State Senator, Chittenden Central District

Tanya Vyhovsky

Candidate for State Senator, Chittenden Central District

Progressive/DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation: State senator; licensed clinical social worker
Lives in: Essex Town
Campaign website: tanyaforvt.com

A licensed independent clinical social worker with a counseling practice in Essex, she teaches social welfare policy in UVM's graduate social work program. She served in the Vermont House before the Senate and is vice chair of the Senate Government Operations Committee.

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Photo: Vermont General Assembly

Documented positions

Public safety

Supports independent oversight of state and local police
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Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com
“Creating independent oversight of state and local police forces”
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Education

Supports moving school funding to a progressive income tax
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Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com
“Moving our funding system from property taxes to a progressive income tax”
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Opposes spending caps that force school closures and mergers
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Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com
“instead of putting an artificial cap on expenses and forcing school closures and mergers”
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Housing

Supports permanently affordable housing without sunset dates
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Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com
“create housing that is required to be affordable in perpetuity without sunset dates”
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Economy & jobs

Supports a livable minimum wage
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Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com
“A livable minimum wage that ensures that every Vermonters who works full-time can afford to pay for their basic needs”
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Health & human services

Supports universal single-payer health care
Meet Tanya
Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com
“a democratic socialist who believes in universal single payer healthcare, affordable housing for all”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Tanya Vyhovsky on them.

Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
Environment & parksNo documented position found.
Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

All sources (5)

2026 General Election Qualified Candidates
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
Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky: member page, Vermont General Assembly
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
Meet Tanya
Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com
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Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com

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