Christopher Pearson (Vermont politician) explained

Christopher Pearson
State Senate:Vermont
District:Chittenden
Term Start:January 6, 2017
Term End:January 4, 2023
Predecessor:Helen Riehle
David Zuckerman
Successor:Martine Gulick
Tanya Vyhovsky
Office1:Progressive Minority Leader of the Vermont House of Representatives
Term Start1:January 2011
Term End1:January 4, 2017
Successor1:Robin Chesnut-Tangerman
Term Start2:January 2007
Term End2:January 2009
Office3:Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
Predecessor3:Multi-member district
Successor3:Brian Cina
Selene Colburn
Term Start3:January 2011
Term End3:January 2017
Constituency3:Chittenden-3-4 (2011-2013)
Chittenden-6-4 (2013-2017)
Predecessor4:Multi-member district
Successor4:Multi-member district
Term Start4:April 2006
Term End4:January 2009
Constituency4:Chittenden-3-4
Nationality:American
Birth Place:Alberta, Canada
Birth Name:Christopher A. Pearson
Spouse:Lacey Richards
Profession:Political & Communications Consultant
Party:Progressive

Christopher A. Pearson (born January 5, 1973) is an American politician and member of the Vermont Progressive Party. He has spent three terms in the Vermont Senate as one of 6 senators representing Chittenden County. He previously spent 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.

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 ran for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, Pearson decided to run for Vermont Senate from Chittenden County as a fusion candidate supported by Vermont Democratic Party and Vermont Progressive Party. 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] He was re-elected in 2018 and 2020 before deciding not to run in 2022. He currently serves as Secretary for the Board of National Popular Vote, an advocacy organization for the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biographical Sketches of State Officers and Members of the General Assembly of 2013-2014. Vermont Secretary of State. 2013-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207133801/http://vermont-elections.org/2013-2014%20Biographical%20Sketch%20Book.pdf. 2013-12-07. dead.
  2. Web site: Pearson to lead Progressive caucus. Press Release. VTDigger. December 29, 2010.
  3. Web site: Pearson. Chris. Yuge Endorsement. ChristopherPearson.org. 30 May 2016. 2016-05-24.
  4. Web site: Vermont Election Results: State Senate-Chittenden County . Vermont Secretary of State . December 29, 2016 . January 3, 2017 . August 11, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170811143454/https://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/senate . dead .
  5. Web site: 2016-01-19 . About . 2024-04-27 . National Popular Vote . en.