Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Todd Nielsen

Vermont State Representative, District R-9 since 2024. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

Vermont State Representative, District R-9

Official website

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 2; 39 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 22.7%; Chamber median 4.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +8.8; Won 2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Human Services

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 39 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

H 84 An act relating to allowing telehealth appointments to be recorded with patient and provider consent
Became law Apr 2026

H 397 An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the statutes governing emergency management and flood response
Became law Jun 2025

H 70 An act relating to the inclusion of use value appraisal land in the conserved land inventory
Failed in committee May 2026

H 879 An act relating to aquatic nuisance control
Failed in committee Feb 2026

H 871 An act relating to unemployment insurance fraud
Failed in committee Feb 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Nielsen sits in the Vermont House of Representatives

Nielsen is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Mike Tagliavia, Christopher Howland, Zak Harvey

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET

With Nielsen’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Vermont House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Nielsen’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Nielsen	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
May 28, 2026	S 64: An act relating to amendments to the scope of practice for optometrists	Not voting	Yes	Yes	Passed 93–38
May 26, 2026	H 527: An act relating to extending the sunset of 30 V.S.A. § 248a	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 52–89
May 19, 2026	S 212: An act relating to potable water supply and wastewater system connections	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 63–74
May 7, 2026	S 209: An act relating to prohibiting civil arrest in sensitive locations	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 109–30
May 6, 2026	S 325: An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 66–76

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Nielsen was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20242025202620272028Vermont House of Representatives, District R-9

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 R-9	Won	R+8.8

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Nielsen has held

Vermont House of Representatives, District R-9 · since 2024

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Nielsen has run against

Stephanie Zak Jerome (D) · 2024 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Nielsen

One person, matched across every source we use.

Open States ocd-person/81ee4925-031e-4d85-b35b-6561eefa9d24

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET