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Prior offices
Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical)
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Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

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LeTourneau University, 1980

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Vicki Strong (Republican Party) was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Orleans-Caledonia District. She assumed office in 2011. She left office on January 4, 2023.

Strong (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Orleans-4 District. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Strong began being a meeting leader for Weight Watchers in 1999. She worked with her husband in church ministry while home-schooling her children. She attended Sterling Institute and studied Bible and missions at Le-Tourneau University.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Strong was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Strong was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Strong was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Vermont committee assignments, 2017
• General, Housing and Military Affairs

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Strong served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Strong served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Strong served on these committees:

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

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 4 District

Incumbent Katherine Sims defeated incumbent Vicki Strong in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 4 District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Katherine Sims (D)
 
61.0
 
1,241
Image of Vicki Strong
Vicki Strong (R)
 
38.9
 
791
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
3

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,035
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 4 District

Incumbent Katherine Sims advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 4 District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Katherine Sims
Katherine Sims
 
98.3
 
638
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
11

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 649
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 4 District

Incumbent Vicki Strong defeated John Courchaine in the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 4 District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Vicki Strong
 
87.4
 
202
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John Courchaine
 
12.6
 
29

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Total votes: 231
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2020

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Vicki Strong and Katherine Sims defeated Jeannine Young, John Elwell, and Frank Huard in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vicki Strong
Vicki Strong (R)
 
30.8
 
2,376
✔
Image of Katherine Sims
Katherine Sims (D) Candidate Connection
 
27.6
 
2,132
Image of Jeannine Young
Jeannine Young (R) Candidate Connection
 
21.1
 
1,632
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John Elwell (D)
 
16.8
 
1,298
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Frank Huard (Independent)
 
3.6
 
278
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
6

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,722
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) (2 seats)

Katherine Sims and John Elwell advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Katherine Sims
Katherine Sims Candidate Connection
 
60.5
 
1,054
✔
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John Elwell
 
35.4
 
616
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.1
 
71

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,741
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Vicki Strong and Jeannine Young defeated Tabitha Armstrong and Frank Huard in the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vicki Strong
Vicki Strong
 
50.5
 
724
✔
Image of Jeannine Young
Jeannine Young Candidate Connection
 
27.1
 
389
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Tabitha Armstrong
 
13.4
 
192
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Frank Huard
 
8.3
 
119
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
11

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,435
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2018

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Sam Young and incumbent Vicki Strong defeated Frank Huard, Danielle Cote Sukkaew, and Tabitha Armstrong in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sam Young
Sam Young (D)
 
33.6
 
1,910
✔
Image of Vicki Strong
Vicki Strong (R)
 
30.9
 
1,760
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Frank Huard (R)
 
14.7
 
834
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Danielle Cote Sukkaew (D)
 
14.1
 
802
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Tabitha Armstrong (Independent)
 
6.7
 
380
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
5

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,691
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Sam Young and Danielle Cote Sukkaew advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Sam Young
 
63.7
 
636
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Danielle Cote Sukkaew
 
36.3
 
363

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 999
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Vicki Strong and Frank Huard advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Vicki Strong
 
68.6
 
460
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Frank Huard
 
31.4
 
211

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Total votes: 671
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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 Sam Young and incumbent Vicki Strong defeated Matt Eldridge and Frank Huard in the Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District general election.[2][3]

Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-Caledonia District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sam Young Incumbent 32.47% 2,168
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vicki Strong Incumbent 32.17% 2,148
     Democratic Matt Eldridge 15.86% 1,059
     Republican Frank Huard 19.49% 1,301
Total Votes 6,676
Source: Vermont Secretary of State


Incumbent Sam Young and Matt Eldridge were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District Democratic primary.[4][5]

Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-Caledonia District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sam Young Incumbent 64.11% 659
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Matt Eldridge 35.89% 369
Total Votes 1,028


Incumbent Vicki Strong and Frank Huard were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District Republican primary.[4][5]

Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-Caledonia District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vicki Strong Incumbent 64.48% 579
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Frank Huard 35.52% 319
Total Votes 898

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. Orleans-Caledonia has two state representatives. Incumbent Sam Young and Chris Braithwaite were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Vicki Strong and Devin Small were unopposed in the Republican primary.[6][7][8][9] Young and Strong defeated Braithwaite and Small in the general election.[10]

Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSam Young Incumbent 30.8% 1,436
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngVicki Strong Incumbent 28.4% 1,326
     Democratic Chris Braithwaite 25.4% 1,184
     Republican Devin Small 15.4% 720
Total Votes 4,666

2012

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012

Strong won re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia. Strong was unopposed in the August 28 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11]

2010

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2010

Strong ran for the Orleans-Caledonia 1 District of the Vermont House of Representatives in 2010. She ran against Linda Johnson and Patricia Russell in the Republican primary on August 24, 2010. She was opposed by Sam Young (D), Linda Johnson (R), Nancy Potak (P), and John Rogers (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[12]

Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-Caledonia 1 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Vicki Strong (R) 1,244
Green check mark transparent.png Sam Young (D) 1,125
John Rogers (D) 1,122
Linda Johnson (R) 1,043
Nancy Potak (Vermont Progressive Party) 916

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Vicki Strong did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Vicki Strong did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Strong's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[13]

  • "all of my seven towns are concerned about the impact of industrial wind towers; so I have spent a lot of time and effort researching, listening, and getting involved with this issue.
  • my local businesses want reasonable regulation and fees, so I keep this issue in mind as I vote.
  • I feel strongly about protecting the disadvantaged and the unborn, and I know that many of my constituents do, too.
  • I hear complaints about taxes all the time, and I do my best to vote accordingly.
  • so many of my constituents feel the government should live within its means as they have to do, and I fight hard for that.
  • I feel strongly about responsible healthcare reform to find real solutions to rising costs and don't think more government bureaucracy is the answer.
  • I think we should be making serious preparations for the future, plans for dealing with fiscal, natural and terrorist crises."[13]

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Vicki Strong endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[14]

Campaign finance summary

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Vicki Strong campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 4 DistrictLost general$21,860 $20,310
2020Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-Caledonia District (Historical)Won general$6,542 N/A**
2016Vermont House of Representatives, District Orleans-CaledoniaWon $4,565 N/A**
2014Vermont House of Representatives, District Orleans-CaledoniaWon $2,790 N/A**
2012Vermont State House, District Orleans-CaledoniaWon $1,931 N/A**
2010Vermont State House, District Orleans-Caledonia-1Won $4,352 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2022

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2011

Personal

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Strong was a Board Member of Vermont Fallen Families (Gold Star Families) from 2009-2010. Her son, Jesse, was killed in action on January 26, 2005.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email communication with Vicki Strong," May 5, 2021
    2. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
    3. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
    6. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
    7. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
    8. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
    9. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
    10. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
    11. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Results Search," accessed April 23, 2014
    12. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Results Archive," accessed March 22, 2021
    13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Representative Vicki Strong, "issues," accessed November 01, 2014
    14. ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Vermont Elected Officials and Leaders; Submits Required Presidential Primary Petition," September 29, 2011


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