Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak | |
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Mulvaney-Stanak in 2024 | |
| 43rd Mayor of Burlington | |
| Assumed office April 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Miro Weinberger |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden-17 district | |
| In office January 2021 – April 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jean O'Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Abbey Duke |
| Chair of the Vermont Progressive Party | |
| In office November 10, 2013 – June 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Martha Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Pollina (acting) |
| Member of the Burlington City Council | |
| In office 2010–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Clarence Davis |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Siegel |
| Constituency | 3rd district |
| In office 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jane Knodell |
| Succeeded by | Bram Kranichfeld |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1980 or 1981 (age 45–46) |
| Party | Vermont Progressive |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic |
| Spouse | Megan Moir |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Smith College (BA) |
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak (born 1980 or 1981) is an American politician who has served as the mayor of Burlington, Vermont since 2024. A member of the Vermont Progressive Party, she was a member of the Burlington city council from 2009 and 2010 to 2012, and the Vermont House of Representatives from 2021 to 2024.
Mulvaney-Stanak was educated at Smith College. She became involved in politics when she was director of the Vermont Living Wage Campaign and as field director for Scudder Parker's gubernatorial campaign during the 2006 election. She was elected to the city council in 2009, but had to resign due to her moving. She returned to the city council in 2010, where she was at one point the only Progressive member. She defeated incumbent state representative Jean O'Sullivan for a seat in the state house.
Mulvaney-Stanak was elected mayor of Burlington in 2024, becoming the first Progressive to hold the office since 2012, and the first woman and openly LGBT person to serve as mayor in the city's history.