Jill Krowinski
2023 - Present
2025
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Jill Krowinski (Democratic Party) is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Chittenden-16 District. She assumed office on January 4, 2023. Her current term ends on January 8, 2025.
Krowinski (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Chittenden-16 District. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.
Krowinski served as majority leader of the Vermont House from 2017 to 2020. In 2021, she was elected as the 92nd speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives. She was the fourth female to hold this position.[1][2][3]
Krowinski was born in 1980 in Kenmore, New York. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in urban studies and political science. She moved to Vermont after graduating from college to work on political campaigns, including the state House campaigns of former Vermont Speaker Gaye Symington (D) and Peter Welch (D) in 2005 and 2006, respectively.[4]
Krowinski also worked for several community organizations, including Emerge Vermont, an organization that says it is dedicated to increasing the number of Democratic women in public office, and Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, an organization that says its mission is to provide, promote, and protect access to reproductive health care and sexuality education.[5][1][4]
Governor Peter Shumlin (D) appointed Krowinski to fill a vacancy in the Vermont House of Representatives on February 1, 2012. She was elected to represent Chittenden-6-3. Due to redistricting after the 2020 census, Krowinski's district changed to Chittenden-16.[1][5][4][6]
According to Krowinski's website, she said her first priority as speaker of the state House of Representatives was to "create an economy that works for all Vermonters, not just the wealthy few." Krowinski said, "Today, too many Vermonters struggle to care for and support themselves and their families. Making paid family leave part of every job, creating affordable housing, and expanding access to high quality child care improves the lives of Vermont’s working families, puts more money into Vermont’s small businesses and helps our communities to thrive."[7]
Biography
Krowinski was born in 1980 in Kenmore, New York. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in urban studies and political science. After graduating from college, Krowinski moved to Windsor County, Vermont to work for 21st Century Democrats, an organization helping to elect Democratic candidates nationwide. In 2005, she worked as an aide to former Vermont Speaker Gaye Symington (D). In 2006, she was field director for Peter Welch's (D) state House campaign.[5][1][4]
Krowinski also worked for several community organizations in Vermont. She was the executive director of Emerge Vermont, an organization that says it is dedicated to increasing the number of Democratic women in public office. She was the vice president of education and community affairs at Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, an organization that says its mission is to to provide, promote, and protect access to reproductive health care and sexuality education. She was also a delegate to the Philippines for the American Council of Young Political Leaders, a nonpartisan organization that says it promotes cooperation between emerging leaders while introducing them to international affairs and foreign policy. Krowinski also served as a member of the Fletcher Free Library board of commissioners. She was first elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2012.[5][1][4]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Krowinski was assigned to the following committees:
- House Rules Committee, Chair
- Judicial Rules Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
Krowinski was assigned to the following committees:
- Legislative Management Committee, Vice chair
- House Rules Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Krowinski was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Rules |
| • Transportation |
| • Rules |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Krowinski served on the following committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Human Services |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Krowinski served on the following committees:
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| • Human Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
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General election
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General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 16 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Jill Krowinski and incumbent Kate Logan are running in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 16 District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Jill Krowinski (D) | |
 | Kate Logan (Vermont Progressive Party / D) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 16 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Kate Logan and incumbent Jill Krowinski advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 16 District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kate Logan | 49.9 | 503 |
| ✔ | | Jill Krowinski | 49.3 | 497 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 1,009 | |||
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2022
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General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 16 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Jill Krowinski and Kate Logan won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 16 District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill Krowinski (D) | 54.3 | 2,005 |
| ✔ | | Kate Logan (Vermont Progressive Party / D) | 45.0 | 1,660 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 3,691 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 16 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Jill Krowinski and Kate Logan defeated Ryan Addario in the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 16 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill Krowinski | 46.5 | 934 |
| ✔ | | Kate Logan | 35.2 | 708 |
 | Ryan Addario | 18.0 | 361 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 2,010 | |||
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2020
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General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-3 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Jill Krowinski and incumbent Curt McCormack won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-3 District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill Krowinski (D) | 54.6 | 3,321 |
| ✔ |  | Curt McCormack (D) | 44.7 | 2,717 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 6,080 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-3 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Jill Krowinski and incumbent Curt McCormack advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-3 District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill Krowinski | 55.7 | 1,357 |
| ✔ | | Curt McCormack | 43.5 | 1,059 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 2,435 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-3 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Jill Krowinski and incumbent Curt McCormack won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-3 District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill Krowinski (D) | 55.4 | 2,895 |
| ✔ | | Curt McCormack (D) | 43.9 | 2,296 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 5,227 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-3 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Curt McCormack and incumbent Jill Krowinski advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-3 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Curt McCormack | 50.5 | 849 |
| ✔ | | Jill Krowinski | 49.5 | 833 |
| Total votes: 1,682 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 26, 2016.
