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Mari Cordes

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Prior offices
Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District
Successor: Karen Lueders

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Mari Cordes (Democratic Party) was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Addison-4 District. She assumed office on January 9, 2019. She left office on July 4, 2025.

Cordes (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Addison-4 District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Cordes was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Cordes was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Cordes was assigned to the following 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

2024

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)

Herb Olson and incumbent Mari Cordes defeated Chanin Hill and Renee Mcguinness in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Herb Olson
Herb Olson (D)
 
29.7
 
3,041
Mari Cordes (D)
 
27.7
 
2,830
Chanin Hill (R)
 
23.2
 
2,374
Renee Mcguinness (R)
 
19.3
 
1,975
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
3

Total votes: 10,223
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mari Cordes and Herb Olson defeated Jeanne Albert in the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Mari Cordes
 
40.1
 
872
Image of Herb Olson
Herb Olson
 
30.9
 
671
Jeanne Albert
 
28.4
 
617
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
12

Total votes: 2,172
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)

Chanin Hill and Renee Mcguinness defeated Lynne Caulfield in the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Chanin Hill
 
45.6
 
425
Renee Mcguinness
 
31.8
 
296
Lynne Caulfield
 
21.8
 
203
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
7

Total votes: 931
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Caleb Elder and incumbent Mari Cordes defeated Lynn Dike and Valerie Mullin in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Caleb Elder
Caleb Elder (D)
 
33.0
 
2,769
Mari Cordes (D)
 
31.9
 
2,675
Lynn Dike (R)
 
18.0
 
1,509
Image of Valerie Mullin
Valerie Mullin (R)
 
17.0
 
1,429
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
10

Total votes: 8,392
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Caleb Elder and incumbent Mari Cordes advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Caleb Elder
Caleb Elder
 
49.8
 
1,545
Mari Cordes
 
49.5
 
1,534
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
23

Total votes: 3,102
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)

Valerie Mullin and Lynn Dike advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Valerie Mullin
Valerie Mullin
 
50.3
 
366
Lynn Dike
 
48.2
 
351
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
11

Total votes: 728
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2020

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See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Caleb Elder and incumbent Mari Cordes defeated Valerie Mullin and Lynn Dike in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Caleb Elder
Caleb Elder (D)
 
31.9
 
3,107
Mari Cordes (D / Vermont Progressive Party)
 
29.9
 
2,911
Image of Valerie Mullin
Valerie Mullin (R)
 
19.6
 
1,903
Lynn Dike (R)
 
18.4
 
1,792
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
18

Total votes: 9,731
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mari Cordes and incumbent Caleb Elder advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Mari Cordes
 
50.8
 
1,579
Image of Caleb Elder
Caleb Elder
 
48.6
 
1,512
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
17

Total votes: 3,108
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)

Valerie Mullin and Lynn Dike advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Valerie Mullin
Valerie Mullin
 
54.4
 
624
Lynn Dike
 
44.2
 
507
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
16

Total votes: 1,147
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2018

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Democratic Party candidate, Cordes cross-filed to also run with the Vermont Progressive Party in 2018.

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)

Caleb Elder and Mari Cordes defeated incumbent Fred Baser and Valerie Mullin in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Caleb Elder
Caleb Elder (D)
 
29.0
 
2,278
Mari Cordes (D)
 
26.5
 
2,077
Image of Fred Baser
Fred Baser (R)
 
25.7
 
2,018
Image of Valerie Mullin
Valerie Mullin (R)
 
18.7
 
1,466
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
4

Total votes: 7,843
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)

Mari Cordes and Caleb Elder defeated Paul Forlenza and Rob Demic in the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Mari Cordes
 
38.2
 
1,037
Image of Caleb Elder
Caleb Elder
 
31.9
 
865
Paul Forlenza
 
19.0
 
516
Rob Demic
 
10.9
 
297

Total votes: 2,715
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Fred Baser and Valerie Mullin advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fred Baser
Fred Baser
 
51.0
 
318
Image of Valerie Mullin
Valerie Mullin
 
49.0
 
306

Total votes: 624
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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 Dave Sharpe and incumbent Fred K. Baser defeated Mari Cordes and Valerie Mullin in the Vermont House of Representatives Addison-4 District general election.[1][2]

Vermont House of Representatives, Addison-4 District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dave Sharpe Incumbent 28.23% 2,386
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Fred K. Baser Incumbent 29.94% 2,530
     Democratic Mari Cordes 20.80% 1,758
     Republican Valerie Mullin 21.03% 1,777
Total Votes 8,451
Source: Vermont Secretary of State


Incumbent Dave Sharpe and Mari Cordes defeated Stephen Pilcher in the Vermont House of Representatives Addison-4 District Democratic primary.[3][4]

