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VOLUME 48, NO. 45
Democrats lose supermajority
It’s official!
Rodgers ousts Zuckerman VTDIGGER
The Democratic supermajority in the Vermont House is no more. Republicans picked up 18 seats in the 150-member chamber on Tuesday, dramatically reshaping power dynamics in the House. They’re set to hold 55 seats in the next biennium — enough to prevent Democrats and Progressives, who will hold 92 seats together, from
overriding Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s vetoes. Three independents won races Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office. The chairs of two House committees were among several Democratic incumbents unseatSee VT ELECTION on page 19
Incumbents hold seats in Chittenden Southeast LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
PHOTO BY ANDY BRUMBAUGH
Rick Marcotte Central School in South Burlington held a small parade, ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony on Oct. 29. City hall and school staff, police and fire personnel, the school’s mascot, Marky the Moose, and nearly 400 students and others watched as the currently unnamed street that goes past South Burlington Public Library was renamed Dattilio Drive, in honor of Sue Dattilio, a longtime Rick Marcotte front office assistant. The city gave students at the school the chance to name their school’s street. After forming a naming committee and voting on several options, the kids picked Dattilio Drive. Principal Lissa MacDonald, fifth grader Camilla Pineda and city councilor Tim Barritt gave speeches. See more photos, page 5.
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The three Democratic incumbents for Chittenden’s Southeast Senate District are holding onto their Statehouse seats after beating out two Republicans and one independent challenger Tuesday night. Virginia “Ginny” Lyons, D-Williston, garnered 24,922 votes in the towns that make up the Senate district. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, D-Shelburne, received 21,498 votes, while Thomas Chit-
tenden, D-South Burlington, saw the highest number of votes at 28,729. Bruce Roy, R- Williston, trailed with a vote tally of 16,080. Rohan St. Marthe, R-Jericho, got 8,619 votes and Taylor Craven, I-Shelburne, garnered 7,017 votes. Together, the incumbents have served in the Statehouse for roughly 40 years. Lyons, chair of the House Committee on Health See SENATE RACE on page 18
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