Town & city

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.

Candidates Compare by issue

Taxes & budget

Iris BanksDemocratic
No documented position found.
Alyssa BlackDemocratic
No documented position found.
Kel CarpenterDemocratic
No documented position found.
Caleb CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Patricia CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Roger CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Noah DetzerDemocratic
No documented position found.
Phil DiesingRepublican
No documented position found.
Maryse DunbarRepublican
No documented position found.
Betsy DunnDemocratic
No documented position found.
Sue FirmanDemocratic
No documented position found.
Barb GreckRepublican
No documented position found.
Dawn Hill-FleuryDemocratic
No documented position found.
Georgia LavigneDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron LawrenceRepublican
No documented position found.
Liam MackRepublican
No documented position found.
Craig MetzRepublican
No documented position found.
Cari PappRepublican
No documented position found.
Erik PostDemocratic
- Supports both smart cuts and new revenue
Cynthia SeivwrightDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ken SignorelloDemocratic
No documented position found.
Kirk SmithRepublican
No documented position found.
Lynn U. SmithRepublican
No documented position found.
Margaret SmithDemocratic
No documented position found.
John SonnickRepublican
No documented position found.
Eric StewartDemocratic
No documented position found.
Michelle TeegardenDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron TuckerRepublican
No documented position found.
Irene WrennerDemocratic
- Supports higher taxes on corporations and upper-income households
- Supports raising taxes on out-of-state property owners

Public safety

Iris BanksDemocratic
No documented position found.
Alyssa BlackDemocratic
- Sponsored gun violence prevention legislationIn office
Kel CarpenterDemocratic
No documented position found.
Caleb CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Patricia CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Roger CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Noah DetzerDemocratic
No documented position found.
Phil DiesingRepublican
No documented position found.
Maryse DunbarRepublican
No documented position found.
Betsy DunnDemocratic
No documented position found.
Sue FirmanDemocratic
No documented position found.
Barb GreckRepublican
No documented position found.
Dawn Hill-FleuryDemocratic
No documented position found.
Georgia LavigneDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron LawrenceRepublican
No documented position found.
Liam MackRepublican
No documented position found.
Craig MetzRepublican
No documented position found.
Cari PappRepublican
No documented position found.
Erik PostDemocratic
No documented position found.
Cynthia SeivwrightDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ken SignorelloDemocratic
No documented position found.
Kirk SmithRepublican
No documented position found.
Lynn U. SmithRepublican
No documented position found.
Margaret SmithDemocratic
No documented position found.
John SonnickRepublican
No documented position found.
Eric StewartDemocratic
No documented position found.
Michelle TeegardenDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron TuckerRepublican
No documented position found.
Irene WrennerDemocratic
- Wrote the child safety seat law update

Housing

Iris BanksDemocratic
No documented position found.
Alyssa BlackDemocratic
No documented position found.
Kel CarpenterDemocratic
No documented position found.
Caleb CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Patricia CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Roger CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Noah DetzerDemocratic
No documented position found.
Phil DiesingRepublican
No documented position found.
Maryse DunbarRepublican
No documented position found.
Betsy DunnDemocratic
No documented position found.
Sue FirmanDemocratic
No documented position found.
Barb GreckRepublican
No documented position found.
Dawn Hill-FleuryDemocratic
No documented position found.
Georgia LavigneDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron LawrenceRepublican
No documented position found.
Liam MackRepublican
No documented position found.
Craig MetzRepublican
No documented position found.
Cari PappRepublican
No documented position found.
Erik PostDemocratic
- Supports housing for middle-income Vermonters
Cynthia SeivwrightDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ken SignorelloDemocratic
No documented position found.
Kirk SmithRepublican
No documented position found.
Lynn U. SmithRepublican
No documented position found.
Margaret SmithDemocratic
No documented position found.
John SonnickRepublican
No documented position found.
Eric StewartDemocratic
No documented position found.
Michelle TeegardenDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron TuckerRepublican
No documented position found.
Irene WrennerDemocratic
No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

Iris BanksDemocratic
No documented position found.
Alyssa BlackDemocratic
No documented position found.
Kel CarpenterDemocratic
No documented position found.
Caleb CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Patricia CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Roger CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Noah DetzerDemocratic
No documented position found.
Phil DiesingRepublican
No documented position found.
Maryse DunbarRepublican
No documented position found.
Betsy DunnDemocratic
No documented position found.
Sue FirmanDemocratic
No documented position found.
Barb GreckRepublican
No documented position found.
Dawn Hill-FleuryDemocratic
No documented position found.
Georgia LavigneDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron LawrenceRepublican
No documented position found.
Liam MackRepublican
No documented position found.
Craig MetzRepublican
No documented position found.
Cari PappRepublican
No documented position found.
Erik PostDemocratic
No documented position found.
Cynthia SeivwrightDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ken SignorelloDemocratic
No documented position found.
Kirk SmithRepublican
No documented position found.
Lynn U. SmithRepublican
No documented position found.
Margaret SmithDemocratic
No documented position found.
John SonnickRepublican
No documented position found.
Eric StewartDemocratic
No documented position found.
Michelle TeegardenDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron TuckerRepublican
No documented position found.
Irene WrennerDemocratic
- Supports a moratorium on data center construction

