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Shannara Johnson
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Shannara Johnson (Republican Party) ran for election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Lamoille-Washington District. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Johnson's professional experience includes working as a copywriter for an investment research firm.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille-Washington District (2 seats)
Incumbent David Yacovone and incumbent Avram Patt defeated Tyler Machia and Shannara Johnson in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille-Washington District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Yacovone (D) | 40.2 | 3,391 |
| ✔ |  | Avram Patt (D) | 29.7 | 2,499 |
| Tyler Machia (R) | 15.2 | 1,282 | ||
 | Shannara Johnson (R)  | 14.7 | 1,241 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 8,427 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille-Washington District (2 seats)
Incumbent David Yacovone and incumbent Avram Patt advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille-Washington District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Yacovone | 54.8 | 1,395 |
| ✔ | | Avram Patt | 44.7 | 1,138 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 2,547 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille-Washington District (2 seats)
Tyler Machia and Shannara Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille-Washington District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tyler Machia | 48.0 | 477 | |
| ✔ | | Shannara Johnson | 47.4 | 471 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.6 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 994 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shannara Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Johnson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm a first-generation German-American and have been living in Vermont since the end of 2002. I currently live in Morrisville with an amazing teenage son, a badly trained dog, and a completely untrainable cat. I work as a financial direct marketing copywriter for a Stowe-based investment research firm; in my spare time, I'm a Law of Attraction blogger, author, and hobby artist. I used to be a liberal, but in 2016-after the election-I made a complete turnaround and went from Bernie fan to Trump supporter. I am running as a proud Republican for the Vermont House this year. I am pro-2A, pro-life, and pro-common sense. My main goals are to get our economy back, get our jobs back, lower our taxes, cut down on government spending as well as stifling restrictions and regulations, defend our constitutional rights, and to make living in Vermont enjoyable and affordable again.
- To recover from COVID, we need to end the lockdown now and fully reopen our economy.
- Lower taxes and reduce Act 250 regulations to attract more people, companies, and high-end jobs to Vermont.
- Stop micro-managing Vermonters' lives and put freedom first!
- Economy, fiscal spending, and debt
- Ending the lockdown and mask mandate, and to resume living our normal lives
Honesty, integrity, transparency. A love for their state and their country, and a dedication to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America and the Vermont Constitution.
I have seen both sides of all the issues, so I feel I've got a bird's-eye view. I used to be a liberal and walked away from the Democrat Party when I witnessed the increasing radicalization of the Left. I went from Bernie fan to Trump supporter. I was born and raised in Germany, a nanny state where the government will take care of you from cradle to grave. The danger is that it feels good and provides the illusion of safety, but what it also does is suppress creativity, flexibility, self-determination, and risk tolerance. I was also born and raised in a country where children are taught to be ashamed of their nation and its history, and where patriotism is the equivalent of being a Neo-Nazi. Now I see something similar happen here in the US, a country that is admired all around the world for its freedom, civil rights, and economic opportunities.
To vote their conscience and to serve their constituents, not the party's leadership. Democrat leadership in the VT House is very authoritarian and demands that Democrat legislators vote the way the party wants, or else. Legislators who don't comply are being punished and threatened that the party will find someone to run against them in the next election. It also means that Vermont Democrats can't truly represent their constituents, because they're not allowed to.
Current VT Democrat leadership is displaying unacceptable behavior; it is overreaching and crossing lines that should not be crossed. Some legislators-both Democrat and Republican-who have displeased the House leadership by "being difficult" and not going along with the party's wishes have been banned from their committees and not been reassigned new committees for months on end. This should be grounds for impeachment, in my book, because the legislators were actively and malevolently prevented from serving their constituents by not being able to work on a committee.
Current VT Democrat leadership is displaying unacceptable behavior; it is overreaching and crossing lines that should not be crossed. Some legislators-both Democrat and Republican-who have displeased the House leadership by "being difficult" and not going along with the party's wishes have been banned from their committees and not been reassigned new committees for months on end. This should be grounds for impeachment, in my book, because the legislators were actively and malevolently prevented from serving their constituents by not being able to work on a committee.
I started my first job right after I finished high school (grade 13) in Germany. I moved from the small town I'd grown up in to a big city in order to start two trainee years as a copywriter at a large international advertising agency. I left the agency after those two years and took a job as junior copywriter in a small family-owned agency.
Who You Say I Am by Hillsong United.
I don't believe it's necessary. Look at Biden: He spent 47 years in office, and what does he have to show for it? Donald Trump had no experience in government and did a fantastic job reviving our economy, bringing jobs back, taking care of our veterans, and bringing peace to the Middle East, to name just a few things. I think it very much depends on what you do with your time in office. When Vermont incumbents emphasize the importance of being an experienced legislator, my response is: Just remember that those same "experienced legislators" have actually CAUSED the problems we're dealing with now.
