David Zuckerman (politician)

For other people named David Zuckerman, see David Zuckerman (disambiguation).

David Zuckerman is a farmer and a Progressive member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Chittenden-3-4 district. He grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts where he attended Brookline High School.

Career

Zuckerman ran for the Vermont House in 1994 while enrolled at the University of Vermont. He lost by only 59 votes, but came back two years later to become the fourth Progressive Party member to serve in the State House. From 2005-2009 he served as the Chair of the House Agriculture Committee. He is also a member the Vermont Farm Bureau and The Northeast Organic Farming Association chapter in Vermont. He has also served on the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee and the Burlington Electric Commission. He currently serves on the House Ways and Means Committee.

Since graduating in 1995 Zuckerman has built a successful organic farm at Burlington’s Intervale. This year (2009) he and his wife Rachel Nevitt moved their farm to 150 acres (610,000 m²) in Hinesburg where they grow 20 acres (81,000 m²) of vegetables, and raise 1000 chickens. Their produce is almost exclusively sold within Chittenden County. They operate a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) with 250 members, and sell at the local farmers market.

In 2005, Zuckerman seriously considered running for the sole Vermont seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2006 U.S. House election, that was being vacated by Independent Rep. (now Senator) Bernie Sanders. In Feb. 2006 he decided not to run instead choosing to continue serving as Agriculture Chair in the Vermont House of Representatives.

Issues

On April 25, 2006, Zuckerman introduced a resolution for the Vermont legislature to ask the US Congress to impeach President George W. Bush.^[1] The motion failed 87-60 in a roll call vote, April 25, 2007.^[2]

In 2009, Zuckerman sponsored a same-sex marriage bill which was eventually passed after the house overrode the veto of Gov. Jim Douglas by the necessary 2/3 majority.

Rep. Zuckerman has also been a leader on the following issues; renewable energy, affordable housing, livable wages, instant run-off voting (and other election reform measures), and end of life choices.

References

1. ^ "Vermont lawmakers introduce impeachment resolution". Associated Press (via Boston Globe). 25 April 2006. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071024114302/http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2006/04/26/vermont_lawmakers_introduce_impeachment_resolution/. Retrieved 2006-04-30. 
2. ^ Vermont House Rejects Impeachment Resolution

External links

• VT Progressive Party
• Zuckerman's Office House website

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