LETTER: Candidate Burns reflects on run for office
To the community: Thanks to all who supported my campaign. Statewide it was good to see voters send the message that they have had enough of Vermont’s runaway legislature. I have spoken to many local voters who feel the same.
Rep. Torre: ‘We must be Vermont Strong’
To the voters of Duxbury, Moretown, Fayston, Waitsfield and Warren: I’m so grateful to have been re-elected on Tuesday and am honored to serve our Washington-2 towns and Vermont for another term. Thank you for your trust in me.
Rep. Sibilia: Ending the stalemate
In October, I announced my campaign to be Vermont’s next Speaker of the House. Now, after an election that eliminated the House supermajority, I want to acknowledge the challenges we face, share why I’m stepping forward and outline my vision for how the legislature can shift priorities and address Vermonters’ most urgent needs.
Rep. Stevens: ‘An honor and a privilege’ to be re-elected
To the voters in Waterbury, Huntington, Bolton and Buel's Gore: Thank you for reelecting me as your state representative.
Rep. Wood: Thanking the voters
My sincere thanks to the voters in Bolton, Buel's Gore, Huntington and Waterbury for sending me back to the State House to represent you in the Legislature. It's a responsibility I take seriously and regard with the utmost seriousness and humility.
Op-Ed: Candidate shares thoughts on the Affordable Heat Act
There has been a lot of information circulating about the Affordable Heat Act on social media, conventional media, and community forums.
Rep. Torre: ‘Grateful for good conversations’ during the campaign
As election season winds down, I'm reflecting on all the amazing nooks and crannies I've gotten to explore with a wonderful band of volunteers, and the friendliness encountered all over the Washington-2 House district.
Candidate Koch on affordable housing and homelessness
Vermont has a shortage of housing, and while there are several causes of this shortage, economists acknowledge that COVID-19 seriously disrupted the housing market.
LETTER: Opportunity to meet Waitsfield candidate
Washington-2 House candidate Candice White shares ways to connect with voters before the Nov. 5 election.
House candidate Burns: Legislators as ‘guardians of the people’
The Vermont Constitution states that adherence to “moderation, temperance, industry, and frugality” is “absolutely necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty.”
Candidate Donald Koch: On crime and punishment
We hear about it almost every day. The police have arrested someone and charged that person with a crime.
LETTER: Gene Bifano, Independent candidate for Washington-2 House district
I ran for this seat two years ago trying to alert the Valley to the major issues we are facing today. As well as trying to avoid the issues were having as a vocal member of the House. Sadly, the Valley chose a member of the ruling party.
Op-Ed: End Homelessness Vermont’s statement on mass un-sheltering
Over 1,000 Vermonters, including hundreds of children will lose their access to shelter by mid-October. This burden will be left on providers, municipalities and our communities in general. We must all agree that our most vulnerable Vermonters — people experiencing homelessness — deserve continuous shelter until they find permanent housing.
LETTER: James Haddad announces Independent run for Vermont House seat
I’m ready to serve Vermont with common sense, fiscal conservative values, and a passion for reducing government spending and taxes.
Opinion: State senate candidate Koch shared climate change views
Those of us who live in Central Vermont know for sure that climate change is happening. Just look at the flooding that has taken place in Barre, Montpelier, Plainfield, Waterbury and the appropriately named “Mad River” Valley! Flooding that in some places exceeded the 500-year flood districts—and all in the two years since our last elections!
LETTER: Jonathan Griffin launches campaign for state representative
I want to formally introduce myself to you as a candidate for representative in our district. I am running for representative because I am motivated by Vermont’s affordability crisis.
OP-ED: State Senate candidate Koch on property taxes
The number-one issue for most Vermonters this year is property taxes, and the Democrats in charge of the legislature have essentially ignored the issue.
State Senate candidate asks: What is a Republican?
The title I have given to this position paper is very misleading. It suggests that Republicans are all alike—all of one stripe, all of one mind—and nothing could be further from the truth!
Rep. Stevens: A primary thank you
A nod of thanks to voters in the Primary Election from Rep. Tom Stevens.
A thank you from Rep. Wood
Rep. Theresa Wood thanks voters for support in the Aug. 13 Primary Election.