Diane B. Snelling

Diane Snelling
Member of the Vermont Senate
from the Chittenden district
In office
January 2002 – March 2016
Preceded byBarbara Snelling
Succeeded byHelen Riehle
Personal details
Born (1952-03-18) March 18, 1952 (age 72)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceHinesburg, Vermont
Alma materHarvard/Radcliffe College,
New York University
OccupationArtist

Diane B. Snelling (born March 18, 1952) is an American politician from Vermont who served as a Republican member of the Vermont Senate, representing Chittenden County. Snelling was first appointed to the Vermont State Senate in January 2002 by Governor Howard Dean to serve the remainder of her mother, Barbara Snelling's, term in office, after her mother retired from the Senate.[1][2]

She won election to her seat in 2002 and was re-elected in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014. She resigned in 2016 to become head of the Vermont Natural Resources Board.[3][4]

  1. ^ Gram, David. "Diane Snelling stepping up to seat: Daughter will fill state senate seat her mother is leaving." Bennington, Vermont: Bennington Banner, January 18, 2002, front page (subscription required).
  2. ^ Gram, David. "Dean chooses younger Snelling." Rutland, Vermont: Rutland Herald, January 18, 2002, front page (subscription required).
  3. ^ "Governor Shumlin appoints Diane Snelling as Natural Resources Board Chair". Vermont Business Magazine. Off Grid Media Lab. March 29, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Democrats maintain seats in Chittendon." Burlington, Vermont: The Burlington Free Press, November 6, 2002, p. 5 (subscription required).