Christopher A. Pearson (born January 5, 1973) is an American politician and member of the

Vermont Progressive Party The Vermont Progressive Party, formerly the Progressive Coalition and Independent Coalition, is a political party in the United States that is active in Vermont. It is the third-largest political party in Vermont behind the Democratic and Repub ...

. He has spent three terms in the

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as one of 6 senators representing Chittenden County. He previously spent five terms in the

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representing the Chittenden-3-4 District (currently, the Chittenden 6-4 District) during 2006-2009 and 2011–2017. Pearson served as Leader of the Progressive Party caucus in the Vermont House from 2007 to 2009 and 2011–2017. After Chittenden County Progressive Senator David Zuckerman ran for

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, Pearson decided to run for Vermont Senate from Chittenden County as a fusion candidate supported by

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and

. On May 24, 2016, Pearson was endorsed by

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U.S. Senator

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. On November 8, 2016, Pearson finished sixth in an 8-candidate race for the six State Senate seats from Chittenden County. He was re-elected in 2018 and 2020 before deciding not to run in 2022. He currently serves as Secretary for the Board of National Popular Vote, an advocacy organization for the

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