State Representative, Bennington-Rutland

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Term

2 years

Candidates

2

Election

Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Vermont laws and the state budget in the Vermont House; many districts elect two representatives.

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Mike Rice

Democratic

Dorset

The gist

• Supports permanent universal school meals
• Supports making fossil fuel companies pay climate costs
• Supports eliminating insurance prior authorization requirements

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1. Supports permanent universal school meals

   Mike Rice for VT State Representative: Meet Mike

   Campaign website · mikericevt.com

   “Making universal school meals permanent so that no kid goes hungry in Vermont while they’re trying to learn.”

2. Supports making fossil fuel companies pay climate costs

   Mike Rice for VT State Representative: Meet Mike

   Campaign website · mikericevt.com

   “asking the world’s largest fossil fuel companies to pay their fair share when there is damage caused by floods”

3. Supports eliminating insurance prior authorization requirements

   Mike Rice for VT State Representative: Meet Mike

   Campaign website · mikericevt.com

   “Eliminating prior authorization requirements that put insurance companies over people”

Sandra "Sandy" Pinsonault

RepublicanIncumbent

Dorset

The gist

No documented position found.

More about Sandra

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