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Richard Sears, Jr.'s Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Vermont State Senate
115 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05633-5301

343 Matteson Road
North Bennington, VT 05257

Full Name:

Richard 'Dick' W. Sears, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Beverly

Birth Date:

04/22/1943

Birth Place:

Framingham, MA

Home City:

Bennington, VT

Religion:

Congregational

BA, University of Vermont, 1966

Senator, Vermont State Senate, District Bennington, 1992-present

Candidate, Vermont State Senate, District Bennington, 2022

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

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Justice Oversight, Vermont State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Council, Vermont State Senate

Co-Director, 204-206 Depot Residential Programs for Troubled Youth

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

Chair/Member, Bennington Select Board, 1987-1993

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.

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