Iris Banks
Democratic
Essex Town
The gist
No documented position found.
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Justice of the Peace, Essex
- Vote for
- 15
- Term
- 2 years
- Candidates
- 29
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: Justices of the peace serve on the town's board of civil authority (which hears property tax appeals and helps run elections) and can perform marriages.
Alyssa Black
Democratic
Essex Town
The gist
- Supports universal primary care legislation
- Supports limits on private equity in health care
- Sponsored gun violence prevention legislationIn office
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Supports universal primary care legislation
Q&A with Mack and Black for CHI-24Interview · Essex Reporter · Sep 18, 2026 · essexreporter.com
“I will be working in the next session specifically around bills on universal primary care”
Supports limits on private equity in health care
Q&A with Mack and Black for CHI-24Interview · Essex Reporter · Sep 18, 2026 · essexreporter.com
“I'm planning on doing some work around private equity in healthcare.”
Sponsored gun violence prevention legislation
Representative Alyssa Black: Vermont General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“she has been the lead sponsor of key bills focused on gun violence prevention, suicide prevention, and health system reform”
Kel Carpenter
Democratic
Essex Town
The gist
No documented position found.
Caleb Crocker
Republican
Essex Town
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No documented position found.
Patricia Crocker
Republican
Essex Town
The gist
No documented position found.
Roger Crocker
Republican
Essex Town
The gist
No documented position found.
Noah Detzer
Democratic
Essex Town
The gist
No documented position found.
Phil Diesing
Republican
Essex Town
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No documented position found.
Maryse Dunbar
Republican
Essex Town
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No documented position found.
Betsy Dunn
Democratic
Essex Town
The gist
No documented position found.
Sue Firman
Democratic
Essex Town
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No documented position found.
Barb Greck
Republican
Essex Town
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No documented position found.
Dawn Hill-Fleury
Democratic
Essex Town
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No documented position found.
Georgia Lavigne
Democratic
Essex Town
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No documented position found.
Ron Lawrence
Republican
Essex Town
The gist
No documented position found.
Liam Mack
Republican
Essex Town
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No documented position found.
Craig Metz
Republican
Essex Town
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No documented position found.
Cari Papp
Republican
Essex Town
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No documented position found.
Erik Post
Democratic
Essex Town
The gist
- Supports both smart cuts and new revenue
- Supports housing for middle-income Vermonters
- Supports addressing costs of extreme weather
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Supports both smart cuts and new revenue
Q&A with the four candidates for CHI-23Interview · Essex Reporter · Sep 14, 2026 · essexreporter.com
“we need to not only look at where we can make smart cuts, but also where we can find additional revenue”
Supports housing for middle-income Vermonters
Q&A with the four candidates for CHI-23Interview · Essex Reporter · Sep 14, 2026 · essexreporter.com
“We're building plenty of houses for the rich and for the poor, but everybody else seems to be getting left out.”
Supports addressing costs of extreme weather
Q&A with the four candidates for CHI-23Interview · Essex Reporter · Sep 14, 2026 · essexreporter.com
“I think another major challenge facing Vermont right now is extreme weather events.”
Cynthia Seivwright
Democratic
Essex Town
The gist
No documented position found.
Ken Signorello
Democratic
Essex Town
The gist
No documented position found.
Kirk Smith
Republican
Essex Town
The gist
No documented position found.
Lynn U. Smith
Republican
Essex Town
The gist
- Supports auditing state boards, commissions and programs
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Supports auditing state boards, commissions and programs
Q&A with the four candidates for CHI-23Interview · Essex Reporter · Sep 14, 2026 · essexreporter.com
“definitely auditing our boards, our commissions, our programs, and making sure that that money is being spent wisely”
Margaret Smith
Democratic
Essex Town
The gist
No documented position found.
John Sonnick
Republican
Essex Town
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No documented position found.
Eric Stewart
Democratic
Essex Town
The gist
No documented position found.
Michelle Teegarden
Democratic
Essex Town
The gist
No documented position found.
Ron Tucker
Republican
Essex Town
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No documented position found.
Irene Wrenner
Democratic
Former state senator · Essex Town
The gist
- Supports a moratorium on data center construction
- Supports higher taxes on corporations and upper-income households
- Supports raising taxes on out-of-state property owners
- Supports reasonably priced prescription drugs and child care
- Wrote the child safety seat law update
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Supports a moratorium on data center construction
Wrenner4SenateCampaign website · Wrenner4Senate · wrenner4senate.org
“Moratorium on Data Center Construction”
Supports higher taxes on corporations and upper-income households
Wrenner4SenateCampaign website · Wrenner4Senate · wrenner4senate.org
“Fair Taxation of Corporations and Upper-Income Households”
Supports raising taxes on out-of-state property owners
Wrenner4SenateCampaign website · Wrenner4Senate · wrenner4senate.org
“Increase Tax on Property Owners Living Outside Vermont”
Supports reasonably priced prescription drugs and child care
Wrenner4SenateCampaign website · Wrenner4Senate · wrenner4senate.org
“Reasonably-Priced Prescription Drugs”
Wrote the child safety seat law update
Wrenner4SenateCampaign website · Wrenner4Senate · wrenner4senate.org
“When I found out kids were dying because our child safety seat laws were 13 years out-of-date, I drafted a bill to fix that.”
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