Kathleen James' Biography
- State House (VT) - Bennington-4, Democratic Majority Whip
Contact Information
Office
Vermont State House of Representatives
115 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05633-5301
Post Office Box 1044
Manchester Center, VT 05255
Full Name:
Kathleen James
Gender:
Female
Family:
Wife: Alexandra; 2 Children
Birth Place:
Chicago, IL
Home City:
Manchester Center, VT
MS, Journalism, Northwestern University, 1989-1990
BA, Political Science, Northwestern University, 1982-1986
Majority Whip, Vermont State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Representative, Vermont State House of Representatives, District Bennington-4, 2019-present
Assistant Majority Leader for Communications, Vermont State House of Representatives, 2021-2023
Candidate, Vermont State House of Representatives, District Bennington-4, 2022
Candidate, Vermont State House of Representatives, District Bennington-4, 2018, 2020
Ranking Member, General and Housing Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Rules
Member, Joint Legislative Management Committee
Member, Rules Committee
No caucus information on file.
Executive Director and Editor, International Skiing History Association and Skiing History Magazine, 2009-present
Founder/Sole Proprietor, Kathleen James Communications, 2007-present
Former Capitol Hill Reporter, Roll Call
Former Reporter-Researcher, Time Magazine
Director of Communications, The BOMA Project, 2010-2015
Editor, Vermont Magazine, 2006-2010
Director of Admissions, Southern Vermont College, 2004-2006
Senior Editor, Snow Country Magazine/Mountain Sports and Living, 1994-1999
Former Chair, Town of Manchester Democrats, present
Volunteer, Burr and Burton Academy
Volunteer, Empty Bowls
Former Board Member, Friends of Manchester Elementary Middle School
Board Member, Manchester Elementary Middle School
Former Board Member, Manchester School Fund
Board Member, Northshire Community Foundation
Board Member, Zion Preschool
Participant, Emerge Vermont, 2018