Joseph Parsons
Vermont State Representative, District ORC since 2020. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 3.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 0
- 18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 37.3%
- Chamber median 4.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +25.4
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 5
- 2016–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Canvassing
- General and Housing
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Parsons sits in the Vermont House of Representatives
Parsons is closer to the center than 9% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Kevin Winter, Larry Labor, Mark Higley
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET
With Parsons’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: Parsons’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Parsons | 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 | Not voting | Yes | No | Failed 66–76 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Parsons 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vermont House of Representatives, ORC | Won | R+25.4 | R+0.9 | +24.5 |
| 2022 | Vermont House of Representatives, ORC | Won | R+5.9 | D+3.7 | +9.6 |
| 2020 | Vermont House of Representatives, HD-O-C | Won | R+13.2 | — | — |
| 2018 | Vermont House of Representatives, HD-O-C | Lost | D+3.0 | — | — |
| 2016 | Vermont House of Representatives, HD-O-C | Lost | D+8.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Parsons has held
- Vermont House of Representatives, District ORC · since 2022
- Vermont House of Representatives, District O-C · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Parsons has run against
- James Merriam (D) · 2024 election, won
- Kelsey Rootwinchester (D) · 2022 election, won
- Chip Conquest (D) · 2018 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Parsons
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/54baf00b-c1da-4dc9-95cc-3210c50360e8
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET