Becca Balint

Sometimes you show up as a fighter, sometimes you show up as a defender, and sometimes you show up as a peacemaker. And you have to be able to move between those three modes.

Becca Balint

U.S. Representative, VT-AL

Becca Balint is a former middle school teacher from Brattleboro, Vermont who trained with Emerge Vermont in 2014. She subsequently won a seat in the Vermont Senate representing Windham County that year. In 2017 she was elected Senate Majority Leader and in 2021 she was elected to be the first ...

Becca Balint is a former middle school teacher from Brattleboro, Vermont who trained with Emerge Vermont in 2014. She subsequently won a seat in the Vermont Senate representing Windham County that year. In 2017 she was elected Senate Majority Leader and in 2021 she was elected to be the first woman and first out LGBTQ+ person to be President Pro Tem. During her time in the Senate she served as the chair of the Senate Sexual Harassment Committee and has served on the Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, Finance, and Rules committees. Rep. Balint announced her run for Congress to replace outgoing Rep. Peter Welch in 2021 and won her election with over 60% of the vote.

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