# Michael Nigro

Michael Nigro is a Democratic member of the Vermont House for district Bennington-5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Vermont House, district Bennington-5
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: VT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/59b84739-aac0-4d96-bc03-7adbbb7f682e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/59b84739-aac0-4d96-bc03-7adbbb7f682e (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

89% of the 82 bills Nigro sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Vermont House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.05), from 6 donors and 129 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VT 2025–26 session)

74 roll calls. Attendance 81% (Vermont House 92.3%). Party unity 95.0% (92.1%). 2 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-29 · voted not voting · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 65 of 130 to Pass -- Yeas = 114, Nays = 16 · JRS 56 Joint resolution relating to final adjournment of the General Assembly in 2026 · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/JRS56/
- 2026-05-29 · voted not voting · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 125, Nays = 10 · H 955 An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H955/
- 2026-05-29 · voted not voting · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 67 of 134 to Pass -- Yeas = 111, Nays = 23 · H 949 An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H949/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 66 of 131 to Pass -- Yeas = 93, Nays = 38 · S 64 An act relating to amendments to the scope of practice for optometrists · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S64/
- 2026-05-26 · voted yea · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 66 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 129, Nays = 3 · S 71 An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S71/
- 2026-05-26 · voted yea · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 122, Nays = 14 · H 527 An act relating to extending the sunset of 30 V.S.A. § 248a · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H527/
- 2026-05-26 · voted nay · Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 52, Nays = 89 · H 527 An act relating to extending the sunset of 30 V.S.A. § 248a · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H527/
- 2026-05-26 · voted yea · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 62 of 124 to Pass -- Yeas = 115, Nays = 9 · 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/
- 2026-05-20 · voted yea · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 2 · H 657 An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H657/
- 2026-05-19 · voted nay · Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 65, Nays = 77 · S 208 An act relating to standards for law enforcement identification · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S208/

## Legislation (VT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 82 bills: 79 reached committee, 73 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 89.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Vermont House 62.4%; rank 5 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 307: House concurrent resolution honoring Representative Kevin "Coach" Christie of Hartford for his inspirational civic leadership and extending future best wishes (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR307/
- 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 298: House concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife’s fish culture program for the continued success of… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR298/
- 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 303: House concurrent resolution extending best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery to the indomitable Representative Anne de la Blanchetai Donahue of… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR303/
- HCR 300: House concurrent resolution in memory of gay rights advocate, political activist, culinary bibliophile, and chocolatier maven Terje Anderson (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR300/
- HCR 305: House concurrent resolution honoring former Representative Francis Matthew (Topper) McFaun for his exemplary public and community service (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR305/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,518 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 70% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2026/34714
- Campaign site: https://nigroforbennington.wordpress.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NigroForBennington/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-nigro-2bb94639/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/59b84739-aac0-4d96-bc03-7adbbb7f682e