.

Biography

Higley earned a high school diploma and has served in the United States Navy. He has worked as a general contractor and served as a selectman for the Town of Brattleboro from 1997 to 1998.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Higley was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Higley was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Higley was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Vermont committee assignments, 2017
Agriculture and Forestry

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Higley served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Higley served on the following committees:

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

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 Orleans-Lamoille District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark Higley and incumbent Michael Marcotte won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Higley
Mark Higley (R)
 
51.3
 
3,169
Image of Michael Marcotte
Michael Marcotte (R)
 
47.4
 
2,929
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
77

Total votes: 6,175
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark Higley and incumbent Michael Marcotte advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Higley
Mark Higley (Write-in)
 
43.4
 
36
Image of Michael Marcotte
Michael Marcotte (Write-in)
 
36.1
 
30
 Other/Write-in votes
 
20.5
 
17

Total votes: 83
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark Higley and incumbent Michael Marcotte advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Higley
Mark Higley
 
51.7
 
453
Image of Michael Marcotte
Michael Marcotte
 
47.3
 
414
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
9

Total votes: 876
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Higley signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark Higley and incumbent Michael Marcotte won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Higley
Mark Higley (R / D)
 
50.8
 
2,360
Image of Michael Marcotte
Michael Marcotte (R / D)
 
47.7
 
2,216
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
69

Total votes: 4,645
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark Higley and incumbent Michael Marcotte advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Higley
Mark Higley (Write-in)
 
41.3
 
64
Image of Michael Marcotte
Michael Marcotte (Write-in)
 
32.9
 
51
 Other/Write-in votes
 
25.8
 
40

Total votes: 155
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mark Higley and incumbent Michael Marcotte advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Higley
Mark Higley
 
53.8
 
413
Image of Michael Marcotte
Michael Marcotte
 
45.3
 
348
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
7

Total votes: 768
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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 Orleans-Lamoille District

Incumbent Mark Higley won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Higley
Mark Higley (R / D)
 
98.2
 
2,003
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.8
 
36

Total votes: 2,039
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District

Incumbent Mark Higley advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Higley
Mark Higley
 
98.1
 
416
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
8

Total votes: 424
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2018

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Republican Party candidate, Higley cross-filed to also run with the Democratic Party in 2018.

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District

Incumbent Mark Higley won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Higley
Mark Higley (R)
 
99.9
 
1,359
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
2

Total votes: 1,361
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District

Incumbent Mark Higley advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Higley
Mark Higley
 
100.0
 
279

Total votes: 279
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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 Mark Higley defeated Katherine Sims in the Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District general election.[1][2]

Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-Lamoille District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mark Higley Incumbent 54.18% 1,082
     Democratic Katherine Sims 45.82% 915
Total Votes 1,997
Source: Vermont Secretary of State


Katherine Sims ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District Democratic primary.[3][4]

Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-Lamoille District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Katherine Sims  (unopposed)


Incumbent Mark Higley ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille District Republican primary.[3][4]

Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-Lamoille District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mark Higley Incumbent (unopposed)

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. Incumbent Mark Higley was unopposed in the Republican primary.[5] Higley was unopposed in the general election.[6]

2012

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012

Higley won re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille. Higley was unopposed in the August 28 Republican primary and defeated Katherine Sims (P) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7]

Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-Lamoille District, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Higley Incumbent 50.9% 920
     Progressive Katherine Sims 49.1% 887
Total Votes 1,807

2010

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2010

Higley ran for re-election to the Orleans-Franklin 1 District in 2010. He defeated June Rosenberg (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7]

Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-Franklin 1 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mark Higley (R) 884
June Rosenberg (D) 684

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Mark Higley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille DistrictWon general$1,060 $200
2022Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Lamoille DistrictWon general$500 $350
2016Vermont House of Representatives, District Orleans-LamoilleWon $11,230 N/A**
2014Vermont House of Representatives, District Orleans-LamoilleWon $848 N/A**
2012Vermont State House, District Orleans-LamoilleWon $4,791 N/A**
2010Vermont State House, District Orleans-Franklin-1Won $4,435 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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Higley and his wife, Cathy, have four children.[8]

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Footnotes


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