Bennington Vermont Senate District, 2002-2012
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The Bennington Senate District is one of 13 Vermont Senate districts
included in the redistricting
and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly
following the 2000 U.S. Census
. The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. A new plan will be developed in 2012 following the 2010 U.S. Census.
The Bennington District includes all of Bennington County as well as the Windham County
town of Wilmington
.
As of the 2000 census, the state as a whole had a population of 608,827. As there are a total of 30 Senators, there were 20,294 residents per senator. The Bennington District had a population of 39,219 in that same census. The district is apportioned two senators. This equals 19,610 residents per senator, 3.37% below the state average.
2007-2008
Vermont Senate districts, 2002-2012
Vermont's state Senate consists of 30 members elected from 13 single or multi-member districts provided for in the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2000 U.S. Census. The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008,...
included in the redistricting
Redistricting
Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...
and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly
Vermont General Assembly
The Vermont General Assembly is the legislative body of the U.S. state of Vermont. The Legislature is formally known as the "General Assembly," but the style of "Legislature" is commonly used, including by the body itself...
following the 2000 U.S. Census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. A new plan will be developed in 2012 following the 2010 U.S. Census.
The Bennington District includes all of Bennington County as well as the Windham County
Windham County, Vermont
Windham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 44,513. Its shire town is Newfane.-Geography:According to the U.S...
town of Wilmington
Wilmington, Vermont
Wilmington is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,225 at the 2000 census.-History:The town was chartered in 1751 by Benning Wentworth, colonial governor of New Hampshire. It was named in honor of Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington...
.
As of the 2000 census, the state as a whole had a population of 608,827. As there are a total of 30 Senators, there were 20,294 residents per senator. The Bennington District had a population of 39,219 in that same census. The district is apportioned two senators. This equals 19,610 residents per senator, 3.37% below the state average.
District Senators
2005-2006- Richard W. SearsRichard W. Sears (Vermont politician)Richard W. Sears, Jr. -- Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Bennington senate district.Richard Sears was first elected to the Vermont State Senate in 1992 and continues to serve in that office.-Biography:...
, DemocratDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... - Mark I. ShepardMark ShepardMark I Shepard is a Vermont State Senator and unsuccessful candidate for the 2006 Republican nomination for Vermont's at-large United States House of Representatives seat.-Biography:...
, RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
2007-2008
- Robert Hartwell, DemocratDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
- Richard W. SearsRichard W. Sears (Vermont politician)Richard W. Sears, Jr. -- Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Bennington senate district.Richard Sears was first elected to the Vermont State Senate in 1992 and continues to serve in that office.-Biography:...
, DemocratDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Bennington County
- ArlingtonArlington (town), VermontArlington is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,397 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Arlington lies in the Valley of Vermont between the Taconic Range to the west and the Green Mountains to the east, with most of Arlington's land mass lying in the Taconic Range...
- Bennington
- DorsetDorset, VermontDorset is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,036 at the 2000 census. Dorset is famous for being home to America's oldest marble quarry and for being the birth place of Alcoholics Anonymnous co-founder Bill W...
- GlastenburyGlastenbury, VermontGlastenbury is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The town was unincorporated by an act of the state legislature in 1937, and is now essentially a ghost town. The population was eight at the 2010 census. Along with Somerset, Glastenbury is one of two Vermont towns where the...
- LandgroveLandgrove, VermontLandgrove is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 144 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.1 square miles , all land.-Demographics:...
- ManchesterManchester (town), VermontManchester is a town in, and one of two shire towns of, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,180 at the 2000 census....
- PeruPeru, VermontPeru is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 416 at the 2000 census. Originally known as Bromley, the town name was changed to Peru by the land grantees as a way of attracting land buyers to an area that had been described as of "trees and...
- PownalPownal, VermontPownal is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,560. The town of Pownal includes the villages of Pownal, North Pownal, and Pownal Center.-History:...
- ReadsboroReadsboro, VermontReadsboro is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for John Reade, a landholder. The population was 809 at the 2000 census...
- RupertRupert, VermontRupert is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 704 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.6 square miles , of which 44.6 square miles is land and 0.02% is water.-History:Many...
- SandgateSandgate, VermontSandgate is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 353 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.2 square miles , of which 42.2 square miles is land and 0.04 square mile is...
- SearsburgSearsburg, VermontSearsburg is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 96 at the 2000 census.Searsburg is the home of a six megawatt wind turbine farm owned by Green Mountain Power. The town officers have supported the electrical generating station consisting of multiple towers atop a...
- ShaftsburyShaftsbury, VermontShaftsbury is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,767 at the 2000 census. The town was chartered on August 20, 1761...
- StamfordStamford, VermontStamford is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 813 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stamford is located near the southwestern corner of Vermont, on the Massachusetts state line. To the south of Stamford lie Clarksburg, Massachusetts and Florida, Massachusetts...
- SunderlandSunderland, VermontSunderland is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 850 at the 2000 census. It is home to the mail-order company Orvis.-Geography:...
- WinhallWinhall, VermontWinhall is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 702 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.0 square miles , of which 43.7 square miles are land and 0.3 square mile is...
- WoodfordWoodford, VermontWoodford is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 414 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.6 square miles , of which 47.5 square miles is land and 0.1 square mile is...
See also
- Members of the Vermont Senate, 2005-2006 sessionMembers of the Vermont Senate, 2005-2006 sessionThe following is a list of the persons who have served in the Vermont Senate during the 2005-2006 session:-Addison:*Claire D. Ayer, Democrat*Harold W. Giard, Democrat-Bennington:*Richard W. Sears, Democrat*Mark I. Shepard, Republican-Caledonia:...
- Vermont Senate Districts, 2002-2012Vermont Senate districts, 2002-2012Vermont's state Senate consists of 30 members elected from 13 single or multi-member districts provided for in the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2000 U.S. Census. The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008,...