Henry Bonges for Vermont House

Henry Bonges has called Vermont home since 1981, when he moved here after graduating from the University of Illinois to begin his engineering career with IBM. He grew up in a small farm town in Illinois, and in Milton he and his father built the home where he and his wife, Mickey, a retired special education teacher, raised their two children and still live today.

Henry has worked at IBM since 1981 and currently works in microprocessor design. Over the course of his career, his work has included manufacturing engineering, quality control, process development, marketing, and memory chip design. Along with his bachelor’s degree in engineering, Henry has earned a master’s degree in engineering and an MBA from the University of Vermont, a master’s degree in theology from Saint Michael’s College, and an ALM in Sustainability and Environmental Management from Harvard Extension School.

Over the years, he has served his community through work with the Milton Town Energy Committee, the Milton Planning Commission, the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, the Chittenden Solid Waste District, Green Mountain Transit, hospice volunteering, and the Community Justice Center, where he taught math to inmates through the Vermont Department of Corrections. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Milton Library Board of Trustees.

Henry is focused on practical, long-term solutions for Vermont families, including more affordable housing, strong public schools, accessible health care, and a sustainable future. With his background in engineering, planning, energy, and public service, he believes Vermont can make decisions that lower costs, strengthen communities, and protect the state we love for future generations.

Henry is running for Vermont House in the Chittenden-Franklin district to be a proud, strong voice for Milton and Georgia in Montpelier.