Richard Warden Sears Jr. (born April 22, 1943) is a Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Bennington senate district. Richard Sears was first elected to the Vermont State Senate in 1992 and continues to serve in that office. Biography Sears was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on April 22, 1943. He attended school in Ashland, Massachusetts, followed by the New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire. He went on to receive a B.A. degree from the University of Vermont in 1969. He has resided in Bennington, Vermont since 1971, and is married to Beverly Sears (formerly Beverly Bushey). He has worked in residential programs for troubled youth since the 1970s. Public life Sears served on the Bennington school board from 1987 to 1993 and was chairman for four of those years. He was elected to the Vermont State Senate in 1992 and has been reelected in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. See also Members of the Vermont Senate, 2005-2006 session Members of the Vermont Senate, 2007-2008 session External links Vermont Senate Biographies Democratic Party Vermont state senators 1943 births Living people People from Bennington, Vermont People from Framingham, Massachusetts School board members in Vermont 21st-century American politicians New Hampton School alumni University of Vermont alumni