Brian Cina
OfficeMember of the Vermont House of Representatives
AlongsideSelene Colburn (2017–2023)
Troy Headrick (2023–Present)
Term startJanuary 6, 2017
PredecessorChristopher Pearson
Kesha Ram Hinsdale
ConstituencyChittenden-6-4 (2017–2023)
Chittenden-15 (2023–Present)
Birth placeHackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
PartyVermont Progressive
Other partyDemocratic
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
University of Vermont (MSW)

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.

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]

References

  1. ^ "20 Questions with Brian Cina ‘98", Beyond The Green; Class of 1998 Newsletter, Fall 2015. Accessed August 18, 2024. "[Q] Where did you grow up? [A] I was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, and lived in Lodi, NJ from birth until I went to Dartmouth."
  2. ^ "Representative Brian Cina". Vermont General Assembly. Archived June 18, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Union: a journey into an ancient forest". The Record. June 15, 1994. p. 251. Archived June 18, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. – via Newspapers.com
  4. ^ "Official Results Of 2014 Annual City Election". Burlington, Vermont. March 4, 2014. Archived March 10, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Statement of Votes Cast For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races". Burlington, Vermont. March 3, 2015. Archived March 10, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ "Two Candidates Vie for Burlington School Board Seat". Seven Days. February 20, 2017. Archived June 18, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ "School Board: 'We're trying to get the district moving'". The Burlington Free Press. July 9, 2014. p. A3. Archived June 18, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. – via Newspapers.com
  8. ^ "Tracy, Pine Vie for Progressive Nomination in Burlington Mayor's Race". Seven Days. November 30, 2020. Archived June 18, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ "Max Tracy, Burlington's Most Outspoken Prog, Pulls No Punches". Seven Days. October 11, 2017. Archived June 17, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ "Democrats Maintain Majority in Vermont House". Seven Days. November 9, 2016. Archived June 17, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ "2016 State Representative Democratic Primary". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived June 16, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ "2016 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived June 16, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ "2018 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived June 16, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ^ "2020 State Representative General Election". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived June 16, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ^ "Progressive Lawmakers Want to Divert 20 Percent of State Police Budget". Seven Days. June 11, 2020. Archived June 17, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  16. ^ "How your rep voted on minimum wage and paid leave". Vermont Digger. January 26, 2020. Archived June 17, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.