State

Governor

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 5
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The governor is Vermont's chief executive: proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes laws and appoints judges and agency heads. Vermont elects its governor every two years.

Candidates Compare by issue

June Goodband

Peace and Justice

Springfield

The gist

Supports requiring profitable businesses to pay a living wage
Supports implementing Vermont's universal health care law
Proposes progressive taxation instead of homestead taxes for schools
Supports higher taxes on high incomes and vacant buildings
Supports no-interest mortgages for co-op and modest homes
Supports alternatives to prison that protect people

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Supports requiring profitable businesses to pay a living wage
June Goodband for Governor of Vermont
Campaign website · June Goodband for Governor · june4govvt.org
“require profitable businesses to pay a living wage so their workers don’t need state assistance”
Supports implementing Vermont's universal health care law
June Goodband for Governor of Vermont
Campaign website · June Goodband for Governor · june4govvt.org
“Implement Vermont’s law to reduce costs, increase access.”
Proposes progressive taxation instead of homestead taxes for schools
June Goodband for Governor of Vermont
Campaign website · June Goodband for Governor · june4govvt.org
“Use Progressive taxation instead of homestead taxes to pay for education.”
Supports higher taxes on high incomes and vacant buildings
June Goodband for Governor of Vermont
Campaign website · June Goodband for Governor · june4govvt.org
“Increase taxes on high incomes and buildings that could be used for housing but are left vacant for most of the year.”
Supports no-interest mortgages for co-op and modest homes
June Goodband for Governor of Vermont
Campaign website · June Goodband for Governor · june4govvt.org
“supporting home ownership in coop housing or modest homes with no interest mortgages”
Supports alternatives to prison that protect people
June Goodband for Governor of Vermont
Campaign website · June Goodband for Governor · june4govvt.org
“Develop creative strategies that protect people, work better than prisons, and cost less.”

Amanda Janoo

Democratic/Progressive

Economist · Burlington

The gist

Proposes creating a Vermont Public Bank
Proposes a Fair Share Tax on the wealthiest Vermonters
Supports building toward universal health care over time
Proposes taxes on large digital platforms and AI infrastructure
Supports a Housing First approach to end homelessness
Supports banning surveillance technologies such as Flock cameras
Supports expanding community schools with integrated services

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Proposes creating a Vermont Public Bank
Platform
Campaign website · Amanda Janoo for Governor · janooforvt.com
“Create a Vermont Public Bank to keep more of Vermont’s capital working in Vermont by partnering with local credit unions and community lenders”
Proposes a Fair Share Tax on the wealthiest Vermonters
Platform
Campaign website · Amanda Janoo for Governor · janooforvt.com
“asks the wealthiest Vermonters to contribute the equivalent cuts from the Big Beautiful Bill”
Supports building toward universal health care over time
Platform
Campaign website · Amanda Janoo for Governor · janooforvt.com
“creating the infrastructure needed to expand toward comprehensive universal healthcare over time”
Proposes taxes on large digital platforms and AI infrastructure
Platform
Campaign website · Amanda Janoo for Governor · janooforvt.com
“placing taxes on large digital advertising platforms, data monetization, dominant online marketplaces, and AI infrastructure”
Supports a Housing First approach to end homelessness
Platform
Campaign website · Amanda Janoo for Governor · janooforvt.com
“ensuring every Vermonter has rapid access to safe, permanent housing alongside voluntary mental health care, substance use treatment”
Supports banning surveillance technologies such as Flock cameras
Platform
Campaign website · Amanda Janoo for Governor · janooforvt.com
“banning surveillance technologies such as Flock cameras”
Supports expanding community schools with integrated services
Platform
Campaign website · Amanda Janoo for Governor · janooforvt.com
“community schools integrate primary care, social workers, mental-health support, childcare, food access”

Brian Judd

Independent

Barre City

The gist

No documented position found.

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Dean Roy

Freedom and Unity

Stowe

The gist

Supports treating housing as Vermont's most important issue

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Supports treating housing as Vermont's most important issue
Meet the 14-year-old running for governor of Vermont (Associated Press)
News coverage · Fortune / The Associated Press · Mar 27, 2026 · fortune.com
“said housing is the most important issue facing the state”

Phil Scott

RepublicanIncumbent

Berlin

The gist

Signed Act 73 consolidating school districts and changing school fundingIn office
Pledges no new taxes or fees in state budgetsIn office
Signed Act 71 expanding tax credits and exemptionsIn office
Signed Act 69 creating a housing infrastructure financing programIn office
Supports tougher penalties for service-resistant repeat offendersIn office
Supports creating more community accountability courts statewideIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Signed Act 73 consolidating school districts and changing school funding
Education (Key Issues)
Government record · Office of Governor Phil Scott · governor.vermont.gov
“Act 73 created the School District Redistricting Task Force to draft new maps to consolidate Vermont’s 119 school districts into new, larger districts”
Pledges no new taxes or fees in state budgets
Affordability (Key Issues)
Government record · Office of Governor Phil Scott · governor.vermont.gov
“limiting the growth of Vermont’s budgets to keep to his promise that no new taxes or fees be raised”
Signed Act 71 expanding tax credits and exemptions
Affordability (Key Issues)
Government record · Office of Governor Phil Scott · governor.vermont.gov
“Act 71 was a tax relief bill”
Signed Act 69 creating a housing infrastructure financing program
Housing (Key Issues)
Government record · Office of Governor Phil Scott · governor.vermont.gov
“Act 69 established CHIP, a project-based form of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) that will enable smaller communities across Vermont to build the housing they need”
Supports tougher penalties for service-resistant repeat offenders
Public Safety (Key Issues)
Government record · Office of Governor Phil Scott · governor.vermont.gov
“require new legislation to increase penalties on service-resistant repeat offenders”
Supports creating more community accountability courts statewide
Public Safety (Key Issues)
Government record · Office of Governor Phil Scott · governor.vermont.gov
“The creation of more community accountability courts across Vermont to cut down on the backlog in our courts”

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