Chris Mattos
Vermont State Senator, District CHN since 2024. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 3
- 31 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.6%
- Chamber median 1.3%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +12.3
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Finance · clerk
- Judiciary · clerk
- Canvassing
- Ethics Panel
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jun 2025
Failed in the House Apr 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Mattos sits in the Vermont State Senate
Mattos is closer to the center than 46% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Scott Beck, , Dave Weeks
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET
With Mattos’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Vermont State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Mattos’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Mattos | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | S 190: An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board | No | No | Yes | Passed 17–13 |
| May 27, 2026 | H 772: An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of… | No | No | Yes | Failed 15–16 |
| May 27, 2026 | S 325: An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 27–3 |
| May 26, 2026 | H 955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 27–2 |
| May 20, 2026 | H 550: An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 27–2 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Mattos was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vermont State Senate, District CHN | Won | R+12.3 |
| 2022 | Vermont House of Representatives, District C-F | Won | R+3.5 |
| 2020 | Vermont House of Representatives, District C10 | Won | D+0.2 |
| 2018 | Vermont House of Representatives, District C10 | Won | D+1.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Mattos has held
- Vermont State Senate, District CHN · since 2024
- Vermont House of Representatives, District C-F · 2022–2024
- Vermont House of Representatives, District C10 · 2018–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Mattos has run against
- Irene Wrenner (D) · 2024 general, won
- Chris Taylor (R) · 2022 general, won
- John Palasik (R) · 2020 general, won
- John Palasik (R) · 2018 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Mattos
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1526326f-c2a8-4103-af27-1805f9a8e32a
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET