# Patrick Brennan

Patrick Brennan is a Republican member of the Vermont Senate for district Grand Isle.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Vermont Senate, district Grand Isle
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: VT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/44bcd67b-5b5f-4fca-a61a-20f91072c5e7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/44bcd67b-5b5f-4fca-a61a-20f91072c5e7 (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

Brennan has served since 2023.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.02), from 124 donors and 329 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (VT 2025–26 session)

75 roll calls. Attendance 96.0% (Vermont Senate 98.0%). Party unity 89% (94.5%). 4 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 58 bills: 54 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 51.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Vermont Senate 55.0%; rank 17 of 30).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 282: House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Doorkeeper Dennis Miles for his superb dedication to serving the General Assembly and all Vermonters (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR282/
- HCR 279: House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Head Doorkeeper Michael G. Wiater and his wife, Sergeant at Arms Administrative Assistant Donna Wiater,… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR279/
- HCR 265: House concurrent resolution congratulating Ryan and Gabrielle Viens on their life-saving rescue support for Grand Isle County Sheriff’s Department Sgt.… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR265/
- HCR 253: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Green Mountain Council Class of Eagle Scouts (passed one chamber, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR253/
- SCR 10: Senate concurrent resolution honoring University of Vermont Medical Center and University of Vermont pediatrician extraordinaire Dr. Lewis R. First (introduced, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SCR10/
- HCR 241: House concurrent resolution congratulating University of Vermont Distinguished Professor and Vermont Climatologist Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux on winning… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR241/
- SR 24: Senate resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the… (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SR24/
- SCR 7: Senate concurrent resolution designating October 5, 2026, as Italian American Day in Vermont (introduced, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SCR7/
- HCR 207: House concurrent resolution congratulating the Grand Isle Volunteer Fire Department on 75 years of serving the community (passed one chamber, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR207/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $56.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/44bcd67b-5b5f-4fca-a61a-20f91072c5e7