After the November election the size of the Republican Senate caucus has nearly doubled. Today all members met and chose Senator-Elect Scott Beck as the new Republican Senate caucus leader for the upcoming legislative session. Senator Brian Collamore was re-elected as Assistant Republican Leader

VTGOP Chairman Paul Dame issued the following statement:

"I am excited to work with Senator Beck as the new caucus leader. I have known Scott since we were both elected to the House as freshman (along with House Leader Pattie McCoy) in the Republican wave of 2014. From his first year in the legislature, Beck has demonstrated leadership and unmatched knowledge on education funding. Since that was the number one issue this campaign season Vermonters can have confidence that Senate Republicans will take the issue seriously in the upcoming session. Senator Beck is a pragmatic problem solver who will challenge Democratic leadership in whether they are also serious about making important changes to our system, or if they will continue to ignore the will of the voters demanding a more affordable system that doesn't trap taxpayers into continuous out-of-control increases year after year with little to no intervention."

“I am grateful for Senate Republican support and for Sen. Brock’s work the last 4 years.” added Senator-Elect Beck. “My focus as leader will be on enhancing and expanding external and internal communications, growing the caucus into a majority, and supporting Gov. Scott’s agenda.”

House Republicans met previously on November 9th and re-elected Rep. Pattie McCoy as House Republican leader, along with Rep. Casey Toof and Rep. Mark Higley as part of the leadership team. With Senator Beck's election today, Republican leadership is finalized and ready to move forward into the new legislative session.