Vermont Democratic Party
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Vermont Democratic Party
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| Chairperson | Dottie Deans |
| Headquarters | Montpelier, Vermont |
| Ideology |
Modern liberalism Social liberalism |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Seats in the Senate |
1 / 2
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| Seats in the House |
1 / 1
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| Statewide Offices |
5 / 6
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| Seats in the State Senate |
21 / 30
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| Seats in the State House |
85 / 150
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| Website | |
| www.vtdemocrats.org | |
The Vermont Democratic Party is the affiliate branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of Vermont. The party advocates progressivism and American liberalism.
Through most of its history, at least from the time of the American Civil War until the 1960s, Vermont was an almost exclusively Republican state, with Republicans dominating Vermont politics, especially the Governorship, from 1854-1960. However, perhaps inspired by the election of John F. Kennedy as US President in 1960, Vermont's Democrats since that time have staged an impressive resurgence in Vermont's politics.
Today the Democrats have the dominant political party organization in the Green Mountain State, holding every major office at both the federal and state level except for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
The Vermont Democratic Party is relatively young. Since the state was dominated for so long by its Republicans, the United States Democratic Party gave little attention to Democrats in the state. It wasn't until the 1960s that the Democrats started to pull together a statewide organization. The exact date or year the state party was formed is unknown. It is difficult to conduct research about the party's history because it does not retain archives of historical documents.
Today, the Vermont Democratic party is rooted in progressivism and American liberalism. The state is considered a breeding ground for Progressives and Independents, many of which have close ties to the Vermont Democratic Party. Most Progressives run under the Democratic Party banner in Vermont.
The Vermont Democratic Party advocates for socialized universal health care, equality for all, and social justice. Many of the party's proposals have been adopted, including universal health care (Green Mountain Care), same-sex marriage ('gay marriage'), and the closing and de-commissioning of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power station, set to take place in early 2015. The party tends towards environmentalism, favoring measures to protect Vermont's natural resources and ecosystems. Democrats in the state have also called for Vermont to be the first state to use only renewable energy sources. The Party also favors campaign finance reform, but lines up behind the National Party in voicing support for some liberalization of campaign finance regulations so that it may better remain competitive with the Republicans.
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