Becca BalintBecca Balint

Becca is a mom, teacher, and progressive leader who has fought for people on the margins her entire life. Growing up gay, Becca knows what it is like to be on the outside, and has always looked to help those who do not feel like they belong, first as a middle school teacher, then as a state senator and the first woman President Pro Tem of the Vermont Senate, and now as Vermont's first Congresswoman.

Becca is the daughter of an immigrant dad and a working-class mom, and her parents never took for granted the rights and privileges provided by the U.S. Constitution. Her grandfather was killed in the Holocaust, and her father’s family saw firsthand the cruelties people can perpetrate when the law does not protect the most vulnerable, or when people turn away from each other and demonize one another. In line with those values, Becca was the first Jewish member of Congress to call Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide.

Becca was a middle school teacher for 14 years, teaching history and social studies in four rural Vermont schools. In 2014, Becca ran for the state senate and was elected to represent Windham County. Becca served in the Vermont senate for 9 years. As majority leader of the Senate and then as Senate President Pro Tem, Becca passed the strongest reproductive rights law in the nation, secured major wins for Labor, and passed the first gun safety legislation in Vermont history.

In Congress, Becca has continued her track record of fighting for people on the margins and working across differences. She is the Vice Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and a member of the Budget Committee, and a leader in the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC). Becca has focused on increasing access to affordable housing, mental health care for all, and protecting democracy.

She received her BA from Smith College in Northampton, MA, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Becca earned her masters in education from Harvard University in 1995 and her MA in history from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2001. She is married to attorney and opera singer, Elizabeth Wohl. Together, they have two children – Abe, 18, and Sarah, 15 – and an adorable dog named Wheelie. They live in Brattleboro, Vermont.

At-Large

Rep. Becca Balint represents Vermont’s At-Large Congressional District in Congress and was first elected in November 2022. She previously as Vermont’s state Senate President and as the Senate Majority Leader. Balint is the first woman elected to federal office from Vermont and the first openly LGBTQ Member of Congress elected from Vermont.

Becca Balint was elected to the State Senate in 2014, where she became the first woman and first openly-gay senator to serve as President Pro Tempore. She delivered on raising the minimum wage, paid family and medical leave, Vermont’s first gun violence prevention legislation, increased affordable housing, and the nation’s strongest protections for reproductive rights. Before running for office, Becca Balint spent most of her career as a middle school teacher and was a rank-and-file member of the National Education Association. If elected, Becca Balint will be Vermont’s first woman and first openly-gay representative in Congress.

Becca Balint, VT-AL (incumbent)