Position Sought
Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-4
Current Position
Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-4
Party Affiliation
Democrat
Location
Vermont
Date of Primary Election
August 13, 2024
Date of General Election
November 5, 2024
General Election Donation Limit
$1,050
Race/Ethnicity
White/Caucasian
Gender Identity
Cisgender Woman
Sexual Orientation
Lesbian
Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Connect with Kathleen James
Kathleen will continue to bring important LGBTQ+ representation to the Vermont legislature!
Biography
First elected in 2018, Kathleen James serves as Assistant Majority Leader of the Vermont House Democratic Caucus and ranking member of the House General and Housing Committee. Committed to working across the aisle, James has been accepted to several prestigious bipartisan leadership training programs, including the Council of State Governments Eastern Leadership Academy (2021) and the National Conference of State Legislatures Emerging Legislative Leaders program (2022). In 2022, she attended the State Legislative Leaders Foundation Emerging Leaders program and was named a Toll Fellow by CSG. She lives with her wife, Alex, in Manchester Center. They have four adult children and two grandchildren.