Christopher Pearson (Vermont politician)

Christopher A. Pearson (born January 5, 1973) is a Vermont politician and a member of the Vermont Progressive Party. He served three terms in the Vermont Senate as one of 6 senators representing Chittenden County. He previously served 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.

Christopher Pearson
Pearson in 2020
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

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.

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.


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