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Seth Bongartz
DemocraticIncumbent
- In office now
- State Senator, Bennington district (since 2025)
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- State Senator, Bennington district; principal, Gubb & Bongartz (nonprofit consulting); former president of Hildene
Seth Bongartz has served as State Senator for the Bennington district in the Vermont General Assembly since 2025.
Seth Bongartz has served in the Vermont Senate since 2025, after House service from 1981 to 1985 and from 2020 to 2024, and Senate service from 1987 to 1989. An attorney who practiced law for 11 years, he was president of Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home in Manchester, for 18 years until 2019 and is now a principal in the nonprofit consulting firm Gubb & Bongartz.
Bongartz's committees
- Senate Committee on Education (Chair)
- Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Senate Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel
- Joint Legislative Environmental Oversight Committee (Vice Chair)
- Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR) (Vice Chair)
- Building Energy Code Working Group
- Water Quality, Lake Classification, and Antidegradation Study Group
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Robert F. Plunkett
DemocraticIncumbent
- In office now
- State Senator, Bennington district
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- State Senator, Bennington district; deputy state's attorney, Bennington County
Robert F. Plunkett is the sitting State Senator for the Bennington district in the Vermont General Assembly.
Robert F. Plunkett has served in the Vermont Senate since 2025. He is a longtime deputy state's attorney in Bennington, serves on the Bennington Rescue Squad board and is a former Mount Anthony Union School Board member.
Plunkett's committees
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Senate Committee on Institutions (Vice Chair)
- Canvassing Committee
- Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee (Chair)
- Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee
- Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR)
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- Hospitality, sales and marketing; former Army National Guard member (2011-2017)
Rachel Shaw of Bennington has worked in sales and marketing and in the hospitality business in Vermont. She holds a degree in emergency management and homeland security from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and served in the National Guard from 2011 to 2017.
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Lawrence "Spike" Whitmire
Republican
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- Real estate and construction businessman, Bennington County; board president, Grace Christian School
Lawrence "Spike" Whitmire of Shaftsbury has worked in real estate and construction in Bennington County for more than 30 years and serves as board president of Grace Christian School in Bennington.
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Josh R. Williams
Republican
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- Hospitality manager; former executive director, Arlington Rescue Squad
Josh R. Williams has worked in hospitality management, including as guest experience manager at Seesaw's Lodge and front office manager at the Equinox Golf Resort & Spa and a Hampton Inn. He was executive director of the Arlington Rescue Squad and ran Upper Tamarack Inc.