Mitzi Johnson
| Mitzi Johnson | |
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| 93rd Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office January 4, 2017 |
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| Governor | Phil Scott |
| Preceded by | Shap Smith |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Grand Isle-Chittenden-1 district |
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Assumed office January 9, 2003 |
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November 18, 1970 Clifton Park, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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University of Vermont Harvard University |
Mitzi Johnson (born November 18, 1970) is a Vermont politician who has served as the Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives since January 2017.
Mitzi Johnson was born in Clifton Park, New York on November 18, 1970. She was educated in the Shenendehowa Central School District, including Shenendehowa High School, and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1993 with a degree in environmental science and international development. In 2013, she completed a master of public administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
After graduating from college, Johnson became a resident of South Hero. As a public policy professional, her experience includes program and project development for Hunger Free Vermont and the Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force. She was also a vegetable grower at South Hero's Allenholm Farm. In addition, she has worked as a substitute teacher, piano teacher, and scarf designer.
Johnson was active in South Hero as a volunteer with South Hero Rescue, which provides fire fighting and emergency medical response in Grand isle County. In addition, she has served on the board of directors of the Chittenden-Grand Isle County Visiting Nurse Association (2006-2012) and the South Hero Land Trust (1995-2008). From 2002 to 2006, she was a member of the advisory board for the University of Vermont's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In 2012, she was elected to the Vermont Electric Cooperative's board of directors.
In 2000, Johnson was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives. In 2002, she was elected to the House; she has been reelected every two years since then. From 2003 to 2007 she was a member of the House Agriculture Committee. From 2007 to 2017 she served on the Appropriations Committee; from 2015 to 2017 she was the committee's chairwoman.
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