The state party says it will withhold support for Liam Madden’s Republican congressional bid because he will not commit to caucusing with Republicans in Washington.
Vermont GOP declines to back US House nominee Liam Madden
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In final TV debate, Becca Balint and Molly Gray draw distinctions on criminal justice
Police reform and drug policy stand out as an area where Gray and Balint have greater differences of opinion. Gray, who appears to be courting the more moderate vote, has repeatedly drawn attention to the issues.
Garrison Nelson: This election should end our embarrassing absence of women in Congress
No woman has ever represented Vermont in the U.S. Congress. This is the only state with that dubious distinction.
UNH poll shows Becca Balint with lopsided lead over Molly Gray in Democratic US House primary
The survey, commissioned by WCAX, found that 63% of likely Democratic primary voters would vote for Balint, while 21% would vote for Gray.
Sianay Chase Clifford drops out of US House race
The young candidate and former congressional staffer promised progressive change to Vermont voters and had the backing of the state Progressive Party.
Becca Balint, the Vermont Senate’s self-proclaimed ‘peacemaker,’ wants to take her negotiating tactics to Washington
During her years as majority leader and president pro tempore, Balint has been blessed with a Democratic supermajority. Now, she wants to take her relationship-building tactics to the politically volatile U.S. House.
VTDigger to host summer debates for secretary of state, lieutenant governor, attorney general and US House
The debates — some of which will take place in person and all of which will be livestreamed — will include major party candidates engaged in competitive primary campaigns.
3 leading congressional candidates serve together in the Vermont Senate. Their respective roles might make or break their campaigns.
“When you're in legislative leadership, you cannot keep everybody happy,” former House Speaker Gaye Symington said. “Ain't gonna happen.”
Former congressional aide Sianay Chase Clifford to run for US House
Chase Clifford, who grew up in Essex and returned home to Vermont during the pandemic, said the time she spent in Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s office had left her frustrated by the pace of change in Washington. “We need far more progressive power on the Hill,” she said.
Howard Fairman: Vermont can end its streak by electing a woman to Congress
That a woman aspiring to be a U.S. senator from Vermont still must begin elsewhere, then await her turn, is male privilege whose time is past. Let’s nominate and elect her in 2022.
Then Again: Consuelo Northrop Bailey’s election became national news
When Consuelo Bailey was born in 1899, women couldn’t even vote. But, she would go on to win votes from many Vermont women, and men, to become one of the state’s most powerful politicians.
Campaign finance reports raise questions about Leahy’s reelection plans
Sen. Patrick Leahy’s fundraising is down from six years ago, the last time he was up for reelection. Meanwhile, Congressman Peter Welch — a likely candidate for Leahy’s seat should he retire — is accelerating his fundraising.
Welch votes to create bipartisan commission to investigate Jan. 6 insurrection
Vermont’s delegate to the U.S. House stressed the need to establish a historical record of the day’s attacks amid attempts by fellow representatives to “rewrite the history.”
Thousands of Vermonters could lose access to food stamps
The U.S. House wants to push through new work requirements for participants in the program.
