Cynthia Browning
Cynthia Browning (Democratic Party) was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Bennington-4 District. She assumed office in 2007. She left office on January 6, 2021.
Browning (independent) ran for election to the Vermont State Senate to represent Bennington District. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Browning earned her B.A. in social sciences from Bennington College in 1979. She went on to receive her M.A. in economics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1982. She then earned her Ph.D. in economics in 1989.
Browning has worked as an economics professor at Williams College, Smith College, and Bates College. She also worked as a consultant for Batten Kill Watershed Alliance from 2003 to 2004. She has worked as executive director for the Vermont Country Store since 2002.
Browning has served as a selectboard member on the Arlington Selectboard since 2004.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Browning 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 |
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| • Government Operations |
| • Ways and Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Browning served on the following committees:
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| • Corrections and Institutions |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Browning served on the following committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Corrections and Institutions |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Browning served on these committees:
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| • Corrections and Institutions |
| • Government Accountability |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Browning served on these committees:
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| • Corrections Oversight |
Sponsored legislation
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
2024
See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Bennington District (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Bennington District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Seth Bongartz (D) | 27.3 | 10,053 |
| ✔ |  | Robert Plunkett (D) | 24.9 | 9,160 |
| Joe Gervais (R) | 23.5 | 8,647 | ||
| Lawrence Whitmire (Independent) | 9.6 | 3,539 | ||
 | Cynthia Browning (Independent) | 7.8 | 2,867 | |
 | Steve Berry (Independent) | 6.7 | 2,459 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 36,785 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bruce Busa (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Bennington District (2 seats)
Seth Bongartz and Robert Plunkett defeated incumbent Richard Sears (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Bennington District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Seth Bongartz | 49.0 | 2,641 |
| ✔ | | Robert Plunkett (Write-in) | 30.0 | 1,616 |
 | Richard Sears (Unofficially withdrew) | 15.5 | 837 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.5 | 294 | ||
| Total votes: 5,388 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Bennington District (2 seats)
Joe Gervais and Bruce Busa advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Bennington District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Gervais | 83.8 | 1,036 | |
| ✔ |  | Bruce Busa (Write-in) | 6.8 | 84 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 9.4 | 116 | ||
| Total votes: 1,236 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Kathleen James and Seth Bongartz defeated incumbent Cynthia Browning in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen James (D) | 36.7 | 2,797 | |
| ✔ | | Seth Bongartz (D) | 34.8 | 2,651 |
| Cynthia Browning (Independent) | 27.7 | 2,111 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 68 | ||
| Total votes: 7,627 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Kathleen James and Seth Bongartz defeated Jamie Dufour in the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen James | 47.2 | 1,320 | |
| ✔ | | Seth Bongartz | 37.8 | 1,057 |
| Jamie Dufour | 12.0 | 336 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 81 | ||
| Total votes: 2,794 | |||
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2018
In addition to running as a Democratic Party candidate, Browning cross-filed to also run with the Republican Party in 2018.
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Kathleen James and incumbent Cynthia Browning defeated incumbent Brian Keefe in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen James (D) | 36.6 | 2,129 | |
| ✔ | | Cynthia Browning (D) | 33.3 | 1,938 |
| Brian Keefe (R) | 29.7 | 1,731 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 5,822 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Kathleen James and incumbent Cynthia Browning advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen James | 56.0 | 866 | |
| ✔ | | Cynthia Browning | 44.0 | 681 |
| Total votes: 1,547 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Brian Keefe advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Keefe | 100.0 | 324 | |
| Total votes: 324 | |||
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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 Cynthia Browning and Brian Keefe defeated incumbent Steve Berry in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-4 District general election.[1][2]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-4 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Cynthia Browning Incumbent |
32.79% | 2,095 | |
| Republican | Brian Keefe |
35.95% | 2,297 | |
| Democratic | Steve Berry Incumbent | 31.27% | 1,998 | |
| Total Votes | 6,390 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Steve Berry and incumbent Cynthia Browning were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-4 District Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-4 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Steve Berry Incumbent |
54.15% | 522 | |
| Democratic | Cynthia Browning Incumbent |
45.85% | 442 | |
| Total Votes | 964 | |||
Brian Keefe ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-4 District Republican primary.[3][4]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-4 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Brian Keefe (unopposed) | |
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. Bennington-4 has two state representatives. Incumbent Cynthia Browning and Steve Berry were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tony Dupont was unopposed on the Republican primary ballot, however, Judy Livingston led a successful write-in campaign to earn a place on the general election ballot as the second Republican contender.[5][6][7][8] Browning and Berry defeated Dupont and Livingston in the November general election.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Cynthia Browning Incumbent |
30.1% | 1,404 | |
| Democratic | Steve Berry |
27.8% | 1,295 | |
| Republican | Judy Livingston | 26.2% | 1,222 | |
| Republican | Tony Dupont | 15.8% | 736 | |
| Total Votes | 4,657 | |||
2012
Browning won re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4. Browning was unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
2010
Browning ran for re-election to the Bennington 5 District in 2010. She defeated Carlynann Ackermann (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington 5 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Cynthia Browning (D)
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902 | |||
| Carlynann Ackermann (R) | 648 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2024
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Campaign finance summary
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2020
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 9 through May 29.
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2018
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2017
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In 2017, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 4 through May 18. There was also a veto session June 21.
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2016
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In 2016, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 5 through May 6.
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2015
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2014
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2013
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In 2013, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 9 to May 14.
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2012
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2011
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Results Search," accessed April 23, 2014
