State

State Representative, Chittenden-20

Vote for: 2
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 4
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.

Candidates Compare by issue

Bill Bezio

Republican

Colchester

The gist

Pledges to cut wasteful programs and taxes
Pledges to repair roads and bridges
Opposes overregulation

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Pledges to cut wasteful programs and taxes
Q&A with CHI-20 candidates: Bishop, Pezzo, Wood and Bezio face off for two seats
Interview · Colchester Sun · Sep 24, 2026 · colchestersun.com
“We will tackle spending by cutting waste, cutting taxes, and revamping the property tax system.”
Pledges to repair roads and bridges
Q&A with CHI-20 candidates: Bishop, Pezzo, Wood and Bezio face off for two seats
Interview · Colchester Sun · Sep 24, 2026 · colchestersun.com
“We will fix our roads and bridges”
Opposes overregulation
Q&A with CHI-20 candidates: Bishop, Pezzo, Wood and Bezio face off for two seats
Interview · Colchester Sun · Sep 24, 2026 · colchestersun.com
“We will fight overregulation and identify wasteful, unproductive programs that drain our budget.”

Doug Wood

Republican

Retired airport operations foreman · Colchester

The gist

Opposes new payroll and carbon heating taxes
Supports holding repeat offenders accountable
Supports increasing housing availability

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Opposes new payroll and carbon heating taxes
Doug Wood for VT House
Campaign website · dougwoodforvthouse.org
“Payroll taxes, carbon-based heating taxes, and increased fees may sound small on paper, but they hit working families, seniors, and small businesses the hardest.”
Supports holding repeat offenders accountable
Doug Wood for VT House
Campaign website · dougwoodforvthouse.org
“Vermonters deserve a justice system that protects law-abiding citizens, supports victims, and holds criminals responsible.”
Supports increasing housing availability
Q&A with CHI-20 candidates: Bishop, Pezzo, Wood and Bezio face off for two seats
Interview · Colchester Sun · Sep 24, 2026 · colchestersun.com
“I would focus on increasing housing availability, promoting responsible government spending, supporting small businesses and job growth”

Doug Bishop

DemocraticIncumbent

Colchester

The gist

Supports fully implementing the CHIP housing infrastructure program
Supports reference-based pricing for hospital care
Supports a new property tax category for second homes
Supports the cooperative education service area model
Secured restored funding for Howard Center outreach

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Supports fully implementing the CHIP housing infrastructure program
Q&A with CHI-20 candidates: Bishop, Pezzo, Wood and Bezio face off for two seats
Interview · Colchester Sun · Sep 24, 2026 · colchestersun.com
“We must fully implement the Community Housing and Infrastructure Program (CHIP)”
Supports reference-based pricing for hospital care
Q&A with CHI-20 candidates: Bishop, Pezzo, Wood and Bezio face off for two seats
Interview · Colchester Sun · Sep 24, 2026 · colchestersun.com
“Reference-based pricing is in the works as a next step toward bringing down the cost of hospital care.”
Supports a new property tax category for second homes
Q&A with CHI-20 candidates: Bishop, Pezzo, Wood and Bezio face off for two seats
Interview · Colchester Sun · Sep 24, 2026 · colchestersun.com
“creating a new tax category for those with year-round second homes that are not utilized as primary residences”
Supports the cooperative education service area model
Q&A with CHI-20 candidates: Bishop, Pezzo, Wood and Bezio face off for two seats
Interview · Colchester Sun · Sep 24, 2026 · colchestersun.com
“We need the cost savings gained through combining administrative services in the Cooperative Education Service Area (CESA) model.”
Secured restored funding for Howard Center outreach
Bishop for Vermont: Accomplishments & Priorities
Campaign website · bishopforvermont.com
“I rallied support among a tri-partisan group of legislators from 10 communities to advocate for continued support. Funding was restored.”

Gayle Pezzo

DemocraticIncumbent

Colchester

The gist

Supports more affordable manufactured home communities
Supports holding offenders accountable
Supports voluntary school mergers and shared services
Supports options for universal health care

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Supports more affordable manufactured home communities
Q&A with CHI-20 candidates: Bishop, Pezzo, Wood and Bezio face off for two seats
Interview · Colchester Sun · Sep 24, 2026 · colchestersun.com
“Build more affordable manufactured communities to make homeownership a possibility.”
Supports holding offenders accountable
Q&A with CHI-20 candidates: Bishop, Pezzo, Wood and Bezio face off for two seats
Interview · Colchester Sun · Sep 24, 2026 · colchestersun.com
“People who commit crimes need to be held accountable.”
Supports voluntary school mergers and shared services
Q&A with CHI-20 candidates: Bishop, Pezzo, Wood and Bezio face off for two seats
Interview · Colchester Sun · Sep 24, 2026 · colchestersun.com
“Voluntary school mergers are a pathway to help reduce administrative costs”
Supports options for universal health care
Q&A with CHI-20 candidates: Bishop, Pezzo, Wood and Bezio face off for two seats
Interview · Colchester Sun · Sep 24, 2026 · colchestersun.com
“expand on reasonable, tangible options for universal healthcare”

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.