Environment & parks

Iris BanksDemocratic
No documented position found.
Alyssa BlackDemocratic
No documented position found.
Kel CarpenterDemocratic
No documented position found.
Caleb CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Patricia CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Roger CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Noah DetzerDemocratic
No documented position found.
Phil DiesingRepublican
No documented position found.
Maryse DunbarRepublican
No documented position found.
Betsy DunnDemocratic
No documented position found.
Sue FirmanDemocratic
No documented position found.
Barb GreckRepublican
No documented position found.
Dawn Hill-FleuryDemocratic
No documented position found.
Georgia LavigneDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron LawrenceRepublican
No documented position found.
Liam MackRepublican
No documented position found.
Craig MetzRepublican
No documented position found.
Cari PappRepublican
No documented position found.
Erik PostDemocratic
- Supports addressing costs of extreme weather
Cynthia SeivwrightDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ken SignorelloDemocratic
No documented position found.
Kirk SmithRepublican
No documented position found.
Lynn U. SmithRepublican
No documented position found.
Margaret SmithDemocratic
No documented position found.
John SonnickRepublican
No documented position found.
Eric StewartDemocratic
No documented position found.
Michelle TeegardenDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron TuckerRepublican
No documented position found.
Irene WrennerDemocratic
No documented position found.

Health & human services

Iris BanksDemocratic
No documented position found.
Alyssa BlackDemocratic
- Supports universal primary care legislation
- Supports limits on private equity in health care
Kel CarpenterDemocratic
No documented position found.
Caleb CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Patricia CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Roger CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Noah DetzerDemocratic
No documented position found.
Phil DiesingRepublican
No documented position found.
Maryse DunbarRepublican
No documented position found.
Betsy DunnDemocratic
No documented position found.
Sue FirmanDemocratic
No documented position found.
Barb GreckRepublican
No documented position found.
Dawn Hill-FleuryDemocratic
No documented position found.
Georgia LavigneDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron LawrenceRepublican
No documented position found.
Liam MackRepublican
No documented position found.
Craig MetzRepublican
No documented position found.
Cari PappRepublican
No documented position found.
Erik PostDemocratic
No documented position found.
Cynthia SeivwrightDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ken SignorelloDemocratic
No documented position found.
Kirk SmithRepublican
No documented position found.
Lynn U. SmithRepublican
No documented position found.
Margaret SmithDemocratic
No documented position found.
John SonnickRepublican
No documented position found.
Eric StewartDemocratic
No documented position found.
Michelle TeegardenDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron TuckerRepublican
No documented position found.
Irene WrennerDemocratic
- Supports reasonably priced prescription drugs and child care

Government & transparency

Iris BanksDemocratic
No documented position found.
Alyssa BlackDemocratic
No documented position found.
Kel CarpenterDemocratic
No documented position found.
Caleb CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Patricia CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Roger CrockerRepublican
No documented position found.
Noah DetzerDemocratic
No documented position found.
Phil DiesingRepublican
No documented position found.
Maryse DunbarRepublican
No documented position found.
Betsy DunnDemocratic
No documented position found.
Sue FirmanDemocratic
No documented position found.
Barb GreckRepublican
No documented position found.
Dawn Hill-FleuryDemocratic
No documented position found.
Georgia LavigneDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron LawrenceRepublican
No documented position found.
Liam MackRepublican
No documented position found.
Craig MetzRepublican
No documented position found.
Cari PappRepublican
No documented position found.
Erik PostDemocratic
No documented position found.
Cynthia SeivwrightDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ken SignorelloDemocratic
No documented position found.
Kirk SmithRepublican
No documented position found.
Lynn U. SmithRepublican
- Supports auditing state boards, commissions and programs
Margaret SmithDemocratic
No documented position found.
John SonnickRepublican
No documented position found.
Eric StewartDemocratic
No documented position found.
Michelle TeegardenDemocratic
No documented position found.
Ron TuckerRepublican
No documented position found.
Irene WrennerDemocratic
No documented position found.

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 7 issues covered in this race.