Brian Cina

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Brian Cina
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Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
from the Chittenden-6-4 district
Assumed office
2017
Serving with Selene Colburn (2017–present)
Preceded byChris Pearson
Kesha Ram
Personal details
Political partyVermont Progressive
Other political
affiliations		Democratic
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
University of Vermont (MSW)

Brian Cina is an American politician who serves in the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden-6-4 district as a member of the Vermont Progressive Party. Prior to his tenure in the state house he was active in local politics in Burlington, Vermont.

Early life and education[]

Brian Cina was born in New Jersey. He was valedictorian of his graduating class at Lodi High School in 1994 He graduated from Dartmouth College, which he had moved to attend in New Hampshire in 1994, with a Bachelor of Arts in music. He moved to Burlington, Vermont, in 1998, and worked for the AmeriCorps. He attended the University of Vermont from 2003 to 2005, and graduated from the university with a master of social work degree.[1][2]

Career[]

Local politics[]

Cina was elected to the school board from the 2nd district in Burlington in the 2014 election.[3] He won reelection to the school board from the Central district in the 2015 election.[4] He did not seek reelection in 2017.[5] During his tenure on the school board he led a committee to find an interim superintendent.[6]

Cina supported during the 2021 Burlington mayoral election.[7]

Vermont House of Representatives[]

Representatives Chris Pearson, a member of the Progressive Party, and Kesha Ram, a member of the Democratic Party, declined to run for reelection to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2016.[8][9] Cina ran for a seat in the state house from the Chittenden-6-4 district in the 2018 election with the nominations of the Democratic and Progressive parties and won in the general election alongside Selene Colburn.[10][11] He and Colburn were reelection in the 2018 and 2020 elections.[12][13]

Political positions[]

Cina and Representatives Diana Gonzalez and Colburn wrote an open letter calling for at least twenty percent of Vermont's police budget to be diverted to other services.[14] The state house voted eighty-nine to fifty-eight, with Cina in favor, in favor of raising the minimum wage and creating a paid family leave program.[15]

Electoral history[]

Brian Cina electoral history
2014 Burlington, Vermont school board 2nd district election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Brian Cina 446 97.17%
Independent Write-ins 13 2.83%
Total votes 459 100.00%
2015 Burlington, Vermont school board Central district election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Brian Cina (incumbent) 613 53.03%
Democratic Charlie Giannon 530 45.85%
Independent Write-ins 13 1.12%
Total votes 1,156 100.00%
Blank 282
2016 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-4 district Democratic primary[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Selene Colburn 575 47.09%
Democratic Brian Cina 378 30.96%
Democratic Carmen Scoles 264 21.62%
Democratic Write-ins 4 0.33%
Total votes 1,221 100.00%
2016 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-4 district Democratic primary[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Selene Colburn
Democratic Selene Colburn
Total Selene Colburn 1,691 52.37%
Progressive Brian Cina
Democratic Brian Cina
Total Brian Cina 1,506 46.64%
Democratic Write-ins 32 0.99%
Total votes 3,229 100.00%
Blank 1,633
2018 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-4 district Democratic primary[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Selene Colburn (incumbent) 575 56.15% +9.06%
Democratic Brian Cina (incumbent) 378 36.91% +5.95%
Democratic Write-ins 9 0.88% +0.55%
Total votes 1,024 100.00%
Blank 304
2018 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-4 district Democratic primary[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Selene Colburn (incumbent)
Democratic Selene Colburn (incumbent)
Total Selene Colburn (incumbent) 2,199 52.92% +0.55%
Progressive Brian Cina (incumbent)
Democratic Brian Cina (incumbent)
Total Brian Cina (incumbent) 1,936 46.59% -0.05%
Democratic Write-ins 20 0.48% -0.51%
Total votes 4,155 100.00%
Blank 1,335
2020 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-4 district Democratic primary[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Selene Colburn (incumbent) 904 53.15% -3.00%
Democratic Brian Cina (incumbent) 778 45.74% +8.83%
Democratic Write-ins 19 1.12% +0.24%
Total votes 1,701 100.00%
Blank 520
Spoiled 1
2020 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-4 district Democratic primary[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Selene Colburn (incumbent)
Democratic Selene Colburn (incumbent)
Total Selene Colburn (incumbent) 2,147 52.92% ±0.00%
Progressive Brian Cina (incumbent)
Democratic Brian Cina (incumbent)
Total Brian Cina (incumbent) 1,858 45.80% -0.79%
Democratic Write-ins 52 1.28% +0.80%
Total votes 4,057 100.00%
Blank 1,677

See also[]

  • List of Democratic Socialists of America who have held office in the United States

References[]

  1. ^ "Representative Brian Cina". Vermont General Assembly. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Union: a journey into an ancient forest". The Record. June 15, 1994. p. 251. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Official Results Of 2014 Annual City Election" (PDF). Burlington, Vermont. March 4, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Statement of Votes Cast For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races" (PDF). Burlington, Vermont. March 3, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Two Candidates Vie for Burlington School Board Seat". Seven Days. February 20, 2017. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "School Board: 'We're trying to get the district moving'". The Burlington Free Press. July 9, 2014. p. A3. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tracy, Pine Vie for Progressive Nomination in Burlington Mayor's Race". Seven Days. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Max Tracy, Burlington's Most Outspoken Prog, Pulls No Punches". Seven Days. October 11, 2017. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Democrats Maintain Majority in Vermont House". Seven Days. November 9, 2016. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "2016 State Representative Democratic Primary". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021.
  11. ^ "2016 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "2018 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021.
  13. ^ a b "2020 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021.
  14. ^ "Progressive Lawmakers Want to Divert 20 Percent of State Police Budget". Seven Days. June 11, 2020. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
  15. ^ "How your rep voted on minimum wage and paid leave". Vermont Digger. January 26, 2020. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "2018 State Representative Democratic Primary". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
  17. ^ "2020 State Representative Democratic Primary". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
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