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Richard Sears Jr.

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Running, 2024 Vermont State Senate District Bennington, Primary Election

Vermont State Senate, Bennington (1992 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Richard 'Dick' W. Sears, Jr.
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Date:
    04/22/1943
  • Birth Place:
    Framingham, MA
  • Home City:
    Bennington, VT
  • Religion:
    Congregational
  • Family:
    Wife: Beverly
Personal Details

Education

  • BA, University of Vermont, 1969

Professional Experience

  • BA, University of Vermont, 1969
  • Co-Director, 204-206 Depot Residential Programs for Troubled Youth

Political Experience

  • BA, University of Vermont, 1969
  • Co-Director, 204-206 Depot Residential Programs for Troubled Youth
  • Senator, Vermont State Senate, District Bennington, 1992-present
  • Candidate, Vermont State Senate, District Bennington, 2020
  • Candidate, Vermont State Senate, District Bennington, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
  • Chair/Member, Bennington Select Board, 1987-1993

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Child Protection Oversight, Vermont State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Council, Vermont State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Appropriations

Member, Fiscal Joint Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Judicial Rules

Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Child Protection Oversight

Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Justice Oversight

Chair, Judiciary

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, University of Vermont, 1969
  • Co-Director, 204-206 Depot Residential Programs for Troubled Youth
  • Senator, Vermont State Senate, District Bennington, 1992-present
  • Candidate, Vermont State Senate, District Bennington, 2020
  • Candidate, Vermont State Senate, District Bennington, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
  • Chair/Member, Bennington Select Board, 1987-1993
  • Member, Bennington County Children's Advocacy Committee
  • Member, Better Bennington Corporation
  • Member, Catamount Rotary Club
  • Member, Lodge #567, Elks Club
  • Member, Southern Vermont Development Council
  • Member, Vermont Coalition of Residential Programs

Other Info

— Awards:

  • The following represent a sampling of such priorities that we look to work on in the coming legislative session: a sustainable property tax system; the opiate addiction crisis; comprehensive education reform; increased protection of Vermont's children; a fair and predictable healthcare system; sustainable economic development and job opportunities; and affordable higher education.

State Bills
Speeches

Vermont Launches Data-Driven Review of State's Criminal Justice System
Sep. 4, 2019Statement
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Vermont Derails Runaway Prison Growth
Apr. 25, 2012Press Release
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