Vermont House of Representatives, Addison-4 District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dave Sharpe Incumbent 40.10% 887
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mari Cordes 33.82% 748
     Democratic Stephen Pilcher 26.08% 577
Total Votes 2,212


Incumbent Fred K. Baser and Valerie Mullin were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Addison-4 District Republican primary.[3][4]

Vermont House of Representatives, Addison-4 District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Fred K. Baser Incumbent 50.27% 551
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Valerie Mullin 49.73% 545
Total Votes 1,096

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Mari Cordes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Mari Cordes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Mari Cordes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Cordes' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]

An economy that works for us all

  • Excerpt: "We must address growing income inequality in Vermont. I will work steadfastly for progressive tax reform that ensures corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share while also safeguarding and further developing the public services that are the foundation of equitable, healthy, and strong communities."

Vermont must lead on climate change

  • Excerpt: "We must invest in a clean energy future, not a new fossil fuel infrastructure. This means putting a price on pollution and, “keeping it in the ground:” No fracked gas and no pipeline!"

Quality education from early childhood to higher education

  • Excerpt: "We must maintain direct local engagement in school planning and governance, incentivize (not mandate) transformative planning, and protect smaller schools in rural areas that still provide high quality education and other critical services."

Health care is a right, not a privilege

  • Excerpt: "Vermont must have a healthcare system that is financed and administered publicly with strong transparent government regulation that allows for ample public engagement."

Campaign finance summary


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Mari Cordes campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 DistrictWon general$5,975 $4,738
2022Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 DistrictWon general$2,229 $4,396
2020Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 DistrictWon general$6,866 N/A**
2018Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 DistrictWon general$12,472 N/A**
Grand total$27,542 $9,134
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024


2023


2022


2021


2020


2019


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External links

Footnotes


Current members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority Leader:Lori Houghton
Minority Leader:Patricia McCoy
Representatives
Addison-1 District
Addison-2 District
Addison-3 District
Rob North (R)
Addison-4 District
Addison-5 District
Addison-Rutland District
Jim Casey (R)
Bennington-1 District
Bennington-2 District
Bennington-3 District
Bennington-4 District
Bennington-5 District
Bennington-Rutland District
Caledonia-1 District
Caledonia-2 District
Caledonia-3 District
Caledonia-Essex District
Caledonia-Washington District
Chittenden 3 District
Chittenden-1 District
Chittenden-10 District
Chittenden-11 District
Chittenden-12 District
Chittenden-13 District
Chittenden-14 District
Chittenden-15 District
Chittenden-16 District
Chittenden-17 District
Chittenden-18 District
Carol Ode (D)
Chittenden-19 District
Chittenden-2 District
Chittenden-20 District
Chittenden-21 District
Chittenden-22 District
Chittenden-23 District
Chittenden-24 District
Chittenden-25 District
Chittenden-4 District
Chittenden-5 District
Chittenden-6 District
Chittenden-7 District
Chittenden-8 District
Chittenden-9 District
Chittenden-Franklin District
Essex-Caledonia District
Essex-Orleans District
Franklin-1 District
Franklin-2 District
Franklin-3 District
Franklin-4 District
Franklin-5 District
Franklin-6 District
Franklin-7 District
Franklin-8 District
Grand Isle-Chittenden District
Lamoille-1 District
Lamoille-2 District
Lamoille-3 District
Lamoille-Washington District
Orange-1 District
Orange-2 District
Orange-3 District
Orange-Caledonia District
Orange-Washington-Addison District
Orleans-1 District
Orleans-2 District
Orleans-3 District
Ken Wells (R)
Orleans-4 District
Orleans-Lamoille District
Rutland-1 District
Rutland-10 District
Rutland-11 District
Rutland-2 District
Rutland-3 District
Rutland-4 District
Rutland-5 District
Rutland-6 District
Rutland-7 District
Rutland-8 District
Rutland-9 District
Rutland-Bennington District
Rutland-Windsor District
Washington-1 District
Washington-2 District
Washington-3 District
Washington-4 District
Washington-5 District
Washington-6 District
Washington-Chittenden District
Washington-Orange District
Windham-1 District
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Windham-3 District
Windham-4 District
Windham-5 District
Windham-6 District
Windham-7 District
Windham-8 District
Windham-9 District
Windham-Windsor-Bennigton District
Windsor-1 District
Windsor-2 District
VL Coffin (R)
Windsor-3 District
Windsor-4 District
Windsor-5 District
Windsor-6 District
Esme Cole (D)
Windsor-Addison District
Windsor-Orange-1 District
Windsor-Orange-2 District
Windsor-Windham District
Democratic Party (87)
Republican Party (56)
Independent (4)
Vermont Progressive Party (3)