Who holds this state seat?
Kathleen James is the current sourced officeholder.
Open States lists Kathleen James for State House District Bennington-4 beginning Jan 9, 2019.
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Current state legislator · Open States CC0 record
Kathleen James
State RepresentativeState HouseDistrict Bennington-4Democratic
Get in touch
Contact
Kathleen James · public office
Office mailing address Vermont State House 115 State St., Montpelier, VT 05633
For constituent services and government business—not campaign inquiries.
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Current role
State legislative record
- Name
- Kathleen James
- Office
- State Representative
- Chamber
- State House
- District
- Bennington-4
- Party
- Democratic Party
- Role began
- Jan 9, 2019
- Official email
- kjames@leg.state.vt.us
- Official phone
- 802-828-2228
- Capitol address
- Vermont State House 115 State St., Montpelier, VT 05633
- Open Civic Data ID
ocd-person/8b47b675-97d4-4cdc-a3ae-d44c05594b5c
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