Christopher Pearson (Vermont politician)

Christopher Pearson
Member of the Vermont Senate
from the Chittenden district
In office
January 6, 2017 – January 4, 2023
Preceded byHelen Riehle
David Zuckerman
Succeeded byMartine Gulick
Tanya Vyhovsky
Progressive Minority Leader of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
January 2011 – January 4, 2017
Succeeded byRobin Chesnut-Tangerman
In office
January 2007 – January 2009
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office
January 2011 – January 2017
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byBrian Cina
Selene Colburn
ConstituencyChittenden-3-4 (2011-2013)
Chittenden-6-4 (2013-2017)
In office
April 2006 – January 2009
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyChittenden-3-4
Personal details
Born
Christopher A. Pearson

Alberta, Canada
NationalityAmerican
Political partyProgressive
SpouseLacey Richards
ProfessionPolitical & Communications Consultant

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]

References

  1. ^ "Biographical Sketches of State Officers and Members of the General Assembly of 2013-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  2. ^ Press Release (December 29, 2010). "Pearson to lead Progressive caucus". VTDigger.
  3. ^ Pearson, Chris (2016-05-24). "Yuge Endorsement". ChristopherPearson.org. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Vermont Election Results: State Senate-Chittenden County". Vermont Secretary of State. December 29, 2016. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "About". National Popular Vote. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2024-04-27.


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