Stephanie Jerome

Stephanie Jerome (Democratic Party) was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Rutland-9 District. She assumed office on January 4, 2023. She left office on January 8, 2025.

Jerome (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Rutland-9 District. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Stephanie Jerome has lived in Brandon, Vermont. Jerome graduated from Rutland High School. She earned a B.A. in history from the University of Vermont in 1984 and a master's in public policy and administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1989. Her career experience includes working as a policy analyst at NASA and as president of Visual Learning Systems, a core-curricular K-12 science education publishing company she founded with her husband, Brian Jerome.^[1]^[2]

Jerome has been a member of the University of Vermont board of trustees and the Cancer Advisory Board-University of Vermont Medical Center. She previously served on the Brandon Planning Commission, Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce, Brandon Economic Development Committee, Brandon Revolving Loan Fund, University of Vermont Alumni Council, Vermont Arts Council, and Friends of Otter Valley Music.^[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Jerome was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Jerome was assigned to the following committees:

Commerce and Economic Development Committee, Ranking member

2019-2020

Jerome was assigned to the following committees:

Commerce and Economic Development Committee

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 9 District

Todd Nielsen defeated incumbent Stephanie Jerome in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 9 District on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Todd Nielsen (R)	54.4	1,260
	Stephanie Jerome (D)	45.6	1,056

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,316
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 9 District

Incumbent Stephanie Jerome advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 9 District on August 13, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Stephanie Jerome	98.2	223
	Other/Write-in votes	1.8	4

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 227
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 9 District

Todd Nielsen advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 9 District on August 13, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Todd Nielsen (Write-in)	90.2	92
	Other/Write-in votes	9.8	10

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102
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Endorsements

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