The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member constituences, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives are elected to a two year term without term limits.

The House meets in Representatives Hall at the Vermont State House in Montpelier.

Leadership of the House

The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through the passage of a House Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. Other House leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses relative to their party's strength in the chamber.

The current Speaker is Democrat Gaye Symington of the Chittenden-8 Representative District. In her position, she is the most powerful woman in the state of Vermont. The Majority Leader is Carolyn Partridge of the Windham-4 Representative District. The Minority Leader is Republican Steven Adams of the Windsor-4 Representative District.

Leadership information

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
Speaker of the House	Gaye Symington	Democratic	Jericho	Chittenden-8
Majority Leader	Carolyn Partridge	Democratic	Windham	Windam-4
Assistant Majority Leader	Floyde Nease	Democratic	Lamoille	Lamoille-4
Minority Leader	Steven Adams	Republican	Hartland	Windsor-4
Assistant Minority Leader	Patti Komline	Republican	Dorset	Bennington-Rutland-1

Current composition

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	93
	Republican Party	49
	Vermont Progressive Party	6
	Independent	2
Total		150
Majority		36

Past notable members

• George Aiken, Governor of Vermont (1937–1941), U.S. Senator (1941–1975).
• Howard Dean, Governor of Vermont (1991–2003), Democratic candidate for the President of the United States (2002–2004), current Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (2005–present).
• Jim Douglas, current Governor of Vermont, 2003 to present.
• Lyman Enos Knapp, Governor of the District of Alaska from 1889 to 1893.

See also

• Vermont State House
• Vermont General Assembly
• Vermont Senate
• Members of the Vermont House of Representatives, 2005-2006 session
• Members of the Vermont House of Representatives, 2007-2008 session
• Vermont Representative Districts, 2002-2012

External links

• Vermont General Assembly
• Speaker of the House