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Paul Dame (Vermont)
Paul Dame is an officeholder of the Republican Party of Vermont Chair.
Dame (Republican Party) ran for election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Chittenden-7 District. Dame lost as a write-in in the Republican primary on August 9, 2022.
On November 6, 2021, Dame was elected to serve as chairman of the Vermont Republican Party.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Dame served on the following committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Human Services |
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
2022
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 7 District
Incumbent Jessica Brumsted won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 7 District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica Brumsted (D) | 98.4 | 1,912 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 1,944 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 7 District
Incumbent Jessica Brumsted advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 7 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Brumsted | 99.3 | 909 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 915 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 7 District
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
 | Paul Dame (Write-in) | 22.2 | 2 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 77.8 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 9 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dame in this election.
2018
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Timothy Ashe (D) | 14.2 | 44,002 |
| ✔ |  | Virginia Lyons (D) | 13.4 | 41,617 |
| ✔ |  | Debbie Ingram (D) | 13.1 | 40,751 |
| ✔ |  | Michael Sirotkin (D) | 12.4 | 38,569 |
| ✔ |  | Philip Baruth (D) | 12.2 | 38,075 |
| ✔ |  | Christopher Pearson (Vermont Progressive Party / D) | 9.9 | 30,863 |
| Alex Farrell (R) | 6.3 | 19,602 | ||
| Paul Dame (R) | 5.6 | 17,521 | |
| Dana Maxfield (R) | 5.3 | 16,422 | ||
 | Louis Meyers (Independent) | 2.8 | 8,848 | |
| Seth Cournoyer (L) | 1.7 | 5,389 | ||
 | Loyal Ploof (L) | 1.5 | 4,599 | |
| Joshua Knox (Fair Representation Vermont Party) | 1.3 | 4,173 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 465 | ||
| Total votes: 310,896 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Ashe | 19.0 | 13,527 |
| ✔ | | Virginia Lyons | 18.1 | 12,886 |
| ✔ | | Michael Sirotkin | 15.1 | 10,727 |
| ✔ | | Debbie Ingram | 15.0 | 10,701 |
| ✔ | | Philip Baruth | 14.5 | 10,302 |
 | Val Carzello | 7.3 | 5,229 | |
 | Steve May | 5.6 | 4,018 | |
| Finnian Boardman Abbey | 5.3 | 3,771 | ||
| Total votes: 71,161 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)
Alex Farrell and Dana Maxfield advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Farrell | 51.9 | 3,507 | |
| ✔ | Dana Maxfield | 48.1 | 3,255 | |
| Total votes: 6,762 | |||
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election
Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)
Incumbent Christopher Pearson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Pearson | 100.0 | 9,029 |
| Total votes: 9,029 | |||
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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.
Dylan Giambatista and Lori Houghton defeated incumbent Paul Dame and R. Michael Plageman in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-8-2 District general election.[2][3]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-8-2 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dylan Giambatista |
27.01% | 2,396 | |
| Democratic | Lori Houghton |
29.35% | 2,603 | |
| Republican | Paul Dame Incumbent | 23.70% | 2,102 | |
| Republican | R. Michael Plageman | 19.94% | 1,769 | |
| Total Votes | 8,870 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Dylan Giambatista and Lori Houghton were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-8-2 District Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-8-2 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Dylan Giambatista |
44.66% | 589 | |
| Democratic | Lori Houghton |
55.34% | 730 | |
| Total Votes | 1,319 | |||
Incumbent Paul Dame and R. Michael Plageman were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-8-2 District Republican primary.[4][5]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-8-2 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Dame Incumbent |
53.98% | 569 | |
| Republican | R. Michael Plageman |
46.02% | 485 | |
| Total Votes | 1,054 | |||
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.[6][7][8][9] As a running mate, Dame recruited Tim Allard who earned 90 write-in votes to surpass the required 25 votes.[10]. Jerman and Dame defeated Waite-Simpson, Allard and Soleil in the general election.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Jerman Incumbent |
26.2% | 1,473 | |
| Republican | Paul 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
Dame ran for election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2. Dame was unopposed in the August 28 Republican primary and was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Jerman Incumbent |
33.5% | 2,685 | |
| Democratic | Linda 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 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Paul Dame did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Dame's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[13]
- Health Care & Single Payer
- Excerpt: "We need to spend our time and energy on reducing the cost of care by removing the burdens on new care facilities that have a difficult "certificate of public need" process, that bigger healthcare businesses don't have to abide by. We should also look at innovations like New Jersey's Free Clinic model which assigns physician malpractice liability to the state when the physician voluntarily provides FREE care at a free clinic. I also think that Vermont should permit insurance to be offered outside of the ACA exchange - we are the only state that has made it ILLEGAL to buy insurance anywhere else. Doing so along with broader non-indemnity insurance offerings (similar to life & disability insurance policies) could provide coverage to people who currently can't afford it."
