Chris Keyser

State Representative, Vermont · Rutland District 7

Chris Keyser is a Republican politician serving in the Vermont House of Representatives, representing the Rutland-7 District. He assumed office on January 8, 2025, and his current term is set to end on January 6, 2027.

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Role State Representative

Current office, as recorded in the directory.

District Rutland District 7

The district this member is elected from.

Service since 2025

Dates of service on record.

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Biography

Chris Keyser was born in Chelsea, VT, to Gov. F Ray Keyser Jr and Joan Keyser. He has a younger brother and sister. He went to Chelsea elementary school before the family moved to Proctor and graduated from Proctor JR/SR High School. He then graduated from Tuft University with a Bachelor of Science in psychology. He was the assistant golf course superintendent and ski area manager at Quechee Lakes before purchasing a business in Proctor. He was the owner and CEO of a retail/commercial energy business for 40 years before retiring in 2019. He has three children and four grandchildren. His hobbies include skiing, hunting and fishing, golf, woodworking, and yard work. Chris has been deeply involved volunteering his time and talent to local, state, and national organizations. Locally, he is past chair and on the BOD of the Rutland Chamber of Commerce, Rutland Economic Development Corporation, the Killington Music Festival, past treasurer of the Vermont Farmers Food Center, current treasurer and BOD of CEDRR, past chair and currently on the finance committee of Rutland Mental Health Services, and past president (twice) of Rutland City Rotary.1

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References

  1. Chris Keyser, State Representative. legislature.vermont.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2026.