Brian Campion (politician)
Brian Campion (born December 11, 1970) is a Vermont educator and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represents Bennington district in the Vermont Senate.
Brian Campion | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Vermont Senate from the Bennington district | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Hartwell |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Bennington 2-1 district | |
| In office January 5, 2011 – January 7, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph L. Krawczyk Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Rachael Fields |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 11, 1970 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Eric Hatch |
| Residence | Bennington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Profession | Development officer |
| Website | briancampion.org |
Born in Albany, New York, Campion attended four universities and received two degrees. He attended Springfield College (B.A., 1993), the Université Laval in Quebec, the University of Massachusetts Amherst (M.A., 2001) and the University of Provence in France.[1]
As the director of Public Policy for the Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College, Campion facilitates all programs connected to state and federal policy. [2] He has organized and led talk series on various public policy issues including contemporary challenges to American Democracy. [3][4] Campion is also a trustee for the Bennington Museum, Threshold Collaborative, and Green Mountain Express Network. [1]
He ran for state representative in 2010, one of three candidates seeking two seats in the Bennington-2-1 district. Both incumbent state representatives, Democrat Tim Corcoran II and Republican Joseph L. Krawczyk, Jr., were seeking re-election and had endorsed each other.[5] In the general election held on November 2, 2010, Campion won 1,461 votes, finishing behind Corcoran's 1,965 but ahead of Krawczyk's 1,120.[6] He was therefore elected and took office on January 5, 2011. He won re-election in 2012. Campion was elected to the Vermont Senate in 2014.
Campion is openly gay; he lives in Bennington with his partner Eric Hatch.[7] He is one of six openly gay members of the Vermont Legislature, alongside representatives Bill Lippert (D–Hinesburg), Herb Russell (D–Rutland), Matt Trieber (D–Bellows Falls) and Joanna E. Cole (D–Burlington), as well as senator Becca Balint (D–Windham).
References
- "Biographical Sketches of State Officers and Members of the General Assembly of 2017-2018".
- "Brian Campion Bennington College Faculty Page". Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- "Public Policy Forums @ CAPA—Fall 2018". Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- "Democracy Under Siege". Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- "Krawczyk defeated". Bennington Banner. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- "Vermont Secretary of State: 2010 general election results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "Brian Campion for State Representative: About Brian". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25.