dʒˈeɪmz lˈɛdi wʌz fˈɜːst ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə vɜːmˈɔnt stˈeɪt sˈɛnət ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd kəntˈɪnjuːd ɪn ðæt ˈɑːfɪs θɹuː tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.
James Leddy was first elected to the Vermont State Senate in 1998 and continued in that office through 2007.