Mari Cordes
Vermont State Representative, District A-4 since 2018. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 7
- 49 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.7%
- Chamber median 4.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +-2.1
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jun 2025
Became law May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
With Cordes’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Black tick: the average of Democrats.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Cordes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Cordes | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2025 | H 91: An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 92–42 |
| May 23, 2025 | S 127: An act relating to housing and housing development | No | No | Yes | Failed 53–86 |
| May 21, 2025 | S 126: An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 99–38 |
| May 13, 2025 | S 125: An act relating to collective bargaining | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 81–51 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | S 28: An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 97–43 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Cordes 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 House of Representatives, District A-4 | Won | R+2.1 |
| 2022 | Vermont House of Representatives, District A-4 | Won | R+1.1 |
| 2020 | Vermont House of Representatives, District A-4 | Won | R+2.0 |
| 2018 | Vermont House of Representatives, District A-4 | Won | R+2.6 |
| 2016 | Vermont House of Representatives, District A-4 | Lost | R+9.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Cordes has held
- Vermont House of Representatives, District A-4 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cordes has run against
- Herb Olson (D) · 2024 general, won
- Caleb Elder (D) · 2022 general, won
- Caleb Elder (D) · 2020 general, won
- Caleb Elder (D) · 2018 general, won
- Fred K. Baser (R) · 2016 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Cordes
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1f501dde-37ba-49b3-ac83-0c77102ed8c3
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET