Ruth Hardy
Candidate for State Senator, Addison District
Background
- Occupation
- State senator; teaches politics and public policy at Middlebury College
- Lives in
- Middlebury
- Campaign website
- ruthforvermont.com
A state senator since 2019, she has been executive director of the Open Door Clinic and of Emerge Vermont, assistant budget director at Middlebury College, and a fiscal analyst for the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau. She served three terms on local school boards.
Photo: Vermont General Assembly
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supported expanding renter and property tax credits
ReportSetting the record straight about my workCampaign website · Ruth for Vermont · ruthforvermont.com
“Key advocate for expanding the renter credit & property tax credit program for low-income Vermonters”
Education
Sponsored Act 76 expanding child care access
ReportSetting the record straight about my workCampaign website · Ruth for Vermont · ruthforvermont.com
“Lead sponsor & chief architect of 2023 Act 76 which expanded access to childcare in Vermont”
Supported the 2026 K-12 education reform law, Act 170
ReportSetting the record straight about my workCampaign website · Ruth for Vermont · ruthforvermont.com
“Delivered bipartisan, consensus K-12 education transformation in 2026 Act 170 that protects rural public schools”
Housing
Voted to fund housing and ease building rules
ReportSetting the record straight about my workCampaign website · Ruth for Vermont · ruthforvermont.com
“reduce regulations to build housing, including duplexes, ADUs, and infill development in downtowns”
Health & human services
Sponsored reference-based pricing to lower hospital costs
ReportSetting the record straight about my workCampaign website · Ruth for Vermont · ruthforvermont.com
“Lead sponsor & advocate for reference-based pricing to reduce the cost of hospital care”
Sponsored legal protections for abortion and gender-affirming care
ReportSetting the record straight about my workCampaign website · Ruth for Vermont · ruthforvermont.com
“lead sponsor of Legally Protected Health Care legislation, protecting providers & patients seeking abortion care”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Ruth Hardy on them.
- Environment & parksNo documented position found.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
- Courts & justiceNo documented position found.
All sources (6)
- 2026 General Election Qualified Candidates
Election filing · Vermont Secretary of State, Elections Division · outside.vermont.gov
- 2026 General Election Qualified Candidates (Addison County offices and districts)
Election filing · Vermont Secretary of State, Elections Division · outside.vermont.gov
- 2026 General Election Qualified Candidates (Chittenden County offices and districts)
Election filing · Vermont Secretary of State, Elections Division · outside.vermont.gov
- 2026 General Election Qualified Candidates (Windsor County offices and districts)
Election filing · Vermont Secretary of State, Elections Division · outside.vermont.gov
- Sen. Ruth Hardy: member page, Vermont General Assembly
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
- Setting the record straight about my work
Campaign website · Ruth for Vermont · ruthforvermont.com
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