Sandy Haas

Sandy Haas
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Windsor-Rutland-2 Vermont Representative District, 2002–2012 district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2005
Preceded by	Carroll Ketchum
Personal details
Born	(1946-05-08) May 8, 1946 (age 78) Orange, California, U.S.
Political party	Vermont Progressive
Spouse	David Marmor
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA) UC Berkeley School of Law (JD)
Profession	Lawyer, innkeeper

Sandy Haas (born May 8, 1946) is a Vermont lawyer and innkeeper. Since 2005, she has served as a Progressive Party member of the Vermont House of Representatives representing the Windsor-Rutland-2 District.

Background

Haas was born on May 8, 1946, in Orange, California. She got her B.A. at the University of California, Berkeley in 1968, and her J.D. from Boalt Hall in 1974. She moved to Rochester in Windsor County, Vermont in 1980, and lives there with her partner David Marmor. She is retired from her former private legal practice, and keeps The New Homestead Bed & Breakfast in Rochester.

Political career

She has been a member of Rochester's Planning Commission since 1982, and served as a Trustee of Public Funds for Rochester from 1987 to 2003. In 2004, she was elected to the House of Representatives, and has served in that capacity ever since. She is assigned to the Corrections Oversight, Human Services and Judicial Rules committees, and is the present party caucus leader of the Progressives in the House.[1][2][3]

Education

Sandy Haas has received her education from the following institutions:

• JD, University of California, Berkeley, 1974
• BS, University of California, Berkeley, 1968[4]

Political Experience

Sandy Haas has had the following political experience:

• Representative, Vermont State House of Representatives, 2004–present
• Progressive Leader, Vermont State House of Representatives, former[4]

Current Legislative Committees

Sandy Haas has been a member of the following committees:

• Government Accountability, Member
• Human Services, Vice Chair
• Judicial Rules, Member[4]

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Sandy Haas has been a member of the following committees: Chair, Rochester Planning Commission Rochester Trustee of Public Funds, 1987-2003[4]

Professional Experience

Sandy Haas has had the following professional experience:

• Innkeeper, New Homestead Bed & Breakfast
• Lawyer, Private Practice[4]

Organizations

Sandy Haas has been a member of the following organizations:

• Board Member, Clara Martin Center, 1982–98
• Board Member, White River Valley Players, 1984-2005[4]

References

1. "Representative Sandy Haas (VT)" Project Vote Smart
2. "Biographical Sketches of State Officers and Members of the General Assembly of 2013-2014" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State.
3. "Candidates: Sandy Haas for House: Windsor-Rutland 2" Vermont Progressive Party website
4. "Representative Sandy Haas's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 3 November 2012.