Vermont

Vermont

Capital	Montpelier
Nickname	The Green Mountain State
Official Language	None
Governor	Phil Scott, R
Senator	Patrick Leahy, D (202) 224-4242 Contact
Senator	Bernie Sanders, I (202) 224-5141 Contact
Ratification of Constitution/or statehood	March 4, 1791 (14th)
Flag of Vermont	Motto: "Freedom and Unity"

Vermont is located in the New England region of the Northeastern part of the United States and on March 4, 1791, became the fourteenth state to enter into the Union. Its name comes from the French term for 'Green Mountain.' The capital of Vermont is Montpelier and its largest city is Burlington. The current governor of Vermont is Peter Shumlin, a Democrat.

Vermont is notorious as one of the most liberal states in the union. Its junior senator, Bernie Sanders describes himself as a democratic socialist and is a leading proponent of Obamacare. In 2000, the state started offering civil unions, similar to same sex marriage. On April 7, 2009, legislators overrode the governor's veto of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Vermont. It is the home of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, a company given to supporting many liberal causes.

Elected Officials

Federal

• Sen. Patrick Leahy (D)
• Sen. Bernie Sanders (I)
• Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D)

Statewide

• Governor Phillip Scott (R)
• Lt. Governor David Zuckerman (R)
• Secretary of State Jim Condos (D)
• State Auditor Doug Hoffer (R)
• Attorney General TJ Donovan (D)
• State Treasurer Beth Pearce (D)

See also

• State Governors
• Constitutional carry: Vermont was the first Constitutional carry state