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Governor
Governor, Vermont
November 3, 2026 · 8 statements · 2026.09.23-ee547f20
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Candidates
Amanda Janoo
Democratic
Sourced positions on 5 of 8
Phil Scott
RepublicanIncumbent
Sourced positions on 8 of 8
Also on the ballot
June GoodbandOther partyNot researched: below our published threshold
Brian JuddIndependentNot researched: below our published threshold
Dean RoyOther partyNot researched: below our published threshold
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Vermont should merge its school districts into a smaller number of larger districts.
Background
A 2025 state law set a process to redraw Vermont's school district map into fewer, larger districts and change how schools are funded. Lawmakers have not yet settled on the final district boundaries.
Instead of building on this strength, Vermont's current education strategy is focused on consolidating districts, closing rural schools, and sending children farther from their communities.
Campaign or official site · Mar 12, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
We have one of the most progressive tax (systems) in the country. I think we should think long and hard about what this really could mean to the state.
Vermont should tax second homes at a higher property tax rate than primary residences.
Background
Vermont's statewide education property tax already sorts property into homestead and nonhomestead classes. This would set a separate, higher rate for second homes such as vacation properties.
Vermont should use public funds to cover primary care visits for all residents.
Background
Primary care in Vermont is now paid for through private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare or out of pocket. This would have the state pay for primary care for every resident, funded through taxes.
Vermont took a very different approach, and the opportunity to build more options was set aside to pursue a government-run single-payer plan that failed after years of empty promises and millions of dollars.
Campaign or official site · Jan 20, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Vermont should create a single public health plan that covers all residents.
Background
Vermont passed a law in 2011 to plan a single-payer system but dropped the plan in 2014 over its cost. This would replace most private coverage with one state-run plan funded through taxes.
Lay the foundation for universal healthcare by creating the nation's first publicly funded universal primary care system...and creating the infrastructure needed to expand toward comprehensive universal healthcare over time.
Campaign or official site · Mar 12, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Vermont took a very different approach, and the opportunity to build more options was set aside to pursue a government-run single-payer plan that failed after years of empty promises and millions of dollars.
Campaign or official site · Jan 20, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
the Legislature pursued healthcare policies, culminating in Act 48 in 2011, which directed the state to design a taxpayer-funded single-payer healthcare system.
Campaign or official site · Jul 8, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Vermont should remove the right to sue the state over missed greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Background
The 2020 Global Warming Solutions Act sets required cuts in the state's emissions and lets people sue if the state does not act to meet them. A lawsuit over the state's missed 2025 target has been filed.
If we want to protect Vermonters, we have to remove the provision that allows special interests to sue us, which, by the way, is already happening – and it will slow down progress.
Campaign or official site · Jan 28, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Vermont should exempt more housing projects from Act 250 land-use review.
Background
Act 250 requires state review of many larger developments for environmental and community impacts. Recent laws exempted some housing in designated areas, and this would widen those exemptions.
Vermont should give judges more power to hold people in jail before trial.
Background
Vermont's constitution guarantees bail for most defendants, with exceptions for some serious crimes. This would widen the cases in which judges can order someone held until trial.
We also need to make it easier to revoke bail, limit the ability to reduce or suspend sentences, seal criminal records instead of erasing them and provide more tools to hold repeat offenders accountable, including funding to expand last year's pilot for pre-trial supervision.
Campaign or official site · Jan 28, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026