Brian Cina
American politician
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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.
Kesha Ram Hinsdale
Chittenden-15 (2023–Present)
Brian Cina | |
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| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher Pearson Kesha Ram Hinsdale |
| Constituency | Chittenden-6-4 (2017–2023) Chittenden-15 (2023–Present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Party | Vermont Progressive |
Other political affiliations | Democratic |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) University of Vermont (MSW) |
Early life and education
Cina was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, and raised in nearby Lodi.[1] 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.[2][3]
Career
Local politics
Cina was elected to the school board from the 2nd district in Burlington in the 2014 election.[4] He won reelection to the school board from the Central district in the 2015 election.[5] He did not seek reelection in 2017.[6] During his tenure on the school board he led a committee to find an interim superintendent.[7]
Cina supported Max Tracy during the 2021 Burlington mayoral election.[8]
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.[9][10] 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.[11][12] He and Colburn were reelection in the 2018 and 2020 elections.[13][14]
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.[15] 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.[16]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Brian Cina | 446 | 97.17% | |
| Write-in | 13 | 2.83% | ||
| Total votes | 459 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Brian Cina (incumbent) | 613 | 53.03% | |
| Democratic | Charlie Giannon | 530 | 45.85% | |
| Write-in | 13 | 1.12% | ||
| Total votes | 1,156 | 100.00% | ||
| Blank | 282 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Selene Colburn | 575 | 47.09% | |
| Democratic | Brian Cina | 378 | 30.96% | |
| Democratic | Carmen Scoles | 264 | 21.62% | |
| Write-in | 4 | 0.33% | ||
| Total votes | 1,221 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Write-in | 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% | |
| Write-in | 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% | |
| Write-in | 20 | 0.48% | -0.51% | ||
| Total votes | 4,155 | 100.00% | |||
| Blank | 1,335 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Selene Colburn (incumbent) | 904 | 53.15% | −3.00% | |
| Democratic | Brian Cina (incumbent) | 778 | 45.74% | +8.83% | |
| Write-in | 19 | 1.12% | +0.24% | ||
| Total votes | 1,701 | 100.00% | |||
| Blank | 520 | ||||
| Spoiled | 1 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Write-in | 52 | 1.28% | +0.80% | ||
| Total votes | 4,057 | 100.00% | |||
| Blank | 1,677 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Cina (incumbent) | 834 | 54.47% | +1.32% | |
| Democratic | Troy Headrick | 680 | 44.42% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 17 | 1.11% | -0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 1,531 | 100.00% | |||
| Blank | 753 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Brian Cina (incumbent) | ||||
| Democratic | Brian Cina (incumbent) | ||||
| Total | Brian Cina (incumbent) | 1,858 | 52.86% | -0.06% | |
| Progressive | Troy Headrick | ||||
| Democratic | Troy Headrick | ||||
| Total | Troy Headrick | 1,604 | 45.63% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 53 | 1.51% | +0.23% | ||
| Total votes | 3,515 | 100.00% | |||
| Blank | 1,285 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Cina (incumbent) | 442 | 50.98% | +2.75% | |
| Democratic | Troy Headrick (incumbent) | 409 | 47.17% | −3.49% | |
| Write-in | 16 | 1.85% | +0.74% | ||
| Total votes | 867 | 100.00% | |||
| Blank | 245 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Brian Cina (incumbent) | ||||
| Democratic | Brian Cina (incumbent) | ||||
| Total | Brian Cina (incumbent) | 2,124 | 52.12% | -0.74% | |
| Progressive | Troy Headrick (incumbent) | ||||
| Democratic | Troy Headrick (incumbent) | ||||
| Total | Troy Headrick (incumbent) | 1,898 | 46.58% | +0.95% | |
| Write-in | 53 | 1.30% | -0.21% | ||
| Total votes | 4,075 | 100.00% | |||
| Blank | 2,097 | ||||