# Seth Bongartz

Seth Bongartz is a Democratic member of the Vermont Senate for district Bennington.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Vermont Senate, district Bennington
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: VT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/28f82298-2bd5-4f82-9e4a-3e2261f0062c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/28f82298-2bd5-4f82-9e4a-3e2261f0062c (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

83% of the 81 bills Bongartz sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 30 in the Vermont Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.04), from 57 donors and 254 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VT 2025–26 session)

75 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Vermont Senate 98.0%). Party unity 97.3% (94.5%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 · S 193 An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S193/
- 2026-05-27 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 3 · S 325 An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S325/
- 2026-05-27 · voted yea · 3rd reading refused on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 15, Nays = 16 · H 772 An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H772/
- 2026-05-27 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 · S 325 An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S325/
- 2026-05-26 · voted yea · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 · H 955 An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H955/
- 2026-05-20 · voted yea · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 · H 550 An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H550/
- 2026-05-19 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Westman, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 4 · H 740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H740/
- 2026-05-19 · voted nay · Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 11, Nays = 19 · H 931 An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H931/
- 2026-05-19 · voted nay · Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16 · H 740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H740/
- 2026-05-15 · voted yea · Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3 · H 727 An act relating to sustainable data center deployment · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H727/

## Legislation (VT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 81 bills: 78 reached committee, 67 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 82.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Vermont Senate 55.0%; rank 1 of 30).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 302: House concurrent resolution congratulating former Shaftsbury Selectboard Chair Arthur Whitman and his wife Kathy Whitman as the recipients of the 2026… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR302/
- HCR 296: House concurrent resolution congratulating Inspirational Bible Book & Gifts of Bennington, Vermont’s last remaining Christian bookstore, on its 50th anniversary (passed one chamber, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR296/
- HCR 294: House concurrent resolution honoring Nicholas Monte, Bennington County’s chocolatier extraordinaire (passed one chamber, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR294/
- HCR 295: House concurrent resolution honoring Patricia Gibbons for her extraordinary half-century teaching career in the Town of Bennington (passed one chamber, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR295/
- HCR 297: House concurrent resolution honoring Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Director of Fisheries Eric Palmer and extending future best wishes (passed one chamber, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR297/
- SCR 13: Senate concurrent resolution honoring Middlebury College Professor Jessica Holmes for her exemplary public service as a member and interim chair of the Green… (introduced, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SCR13/
- HCR 291: House concurrent resolution congratulating Williams College Professor of Music W. Anthony Sheppard on his designation as a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow (passed one chamber, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR291/
- HCR 287: House concurrent resolution congratulating Ella Palisano on setting a new Vermont girls’ indoor track and field high jump record and extending best wishes for… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR287/
- HCR 285: House concurrent resolution recognizing the fifth anniversary of the Middlebury Language Schools–Bennington College intercultural education collaboration (passed one chamber, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR285/
- HCR 286: House concurrent resolution congratulating Wassick Tire Service of Bennington on its 80th anniversary (passed one chamber, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR286/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $15.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2026/40388
- Campaign site: https://sethbongartzforstatesenate.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/campionvermont/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bongartz-b88a8111/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/28f82298-2bd5-4f82-9e4a-3e2261f0062c