GOP challenger hopes to unseat Democrat in closely-divided Bennington 1 district
Jon Hurdle Rep. Jonathan Cooper (left) says his record as a good listener will help him defend his House seat in the Bennington-1 district in the November 3 election. Republican challenger Charles Jewett (right) says he wants to increase opportunities for business in Vermont if elected.
In this year’s race for the Bennington 1 House seat in the Vermont Legislature, it’s between a Republican who thinks Donald Trump is the best US President in his lifetime, and the Democratic incumbent who won by just 23 votes two years ago
POWNAL—In the November 3 election, Bennington-1 Rep. Jonathan Cooper is defending his southwest Vermont seat against a challenge from political neophyte Charles Jewett in a district that Cooper acknowledges is “very evenly balanced” in party-political affiliation.
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