Christopher Pearson (Vermont politician)

Christopher A. Pearson (born January 5, 1973) is a Vermont politician and a member of the Vermont Progressive Party. He currently serves in the Vermont Senate as one of 6 senators representing Chittenden County. He previously served five terms in the Vermont House of Representatives representing the Chittenden-3-4 District (currently, the Chittenden 6-4 District) during 2006-2009 and 2011–2017.

Christopher Pearson
Member of the Vermont Senate
from the Chittenden County district
Assumed office
January 7, 2017
Preceded byDavid Zuckerman
Progressive Minority Leader of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
January 2011 – January 4, 2017
Succeeded byRobin Chesnut-Tangerman
In office
January 2007 – January 2009
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
January 2011 – January 2017
In office
April 2006 – January 2009
ConstituencyChittenden-3-4 (2006-2009, 2011-2013)
Chittenden-6-4 (2013-2017)
Personal details
Born
Christopher A. Pearson

(1973-01-05) January 5, 1973
Alberta, Canada
NationalityAmerican
Political partyProgressive
Spouse(s)Lacey Richards
Websitehttp://www.christopherpearson.org

Pearson served as Leader of the Progressive Party caucus in the Vermont House from 2007 to 2009 and 2011–2017.[1][2]

After Chittenden County Progressive Senator David Zuckerman decided not to run for re-election to the Vermont Senate in 2016 and instead to run for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, Pearson decided to run for Vermont Senate from Chittenden County. On May 24, 2016, Pearson was endorsed by presidential candidate U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders.[3] On November 8, 2016, Pearson finished sixth in an 8-candidate race for the six State Senate seats from Chittenden County.[4]

References
  1. "Biographical Sketches of State Officers and Members of the General Assembly of 2013-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  2. Press Release (December 29, 2010). "Pearson to lead Progressive caucus". VTDigger.
  3. Pearson, Chris (2016-05-24). "Yuge Endorsement". ChristopherPearson.org. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. "Vermont Election Results: State Senate-Chittenden County". Vermont Secretary of State. December 29, 2016.


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