The 2008 Vermont Republican primary took place on March 4, 2008.

Robert T. Stafford, a Vermont Republican, was first elected in 1972.

In the early 1960s many progressive Vermont Republicans and newcomers to the state helped bolster the state's small Democratic Party.

Educated in the schools of his home town, he became a journalist, and published, in 1808, a weekly newspaper, "The Vermont Republican."

Senator James M. Jeffords, Republican of Vermont, made this point in the debate.

James M. Jeffords, Republican of Vermont, was one of those who went on the ski weekend.

Senator James M. Jeffords, a Vermont Republican, is in the second category.

Mr. Stafford, a Vermont Republican now the ranking minority member of the panel, has been in the Senate since 1971.

Representative Peter Smith, Republican of Vermont, sees "Out and About" as a national model.

Senator James M. Jeffords, the Vermont Republican who is managing the bill, said he expected perhaps three votes against the measure.