Charlie Kimbell

Charlie Kimbell is a Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives for the Windsor-5 District, who served from 2017 to 2023, returned to the seat in January 2025, and is seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] His professional background includes work as a director, branch manager, development officer, sales and marketing director, and business owner.[1]

Charlie Kimbell was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont in 1986.[1] In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey, he described himself as a moderate Democrat who grew up in St. Albans, attended the University of Vermont, worked 35 years in the private sector, and with his wife owned a retail store in Woodstock for 10 years.[3] Ballotpedia lists his affiliations as including the Good Neighbor Health Clinic, the King Street Youth Center, the Vermont Economic Progress Council, and the Woodstock Economic Development Commission, and he was race director and board chair of the Covered Bridges Half Marathon.[1]

Kimbell was vice chair of the Commerce and Economic Development Committee in the 2021-2022 and 2023-2024 sessions, and was the committee's ranking member in 2019-2020.[1] In the 2022 survey, he said his priorities included connecting Vermonters to careers, housing affordability, and the cost and staffing of child care.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.