She partially served one term before resigning to focus on her first child, but unsuccessfully attempted to win election to the city council in 2011.
[12] During her tenure in the state house she served on the Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources committee.
[13] Mary Lou Gross, a member of the Burlington School Board from the 4th district, did not seek reelection in the 2000 election.
[15] Driscoll ran for a seat on the Burlington city council from the 3rd district in the 2003 election to succeed Doug Dunbebin, who was a member of the Progressive Party.
[20] Driscoll participated in the Democratic caucus and supported Hinda Miller for mayor during the 2006 election, but stated that she did so because the Progressives seemed to not have a candidate.
[21] During the 2011 election Driscoll ran for the Democratic nomination for a seat on the city council from the 5th district, but was defeated by John Shannon.
[22] During the 2012 mayoral election she supported Bram Kranichfeld and later served as an adviser to Miro Weinberger as a part of his budget team.
She also attempted to unite the campaigns as due to Burlington's usage of first-past-the-post voting "the mayor can win on a plurality".
[32] The state house voted seventy-eight to fifty-five, with Driscoll against, in favor of legislation requiring teenage girls to notify their parent or guardian that they are getting an abortion forty-eight hours in advance.
[33] The state house voted 72 to 69, with Driscoll against, in favor of legislation to repeal civil unions in Vermont and replace them with reciprocal partnerships.