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Esme Cole

Esme Cole

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State Representative

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Roll-call votes
1
Sponsored bills
0
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Finance records

Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Representative
State
Vermont
Jurisdiction
Windsor-6
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2023 - Present

ESME COLE has been a lifelong resident of White River Junction, VT. She attended Hartford High School and graduated from Kenyon College with a BA in International Studies and a minor in Biology. As an undergraduate, she studied at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador, and has since continued her education with a graduate course in ecological economics at the University of Vermont Graduate School, counting toward a certificate in Community Resilience and Planning. Early in her professional career, she interned at the Vermont Department of Health, supporting projects in WIC, 3SquaresVT, statewide emergency preparedness, and the refugee resettlement program. She spent her first years after college as an operations coordinator, classroom aide, and manager of the Child and Adult Food Access Program at a nonprofit early childhood education center. This job preceded her role as an operations manager for a music/social change nonprofit called Music to Life. Currently, she provides grant writing support for community development projects through Creative Solutions for Nonprofits, LLC. Her volunteer and civic duties and titles include membership on the Hartford Energy…

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

Stored voting recordsIssue tags where available
Education
3 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Uncategorized votes
3 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Constitutional Rights
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay
Crime
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

9/10 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 9 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Esme Cole holds the office of State Representative
    profile identity· OpenStates
    Partial
  • Voted yes on H 955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-05-29source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on S 71: An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-05-26source
    Verified
  • Voted no on S 193: An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-05-26source
    Verified
  • Voted not voting on S 190: An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-05-22source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on H 955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-04-16source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on H 955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-04-16source
    Verified
  • Voted no on H 642: An act relating to youthful offender proceedings
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-20source
    Verified
  • Voted no on H 642: An act relating to youthful offender proceedings
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-20source
    Verified
  • Sponsored: An act relating to data brokers and personal information
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-02-12source
    Verified
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