Betty Bolognani

Betty Bolognani
Betty Bolognani
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives; from the Bennington 2-2 district
	In office; August 2001 – January 8, 2003
Appointed by	Howard Dean
Preceded by	Neil Hoag
Succeeded by	Mary A. Morrissey; Albert Krawczyk
Personal details
Born	Betty Mae Whitney; February 23, 1926; Stamford, Vermont, U.S.
Died	November 1, 2016 (aged 90); Readsboro, Vermont, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	James Amedeo Bolognani (m. 1950; died 1989)
Alma mater	University of Vermont (BS)

Betty Mae Bolognani (February 23, 1926 – November 1, 2016) is an American politician who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2001 to 2003. Four months after incumbent representative Neil Hoag resigned due to medical issues, Governor Howard Dean appointed Bolognani to serve out the remainder of his term.^[1] A member of the Democratic Party, Bolognani ran in 2002 and 2004 to represent the Windham-Bennington 1 district in the House but lost both times to Republican Philip Bartlett.

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Vermont House of Representatives, Windham-Bennington 1 district
Nov 5, 2002^[2]	General	Philip E. Bartlett	Republican	711	53.38
		Betty M. Bolognani	Democratic	616	46.25
		Write-Ins		5	0.37
		District redrawn; seat flipped from Democratic to Republican
Nov 2, 2004^[3]	General	Philip E. Bartlett	Republican	1,021	50.67
		Betty M. Bolognani	Democratic	992	49.23
		Write-Ins		2	0.10