Steven Heffernan
Candidate for State Senator, Addison District
Background
- Occupation
- State senator; business owner
- Lives in
- Bristol
Raised on his family's dairy farm in Bristol, he has served about 30 years in the Vermont Air National Guard as an explosive ordnance disposal technician, including two tours in Afghanistan. He has owned local businesses including 802 Excavating and GHR Metal Recycling, and is clerk of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Photo: Vermont General Assembly
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Sponsored a bill on grand list values of wetland parcelsIn office
ReportS.165: grand list values of parcels with wetlands (2025-2026 session)Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to grand list values of parcels with wetlands”
Co-sponsored exempting military retirement income from state taxIn office
ReportS.17: military retirement income tax exemption (2025-2026 session)Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to exempting military retirement and survivor benefit income from Vermont income tax”
Environment & parks
Sponsored a bill on weatherization funding and workforceIn office
ReportS.317: weatherization funding and workforce (2025-2026 session)Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to weatherization funding and weatherization workforce recruitment”
Co-sponsored revoking Vermont's use of California's vehicle emission rulesIn office
S.101 would end Vermont's use of California's Clean Air Act waiver.
ReportS.101: revoking use of California's Clean Air Act waiver (2025-2026 session)Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to revoking Vermont's use of California's Clean Air Act waiver”
Courts & justice
Co-sponsored a bill creating crimes against an unborn childIn office
ReportS.116: crimes against an unborn child (2025-2026 session)Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to crimes against an unborn child”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Steven Heffernan on them.
- EducationNo documented position found.
- HousingNo documented position found.
- Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
All sources (10)
- 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. Steven Heffernan: member page, Vermont General Assembly
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
- S.165: grand list values of parcels with wetlands (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
- S.317: weatherization funding and workforce (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
- S.101: revoking use of California's Clean Air Act waiver (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
- S.116: crimes against an unborn child (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
- S.17: military retirement income tax exemption (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
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