Rachel Weston
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Rachel M. Weston is the current Vermont State Representative for the Chittenden-3-3 District
representing Old North End, Downtown, and Waterfront in Burlington, Vermont.
in 2003 (BA, Anthropology) and the University of Vermont
in 2006 (MPA, Public Administration). Prior to pursuing a Masters, she was a public school teacher and worked with community non-profit organizations. As a graduate student she worked as a research assistant and with the Vermont Commission on Women
and United Nations
. She served as President of the UVM Graduate Student Senate, and as a Campus Compact
Civic Engagement Fellow. She has been first elected to serve in the 2007-2008 and the 2009-2010 legislature. Weston is the youngest serving member of the Vermont State Legislature. She serves as a member of the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee.
Chittenden-3-3 Vermont Representative District, 2002-2012
The Chittenden-3-3 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...
representing Old North End, Downtown, and Waterfront in Burlington, Vermont.
Early life and career
She graduated from the University of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
in 2003 (BA, Anthropology) and the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
in 2006 (MPA, Public Administration). Prior to pursuing a Masters, she was a public school teacher and worked with community non-profit organizations. As a graduate student she worked as a research assistant and with the Vermont Commission on Women
Vermont Commission on Women
The Vermont Commission on Women is a state agency working to help women achieve legal, economic, social, and political equality in Vermont. The agency offers services as an advisor, planner, and information source for the legislature on issues affecting women...
and United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
. She served as President of the UVM Graduate Student Senate, and as a Campus Compact
Campus Compact
Campus Compact is a coalition of college and university presidents, committed to fulfilling the public purposes of higher education. Over 1,100 educational institutions, more than a third of all higher education providers in the United States, are members....
Civic Engagement Fellow. She has been first elected to serve in the 2007-2008 and the 2009-2010 legislature. Weston is the youngest serving member of the Vermont State Legislature. She serves as a member of the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee.