Patricia McCoy
Minority Leader of the Vermont House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byDonald H. Turner
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
from the Rutland district
Assumed office
January 7, 2015
Preceded byAndy Donaghy
Personal details
Born (1955-01-26) January 26, 1955 (age 69)
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMatthew McCoy
Children3
EducationUniversity of Connecticut (BS)

Patricia A. McCoy (born January 26, 1955) is an American politician who serves as the Minority Leader in the Vermont House of Representatives and from the Rutland district as a member of the Republican Party. She has served as the town clerk and treasurer in Poultney, Vermont since 1991.

Early life and education

Patricia A. McCoy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on January 26, 1955. She graduated from Stratford High School, and the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental resource management. She married Matthew McCoy, with whom she had three children, and has lived in Poultney, Vermont since 1979.[1][2]

Career

Local politics

McCoy initially supported the Democratic Party after moving to Vermont.[3] She was first elected to serve as Poultney's town clerk and treasurer in 1991, to succeed Josephine Williams, who had retired after having served since 1982.[1][4][5] McCoy became the treasurer for the Poultney school district following the resignation of the business manager of the Rutland Southwest Supervisory Union and served in that role until she appointed Steve Parker as assistant school treasurer.[6][7] She was selected to serve as the treasurer of the Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association in 2000, and the organization gave her the Clerk of the Year Award alongside Gary Snider.[8]

Vermont House of Representatives

Andy Donaghy, a Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives, retired during the 2014 election.[3] She won the Republican nomination without opposition and faced no opposition in the 2014, 2016, and 2018 elections.[9][10][11][12][13][14] She defeated independent candidate Tyler-Joseph Ballard in the 2020 election.[15][16]

During her tenure in the state house she has served on the Human Services, Commerce and Economic Development, Transportation, Rules, Legislative Council committees.[1][17][18] She was selected to serve as assistant minority leader alongside Representative Brian K. Savage in 2016, and was selected to replace Donald H. Turner as Minority Leader when he ran for lieutenant governor in 2018.[19][3][20]

Electoral history

2014 Vermont House of Representatives Rutland district Republican primary[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Patricia McCoy 67 100.00%
Total votes 67 100.00%
Blank and spoiled 8
2014 Vermont House of Representatives Rutland district election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Patricia McCoy 849 97.92%
Independent Write-ins 18 2.08%
Total votes 867 100.00%
Blank and spoiled 181
2016 Vermont House of Representatives Rutland district Republican primary[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Patricia McCoy (incumbent) 192 100.00%
Total votes 192 100.00%
Blank and spoiled 27
2016 Vermont House of Representatives Rutland district election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Patricia McCoy (incumbent) 1,425 98.55%
Independent Write-ins 21 1.45%
Total votes 1,446 100.00%
Blank and spoiled 259
2018 Vermont House of Representatives Rutland district Republican primary[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Patricia McCoy (incumbent) 284 99.65%
Republican Write-ins 1 0.35%
Total votes 285 100.00%
Blank and spoiled 55
2018 Vermont House of Representatives Rutland district election[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Patricia McCoy (incumbent) 1,138 96.52%
Independent Write-ins 41 3.48%
Total votes 1,179 100.00%
Blank and spoiled 248
2020 Vermont House of Representatives Rutland district Republican primary[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Patricia McCoy (incumbent) 399 97.79%
Republican Write-ins 9 2.21%
Total votes 408 100.00%
Blank and spoiled 59
2020 Vermont House of Representatives Rutland district election[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Patricia McCoy (incumbent) 1,283 71.12%
Independent Tyler-Joseph Ballard 513 28.44%
Independent Write-ins 8 0.44%
Total votes 1,804 100.00%
Blank and spoiled 134

References

  1. ^ a b c "Representative Patricia McCoy 2018 Special Session". Vermont General Assembly. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Patricia A. McCoy". Vermont Digger. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "House GOP Leader Pattie McCoy Is Outnumbered but Not Discouraged". Seven Days. January 30, 2019. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Clerk Position Sparks Interest". Rutland Herald. January 12, 1991. p. 13. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "McCoy New Poultney Clerk-Treasurer". Rutland Herald. March 6, 1991. p. 29. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "RSSU Official Resigns". Rutland Herald. December 18, 1991. p. 17. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Assistant Treasurer Begins School Work". Rutland Herald. January 6, 1992. p. 10. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association". Rutland Herald. October 16, 2000. p. 18. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b "2014 State Representative Republican Primary". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "2014 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "2016 State Representative Republican Primary". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "2016 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  13. ^ a b "2018 State Representative Republican Primary". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "2018 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "2020 State Representative Republican Primary". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  16. ^ a b "2020 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  17. ^ "Representative Patricia McCoy 2015-2016 Special Session". Vermont General Assembly. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  18. ^ "Representative Patricia McCoy 2019-2020 Special Session". Vermont General Assembly. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "Dems". Rutland Herald. November 11, 2016. p. B2. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "As Vermont Legislature Reconvenes, Speaker Johnson Shakes Up Chairmanships". Seven Days. January 9, 2019. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
Vermont House of Representatives Preceded byDon Turner Minority Leader of the Vermont House of Representatives 2019–present Incumbent
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