Jim Carroll (Vermont)

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Jim Carroll
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Democratic Party

Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

2

Prior offices
Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical)
Successor: Michael Nigro
Predecessor: Kiah Morris

Compensation

Base salary

$843.32/week during session

Per diem

No per diem paid during session. Members can receive $168.66/day in per diem outside of session.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Southern Vermont College

Personal
Birthplace
Bennington, Vt.
Profession
Business Owner
Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

Jim Carroll (Democratic Party) (also known as James) is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Bennington-5 District. He assumed office on January 4, 2023. His term ended on January 8, 2025.

Carroll (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Bennington-5 District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Jim Carroll was born in Bennington, Vermont. Carroll earned a B.S. in criminal justice and a B.S. in English from Southern Vermont College. His career experience includes owning and operating retail clothing stores and a window cleaning business.[1]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Carroll was assigned to the following committees:


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Elections

2024

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mary Morrissey and Michael Nigro defeated incumbent Jim Carroll in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Morrissey
Mary Morrissey (R)
 
36.7
 
2,157
✔
Image of Michael Nigro
Michael Nigro (D)
 
33.0
 
1,940
Image of Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll (D)
 
30.0
 
1,763
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
19

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 5,879
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District (2 seats)

Michael Nigro and incumbent Jim Carroll advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michael Nigro
Michael Nigro
 
51.0
 
398
✔
Image of Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
 
45.3
 
353
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.7
 
29

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 780
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mary Morrissey advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Morrissey
Mary Morrissey
 
83.6
 
143
 Other/Write-in votes
 
16.4
 
28

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 171
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mary Morrissey and Jim Carroll defeated incumbent Michael Nigro in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Morrissey
Mary Morrissey (R)
 
40.3
 
1,869
✔
Image of Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll (D)
 
30.8
 
1,427
Image of Michael Nigro
Michael Nigro (D)
 
27.8
 
1,290
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
49

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,635
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District (2 seats)

Jim Carroll and incumbent Michael Nigro advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
 
50.5
 
708
✔
Image of Michael Nigro
Michael Nigro
 
46.8
 
656
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.7
 
38

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,402
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Mary Morrissey advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Morrissey
Mary Morrissey
 
92.3
 
322
 Other/Write-in votes
 
7.7
 
27

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 349
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2020

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Mary Morrissey and Michael Nigro defeated incumbent Jim Carroll and Peter Brady Sr. in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Morrissey
Mary Morrissey (R)
 
34.4
 
1,940
✔
Image of Michael Nigro
Michael Nigro (D)
 
26.4
 
1,491
Image of Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll (D)
 
25.1
 
1,416
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Peter Brady Sr. (Independent)
 
13.7
 
773
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
21

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,641
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Jim Carroll and Michael Nigro advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
 
53.3
 
737
✔
Image of Michael Nigro
Michael Nigro
 
46.7
 
647

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,384
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Mary Morrissey advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Morrissey
Mary Morrissey
 
91.0
 
356
 Other/Write-in votes
 
9.0
 
35

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 391
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2018

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Mary Morrissey and Jim Carroll won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Morrissey
Mary Morrissey (R)
 
52.7
 
1,810
✔
Image of Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll (D)
 
45.4
 
1,559
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
65

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,434
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Kiah Morris advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kiah Morris
Kiah Morris
 
100.0
 
714

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 714
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Mary Morrissey advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Morrissey
Mary Morrissey
 
100.0
 
184

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 184
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2014

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Bennington-2-2 has two state representatives. Brandy Reynolds faced Jim Carroll, Kiah Morris and Joann Erenhouse in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Mary Morrissey was unopposed in the Republican primary.[2][3][4][5] Morris and Erenhouse earned enough votes in the Democratic primary to move on to the general election. Morrissey and Morris defeated Erenhouse in the general election.[6]

Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-2-2 District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMary Morrissey Incumbent 42.6% 1,241
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKiah Morris 30% 873
     Democratic Joann Erenhouse 27.4% 797
Total Votes 2,911
Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington 2-2 District Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKiah Morris 32.3% 239
Green check mark transparent.pngJoann Erenhouse 24.8% 184
Jim Carroll 22.1% 164
Brandy J. Reynolds 20.8% 154
Total Votes 741

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Jim Carroll did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Jim Carroll did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Jim Carroll campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 DistrictLost general$0 $0
2022Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 5 DistrictWon general$0 $0
2018Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-2 District (Historical)Won general$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Noteworthy events

Personal belongings vandalism (2024)

On June 17, 2024, state Rep. Mary Morrissey (R) admitted to pouring water on the personal belongings of Rep. Jim Carroll (D), who represents the same district as Morrissey.[7][8]

Morrissey apologized to Carroll during a state House session, saying “It was conduct most unbecoming of my position as a representative and as a human being, and is not reflective of my 28 years of service and civility.”[7]

Carroll had installed a camera to monitor his personal belongings after he kept finding his work bag soaking in water. Video footage shows Morrissey pouring water into Carroll's belongings.[9][7]

Drunk driving arrest, charges dropped (2024)

See also: Noteworthy criminal misconduct in American politics (2023-2024)
See also: Politicians convicted of DUI

On February 21, 2024, Carroll was arrested for driving under the influence. [10]

On April 25, 2024, Carroll pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence. [11]

On September 30, 2024, the charges against Carroll were dropped in Washington County Superior Court after receiving proof that Carroll completed safe driving and restorative justice programs. [12]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Vermont General Assembly, "Representative James Carrol," accessed February 27, 2023
    2. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
    3. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
    4. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
    5. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
    6. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Boston.com, "Vermont lawmaker publicly apologizes after being caught on video repeatedly pouring water into colleague’s bag," accessed June 21, 2024
    8. ↑ The Guardian, "Vermont Republican secretly poured water into colleague’s bag over months," accessed June 21, 2024
    9. ↑ CNN, "Video shows Vermont GOP lawmaker Mary Morrissey pour water in Democrat Jim Carroll’s bag," accessed June 21, 2024
    10. ↑ ‘'WCAX CBS Channel 3 (Burlington, Vermont)’’, "Vermont lawmaker accused of drunk driving," February 21, 2024
    11. ↑ ‘'VT Digger’’, "Bennington lawmaker pleads not guilty to DUI charge," April 25, 2024
    12. ↑ ‘'VT Digger’’, "Prosecutor drops DUI charge against Bennington lawmaker after completion of programs," September 30, 2024


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