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Richard WestmanREPRepublican State Senator, Lamoille District
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Richard A. Westman (born 1959) is a Republican politician who was elected and currently serves in the Vermont House of Representatives. He was a Representative of the Lamoille-4 Representative District. Since 2011, he has served as state senator for Lamoille district.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Johnson State College
BA Political Science and Public Policy
1982
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Senator
Vermont State Senate
2011 - Current
Tax Commissioner
State of Vermont
2009 - 2010
Representative
Vermont State House of Representatives
1982 - 2009
Minority Leader
Vermont State House of Representatives
1993 - 1996
Assistant Minority Leader
Vermont State House of Representatives
1989 - 1992
Campaign Coordinator
Vermont Republican Party
1987 - 1988
Director
Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Other Experience1 - 28 of 28
Board Member
Vermont Electric Cooperative
Board Member
Lamoille Court Diversion
Board Member
Lamoille Home Health and Hospice
Board Member
Johnson State College Alumni Council
Board Member
Vermont Public Program for Quality in Health Care, Incorporated
Board Member
Cambridge Planning Commision
Board Member
Copley Hospital
Chair
Board of Management, Second Congregational UCC Jeffersonville
Former Board Member
Vermont Center for the Book
Former Board Member
Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger
Former Member
Board of Trustees, University of Vermont
Member
Smuggler's Notch Area Chamber of Commerce
Member
Cambridge Republican Town Committee
Member
Lamoille County Republican Committee
Member
Fletcher Grange Number 473
Member
Cambridge Rotary
Member
Cambridge United Church
Former Chair
Appropriations Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Transportation Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives
Former Member
Municipal Corporations and Elections Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives
Former Member
Agriculture Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives
Former Member
Government Operations Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives
Former Member
Appropriations Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Member
Natural Resources Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives
Former Member
Health and Human Services Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Transportation Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Health and Welfare Committee, Vermont State Senate