Senator Rebecca "Becca" White is a Democrat representing the Windsor District in the Vermont State Senate, where she has served since 2023. A lifelong Vermonter from White River Junction, she began her political career at age 20 by winning election to the Hartford Selectboard, serving two terms from 2014 or 2015 to 2018. She then served four years as a State Representative for Windsor-4-2, before advancing to the Senate. Notable achievements include serving as Assistant Majority Leader ** for the Vermont Senate Democrats, co-chairing the **Climate Solutions Caucus and the Futures Caucus, and sponsoring the Transportation Modernization Act of 2021 and Transportation Innovation Act of 2022. She currently serves on the Senate Transportation and Government Operations committees, and previously as Clerk of the Natural Resources & Energy Committee.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Graduated from Hartford High School; earned a BA in History from the University of Vermont in 2015, entering at age 16 on a scholarship for low-income, first-generation students.
• Professional Experience: Organizer for SunCommon ; Community Engagement Manager for Efficiency Vermont / Vermont Energy Investment Corporation ; part-time cashier at Upper Valley Food Coop ; Small Business Organizer for Main Street Alliance.
• Political Training and Roles: Emerge Vermont graduate and Climate Leadership Academy graduate; Chair of Hartford Democrats; Executive Committee Member of Windsor County Democrats; Platform Committee member ; former board member of Vermont League of Cities and Towns.
• Community Involvement: Mutual Aid volunteer during the pandemic; lay-led service coordinator for First Unitarian Universalist Society of Hartland; member of Hartford Committee on Racial Inequality. Married to Dylan, with cat Ms.; lives with family in White River Junction.