- Transportation Infrastructure & Circumferential Highway
- Excerpt: "Even if the entire Circ will not be built according to its original design, I strongly believe that the portion connecting the Essex Outlets (and the rear entrance to the Champlain Valley Expo) would be of special benefit to residents of Essex, Jericho & Williston, and would be a service to all Vermonters and our visitors. The current congestion on Route 2 is hurting our productivity and our environment. If our legislature is willing to risk a lawsuit over GMO labeling, I think they ought to have the boldness to build the necessary infrastructure needed here in Chittenden County."
- IBM and Local Economy
- Excerpt: "At one time IBM was the largest employer in the state. But over time that has changed, and that change serves as an example of how hostile the state has been to job providers…Vermont needs to have an attitude that seeks to encourage businesses to stay and relocate here. Recently Dealer.com was hit by a reinstatement of the "Cloud Tax" which puts a VT sales tax on cloud-based services. During the last election a moratorium was put on the tax - but after the election that moratorium was repealed. We need to repeal this tax to keep VT businesses on a level playing field."[13]
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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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Paul Dame | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | At-large delegate |
| State: | Vermont |
| Bound to: | Unknown |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Dame was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Vermont.[14] In the Vermont Republican primary election on March 1, 2016, Donald Trump and John Kasich won eight delegates each. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate Dame was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how Vermont’s Republican delegates were allocated, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.[15]
Delegate rules
Delegates from Vermont to the Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in May 2016. Delegates were required to complete a petition with 25 signatures from town, city, county, or state committee members and be a current member of one such committee, an elected official, or a former delegate from Vermont to a Republican National Convention. Delegates from Vermont were bound on the first ballot unless their candidate released them, suspended his or her campaign, or was not placed into contention at the convention.
Vermont primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Vermont, 2016
| Vermont Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
32.3% | 19,974 | 8 | |
| John Kasich | 30% | 18,534 | 8 | |
| Marco Rubio | 19.1% | 11,781 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 9.6% | 5,932 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 4.1% | 2,551 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 1.8% | 1,106 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.7% | 423 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.6% | 361 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.3% | 212 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.3% | 164 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.6% | 390 | 0 | |
| Spoiled votes | 0.2% | 137 | 0 | |
| Blank votes | 0.3% | 191 | 0 | |
| Totals | 61,756 | 16 | ||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Vermont had 16 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, three were district-level delegates (all for the state's single congressional district). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any district delegates. If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's district delegates.[16][17]
Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[16][17]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WCAX, "Vermont GOP elects Paul Dame as new party chair," November 6, 2021
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
- ↑ VTDigger.org, "Familiar Republican Joins Dame on Ballot in Essex Junction’s House Race," August 31, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed July 12, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Paul Dame for State Rep, "Issues," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ VT GOP, "Final List of Delegates and Alternates to the Republican National Convention," May 26, 2016
- ↑ To build our list of the state and territorial delegations to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia relied primarily upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties, email exchanges and phone interviews with state party officials, official lists provided by state governments, and, in some cases, unofficial lists compiled by local media outlets. When possible, we included what type of delegate the delegate is (at-large, district-level, or RNC) and which candidate they were bound by state and national party bylaws to support at the convention. For most delegations, Ballotpedia was able to track down all of this information. For delegations where we were not able to track down this information or were only able to track down partial lists, we included this note. If you have additional information on this state's delegation, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
