Randall Szott
Randall Szott is an American artist and politician who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2019 until 2021.
Randall Szott | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 2019–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Susan Buckholz |
| Succeeded by | Heather Surprenant |
| Constituency | Windsor 4-1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1971 (age 51) Space Coast, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography
Szott was born in December 1971 in the Space Coast of Florida. He received a bachelor of arts degree in liberal arts from the University of Central Florida, a master of fine arts degree in critical practice from Ohio State University, and a master of arts degree in interdisciplinary art from San Francisco State University.[1]
Szott has delivered lectures about social practice at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the California College of the Arts.[2][3] In 2018, he was an invited guest of the Harvard Graduate School of Education for a Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study workshop.[4] He was a founding editor of 127 Prince, the first journal devoted to social practice.
At some point, Szott was a member of the United States Merchant Marine and also worked chef. He is now a public librarian in Weston, Vermont.[5][6] [7]
A member of the Democratic Party, Szott was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 2018, representing the Windsor 4-1 district, which contains the towns of West Hartford, Barnard, Pomfret, and most of Quechee. Szott was elected unopposed.[8] Szott did not run for re-election in 2020.[9]
References
- "Randall Szott".
- "Social Practice West".
- "==> Randall Szott in conversation with Ted Purves". 5 February 2009.
- "Biographical Information | Four Publics: Learning in Socially-Engaged, Public Participatory and Civic Art".
- "Wilder Memorial Library hires new library director". Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
- "Szott is Candidate for Windsor 4-1 Seat | the White River Valley Herald". 26 April 2018.
- "Szott is Candidate for Windsor 4-1 Seat | the White River Valley Herald". 26 April 2018.
- Doyle-Burr, Nora (2018-11-07). "Vt. Representatives Hold Windsor Seats". Valley News. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- Merriman, Anna (August 5, 2020). "Two Democrats, one Republican seek open Hartford-area seat in Vermont House". Valley News. Retrieved December 28, 2022.