Vincent Illuzzi

Vincent Illuzzi
Member of the Vermont Senate
from the Essex-Orleans district
In office
January 1981 – January 2013
Succeeded byJohn S. Rodgers
Essex County State's Attorney
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1999
Personal details
Born
Vincent Illuzzi, Jr.

(1953-09-17) September 17, 1953 (age 71)
Montpelier, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations		Vermont Progressive
Democratic
Libertarian
SpouseEileen Maher
Residence(s)Derby, Vermont, U.S.
Alma materSaint Michael's College
ProfessionAttorney

Vincent Illuzzi, Jr.[1] (born September 17, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician from Derby, Vermont who formerly served as a Republican member of the Vermont State Senate representing the Essex-Orleans senate district.

Illuzzi was first elected to the Vermont Senate in 1980.[2] From 1976 to 1979, he was a correspondent for the Burlington Free Press.[3] In 1978, he interviewed Peter Galbraith when he was chair of the Vermont Democratic Party;[4] some 40 years later, they served together in the Senate. At 27, Illuzzi was the youngest person ever elected to the Vermont Senate. He served from 1981 to 2013.[5][6] He did not run for reelection in 2012, and was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Vermont Auditor of Accounts.

He currently serves as the State's Attorney for Essex County, although a resident of neighboring Orleans Co. The question of residency was the subject of a State Superior Court case:

Arguably, there is an equally compelling policy reason for allowing voters to elect officials who do not reside in the voters’ county: it increases the pool of eligible candidates to fill those positions. Such a consideration may be important for small counties like Essex which may have few lawyers or law enforcement officers willing to run for state’s attorney or sheriff. Without a residency requirement, voters may be better assured that they are electing the most competent and qualified person willing to hold the office. If the framers had intended county officials to be county residents, they would have specifically mandated that in the constitution. Noble v. Sec’y of State, No. 48-9-10 Excv (Manley, J., Oct. 21, 2010)

  1. ^ R.I.P., Vincent Illuzzi Sr., Granite Sculptor, 1920-2013
  2. ^ Bromage, Andy. "With Illuzzi's Defeat in Auditor's Race, a Political Era Ends". Seven Days. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  3. ^ "18 Mar 1977, Page 5 - The Burlington Free Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  4. ^ "23 Feb 1978, Page 14 - The Burlington Free Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  5. ^ "12 Apr 1995, Page 1 - The Burlington Free Press at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  6. ^ "Vince Illuzzi Leaves A Legacy Hard To Repeat". Caledonian Record. Retrieved 2021-02-20.