Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District

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Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District
Incumbents
Assumed office: January 8, 2025
Assumed office: January 6, 2021

Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District is represented by Leland Morgan (R) and Michael Morgan (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Vermont state representatives represented an average of 4,290 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 4,202 residents.

About the office

Members of the Vermont House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Vermont legislators assume office the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

The Vermont Constitution states, "No person shall be elected a Representative or a Senator until the person has resided in this State two years, the last year of which shall be in the legislative district for which the person is elected."[1]


Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[2]
SalaryPer diem
$843.32/week during sessionNo per diem paid during session. Members can receive $168.66/day in per diem outside of session.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Vermont General Assembly, the governor must select a replacement to fill the vacant seat.

The governor must select a replacement that will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. There are no deadlines set by statute on when a vacancy has to be filled.[3][4]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Vermont Const. Chap. 2, Art. 45, Vermont Stat. Ann. tit. 2, §4, and Vermont Stat. Ann. tit. 2, §9


Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

See also: Redistricting in Vermont after the 2020 census

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) signed H722 on April 6, 2022, enacting new legislative districts for the state House and Senate.[5] The Vermont House of Representatives voted 129-13 to advance the state legislative redistricting bill on March 16.[6] On March 25, the Vermont State Senate unanimously approved H722, sending it to Scott.[7] These maps took effect for Vermont's 2022 legislative elections.

How does redistricting in Vermont work? Because Vermont has only one congressional district, congressional redistricting is not necessary. The state legislature draws state legislative district lines with the assistance of an advisory commission. This advisory commission consists of the following members:[8]

  1. The governor appoints one member each from the state's political parties. To qualify for consideration in this context, a political party must have had "at least three state legislators for six of the previous 10 years."
  2. The chairs of the aforementioned political parties each appoint an additional member.
  3. The chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court appoints the commission's chair.

Commissioners cannot be legislators, nor can they be employed by the legislature. The commission may make recommendations to the legislature, but these recommendations are non-binding.[8]

State law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact and that they "adhere to county and other political subdivision boundaries, except where necessary to comply with other legal requirements." In addition, state statutes specify that districts should account for "patterns of geography, social interaction, trade, political ties, and common interests."[8]

Elections

2024

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District (2 seats)

Incumbent Michael Morgan and Leland Morgan defeated incumbent Josie Leavitt and Luke Richter in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan (R)
 
30.6
 
3,211
Image of Leland Morgan
Leland Morgan (R)
 
30.2
 
3,175
Image of Josie Leavitt
Josie Leavitt (D)
 
22.6
 
2,368
Luke Richter (D)
 
16.4
 
1,719
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
23

Total votes: 10,496
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District (2 seats)

Incumbent Josie Leavitt and Luke Richter advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Josie Leavitt
Josie Leavitt
 
55.8
 
663
Luke Richter
 
38.6
 
459
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.6
 
67

Total votes: 1,189
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District (2 seats)

Leland Morgan and incumbent Michael Morgan advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leland Morgan
Leland Morgan
 
49.5
 
526
Image of Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan
 
49.1
 
522
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
15

Total votes: 1,063
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2022

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District (2 seats)

Incumbent Michael Morgan and Josie Leavitt defeated Andy Paradee and Karin Ames in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan (R)
 
25.8
 
2,241
Image of Josie Leavitt
Josie Leavitt (D)
 
24.8
 
2,151
Andy Paradee (R)
 
24.6
 
2,141
Karin Ames (D)
 
24.6
 
2,140
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
14

Total votes: 8,687
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District (2 seats)

Josie Leavitt defeated Annie Brabazon, Ross Brown, Andy Paradee, and incumbent Michael Morgan in the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Josie Leavitt
Josie Leavitt (Write-in)
 
42.9
 
578
Annie Brabazon (Write-in)
 
42.8
 
577
Ross Brown (Write-in)
 
5.1
 
69
Andy Paradee (Write-in)
 
5.0
 
68
Image of Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan (Write-in)
 
4.1
 
55

Total votes: 1,347
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District (2 seats)

Incumbent Michael Morgan and Andy Paradee advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan
 
53.5
 
603
Andy Paradee
 
45.8
 
517
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
8

Total votes: 1,128
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2020

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District (2 seats)

Incumbent Leland Morgan and Michael Morgan defeated incumbent Mitzi Johnson and Andrew Julow in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leland Morgan
Leland Morgan (R)
 
26.6
 
2,776
Image of Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan (R)
 
25.2
 
2,627
Image of Mitzi Johnson
Mitzi Johnson (D)
 
25.0
 
2,607
Image of Andrew Julow
Andrew Julow (D)
 
23.1
 
2,404
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
8

Total votes: 10,422
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mitzi Johnson and Andrew Julow advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mitzi Johnson
Mitzi Johnson
 
55.1
 
1,273
Image of Andrew Julow
Andrew Julow
 
43.2
 
997
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
39

Total votes: 2,309
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District (2 seats)

Incumbent Leland Morgan and Michael Morgan advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leland Morgan
Leland Morgan
 
