Diane B. Snelling Explained

Diane Snelling
State Senate:	Vermont
District:	Chittenden
Term Start:	January 2002
Term End:	March 2016
Predecessor:	Barbara Snelling
Successor:	Helen Riehle
State:	Vermont
State House:	Vermont
Party:	Republican
Birth Date:	18 March 1952
Birth Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma Mater:	Harvard/Radcliffe College, New York University
Occupation:	Artist
Residence:	Hinesburg, Vermont

Diane B. Snelling (born March 18, 1952) is an American politician from Vermont who served as a Republican member of the Vermont Senate, representing Chittenden County. Snelling was first appointed to the Vermont State Senate in January 2002 by Governor Howard Dean to serve the remainder of her mother, Barbara Snelling's, term in office, after her mother retired from the Senate.^{[1] [2]}

She won election to her seat in 2002 and was re-elected in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014. She resigned in 2016 to become head of the Vermont Natural Resources Board.^{[3] [4]}

Biography

Snelling was born in Philadelphia on March 18, 1952. She received an A.B./V.E.S. (Visual and Environmental Studies) degree from Harvard/Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1974 and a M.A. in art from New York University in 1994.

Snelling moved to the town of Hinesburg, Vermont in 1983 and continues to reside there. She works as an artist.^{[5] [6]}

Snelling's father, Richard Snelling, served as Governor of Vermont from 1977 to 1985 and was elected again in 1990, serving until his death in 1991. After her father's death, Snelling's mother, Barbara Snelling, went on to serve as Vermont's Lieutenant Governor, and then as a State Senator.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

In 2002, after her mother resigned for health reasons, Snelling was appointed to serve out the remainder of her mother's term by former Governor Howard Dean. She served until 2016, and was the only Republican in the six-member Chittenden County State Senate delegation during her tenure.^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

Public life

Her public service includes:

• Member, Hinesburg, Vermont Planning Commission (1984);^[15]
• Member, Hinesburg School Board (1985–1991);
• State Senator, 2002–2016; and
• Member, Vermont Advisory Committee, United States Commission on Civil Rights (appointed 2008).^{[16] [17]}

In 2013, Snelling considered pursuing a candidacy for Senate President, but ultimately decided against running.^[18]

See also

• Members of the Vermont Senate, 2005–2006 session
• Members of the Vermont Senate, 2007–2008 session

External links

• Vermont Senate Biographies
• The Re-elect Diane Snelling for Senate website

Notes and References

1. Gram, David. "Diane Snelling stepping up to seat: Daughter will fill state senate seat her mother is leaving." Bennington, Vermont: Bennington Banner, January 18, 2002, front page (subscription required).
2. Gram, David. "Dean chooses younger Snelling." Rutland, Vermont: Rutland Herald, January 18, 2002, front page (subscription required).
3. Web site: Governor Shumlin appoints Diane Snelling as Natural Resources Board Chair. April 4, 2016. March 29, 2016. Off Grid Media Lab. Vermont Business Magazine.
4. "Democrats maintain seats in Chittendon." Burlington, Vermont: The Burlington Free Press, November 6, 2002, p. 5 (subscription required).
5. Gram, "Dean chooses younger Snelling," Rutland Herald, January 18, 2002.
6. Mace, David. "As one Snelling departs, another moves to replace her." Rutland, Vermont: Rutland Daily Herald, January 9, 2002, p. 5 (subscription required).
7. "Mansfield-Snelling." Rutland, Vermont: The Sunday Rutland Herald, June 28, 1981, p. 21 (subscription required).
8. Gram, "Diane Snelling stepping up to seat," Bennington Banner, January 18, 2002.
9. Gram, "Dean chooses younger Snelling," Rutland Herald, January 18, 2002.
10. Mace, "As one Snelling departs, another moves to replace her," Rutland Daily Herald, January 9, 2002.
11. Gram, "Diane Snelling stepping up to seat," Bennington Banner, January 18, 2002.
12. "Democrats maintain seats in Chittendon," The Burlington Free Press, November 6, 2002.
13. Gram, "Dean chooses younger Snelling," Rutland Herald, January 18, 2002.
14. Mace, "As one Snelling departs, another moves to replace her," Rutland Daily Herald, January 9, 2002.
15. Gram, "Dean chooses younger Snelling," Rutland Herald, January 18, 2002.
16. "O'Brien, Reed appointed to Vermont Civil Rights panel." Brattleboro, Vermont: The Brattleboro Reformer, April 17, 2008, p. 10 (subscription required).
17. "State civil rights panel appointed." Burlington, Vermont: The Burlington Free Press, March 5, 2011, p. 7 (subscription required).
18. Paul Heintz, Seven Days, As Legislature Convenes, Snelling Drops Pro Tem Bid; Campbell Reelected, January 9, 2013