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These are our present members of the US Senate and House of Representatives

Governor Dean, Senators Leahy & Jeffords, Representative Sanders

Send mail to: Sen. Jeffords or Sen. Leahy or Representative Sanders.

STATE NAME: The name Vermont was derived from the French 'Verdes Montagnes' meaning "green mountain"

VERMONT'S FLAG: The State Flag consists of the State Coat of Arms against a blue background.

Coat of Arms

COAT OF ARMS:
The Coat of Arms consists of a buck's head which symbolizes the abundant wildlife in Vermont.
There is a band of pine trees which stand for the Green Mountains.
The shield bears the Vermont landscape (mountains, pine tree, fields, grain, cow) and below are crossed pine branches. The state motto is written on a red banner at the bottom.
The Coat of Arms was adopted in 1779,
12 years before Vermont became a state.

STATE MOTTO: Freedom and Unity

STATE ANIMAL: Morgan Horse ......... STATE TREE: Sugar Maple

STATE BIRD: Hermit Thrush ......... STATE FLOWER: Red Clover

STATE NICKNAME: Green Mountain State .

STATE SONG: Hail, Vermont by Josephine Hovey Perry.

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Statehood: 14th state (to join the original 13 colonies.) After debating joining the United States, Canada or remaining independent Vermont joined on the United States on March 4, 1791

Capital: Montpelier became the state capital in 1805.

Government: 2 United States Senators (6 year terms), 1 United States Representative (2 year term)

State Government: General Assembly: Vermont House of Representatives has 150 members, Vermont Senate has 30 members. All terms are 2 years.

Elections: Freemen's Meeting or General and State elections are held the Tuesday after the first Monday in November (except special elections).The Governor's term is 2 years


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