MONTPELIER, VT - Last week WCAX reported that Burlington Rep. Kate Logan had been arrested while in Washington, DC. The report indicated that Rep. Logan admitted guilt and paid a fine for “unlawful demonstration”.

Original WCAX story:
https://www.wcax.com/2025/03/18/vt-lawmaker-arrested-during-washington-protest/

VTGOP Chairman Paul Dame made the following statement in response:

“This is the second Elected Democrat to get arrested in the past 13 months. And it is the third Elected Democrat in the past week to get caught up in a disruptive protest. This incident further demonstrates that Vermont Democrats and becoming both a lawless party and have a caucus where many members are activists first and foremost, and legislators second. When Rep. Kate Logan became a State Representative, the people of Burlington asked her to serve their needs in the Vermont State House, and expected her to serve them honorably. Her arrest and involvement in an illegal protest occupying parts of the U.S. Capitol are a disappointment to many.

While she was away last week House Republicans sought to amend a critical public safety bill related to a postponement of “raise the age” to make it harder for drug gangs to employ teenagers in their trafficking. Rep. Kate Logan was absent for this vote, and given the timing of her arrest on Wednesday, March 12th her involvement in the protest put her activism in direct conflict with the work that her voters asked her to do here in Vermont in the Legislature. Public Safety is a huge issue in Burlington, and she abandoned her duties where she has a role and a voice here in the Vermont State House.

Furthermore, it is unclear whether or not Rep. Logan’s absence on Wednesday March 12th is a violation of house Rule 10 which requires a member to be granted leave of the house when absent “unless sick or otherwise necessarily detained.” While the exact timing Rep. Logan’s arrest may or may not be considered her being “necessarily detained” her involvement in protests outside the state should not be considered a “necessary” part of her job as a State Representative or necessary to her other employment that is common among citizen legislators. While this rule is rarely enforced, if there is ever a case to enforce, having a member getting arrested out of state seems like a good precedent to set.”