Incumbent Jill Krowinski and incumbent Curt McCormack were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-3 District general election.[8][9]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-6-3 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jill Krowinski Incumbent |
54.89% | 2,603 | |
| Democratic | Curt McCormack Incumbent |
45.11% | 2,139 | |
| Total Votes | 4,742 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Jill Krowinski and incumbent Curt McCormack were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-3 District Democratic primary.[10][11]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-6-3 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jill Krowinski Incumbent |
55.19% | 734 | |
| Democratic | Curt McCormack Incumbent |
44.81% | 596 | |
| Total Votes | 1,330 | |||
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. Chittenden-6-3 has two state representatives. Incumbents Curt McCormack and Jill Krowinski were unopposed in the Democratic primary.[12] Both candidates were unopposed in the general election.[13]
2012
Krowinski won election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-3. Krowinski was unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Jill Krowinski Incumbent |
36.3% | 1,837 | |
| Democratic | Curt McCormack |
28.6% | 1,450 | |
| Progressive | Kit Andrews | 16.5% | 838 | |
| Progressive | Gene Bergman | 18.6% | 940 | |
| Total Votes | 5,065 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jill Krowinski participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on September 8, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Jill Krowinski's responses follow below.[14]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | I want a Vermont that works for all of us, not just the wealthy few. A Vermont where our families and communities can thrive and where the Vermont dream is accessible to everyone - not just a select few. Today, too many Vermonters struggle to care for and support themselves and their families. Making paid family leave part of every job, raising the minimum wage and ensuring equal pay for women improves the lives of Vermont's working families, puts more money into Vermont's small businesses and helps our communities to thrive.[15][16] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I believe it is a deeply personal decision of whether, when, and how to become a parent and and condemn political interference with decisions about pregnancy. When a woman has decided to end her pregnancy, she should be able to get safe, timely, affordable care in her community, without anyone shaming, threatening, or trying to impose their beliefs on her.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[16]
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2014
Krowinski's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[17]
- Earned Sick Days
- Excerpt: "This bill would give workers the opportunity to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. “No person should have to choose between being a responsible worker and a responsible family member. No mother should have to choose between her job and taking care of a sick child."
- Toxic-Free Families
- Excerpt: "More than 1 in 5 personal care products contain chemicals linked to cancer. Instead of banning bad chemicals one by one, it’s time to create a comprehensive and transparent system to identify and regulate the worst chemicals."
- Tobacco Restrictions
- Excerpt: "We passed a bill in the House that would restrict smoking tobacco outside state owned buildings, child care facilities and motels. It also prohibits smoking in a car when a child is in the back seat."
- Women’s Rights and Choice
- Excerpt: "I’ve fought for women’s rights my entire career. I am the Director of Vermont Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood Northern New England and serve on the Advisory Board for Vermont Access to Reproductive Freedom. As your State Representative, I’ll continue to fight for access to reproductive health care, safe places for battered women and victims of domestic violence, and equal pay for equal work."
- Healthcare for All
- Excerpt: "The growing cost and lack of accessibility to healthcare is a problem. As a patient and supporter of our community health center I know first-hand the critical role it plays in our community. I support single payer health care."
- Education
- Excerpt: "Ensuring students have access to quality education is critical to our community’s future. I want our high school students to have all the tools and opportunities they need to be successful–whether at college, tech school, or in a good job."
- Local Food & Urban Agriculture
- Excerpt: "Local food is good for you and good for our economy. Local food is a nutritious alternative to factory farming, and provides an economic benefit to our community. Burlington is so fortunate to have the Intervale and a number of community gardens. Buying local food helps support local jobs and reduces our carbon footprint. As your legislator, I’ll support our local food economy."
- Safe & Affordable Housing
- Excerpt: "I’ve lived all over our district – renting on Park Street, Maple Street, Peru Street, and Hyde Street. I now own my home on Spring Street, so I know firsthand how hard it is to find an affordable place to live in Burlington. No one should have to agonize about where they’re going to live, and I’ll work hard to make sure all of our neighbors have access to safe and affordable housing."
- Voter Rights
- Excerpt: "I believe voting is fundamental to our democracy, that’s why I started a nonprofit devoted to registering and getting young people to vote. We need to expand access to voting and oppose Republican proposals to restrict voting rights. These restrictions often target poor or minority voters unfairly. In order to ensure every Vermonter’s right to vote, I’ll push for…Same Day Voter Registration…Online registration”
- Corporations Are Not People
- Excerpt: "Corporations are not people. It’s that simple. Our power, as average citizens, to influence elections should not be undermined by the collective power of big corporations. Corporations should not be afforded the same First Amendment rights as people…Hardworking families are the heart of our community. I will be their voice in Montpelier."[17]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 State of Vermont, "Meet the Speaker," accessed June 18, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Results Search," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ WCAX, "Vermont Democrats nominate Jill Krowinski for House speaker," December 7, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 VT Digger, "Krowinski worked behind the scenes for years; now, she'll lead the House," January 4, 2021
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedrepbio - ↑ Burlington Free Press, "Krowinski to Fill Burlington House Seat," February 9, 2012
- ↑ Jill Krowinski campaign, "Priorities," accessed June 25, 2024
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Jill Krowinski's responses," September 8, 2018
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Jill for State Rep, "Priorities," accessed October 27, 2014
