Hannah SessionsHannah Sessions

Hannah Doton Sessions is running to be one of your two State Senators representing Addison County and the adjoining towns of Huntington, Buel’s Gore and Rochester.

Hannah is running because her life experience has taught her not only to work hard but also to ask questions and listen — three skills that will help her represent you in Montpelier. She wants to build pragmatic coalitions to help improve the lives of current and future Vermonters and Addison County residents. Hannah believes that the government needs to work for the common good of all.

Hannah loves Vermont and Addison County. She was born and raised here by parents who exposed her to all that this incredible area has to offer. Her family roots go back to a farm in Vermont in 1786 (before Vermont was a state). My great-grandfather, Edward Bliss Doton, served in the State Legislature in the 1940s, and her relatives still farm on that hillside near Pomfret. She’s always known that Vermont is a special place.

Hannah graduated from local schools and came back to Addison County after attending Bates College in Maine where she majored in Political Science and Studio Art. She’s a farmer, a business owner, and a parent. For 25 years, she and her husband have owned and operated a farm and cheese business. She knows first-hand what it takes to start and run a business in this state. During that time, she also served for decades on several local and state-wide boards, broadening her knowledge about government affairs and how state policies and funding affect the daily lives of Vermonters. Their two kids are now grown and looking to someday settle in Vermont.

Addison County is incredibly diverse and complex. It includes farms of all sizes and accompanying infrastructure, working forests, lake communities, manufacturing, nature, recreation, incredible arts, a vibrant retirement community, the nation’s smallest city, and a world-renowned college. It’s such a special place because of all of us. Hannah has been blessed to know and be inspired by many parts of our community throughout her life.