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Rutland (Vermont Senate district)

a three-seat constituency in the Vermont Senate

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ56240566 ↗
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The Rutland district is one of 16 districts of the Vermont Senate. The current district plan is included in the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2020 U.S. census, which applies to legislatures elected in 2022, 2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030.

The Rutland district includes all of Rutland County except the town of Mount Holly, which is in the Windsor district.

District senators

As of 2022

Brian Collamore, Republican

Dave Weeks, Republican

Terry Williams, Republican

2005-2006

Hull P. Maynard, Jr., Republican

Kevin J. Mullin, Republican

Wendy L. Wilton, Republican

2007-2008

Bill Carris, Democrat

Hull P. Maynard, Jr., Republican

Kevin J. Mullin, Republican

As of 2017

Brian Collamore, Republican

Peg Flory, Republican

Kevin J. Mullin, Republican

Candidates for 2022

The following information was obtained from the Vermont Secretary of State website.

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