Dustin Allard Degree

Dustin Allard Degree
Dustin Allard Degree
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
from the Franklin-3 district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 5, 2011
Preceded by Jeff Young
Personal details
Born February 12, 1985 (1985-02-12) (age 26)
Political party Republican
Residence St. Albans, Vermont
Religion Catholic
Website http://degree4stalbanscity.blogspot.com/

Dustin Allard Degree (born February 12, 1985) is an American politician from the U.S. State of Vermont from St. Albans City. A Republican, he represents St. Albans City, Vermont in the Vermont General Assembly during the 2011-2012 biennial session. Degree graduated Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans in 2003 and attended Norwich University and the University of Vermont. He previously worked in the office of Governor Jim Douglas.

In June 2010, Degree left his job in the Governors office to run for the Vermont House of Representatives, seeking the Franklin-3 District seat in the General Assembly to represent St. Albans City. He cited fiscal responsibility and the need to provide more opportunities to young Vermonters as his top priorities during the campaign.[1]

On November 2, 2010, Degree defeated one-term incumbent State Representative Jeff Young by 243 votes to secure one of the two seats in the district. (Vermont Election Results, Vermont Secretary of State) When he takes office on January 5, 2011, at 25 years old he is the second youngest member of the Vermont General Assembly and the youngest Republican serving in the Legislature.

Electoral history

Vermont General Assembly Election 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kathleen Keenan (incumbent) 1025 30.11
Republican Dustin Allard Degree 968 28.44
Democratic Jeff Young (incumbent) 725 21.30
Republican Newell Decker 686 20.15

References

  1. ^ St. Albans Messenger - Dustin Degree

External links

  • [1] St. Albans Messenger

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