Diane B. Snelling (born March 18,1952) is an American politician from Vermont who served as a Republican member of the Vermont Senate,representing Chittenden County. Snelling was first appointed to the Vermont State Senate in January 2002 by Governor Howard Dean to serve the remainder of her mother,Barbara Snelling's,term in office,after her mother retired from the Senate.[1][2]
She won election to her seat in 2002 and was re-elected in 2004,2006,2008,2010,2012,and 2014. She resigned in 2016 to become head of the Vermont Natural Resources Board.[3][4]
In 2002,after her mother resigned for health reasons,Snelling was appointed to serve out the remainder of her mother's term by former Governor Howard Dean. She served until 2016,and was the only Republican in the six-member Chittenden County State Senate delegation during her tenure.[11][12][13][14]
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