Brian Cina
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.
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Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden-6-4 district | |
Assumed office 2017 | |
Preceded by | Chris Pearson Kesha Ram |
Personal details | |
Political party | Vermont Progressive |
Other political affiliations | Democratic |
Education | Dartmouth College (BA) University of Vermont (MSW) |
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 with a Bachelor of Arts in music in 1998. He moved to Burlington, Vermont afterwards and worked for AmeriCorps. He attended the University of Vermont from 2003 to 2005, earning 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 Max Tracy 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive | Brian Cina | 446 | 97.17% | ||
Independent | Write-ins | 13 | 2.83% | ||
Total votes | 459 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
References
- "Representative Brian Cina". Vermont General Assembly. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
- "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.
- "Official Results Of 2014 Annual City Election" (PDF). Burlington, Vermont. March 4, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2021.
- "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.
- "Two Candidates Vie for Burlington School Board Seat". Seven Days. February 20, 2017. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
- "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.
- "Tracy, Pine Vie for Progressive Nomination in Burlington Mayor's Race". Seven Days. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
- "Max Tracy, Burlington's Most Outspoken Prog, Pulls No Punches". Seven Days. October 11, 2017. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
- "Democrats Maintain Majority in Vermont House". Seven Days. November 9, 2016. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
- "2016 State Representative Democratic Primary". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021.
- "2016 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021.
- "2018 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021.
- "2020 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021.
- "Progressive Lawmakers Want to Divert 20 Percent of State Police Budget". Seven Days. June 11, 2020. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
- "How your rep voted on minimum wage and paid leave". Vermont Digger. January 26, 2020. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
- "2018 State Representative Democratic Primary". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
- "2020 State Representative Democratic Primary". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.