Rebecca Holcombe
2023 - Present
2025
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Rebecca Holcombe (Democratic Party) is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Windsor-Orange-2 District. She assumed office on January 4, 2023.
Holcombe (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Windsor-Orange-2 District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Rebecca Holcombe lives in Norwich, Vermont. Holcombe earned a B.A. from Brown University, an M.B.A. from Simmons School of Management, and an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She then gained her teaching certificate at the Upper Valley Educators Institute.[1] Her career experience includes working as the director of the Teacher Education Program at Dartmouth College, an EMT, a middle and high school teacher, a school principal, and a district leader.[2]
Political career
Vermont Secretary of Education (2014-2018)
In January 2014, Holcombe was named as the second Vermont secretary of education. The office, created in 2013, differs from that of the commissioner in that the secretary is a cabinet level position, selected by the governor from a trio of candidates submitted by the state board of education. Prior to this change, the commissioner was hired by the state board of education and operated under the state department of education (now a state agency), insulated from the authority of the governor's office.
Holcombe was nominated by the state board of education and selected by Gov. Peter Shumlin to serve as Vermont's second secretary of education in January 2014. Holcombe resigned from the position, effective April 1, 2018.[3]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-Orange 2 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Rebecca Holcombe and incumbent James Masland defeated Kevin Blakeman and Lisa Flanders in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-Orange 2 District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rebecca Holcombe (D) | 39.4 | 4,348 | |
| ✔ | James Masland (D) | 37.1 | 4,089 | |
 | Kevin Blakeman (R) | 12.2 | 1,342 | |
| Lisa Flanders (R) | 11.0 | 1,214 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 11,034 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-Orange 2 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Rebecca Holcombe and incumbent James Masland advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-Orange 2 District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rebecca Holcombe | 51.0 | 1,252 | |
| ✔ | James Masland | 48.5 | 1,189 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 2,453 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-Orange 2 District (2 seats)
Kevin Blakeman and Lisa Flanders advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-Orange 2 District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Blakeman | 51.4 | 144 |
| ✔ | | Lisa Flanders | 46.1 | 129 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 280 | ||||
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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 Windsor-Orange 2 District (2 seats)
Rebecca Holcombe and incumbent James Masland defeated Bill Huff and Matt Stralka in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-Orange 2 District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rebecca Holcombe (D) | 42.3 | 3,921 | |
| ✔ | James Masland (D) | 41.2 | 3,817 | |
| Bill Huff (R) | 9.6 | 885 | |
| Matt Stralka (R) | 6.7 | 618 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 9,262 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-Orange 2 District (2 seats)
Rebecca Holcombe and incumbent James Masland defeated Diedre Gish in the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-Orange 2 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rebecca Holcombe | 41.9 | 1,983 | |
| ✔ | James Masland | 35.1 | 1,662 | |
| Diedre Gish | 22.7 | 1,072 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 4,730 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-Orange 2 District (2 seats)
Bill Huff advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-Orange 2 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Huff | 72.1 | 235 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 27.9 | 91 | ||
| Total votes: 326 | ||||
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2020
See also: Vermont gubernatorial election, 2020
Vermont gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)
Vermont gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)
General election
General election for Governor of Vermont
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Vermont on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phil Scott (R) | 68.5 | 248,412 | |
| David Zuckerman (Vermont Progressive Party / D) | 27.4 | 99,214 | ||
| Kevin Hoyt (Independent) | 1.3 | 4,576 | ||
| Emily Peyton (Truth Matters Party) | 1.0 | 3,505 | ||
| Erynn Whitney (Independent) | 0.5 | 1,777 | ||
| Wayne Billado III (Independent) | 0.4 | 1,431 | ||
| Michael Devost (Independent) | 0.3 | 1,160 | ||
| Charly Dickerson (Independent) | 0.3 | 1,037 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,599 | ||
| Total votes: 362,711 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Klar (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Vermont
David Zuckerman defeated Rebecca Holcombe, Patrick Winburn, and Ralph Corbo in the Democratic primary for Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Zuckerman | 47.6 | 48,150 | |
| Rebecca Holcombe | 37.1 | 37,599 | ||
| Patrick Winburn | 7.6 | 7,662 | ||
| Ralph Corbo | 1.3 | 1,288 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 6.5 | 6,533 | ||
| Total votes: 101,232 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Vermont
Incumbent Phil Scott defeated John Klar, Emily Peyton, Douglas Cavett, and Bernard Peters in the Republican primary for Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phil Scott | 72.7 | 42,275 | |
| John Klar | 21.9 | 12,762 | ||
| Emily Peyton | 1.7 | 970 | ||
| Douglas Cavett | 1.7 | 966 | ||
| Bernard Peters | 1.3 | 772 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 426 | ||
| Total votes: 58,171 | ||||
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election
Vermont Progressive Party primary for Governor of Vermont
David Zuckerman defeated Cris Ericson and Boots Wardinski in the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Zuckerman (Write-in) | 32.6 | 273 | |
| Cris Ericson | 30.3 | 254 | ||
| Boots Wardinski | 28.5 | 239 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 8.6 | 72 | ||
| Total votes: 838 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2023
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Tim Briglin (D) |
Vermont House of Representatives Windsor-Orange 2 District 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Armando Vilaseca |
Vermont Secretary of Education 2014-2018 |
Succeeded by Dan French |
