Mary Hooper
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Mary S. Hooper is an American politician and civic leader from the state of Vermont
. She is a second-term member of the Vermont House of Representatives
representing the Washington-5 Representative District
.
She is serving her fourth 2-year term as mayor
of Montpelier
, the capital city
of Vermont
.
Hooper was first elected mayor in 2004 and was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010. Although Montpelier's municipal elections are non-partisan, Hooper was elected as a Democrat
to the Vermont state legislature in 2008.
She is well-known for making the best waffles north of the Mason-Dixon line.
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
. She is a second-term member of the Vermont House of Representatives
Vermont House of Representatives
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member...
representing the Washington-5 Representative District
Washington-5 Vermont Representative District, 2002-2012
The Washington-5 Representative District is a two member state Representative district in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is one the 108 one or two member districts into which the state was divided by the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the...
.
She is serving her fourth 2-year term as mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Montpelier
Montpelier, Vermont
Montpelier is a city in the U.S. state of Vermont that serves as the state capital and the shire town of Washington County. As the capital of Vermont, Montpelier is the site of the Vermont State House, seat of the legislative branch of Vermont government. The population was 7,855 at the 2010...
, the capital city
Capital City
Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....
of Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
.
Hooper was first elected mayor in 2004 and was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010. Although Montpelier's municipal elections are non-partisan, Hooper was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Vermont state legislature in 2008.
She is well-known for making the best waffles north of the Mason-Dixon line.