Heather Surprenant
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Heather Surprenant
| image = HeatherSurprenant.png
| caption = Surprenant in 2020
| state_house = Vermont
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| district = Windsor-4-1
| predecessor = Randall Szott
| term_start = 2021
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| birth_place = Randolph, Vermont, U.S.
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| party = Vermont Progressive
| otherparty = Democratic
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| education = Smith College (BA)
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Heather Surprenant is an American politician and farmer who serves in the Vermont House of Representatives from the Windsor-4 district as a member of the Vermont Progressive Party. She is currently 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.{{Cite news |title=Representative Heather Surprenant |work=Vermont General Assembly |url=https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2022/34695 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210618183721/https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2022/34695 |archive-date=June 18, 2021 |access-date=February 12, 2021 }}
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.{{Cite news |date=October 9, 2020 |title=Sanders endorses 36 state and local candidates in Vermont |work=Vermont Digger |url=https://vtdigger.org/press_release/sanders-endorses-36-state-and-local-candidates-in-vermont/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210617180520/https://vtdigger.org/press_release/sanders-endorses-36-state-and-local-candidates-in-vermont/ |archive-date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=June 18, 2021 }}{{Cite news |title=2020 State Representative Democratic Primary |work=Secretary of State of Vermont |url=https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/view/144180/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210618184209/https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/view/144180/ |archive-date=June 18, 2021 |access-date=June 18, 2021 }}{{Cite news |title=2020 State Representative General Election |work=Secretary of State of Vermont |url=https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/view/143517/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210618184501/https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/view/143517/ |archive-date=June 18, 2021 |access-date=June 18, 2021 }}
Electoral history
{{Election box open primary begin no change|title = 2020 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-4-1 district election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Heather Surprenant
|votes = 423
|percentage = 51.84%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Havah Armstrong Walther
|votes = 390
|percentage = 47.79%
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 3
|percentage = 0.37%
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 816
|percentage = 100.00%
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|votes = 76
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{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
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|party = Total
|candidate = Heather Surprenant
|votes = 1,616
|percentage = 60.50%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark Donka
|votes = 1,049
|percentage = 39.27%
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 6
|percentage = 0.22%
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 2,671
|percentage = 100.00%
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|votes = 198
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Heather Surprenant (incumbent)
|votes = 721
|percentage = 99.72%
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 2
|percentage = 0.28%
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 723
|percentage = 100.00%
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|votes = 173
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{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
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|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Heather Surprenant (incumbent)
|votes = 1,902
|percentage = 96.40%
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 71
|percentage = 3.60%
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 1,973
|percentage = 100.00%
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{{Election box candidate no change
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|candidate = Blank
|votes = 434
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{{Election box candidate no change
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|candidate = Spoiled
|votes = 4
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box open primary begin no change|title=2024 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 4 district election{{cite web|url=https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/view/164453/|title=2024 State Representative Democratic Primary|website=Vermont Secretary of State|accessdate=27 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/view/165905/|title=2024 State Representative General Election|website=Vermont Secretary of State|accessdate=27 March 2025}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Heather Surprenant (incumbent)
|votes = 396
|percentage = 99.75%
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 1
|percentage = 0.25%
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 397
|percentage = 100.00%
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{{Election box candidate no change
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|candidate = Blank
|votes = 65
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{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Heather Surprenant (incumbent)
|votes = 2,050
|percentage = 95.62%
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 94
|percentage = 3.38%
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 2,144
|percentage = 100.00%
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|candidate = Blank
|votes = 724
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Personal
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20210618182801/https://heather4vthouse.com/ Campaign website]
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Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Vermont General Assembly
Category:Women state legislators in Vermont
Category:Vermont Progressive Party politicians
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Category:LGBTQ state legislators in Vermont
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