49.9
 
838
Image of Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan
 
49.0
 
823
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
20

Total votes: 1,681
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2018

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mitzi Johnson and Leland Morgan defeated Michael Morgan and incumbent Ben Joseph in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mitzi Johnson
Mitzi Johnson (D)
 
26.3
 
2,103
Image of Leland Morgan
Leland Morgan (R)
 
24.8
 
1,985
Image of Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan (R)
 
24.5
 
1,957
Ben Joseph (D)
 
24.2
 
1,932
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
20

Total votes: 7,997
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mitzi Johnson and incumbent Ben Joseph advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mitzi Johnson
Mitzi Johnson
 
52.0
 
737
Ben Joseph
 
48.0
 
679

Total votes: 1,416
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District (2 seats)

Leland Morgan and Michael Morgan advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leland Morgan
Leland Morgan
 
51.1
 
471
Image of Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan
 
48.9
 
451

Total votes: 922
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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 Mitzi Johnson and Ben Joseph defeated Robert Brown and Jason Moquin in the Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District general election.[9][10]

Vermont House of Representatives, Grand Isle-Chittenden District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mitzi Johnson Incumbent 27.46% 2,157
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ben Joseph 28.92% 2,271
     Republican Robert Brown 17.47% 1,372
     Republican Jason Moquin 26.15% 2,054
Total Votes 7,854
Source: Vermont Secretary of State


Incumbent Mitzi Johnson and Ben Joseph defeated Andrew Julow and Evan Hill in the Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District Democratic primary.[11][12]

Vermont House of Representatives, Grand Isle-Chittenden District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mitzi Johnson Incumbent 34.96% 772
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ben Joseph 26.18% 578
     Democratic Andrew Julow 25.36% 560
     Democratic Evan Hill 13.50% 298
Total Votes 2,208


Robert Brown and Jason Moquin were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District Republican primary.[11][12]

Vermont House of Representatives, Grand Isle-Chittenden District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robert Brown 43.26% 481
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jason Moquin 56.74% 631
Total Votes 1,112

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. Grand Isle-Chittenden has two state representatives. Incumbents Bob Krebs and Mitzi Johnson were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Jason Moquin was unopposed in the Republican primary.[13][14][15][16] All three candidates moved forward to the general election, where Krebs appeared on the ballot as both a Democratic and Republican nominee. Krebs and Johnson defeated Moquin in the general election.[17]

Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRobert C. Krebs Incumbent 36.1% 1,864
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMitzi Johnson Incumbent 32.2% 1,664
     Republican Jason Moquin 31.6% 1,633
Total Votes 5,161

2012

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 28, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Democratic incumbents Mitzi Johnson and Bob Krebs defeated Republicans Patrick Dupont and Jason Lee in the general election. Johnson and Krebs were unopposed in the Democratic primary election. Dupont and Lee were unopposed in the Republican primary election.[18][19][20][21]

Vermont House of Representatives, Grand Isle-Chittenden District, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMitzi Johnson Incumbent 31.4% 2,492
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBob Krebs Incumbent 26.4% 2,092
     Republican Patrick Dupont 20% 1,588
     Republican Jason Lee 22.2% 1,758
Total Votes 7,930

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2024, candidates for Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District raised a total of $207,737. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $4,946 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Vermont House of Representatives Grand Isle-Chittenden District
Year Amount Candidates Average
2024 $48,411 4 $12,103
2022 $48,762 4 $12,191
2020 $47,428 4 $11,857
2016 $11,524 6 $1,921
2014 $550 3 $183
2012 $5,298 3 $1,766
2010 $5,410 2 $2,705
2008 $6,633 4 $1,658
2006 $12,448 4 $3,112
2004 $9,351 4 $2,338
2002 $11,922 4 $2,981
Total $207,737 42 $4,946


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Vermont Constitution, "Chapter II, Section 15," accessed May 23, 2025
  2. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  3. Legislative Council of the General Assembly for the State of Vermont, "Vermont Statutes Unannotated and Vermont Court Rules," accessed February 3, 2021 (Statute, 2-1-4, Vermont Statutes)
  4. Legislative Council of the General Assembly for the State of Vermont, "Vermont Statutes Unannotated and Vermont Court Rules," accessed February 3, 2021 (Statute, 2-1-9, Vermont Statutes)
  5. VTDigger, "Scott signs new legislative maps into law, solidifying Vermont’s political playing field for next decade," April 6, 2022
  6. VTDigger, "House advances redistricting bill by a wide margin," March 16, 2022
  7. VTDigger, "Senate unanimously approves new district maps with little debate," March 25, 2022
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 All About Redistricting, "Vermont," accessed April 22, 2015
  9. Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
  10. Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
  11. 11.0 11.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
  12. 12.0 12.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
  13. Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
  14. Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
  15. Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
  16. Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
  17. Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
  18. Vermont Elections, 2012 General Election Results, accessed October 24, 2013
  19. Vermont Elections, Official Primary Election Results, accessed October 24, 2013
  20. Vermont Secretary of State, Major party primary candidate list, accessed October 24, 2013
  21. Vermont Secretary of State, 2012 draft, independent, and minor party candidate list, accessed October 24, 2013


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