The key facts

  • The senator for Vologda Oblast will be the chairman of the legislative assembly, Sergey Sorokin
  • He will replace Yevgeny Bogomazov, who left the post on September 26 at his own request
  • According to a source of Kommersant, Sorokin will oversee the region's representatives in the Federation Council and the State Duma

New Senator for Vologda Oblast

Vologda Oblast in the Federation Council will be represented by the chairman of the region's legislative assembly, Sergey Sorokin. Governor Georgy Filimonov announced this on the Telegram channel 'Max'. Sorokin will replace Yevgeny Bogomazov in the upper chamber, who left the post of senator on September 26 at his own request.

Career of the New Senator

Sergey Sorokin was elected chairman of the legislative assembly of Vologda Oblast on October 14. Before this appointment, he worked as first deputy governor and oversaw the work of the head of the region's administration. He began his career in government bodies in 1998 at the Property Management Committee of Vologda Oblast, then worked in the Rosreestr bodies. In 2012, Sorokin was appointed head of the Legal Department of the regional government, and in 2022 he became deputy governor.

Role in Coordinating the Region's Representatives

A source in the governor's circle told Kommersant that the experienced official should act as a kind of curator of Vologda Oblast's representatives in the Federation Council — three new State Duma deputies, as well as the senator from the legislative assembly, Roman Maslov, who received the post in February 2026.