Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by
Peter Welch
President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
In office January 6, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by
Tim Ashe
Succeeded by
Philip Baruth
Majority Leader of the Vermont Senate
In office January 6, 2017 – January 6, 2021
Preceded by
Philip Baruth
Succeeded by
Alison H. Clarkson
Member of the Vermont Senate from the Windham district
In office January 7, 2015 – January 3, 2023
Serving with Jeanette White
Preceded by
Peter Galbraith
Succeeded by
Wendy Harrison Nader Hashim
Personal details
Born
(1968-05-04) May 4, 1968 (age 56) Heidelberg, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Elizabeth Wohl
Children
2
Education
Barnard College Smith College (BA) Harvard University (MEd) University of Massachusetts, Amherst (MA)
Website
House website
Preview warning: Page using Template:Listen with empty filename #1
Rebecca A. Balint (/ˈbælɪnt/BAL-int; born May 4, 1968) is an American politician who is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. She served as a member of the Vermont Senate from Windham County from 2015 to 2023, as majority leader from 2017 to 2021, and as president pro tempore from 2021 to 2023.
Balint was born in Heidelberg, West Germany, and raised in Peekskill, New York. She was educated at Walter Panas High School, Smith College, Harvard University, and University of Massachusetts Amherst. She moved to Vermont in 1994, and worked as a teacher, rock-climbing instructor, and columnist for the Brattleboro Reformer, and was active in local politics. Balint was elected to the State Senate in 2014, becoming the first openly acknowledged lesbian to serve there. She was selected to serve as majority leader and later elected president pro tempore, the first woman and openly LGBT person to do so in Vermont.
Balint was elected to the U.S. House in the 2022 election. She is the first woman and openly LGBT person to represent Vermont in Congress. This was also a national milestone, as Vermont was the only state that had not previously elected a woman to Congress.[1]
^Shivaram, Deepa (November 8, 2022). "Vermont ends streak as the last state to send a woman to Congress". NPR. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
related to BeccaBalint. Wikiquote has quotations related to BeccaBalint. Congresswoman BeccaBalint official U.S. House website BeccaBalint for Congress...
Incumbent Democrat BeccaBalint was elected with 60.54% of the vote in 2022. BeccaBalint, incumbent U.S. Representative BeccaBalint Organizations Bend...
since Bernie Sanders ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006. Democratic nominee BeccaBalint won the election in a landslide, becoming the first elected female member...
fencer BeccaBalint (born 1968), American educator, writer and politician Becca Stevens (priest) (born 1963), American Episcopal priest Becca Chang, in...
for governor in 2018, and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2020 BeccaBalint, President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate (running for U.S. House)...
Allred, TX-32 (2019–present), nominee for U.S. Senator from Texas in 2024 BeccaBalint, VT-AL (2023–present) Joyce Beatty, OH-03 (2013–present) Ami Bera, CA-06...
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2023 Preceded by Bernie Sanders Succeeded by BeccaBalint 73rd and 78th President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate In office January...
congressional district. She lost the Democratic primary election to BeccaBalint. Gray was born in Newbury, Vermont, on March 18, 1984. Her father, Bob...
States to include a woman in its congressional delegation, in 2023, when BeccaBalint was sworn in as its only U.S. House member following her victory in the...
district since 2006, and President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate BeccaBalint. Also considering a run was state representative Tanya Vyhovsky. However...
chaired by Representative Mark Pocan and is co-chaired by Representatives BeccaBalint, Angie Craig, Sharice Davids, Robert Garcia, Chris Pappas, Mark Pocan...
The state is represented by an at-large member of the House, Democrat BeccaBalint, who succeeded Welch in 2023. Vermont festivals include the Vermont Maple...
Friendly Atheist. Retrieved 2024-03-05. Mehta, Hemant (2024-03-04). "Reps. BeccaBalint and Eric Swalwell have joined the Congressional Freethought Caucus"....
Dallas) Greg Casar (TX-35, Austin) Lloyd Doggett (TX-37, Austin) Vermont BeccaBalint (VT at-Large) Virginia Jennifer McClellan (VA-4, Richmond) Don Beyer...
Secretary of State. May 13, 2024. Mearhoff, Sarah (March 13, 2024). "BeccaBalint to seek reelection to the US House". VTDigger. Retrieved March 13, 2024...
Harman Former U.S. Congress Member Niki Tsongas U.S. Congress Member BeccaBalint Academy Awards-winning documentarian Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Among the...
However, in May 2022, she withdrew from the race and instead endorsed BeccaBalint, the president pro tempore of the Vermont Senate. In August 2021, Kesha...
David Cicilline (D) – elected 2010; out when elected Vermont: Rep. BeccaBalint (D) – elected 2022; out when elected Wisconsin: Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D)...
incomplete. Current as of January 3, 2023. Vermont's at-large district: BeccaBalint (D) (since 2023) United States portal Vermont portal Politics portal...
he won the election. He would ultimately lose the general election to BeccaBalint. Madden is a critic of the two-party system and regards "fixing the government"...
Salt Lake City (1951-08-02) August 2, 1951 (age 72) Vermont at-large BeccaBalint Democratic President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate Majority leader...
2017, was President pro tempore from 1997 to 2003 and 2007 to 2011. BeccaBalint, Vermont's at-large member of the U.S. House since 2023, served as Senate...
Global Information