Heather Surprenant

Heather Surprenant
Surprenant in 2020
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
from the Windsor-4-1 district
In office
2021 – September 29, 2025[1]
Preceded byRandall Szott
Succeeded byMichael Hoyt
Personal details
Born
Randolph, Vermont, U.S.
PartyVermont Progressive
Other political
affiliations		Democratic
EducationSmith College (BA)

Heather Surprenant is an American politician and farmer who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from the Windsor-4 district as a member of the Vermont Progressive Party. She served as Vice Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency and Forestry.

Early life and education

Heather Surprenant was born in Randolph, Vermont. She graduated from Smith College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government. She lived in San Francisco, California, for two years after graduating from Smith College and then moved back to Vermont. During her time in California she worked at an organic farm in Half Moon Bay, California.[2]

Vermont House of Representatives

Surprenant ran for a seat in the Vermont House of Representatives from the Windsor-4-1 district during the 2020 election. She received the Vermont Progressive nomination and defeated Havah Armstrong Walther for the Democratic nomination. During the campaign she was endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders. She won in the general election against Republican nominee Mark Donka.[3][4][5]

Electoral history

2020 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-4-1 district election[4][5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Heather Surprenant 423 51.84%
Democratic Havah Armstrong Walther 390 47.79%
Write-in 3 0.37%
Total votes 816 100.00%
Blank 76
General election
Progressive Heather Surprenant
Democratic Heather Surprenant
Total Heather Surprenant 1,616 60.50%
Republican Mark Donka 1,049 39.27%
Write-in 6 0.22%
Total votes 2,671 100.00%
Blank 198
Spoiled 1
2022 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 4 district election[6][7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Heather Surprenant (incumbent) 721 99.72%
Write-in 2 0.28%
Total votes 723 100.00%
Blank 173
General election
Democratic Heather Surprenant (incumbent) 1,902 96.40%
Write-in 71 3.60%
Total votes 1,973 100.00%
Blank 434
Spoiled 4
2024 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 4 district election[8][9]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Heather Surprenant (incumbent) 396 99.75%
Write-in 1 0.25%
Total votes 397 100.00%
Blank 65
General election
Democratic Heather Surprenant (incumbent) 2,050 95.62%
Write-in 94 3.38%
Total votes 2,144 100.00%
Blank 724

Personal

Surprenant is a member of the LGBTQ community.[10][better source needed]

References

  1. ^ "Representative Heather Surprenant". Vermont General Assembly. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "Representative Heather Surprenant". Vermont General Assembly. Retrieved February 12, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "Sanders endorses 36 state and local candidates in Vermont". Vermont Digger. October 9, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ a b "2020 State Representative Democratic Primary". Secretary of State of Vermont. Retrieved June 18, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ a b "2020 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Retrieved June 18, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ "2022 State Representative Democratic Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  7. ^ "2022 State Representative General Election". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  8. ^ "2024 State Representative Democratic Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  9. ^ "2024 State Representative General Election". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  10. ^ "Vermont's Rainbow Wave". Pride Center of Vermont. November 4, 2020.


allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Surprenant