She is currently Vice Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency and Forestry.

She graduated from Smith College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government.

She lived in San Francisco, California, for two years after graduating from Smith College and then moved back to Vermont.

[1] Surprenant ran for a seat in the Vermont House of Representatives from the Windsor-4-1 district during the 2020 election.

She won in the general election against Republican nominee Mark Donka.