Hoping Bernie will be replaced in the Senate in 2018? Be careful what you wish for

[cali]

We could very well vote in independent or a member of the Vermont Progressive Party.

Personally, my money is on this state senator, who is currently running for Lt. Governor. If you despise Bernie, you won't like David any better.

Zuckerman ran for the Vermont House in 1994 while still enrolled in college, losing by 59 votes. He ran again two years later and become the fourth Progressive Party member to serve in the Vermont State House, a seat that he held through 2010.[1]

Prior to serving in the House, he served on the Burlington Electric Commission. While in the House, he served for 6 years on the Natural Resources and Energy Committee as well as 6 years on the Agriculture Committee, including 4 as the Chairperson. He finished his time in the House of Representatives by serving on the Ways and Means Committee. In 2005, Zuckerman considered running for the sole Vermont seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2006 U.S. House election, that was being vacated by Independent Rep. (now Senator) Bernie Sanders, eventually deciding not to run in order to continue serving as Agriculture Chair in the Vermont House of Representatives.

Zuckerman ran for Vermont State Senate in 2012 and won as a Progressive/Democrat.[2][3]

In his time in the General Assembly, Senator Zuckerman has been involved in the passage of Vermont's civil union and marriage equality laws, workers' rights legislation, increasing the minimum wage, sustainable (economic and environmental) agricultural policy, cannabis policy reform, election law reform, many renewable energy initiatives, progressive taxation policy as well as universal healthcare.
Since 1999 Zuckerman and his wife Rachel Nevitt built a successful organic farm at Burlington's Intervale, a network of a dozen farms located in and serving the city. Zuckerman served on the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee and, from 2005-2009, chaired of the House Agriculture Committee. He is also a member the Vermont Farm Bureau and The Northeast Organic Farming Association chapter in Vermont.

In 2009 Zuckerman and Nevitt moved their farm to 150 acres (610,000 m2) in Hinesburg where they grow 20 acres (81,000 m2) of vegetables and raise 1000 chickens. Their produce is almost exclusively sold within Chittenden County. They operate a summer CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) with 275 members, a winter CSA with 125 members, and sell year round at the local Burlington farmers market.



On April 25, 2006, Zuckerman introduced a resolution for the Vermont legislature to ask the US Congress to impeach President George W. Bush.[5] The motion failed 87-60 in a roll call vote, April 25, 2007.[6]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Zuckerman_(politician)

[floriduck]

1. The strange thing is that once this election is over, Bernie will be in office and Hillary's career

will be over.

[cali]

3. That's possible. I hope she isn't defeated

[Ferd Berfel]

5. NO it won't - SHe'll still be giving WS speeches (just for not as much $$)

and laundering money through the foundation or course

[Agnosticsherbet]

2. A huge majority of Vermont's elected officeholders are Democrats/liberals/progressives.

If Vermonters want to elect Sanders again, they should go for it. If they want to elect someone else, that is their choice.

One election at a time.

[cali]

4. Of course. I meant, should he choose to retire.