Carolyn Whitney Branagan, a Republican, represents Franklin-1 in the Vermont House of Representatives, a seat she has held since January 2023. Born in 1954 in Windsor, she previously served in the Vermont House and in the Vermont Senate representing Franklin County, before declining to seek reelection in 2018 and retiring in 2019. She returned to office after winning election in the Franklin-1 district in 2022, alongside Ashley Bartley.