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Mike McCarthy (Vermont)
Mike McCarthy (Democratic Party) was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Franklin-3 District. He assumed office on January 4, 2023. He left office on January 8, 2025.
McCarthy (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Franklin-3 District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Mike McCarthy was born in Vermont. He graduated from Missisquoi Valley Union High School in 2001. He earned a B.S. in biochemistry and political science from St. Michael's College in 2005. His career experience includes owning the Comsic Bakery & Café in St. Albans and working as a solar project consultant. McCarthy served as chair of the St. Albans Downtown Board and joined the St. Albans City Council for Ward IV.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
McCarthy was assigned to the following committees:
- House Government Operations Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Joint Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee
- Joint Public Pension Oversight Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
McCarthy was assigned to the following committees:
- Canvassing Committee
- Joint Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee
- Joint Rules Committee
- House Government Operations Committee
- House Rules Committee
2019-2020
McCarthy was assigned to the following committees:
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, McCarthy served on the following committees:
Vermont committee assignments, 2013 |
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• Transportation |
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 Franklin 3 District
Joe Luneau defeated incumbent Mike McCarthy in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joe Luneau (R) | 53.9 | 1,125 |
![]() | Mike McCarthy (D) | 45.7 | 955 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 8 |
Total votes: 2,088 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 District
Incumbent Mike McCarthy advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike McCarthy | 87.9 | 188 |
Other/Write-in votes | 12.1 | 26 |
Total votes: 214 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 District
Joe Luneau advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joe Luneau (Write-in) | 90.6 | 145 |
Other/Write-in votes | 9.4 | 15 |
Total votes: 160 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 District
Incumbent Mike McCarthy defeated Joe Luneau in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike McCarthy (D) | 57.4 | 926 |
![]() | Joe Luneau (R) | 42.4 | 684 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 3 |
Total votes: 1,613 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 District
Incumbent Mike McCarthy advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike McCarthy | 94.5 | 432 |
Other/Write-in votes | 5.5 | 25 |
Total votes: 457 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 District
Joe Luneau advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joe Luneau | 96.9 | 154 |
Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 5 |
Total votes: 159 | ||||
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2020
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Casey Toof and incumbent Mike McCarthy defeated David Glidden, Bruce Cheeseman, and Wayne Billado III in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Casey Toof (R) | 33.6 | 2,429 |
✔ | ![]() | Mike McCarthy (D) | 28.0 | 2,022 |
David Glidden (D) | 17.6 | 1,274 | ||
Bruce Cheeseman (R) | 17.0 | 1,226 | ||
![]() | Wayne Billado III (Independent) | 3.7 | 265 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 13 |
Total votes: 7,229 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Mike McCarthy and David Glidden advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike McCarthy | 55.5 | 782 |
✔ | David Glidden | 39.6 | 559 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 4.9 | 69 |
Total votes: 1,410 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Casey Toof and Bruce Cheeseman advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Casey Toof | 58.2 | 660 |
✔ | Bruce Cheeseman | 39.2 | 444 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 30 |
Total votes: 1,134 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Casey Toof and Mike McCarthy defeated Kate Larose and James Fitzgerald in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Casey Toof (R) | 27.7 | 1,465 |
✔ | ![]() | Mike McCarthy (D) | 25.9 | 1,370 |
Kate Larose (D) | 25.3 | 1,338 | ||
James Fitzgerald (R) | 20.9 | 1,106 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 |
Total votes: 5,281 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Mike McCarthy and Kate Larose advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike McCarthy | 52.4 | 453 |
✔ | Kate Larose | 47.6 | 411 |
Total votes: 864 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Casey Toof and James Fitzgerald advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Casey Toof | 54.2 | 400 |
✔ | James Fitzgerald | 45.8 | 338 |
Total votes: 738 | ||||
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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 Kathleen Keenan and incumbent Corey Parent defeated Mike McCarthy and Claude Bouchard in the Vermont House of Representatives Franklin-3-1 District general election.[3][4]
Vermont House of Representatives, Franklin-3-1 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
24.63% | 1,484 | |
Republican | ![]() |
33.25% | 2,003 | |
Democratic | Mike McCarthy | 23.47% | 1,414 | |
Republican | Claude Bouchard | 18.64% | 1,123 | |
Total Votes | 6,024 | |||
Source: Vermont Secretary of State |
Mike McCarthy and incumbent Kathleen Keenan were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Franklin-3-1 District Democratic primary.[5][6]
Vermont House of Representatives, Franklin-3-1 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
50.17% | 443 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
49.83% | 440 | |
Total Votes | 883 |
Claude Bouchard and incumbent Corey Parent were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Franklin-3-1 District Republican primary.[5][6]
Vermont House of Representatives, Franklin-3-1 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
39.76% | 359 | |
Republican | ![]() |
60.24% | 544 | |
Total Votes | 903 |
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. Franklin-3-1 has two state representatives. Incumbents Kathleen Keenan and Mike McCarthy were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Claude Bouchard and Corey Parent were unopposed in the Republican primary.[7][8][9][10] Keenan and Parent defeated Bouchard and McCarthy in the general election.[11]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
33.8% | 1,348 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
24.6% | 981 | |
Democratic | Mike McCarthy Incumbent | 23.1% | 923 | |
Republican | Claude Bouchard | 18.6% | 742 | |
Total Votes | 3,994 |
2012
McCarthy won election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1. McCarthy was unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12]
2010
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2010
McCarthy ran for the Franklin District in 2010. He ran against Sara Branon Kittell in the primary. He was defeated by Randolph Brock (R), and Sara Branon Kittell (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[12]
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
Mike McCarthy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Mike McCarthy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
McCarthy's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[13]
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Vermont spends $50 million dollars more on Corrections than we spend on Higher Education every year. This at a time when students are burdened by college debt and employers are demanding a better-trained workforce. I will work to end the use of for-profit prisons, and increase treatment for drug addiction to lower our corrections population and use the savings to make college and vocational training more affordable for Vermonters.
H.35 was the result of years of work toward better water quality, and it was only a small step. Everyone- from homeowners to farmers to municipalities needs to be all-in to improve our impaired waters. I've been a part of one of the fastest growing renewable energy companies in Vermont and I'd like to bring that innovative thinking to our future work on water quality. Good policy can drive the market to support not only water quality, but the health of our air and soils as well. Many Franklin County legislators pay lip service to the environment- I have a record of strong leadership to preserve Vermont's most precious resources.
When I moved back to Saint Albans and opened Cosmic Bakery there were a lot of empty storefronts. Now we have a bustling downtown. I've been a part of building our downtown as a Main Street business owner and the Chair of our Downtown Board. With support for public-private partnerships and good development policies I helped keep employers like Mylan growing jobs in our community. We need more of this kind of leadership- not giving handouts to companies who pay crummy wages.[14] |
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2024
In 2024, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 10.
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2023
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In 2023, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 4 to May 12.
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2022
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In 2022, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 4 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 6 to May 21.
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2020
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In 2020, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 7 to August 30. The session was in recess after June 26 and reconvened August 25 to September 25.
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2019
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In 2019, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 9 through May 29.
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2018
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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.
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Personal
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McCarthy and his wife, Stephanie, have one child.[15]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 District |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont General Assembly, "Representative Michael McCarthy," accessed March 4, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Mike McCarthy," accessed March 4, 2023
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Results Search," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ I Like Mike VT, "Issues," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Michael McCarthy's Biography," accessed October 31, 2014
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Preceded by - |
Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 District 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Joe Luneau (R) |
Preceded by - |
Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by - |
Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (Historical) 2012-2015 |
Succeeded by - |
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