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State Representative, Windsor-4

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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.

Kyle Hansen

Independent

Pomfret

The gist

  • Supports expanding the Property Tax Credit to $150k households
  • Supports new income tax brackets above $300k and $500k
  • Supports Act 250 exemptions for housing in growth areas
  • Supports a moratorium on A.I. data center construction
  • Supports banning Flock and similar surveillance cameras
  • Opposes ridgeline wind while supporting well-sited solar
More about Kyle
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  1. Supports expanding the Property Tax Credit to $150k households

    Policies and Priorities

    Campaign website · Kyle4Windsor4VT · kyle4windsor4vt.com

    “Expand the progressive Property Tax Credit to cover all households declared as a “homestead”, earning up to $150k per year.”
  2. Supports new income tax brackets above $300k and $500k

    Policies and Priorities

    Campaign website · Kyle4Windsor4VT · kyle4windsor4vt.com

    “Create higher income tax brackets for individual earners making over $300k per year, and over $500k per year.”
  3. Supports Act 250 exemptions for housing in growth areas

    Policies and Priorities

    Campaign website · Kyle4Windsor4VT · kyle4windsor4vt.com

    “Establish Act250 reductions and exemptions for new housing construction in the above “growth areas”.”
  4. Supports a moratorium on A.I. data center construction

    Policies and Priorities

    Campaign website · Kyle4Windsor4VT · kyle4windsor4vt.com

    “Support an immediate moratorium on the construction of A.I. data centers”
  5. Supports banning Flock and similar surveillance cameras

    Policies and Priorities

    Campaign website · Kyle4Windsor4VT · kyle4windsor4vt.com

    “Ban the use of Flock cameras, and similar A.I. adjacent surveillance cameras.”
  6. Opposes ridgeline wind while supporting well-sited solar

    Policies and Priorities

    Campaign website · Kyle4Windsor4VT · kyle4windsor4vt.com

    “Oppose ridgeline wind, while supporting new solar and small scale wind projects in common sense, ecologically friendly locations.”

Justin Schoville

Peace and Justice

Barnard

The gist

  • Supports direct state provision of housing and food aid
  • Supports reducing statewide income and wealth inequality
  • Supports a larger health insurance pool to cut costs
More about Justin
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  1. Supports direct state provision of housing and food aid

    Meet the Candidates: 2026 Nonprofit Candidate Questionnaire Responses (PDF)

    Candidate questionnaire · Common Good Vermont · commongoodvt.org

    “For some issues, like housing and food assistance, I support the state directly intervening to provide those goods and services”
  2. Supports reducing statewide income and wealth inequality

    Meet the Candidates: 2026 Nonprofit Candidate Questionnaire Responses (PDF)

    Candidate questionnaire · Common Good Vermont · commongoodvt.org

    “Reduce statewide income and wealth inequality overall, and provide basic needs (especially for housing and income)”
  3. Supports a larger health insurance pool to cut costs

    Meet the Candidates: 2026 Nonprofit Candidate Questionnaire Responses (PDF)

    Candidate questionnaire · Common Good Vermont · commongoodvt.org

    “Vermont needs to increase its health insurance pool to lower insurance costs.”
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Michael HoytOfficial portrait — Vermont General Assembly

Michael Hoyt

DemocraticIncumbent

Hartford

The gist

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