Bill Aswad

Bill Aswad
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
from the Chittenden-6-1 district
In office
1995–2012
Personal details
BornWilliam N. Aswad
(1922-01-15)January 15, 1922
Binghamton, New York, US
DiedAugust 13, 2015(2015-08-13) (aged 93)
Shelburne, Vermont
PartyDemocratic
SpouseMarjorie G. Aswad (d. 1998)
EducationClarkson University
ProfessionEngineer

William N. Aswad (January 15, 1922 – August 13, 2015) was an American politician who was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives. He was an engineer by profession and manager of manufacturing engineering.

Aswad was born in Binghamton, New York, in 1922. He attended Clarkson University and Union College, graduating the former with a major in chemical engineering in 1946. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Corps of Engineers, attaining the rank of major. A former city councillor in his hometown of Burlington, was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1995, at the age of 72, and served until his defeat by Joanna E. Cole, a fellow Democrat, in 2012. During his time in the House, he served on the House Transportation Committee. In 2012, he was honored in the House with a resolution on his 90th birthday.

Aswad was a member of United Way and served on the Chittenden County Regional Planning Association, the Vermont Association for Development and Planning, Vermont Health Foundation, and as a president of the New England Association of Regional Councils. He died in Shelburne, Vermont, on August 13, 2015, after a brief illness.

Electoral history

Bill Aswad electoral history
1994 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 7-6 district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Aswad 509 44.92%
Democratic Carmel Babcock (incumbent) 439 38.75%
Democratic Arthur E. Merola 175 15.45%
Write-in 10 0.88%
Total votes 1,133 100.00%
General election
Democratic Bill Aswad 1,657 34.37%
Democratic Carmel Babcock (incumbent) 1,593 33.04%
Republican Kurt Wright 1,571 32.59%
Total votes 4,821 100.00%
1996 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 7-6 district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 304 51.53%
Democratic Hank Gretkowski 283 47.97%
Write-in 3 0.51%
Total votes 590 100.00%
General election
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 1,902 31.83%
Democratic Hank Gretkowski 1,873 31.35%
Republican Dianne M. Deforge 1,463 24.49%
Republican Eugene Shaver 732 12.25%
Write-in 5 0.84%
Total votes 5,975 100.00%
1998 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 7-6 district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 207 50.74%
Democratic Henry J. Gretkowski 201 49.26%
Total votes 408 100.00%
General election
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 2,074 50.43%
Democratic Henry J. Gretkowski 1,965 47.78%
Write-in 74 1.80%
Total votes 4,113 100.00%
2000 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 7-6 district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 535 46.52%
Democratic Dennis McBee 311 27.04%
Democratic Jill K. Malin 287 24.96%
Write-in 17 1.48%
Total votes 1,150 100.00%
General election
Republican Kurt Wright 1,863 28.63%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 1,851 28.45%
Republican Matt Gardy 1,432 22.01%
Democratic Dennis McBee 1,349 20.73%
Write-in 12 1.84%
Total votes 6,507 100.00%
2002 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 3-1 district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer B. Wallace-Brodeur 317 49.38%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 315 49.07%
Write-in 10 1.56%
Total votes 642 100.00%
Blank/Spoiled 66
General election
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 1,687 29.91%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 1,595 28.28%
Democratic Jennifer Wallace-Brodeur 1,400 24.82%
Republican Gene Shaver 952 16.88%
Write-in 6 0.11%
Total votes 5,640 100.00%
2004 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 3-1 district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 418 50.85%
Democratic Russell Ellis 399 48.54%
Write-in 5 0.61%
Total votes 822 100.00%
General election
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 2,117 29.94%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 2,066 29.22%
Democratic Russell Ellis 1,687 23.86%
Republican Gene Shaver 1,185 16.76%
Write-in 15 0.21%
Total votes 7,070 100.00%
2006 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 3-1 district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 690 92.25%
Write-in 58 7.75%
Total votes 748 100.00%
General election
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 1,778 28.56%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 1,764 28.33%
Democratic Susan Wheeler 1,183 19.00%
Republican Gene Shaver 785 12.61%
Independent Ellie Blais 709 11.39%
Write-in 7 0.11%
Total votes 6,226 100.00%
2008 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 3-1 district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 342 42.48%
Democratic Joanna Cole 234 29.07%
Democratic Susan Wheeler 227 28.20%
Write-in 2 0.25%
Total votes 805 100.00%
General election
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 2,196 32.57%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 2,195 32.56%
Democratic Joanna Cole 1,649 24.46%
Republican Scott Beaudin 694 10.29%
Write-in 8 0.12%
Total votes 6,742 100.00%
2010 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 3-1 district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 843 50.97%
Democratic Joanna Cole 800 48.37%
Write-in 11 0.67%
Total votes 1,654 100.00%
Blank/Spoiled 668
General election
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 1,806 39.18%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 1,526 33.11%
Democratic Joanna Cole 1,277 27.71%
Total votes 4,609 100.00%
2012 Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joanna Cole 658 36.04%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 619 33.90%
Democratic Robert Hooper 536 29.35%
Write-in 13 0.71%
Total votes 1,826 100.00%
Blank/Spoiled 568
General election
Republican Kurt Wright (incumbent) 2,332 36.86%
Democratic Joanna Cole 2,008 31.74%
Democratic Bill Aswad (incumbent) 1,987 31.41%
Total votes 6,327 100.00%

References

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  7. ↑ "1994 State Representative Democratic Primary - Chittenden 7-6 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "1994 State Representative General Election - Chittenden 7-6 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  9. ↑ "1996 State Representative Democratic Primary - Chittenden 7-6 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  10. ↑ "1996 State Representative General Election - Chittenden 7-6 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  11. ↑ "1998 State Representative Democratic Primary - Chittenden 7-6 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  12. ↑ "1998 State Representative General Election - Chittenden 7-6 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2000 State Representative Democratic Primary - Chittenden 7-6 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2000 State Representative General Election - Chittenden 7-6 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  15. ↑ "2002 State Representative Democratic Primary - Chittenden 3-1 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2002 State Representative General Election - Chittenden 3-1 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  17. ↑ "2004 State Representative Democratic Primary - Chittenden 3-1 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  18. ↑ "2004 State Representative General Election - Chittenden 3-1 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  19. ↑ "2006 State Representative Democratic Primary - Chittenden 3-1 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  20. ↑ "2006 State Representative General Election - Chittenden 3-1 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  21. ↑ "2008 State Representative Democratic Primary - Chittenden 3-1 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  22. ↑ "2008 State Representative General Election - Chittenden 3-1 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  23. ↑ "2010 State Representative Democratic Primary - Chittenden 3-1 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  24. ↑ "2010 State Representative General Election - Chittenden 3-1 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  25. ↑ "2012 State Representative Democratic Primary - Chittenden 6-1 District". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
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