Full Name:
Tommy Walz
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Leslie; 2 Children
Birth Date:
09/22/1945
Birth Place:
Bangor, ME
Home City:
Barre, VT
Attended, University of Maine at Orono
Attended, University of Vermont
MA, German, Middlebury College, 1980
Attended, Germanstik, Goethe University, 1973-1975
BA, German, Bowdoin College, 1963-1967
Representative, Vermont State House of Representatives, District Washington-3, 2014-2023
Candidate, Vermont State House of Representatives, District Washington-3, 2020
Appointed by Governor Peter Shumlin, Representative, Vermont House of Representatives, District Washington-3, April 7, 2014
No caucus information on file.
Technology Coordinator, Barre Supervisory Union, 1994-2008
Sole Proprietor, ComputerMania, 1992-1994
Salesperson, Ormsbys Computer Store, 1989-1992
English and German Teacher, Spaulding High School, 1967-1972, 1979-1989
English Teacher, Orono High School, 1978-1979
Administrator, Big Bend Community College, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, 1973-1976
Lecturer, Community College Morfelden-Walldorf, 1973-1976
Manager, Stateside Baggage Corporation, Frankfurt, Germany, 1972-1974
Member, People's Health & Wellness Clinic Board, 2017-present
Curriculum Committee Chair, Spaulding High School Board, 2011-present
Member/Chair/Vice-Chair, Barre City Democratic Committee, 2004-present
Member, Barre Lions Club, 2003-present
Member/Membership Chair, League of Vermont Writers, 1987-present
Former Co-Chair, Act 46 Study Committee
Board Member, Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity
Member, Granite City Grocery Board
Member, Barre Supervisory Union Board, 2010-2015
Member/Secretary, Washington County Democratic Committee, 2005-2015
Treasurer/Trustee, Aldrich Public Library, 2009-2013
Board Member, Members Advantage Community Credit Union, 1990-2013
Favorite Movie:
"The Princess Bride" and "Grease."
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Stamp and coin collecting, Travel, Reading, Biking, Building databases
Priority Issues:
* Affordable housing
* Cleaning up Lake Champlain
* Education funding reform
* Health care
* Income inequality
* Job creation
* Medical marijuana
* Property tax relief
* Sensible gun laws
* Treatment of veterans