Priorities

I will fight for a tax system that asks more of those who can afford more. I support higher taxes on the highest incomes and investment wealth, with the revenue used to reduce costs for working Vermonters and fund the services our communities need.

I will work to expand Vermont’s Property Tax Credit and Renter Credit and make them easier to claim. People should receive the relief they qualify for without having to navigate a confusing application, especially when they live on a fixed income.

I also support wages that keep pace with the cost of living and public benefits that help people meet basic needs without creating new barriers. I will judge affordability proposals by what families actually have left after paying their bills, and by whether those proposals help them remain in their communities.

I will work to expand homes that remain affordable for generations through community land trusts, housing cooperatives, public housing, and shared-equity homeownership. I also support affordable financing for first-time buyers, small local builders, and families who want to add an apartment or adapt a home for multiple generations.

We can create more homes by renovating vacant buildings and making it easier for towns to approve small-scale housing that fits their communities. I will support training the carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and other workers needed to build and restore those homes, while using more Vermont-made materials.

I will fight to help people stay housed through foreclosure prevention and legal representation for renters facing eviction. I support a Housing First approach for people experiencing homelessness: rapid access to permanent housing, with mental health care, treatment, and other services available by choice.

I also support tax rules that distinguish homes people live in from luxury second homes, commercial vacation rentals, and properties held by large investors. The revenue should help reduce costs for Vermont residents and expand permanently affordable housing.

I am fighting for universal health care in Vermont, starting with publicly funded primary and preventive care for every Vermonter. My first goal is to remove copays, deductibles, and insurance barriers from primary care so people can get help before a health problem becomes a crisis. That would also lay the groundwork for comprehensive universal coverage.

I will work to fund community health centers, free clinics, school-based care, and local health teams that include primary care providers, community nurses, mental health professionals, and care coordinators. Home visits and telehealth can help older Vermonters, people with disabilities, and rural families get care close to home. I will also support training, loan repayment, and rural recruitment so we have the workforce to deliver that care.

I will push for stronger mental health and substance use treatment, peer recovery services, and harm reduction that prevents overdose and keeps people connected to support. People need more than one path to healing, and care must be accessible without stigma.

To help pay for universal primary care, I support asking the wealthiest Vermonters to contribute more through a fairer tax system. I will also work to protect patients from medical debt and prevent insurers from making up savings by paying health care workers less.

I support keeping decisions about our schools close to the communities they serve. Families, educators, and students should help shape changes, and no town should be pushed toward closing its school as a quick answer to rising costs.

We can help schools and towns share services, cooperate across districts, and give students access to opportunities such as career and technical education, music, and sports. We also need to address the costs schools are actually facing, including health care, student supports, transportation, and aging buildings.

I want to build on Vermont’s community school work. With local input, schools can share space with child care, health and mental health services, food access, adult learning, and community activities. I will support coordinators who bring those partners together, so teachers can focus on teaching and rural schools can serve their communities in more ways. 

A school can be more than classrooms. Especially in rural Vermont, it can be a place that connects families with child care, food, health and mental health support, and community activities.

I will continue to work to make child care and early learning more available, including partnerships that use underused school space for infant care, preschool, afterschool, and summer programs. I will also protect food and income supports and make them easier for families to access before a hardship becomes a crisis.

I will support bringing family services closer to where people live through schools and community partners. That includes counseling, health care, food, housing help, and connections to other local resources, with the agencies responsible for those services continuing to fund them.

I will keep fighting for young people who need opportunities and support, including youth exiting state's care and youth experiencing homelessness. They need safe places to turn, transportation, and services they can access without unnecessary barriers and being separated from their communities. Young people and families affected by these policies should help shape them.

I will work to direct more state purchasing and economic development funding toward Vermont businesses, farms, cooperatives, and manufacturers. Breaking large public contracts into sizes local businesses can compete for would give them a fairer chance to serve our schools, hospitals, towns, and state agencies.

I support affordable financing and practical assistance that help local businesses start, grow, and stay locally owned. That includes helping owners who are ready to retire sell to their employees, families, cooperatives, or other local buyers instead of distant corporations.

I will support apprenticeships and career training that connect Vermonters with good jobs in the trades, manufacturing, agriculture, care, and other work our communities need. Public incentives should go to businesses that pay living wages, invest in workers, and create lasting value here.

I also support exploring a Vermont public bank that would work with local credit unions and community lenders to finance small businesses, farms, housing, renewable energy, and community projects. More of Vermont’s money should be working for Vermonters.

I will support weatherization and energy efficiency programs that help people use less energy and lower their bills. Renters and people with modest incomes need practical ways to benefit, too. I also want us to improve aging public buildings, including schools, so communities spend less on heating and more on the services people need.

I support a steady transition away from fossil fuels through renewable electricity and cleaner ways to heat our homes and buildings. That transition should be affordable and accessible, with help for households that cannot pay large upfront costs.

Vermont can produce more of its own clean energy while keeping the benefits here. I will support locally and community-owned renewable projects, including solar, so residents have a meaningful say and more of the savings stay in our communities.

Protecting our environment also means caring for clean water, healthy forests, working lands, and the places that make Vermont home. I will support conservation and climate resilience work that prepares communities for flooding and other disruptions while respecting the people who live and work on the land.

I will work to expand local food purchasing by schools, hospitals, colleges, and state agencies. Building on Farm to School and universal school meals can put more Vermont food on the table while giving farmers reliable local buyers.

Farmers also need places to process, store, and distribute what they grow. I will support investments in local slaughter and meat processing, grain milling, cold storage, and other shared infrastructure so farms can reach more customers and keep more of the food dollar in Vermont.

I will support protecting farmland, improving soil and water health, and helping new farmers gain access to land. Farm succession support can help family farms remain viable when an owner is ready to retire.

Food access is part of community health. I will support programs that connect local farms with food shelves, schools, and health providers so more Vermonters can afford nutritious food. I also want to strengthen local food production and regional cooperation so our communities are better prepared for future disruptions.

I will work to require final votes on town and school decisions to use a private Australian ballot, with mail-in and in-person voting options. Town meetings can remain places for neighbors to discuss proposals and shape the questions on the ballot, with hybrid access for people who cannot attend in person. No one should lose their vote because they cannot spend hours in a meeting room.

Voting must be accessible, independent, and private for people with disabilities. I will support accessible ballots and ballot-marking tools at polling places and from home, clear information about voting options, and changes shaped by disability-led advocates.

As our current Federal administration seeks to dismatle years of progress, I will work to enshrine the core protections of Olmstead v. L.C. into Vermont law. Vermonters with disabilities should be able to receive appropriate services in their homes and communities when they choose, rather than being forced into segregated settings. We must also invest in the housing, personal care, and other supports that make community living possible. State protections matter especially when federal rights and enforcement are under threat.

I will defend reproductive freedom, workers’ rights, freedom of speech, and the rights of LGBTQ+ Vermonters, immigrants, and people with disabilities. Vermont must stand against discrimination, intimidation, and abuses of government power so every person can live peacefully and participate fully in community life.

I will also protect privacy and limit mass surveillance, including the sale of sensitive personal information. And I will support independent local journalism and strong public institutions so Vermonters have reliable information and the ability to challenge decisions made by powerful interests.