Becca Balint
DemocratU.S. Representative, VT-0| Age | 58 (b. 1968-05-04) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2023-01-03 (~3 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (Hungarian-Jewish heritage on father's side) |
| Religion | Jewish (describes her spiritual life as an amalgamation of Judaism, Quakerism and Buddhism; Pew Research lists her as Jewish) |
| Education | B.A. in history and women's studies, Smith College (1990, magna cum laude); M.Ed., Harvard University (1995); M.A. in history, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2000) |
| Prior occupation | Middle school history and social studies teacher (14 years in Windham County); also a Community College of Vermont instructor and columnist for the Brattleboro Reformer |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Heidelberg, West Germany (foreign-born) |
| Marital status | Married — Elizabeth Wohl |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Brattleboro, Vermont |
| Notable relatives | Father Peter Balint, a Hungarian-Jewish immigrant and second-generation Holocaust survivor whose own father (Becca's grandfather) was murdered on a death march from the Mauthausen concentration camp; no relatives in politics |
| Openly LGBTQ | yes |
Pending research: languages.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2022 |
| Previous offices | Vermont State Senate, Windham County (2015-2023) · Vermont Senate Majority Leader (2017-2021) · Vermont Senate President pro tempore (2021-2023) |
| Committees | Committee on the Budget · Committee on the Judiciary (Vice Ranking Member) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus (Co-Chair) · Congressional Freethought Caucus · Black Maternal Health Caucus · Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment · House Baltic Caucus |
| Leadership | Co-Chair, Congressional Equality Caucus · Vice Ranking Member, House Judiciary Committee |
| Ideology | Progressive Democrat; member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; lifetime 100% score from Vermont Conservation Voters |
| Signature legislation | Providing Access to Treatment and Housing Act of 2023 (H.R.4941) - sponsor; establishes a Center for Unhoused Individuals within SAMHSA · Mental Health Career Promotion Act - sponsor · Resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress (2023) - introduced |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2024) · estimate
| Joint right-of-survivorship accounts (held with spouse Elizabeth Wohl) | fund · 2024 |
| Individual retirement accounts | fund · 2024 |
| Washington, D.C. education (529/college) trusts | fund · 2024 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.