- The unfunded liabilities in the form of pension funds the state is dealing with. We are something like $4.5 billion in the hole and can't renege on those promises. I would gather the best experts-people like Carolyn Branagan, who is running for State Treasurer, and others-to diligently work on this problem and find commonsense solutions.
- Vermont taxes are among the highest in the US and keep rising. Many multigenerational Vermonters are leaving the state because the taxes are too high. We have the second-highest property taxes in the US and the third-highest overall taxes. And special interests like the climate change groups want to put more and more and more taxes and restrictions on all of us in the name of saving the planet while running roughshod over our quality of life. This is unnecessary, unwise, and unsustainable.
- Vermont taxes are among the highest in the US and keep rising. Many multigenerational Vermonters are leaving the state because the taxes are too high. We have the second-highest property taxes in the US and the third-highest overall taxes. And special interests like the climate change groups want to put more and more and more taxes and restrictions on all of us in the name of saving the planet while running roughshod over our quality of life. This is unnecessary, unwise, and unsustainable.
I believe we need to restore balance between Democrats and Republicans in the VT State House. Right now, there is a blue super-majority that just ignores any objections and vetoes by the governor and simply overrides them, creating an extreme imbalance of power. I think we need level the playing field more; that's why I encourage people not to "vote the person" but the party and vote for Republicans across the board to get more of us into the House and Senate.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 17, 2020
Current members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority Leader:Lori Houghton
Minority Leader:Patricia McCoy
Representatives
Addison-2 District
Peter Conlon (D)
Addison-4 District
Herb Olson (D)
Addison-5 District
Jubilee McGill (D)
Addison-Rutland District
Jim Casey (R)
Bennington-1 District
Jonathan Cooper (D)
Bennington-3 District
David Durfee (D)
Bennington-Rutland District
Sandy Pinsonault (R)
Caledonia-1 District
Debra Powers (R)
Caledonia-2 District
Caledonia-Washington District
Greg Burtt (R)
Chittenden-1 District
Jana Brown (D)
Chittenden-10 District
Kate Nugent (D)
Chittenden-11 District
Brian Minier (D)
Chittenden-12 District
Martin LaLonde (D)
Chittenden-17 District
Abbey Duke (D)
Chittenden-24 District
Alyssa Black (D)
Chittenden-25 District
Brenda Steady (R)
Chittenden-4 District
Phil Pouech (D)
Chittenden-5 District
Chittenden-6 District
Kate Lalley (D)
Chittenden-7 District
Shawn Sweeney (D)
Chittenden-8 District
Chittenden-9 District
Emilie Krasnow (D)
Essex-Caledonia District
John Kascenska (R)
Essex-Orleans District
Larry Labor (R)
Franklin-2 District
Eileen Dickinson (R)
Franklin-3 District
Joe Luneau (R)
Franklin-6 District
James Gregoire (R)
Franklin-7 District
Allen Demar (R)
Franklin-8 District
Casey Toof (R)
Lamoille-1 District
Jed Lipsky (I)
Lamoille-3 District
Lucy Boyden (D)
Orange-1 District
Orange-2 District
Orange-3 District
Josh Dobrovich (R)
Orange-Caledonia District
Joseph Parsons (R)
Orleans-1 District
Richard Nelson (R)
Orleans-2 District
Woodman Page (R)
Orleans-3 District
Ken Wells (R)
Orleans-4 District
Leanne Harple (D)
Rutland-1 District
Patricia McCoy (R)
Rutland-10 District
William Canfield (R)
Rutland-11 District
Jim Harrison (R)
Rutland-3 District
Zachary Harvey (R)
Rutland-4 District
Rutland-5 District
Eric Maguire (R)
Rutland-6 District
Mary Howard (D)
Rutland-7 District
Chris Keyser (R)
Rutland-8 District
Alicia Malay (R)
Rutland-9 District
Todd Nielsen (R)
Rutland-Bennington District
Chris Pritchard (R)
Rutland-Windsor District
Kevin Winter (R)
Washington-5 District
Elanor Chapin (D)
Washington-6 District
Marc Mihaly (D)
Windham-1 District
Zon Eastes (D)
Windham-2 District
Laura Sibilia (I)
Windham-4 District
Mike Mrowicki (D)
Windham-5 District
Emily Long (D)
Windham-6 District
Windham-7 District
Windham-8 District
Mollie Burke (D)
Windham-9 District
Ian Goodnow (D)
Windham-Windsor-Bennigton District
Windsor-2 District
VL Coffin (R)
Windsor-4 District
Windsor-5 District
Charlie Kimbell (D)
Windsor-Addison District
Kirk White (D)
Windsor-Orange-1 District
John O'Brien (D)
Windsor-Windham District
Thomas Charlton (R)
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