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Richard Westman
RState Senator · District Lamoille
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Vermont Senate Lamoille
Biography
Richard Westman is the incumbent state senator for the Lamoille District and is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot seeking re-election as a Republican and Democratic candidate.[1][2] A former state tax commissioner, he served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1982 to 2009 and has been in the Senate since 2011.[1]
Westman graduated from Lamoille Union High School in 1977 and earned a degree from Johnson State College in 1982.[1] When he was elected to the Senate he was Vermont's Commissioner of Taxes, and he had previously served as director of the Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan.[1]
In the House, Westman was assistant majority leader from 1989 to 1992 and minority leader from 1993 to 1996.[1] His 2025-2026 committee assignments are the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee and the Senate Transportation Committee, which he chairs.[1]
- 1.Richard Westman - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Vermont State Senate elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
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Vermont Senate Lamoille
Richard Westman is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Vermont Senate Lamoille as DR. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
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