Brian Campion (politician)
Brian Campion | |
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.jpg) Campion in 2020 | |
| Member of the Vermont Senate from the Bennington district | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2015 Serving with Dick Sears | |
| 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 Krawczyk Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Rachael Fields |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 11, 1970 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Bennington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Profession | Educator / College Administration |
Brian Campion (born December 11, 1970) is a Vermont educator and politician. As a member of the Democratic Party, he represents Bennington in the Vermont Senate, where he is the Chair of the Senate Committee on Education and is a member of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
In addition to his work as a legislator, Campion is the Director of Public Policy Programs for the Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA) at Bennington College where he facilitates all programs connected to state and federal policy.[1] He has organized and led talk series on various public policy issues including contemporary challenges to American Democracy.
Campion 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 Krawczyk Jr., ran for reelection and had endorsed each other.[2] In the general election, Campion won a final tally of 1,461 votes, finishing behind Corcoran's 1,965 but ahead of Krawczyk's 1,120.[3] He was therefore elected and took office on January 5, 2011. He was reelected to his seat in 2012, and was then elected to the Vermont Senate in 2014, where he has served since assuming office in 2015.
In May 2024, Campion announced that he would not be seeking reelection, ultimately endorsing Seth Bongartz and Rob Plunkett in their campaigns for the open senate seats.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brian Campion Bennington College Faculty Page". 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.
- ^ "Senator Brian Campion Will Not Seek Reelection to Vermont Senate; Sears and Bongartz Announce Companion Run for Senate". Bennington Banner. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ "Second write-in candidate emerges for Senate nomination". Bennington Banner. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- 1970 births
- 21st-century American LGBTQ people
- Living people
- Politicians from Bennington, Vermont
- American gay politicians
- Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives
- LGBTQ state legislators in Vermont
- Politicians from Albany, New York
- Springfield College alumni
- Université Laval alumni
- University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni
- University of Provence alumni
- 21st-century members of the Vermont General Assembly