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Vermont State Senate Orleans District
Vermont State Senate Orleans District is represented by Samuel Douglass (R).
As of the 2020 Census, Vermont state senators represented an average of 21,450 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 21,011 residents.
About the office
Members of the Vermont State Senate 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
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] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $843.32/week during session | No per diem paid during session. Members can receive $168.66/day in per diem outside of session. |
Vacancies
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]
See sources: Vermont Const. Chap. 2, Art. 45, Vermont Stat. Ann. tit. 2, §4, and Vermont Stat. Ann. tit. 2, §9
District map
Redistricting
2020 redistricting cycle
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]
- 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."
- The chairs of the aforementioned political parties each appoint an additional member.
- 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]
Vermont State Senate Orleans District
starting January 4, 2023
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Elections
2024
See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Orleans District
Samuel Douglass defeated Katherine Sims in the general election for Vermont State Senate Orleans District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Samuel Douglass (R)  | 59.2 | 7,168 |
 | Katherine Sims (D) | 40.4 | 4,894 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 12,113 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Orleans District
Katherine Sims advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Orleans District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katherine Sims | 96.6 | 1,204 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.4 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 1,247 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Orleans District
Samuel Douglass defeated Aime Conrad Bellavance in the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Orleans District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Samuel Douglass | 54.1 | 713 |
| Aime Conrad Bellavance | 44.2 | 582 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 1,317 | |||
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2022
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Orleans District
Incumbent Robert Starr defeated Samuel Douglass in the general election for Vermont State Senate Orleans District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Starr (D) | 58.1 | 5,286 |
| Samuel Douglass (R) | 41.7 | 3,791 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 9,096 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Orleans District
Incumbent Robert Starr advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Orleans District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Starr | 98.5 | 1,793 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 1,820 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Orleans District
Samuel Douglass advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Orleans District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Samuel Douglass | 95.1 | 1,066 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.9 | 55 | ||
| Total votes: 1,121 | |||
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Campaign contributions
From 2022 to 2024, candidates for Vermont State Senate Orleans District raised a total of $126,431. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $25,286 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Vermont State Senate Orleans District | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $121,853 | 3 | $40,618 |
| 2022 | $4,578 | 2 | $2,289 |
| Total | $126,431 | 5 | $25,286 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont Constitution, "Chapter II, Section 15," accessed May 23, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ VTDigger, "Scott signs new legislative maps into law, solidifying Vermont’s political playing field for next decade," April 6, 2022
- ↑ VTDigger, "House advances redistricting bill by a wide margin," March 16, 2022
- ↑ VTDigger, "Senate unanimously approves new district maps with little debate," March 25, 2022
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 All About Redistricting, "Vermont," accessed April 22, 2015
