Dustin Allard Degree

Who is Dustin Allard Degree?

Dustin Allard Degree is an American politician from the U.S. State of Vermont from St. Albans City. A Republican, he represented St. Albans City, Vermont in the Vermont General Assembly during the 2011-2012 biennial session. Degree graduated Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans in 2003 and attended Norwich University and the University of Vermont. He previously worked in the office of Governor Jim Douglas.

In June 2010, Degree left his job in the Governors office to run for the Vermont House of Representatives, seeking the Franklin-3 District seat in the General Assembly to represent St. Albans City. He cited fiscal responsibility and the need to provide more opportunities to young Vermonters as his top priorities during the campaign.

On November 2, 2010, Degree defeated one-term incumbent State Representative Jeff Young by 243 votes to secure one of the two seats in the district. When he takes office on January 5, 2011, at 25 years old he is the second youngest member of the Vermont General Assembly and the youngest Republican serving in the Legislature.

In 2012, Degree announced that he would seek the Republican nomination to represent Franklin County in the State Senate. He won the nomination and subsequently was defeated in the general election by Democrat Don Collins for one of two seats.