Vermont Democratic Party

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Jan31

Want to go to the Democratic National Convention?

The Vermont Democratic Party is gearing up for the State Democratic Convention on May 26 at the Barre Auditorium and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC, September 3-5. To learn how you could be a Delegate to State Convention, or how you could represent Vermont at the National Democratic Convention, check out the delegate page on our website!

Jan24

Come check out our new office!

Jan10

Let the 2012 Election Year begin!

Dec20

News from Vermont Democrats

State Street News
This week, Governor Shumlin and Public Service Commissioner Elizabeth Miller unveiled the Vermont comprehensive energy plan. The plan creates a blueprint to allow Vermont to address 90% of its total energy needs with renewable sources by 2050.

Dec13

The News from Vermont Democrats

On Sunday, the Burlington Democrats concluded their caucus and selected Miro Weinberger as the Democratic nominee for mayor of Burlington. We congratulate Miro on his win! We also praise the thoughtful, issues-oriented campaigns run by State Senator Tim Ashe, City Councilor Bram Kranichfeld, and State Representative Jason Lorber. Burlington Democrats were fortunate to have such a great slate of candidates to choose from. The Burlington City Democratic Committee did an excellent job in managing a challenging process.

Dec5

News of the Week

The Young Democrats of Vermont organized on Sunday, November 30 and elected Kate Lapp, from West Rutland as President. You can learn more about the meeting here.

Nov22

This Week...

Save the Dates
November 27: The Young Democrats of Vermont will host their statewide convention at 1 pm in Montpelier in the Vermont House chambers. Any Vermonters under 40 who consider themselves Democrats are welcome to participate. You can see the invitation here.

Nov15

An Update from Jake

As you may have heard, Sunday's Burlington Democratic mayoral caucus was historic. The turnout was huge, with 1,309 voters casting ballots. After three rounds of balloting, the caucus ended in a tie between Tim Ashe and Miro Weinberger, with each garnering 540 votes. The Burlington Democratic Chair and the city’s Democratic executive committee will meet to determine the date and format of a final caucus to be held within the next month. We will keep you updated as that process moves forward.

Nov7

VDP News

The Legislative Joint Fiscal Office and the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration released a report which projects that Green Mountain Care, the universal health care plan outlined in this year’s health care bill, could save Vermonters $1.834 billion by 2020.

Oct31

Winter's Coming!

We went from fall foliage to winter tires and the first snow rather quickly, but hopefully you can celebrate at least one more weekend of fall at this weekend’s Autumn Harvest rally in Barre on Saturday. Click here to RSVP.