State

State Senator, Addison District

Vote for: 2
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 4
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Vermont laws and the state budget; Vermont's Senate districts elect one to three senators each.

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Andrew Klein

Republican

New Haven

The gist

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Hannah Sessions

Democratic

Farmer and cheesemaker (Blue Ledge Farm) · Leicester

The gist

Supports exploring a cap on residential property tax rates
Supports Universal Primary Care
Supports duplex and zoning changes like the HOME Act
Supports paying farmers for voluntary land conservation
Supports giving educators a seat in school merger decisions
Supports Propositions 3 and 4 on the November ballot

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Supports exploring a cap on residential property tax rates
Issues
Campaign website · Hannah Sessions for VT Senate · hannahsessionsforvt.com
“I support exploring a cap on residential property tax rates while increasing the rate for second and non-residential homes”
Supports Universal Primary Care
Issues
Campaign website · Hannah Sessions for VT Senate · hannahsessionsforvt.com
“Universal Primary Care is a great investment.”
Supports duplex and zoning changes like the HOME Act
Issues
Campaign website · Hannah Sessions for VT Senate · hannahsessionsforvt.com
“I also support initiatives like the 2023 HOME Act (S.100) that combats high housing costs by encouraging duplexes”
Supports paying farmers for voluntary land conservation
Issues
Campaign website · Hannah Sessions for VT Senate · hannahsessionsforvt.com
“Farmers need to be recognized and compensated for voluntarily conserving land”
Supports giving educators a seat in school merger decisions
Issues
Campaign website · Hannah Sessions for VT Senate · hannahsessionsforvt.com
“We need to have teachers and principals, those with hands-on experience, at the table when these decisions are being considered.”
Supports Propositions 3 and 4 on the November ballot
Issues
Campaign website · Hannah Sessions for VT Senate · hannahsessionsforvt.com
“I support Legislative efforts such as S.R 21 and Proposition 3 and 4 that support and confirm our civil rights.”

Ruth Hardy

DemocraticIncumbent

State senator; teaches politics and public policy at Middlebury College · Middlebury

The gist

Sponsored Act 76 expanding child care access
Supported the 2026 K-12 education reform law, Act 170
Sponsored reference-based pricing to lower hospital costs
Sponsored legal protections for abortion and gender-affirming care
Supported expanding renter and property tax credits
Voted to fund housing and ease building rules

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Sponsored Act 76 expanding child care access
Setting the record straight about my work
Campaign website · Ruth for Vermont · ruthforvermont.com
“Lead sponsor & chief architect of 2023 Act 76 which expanded access to childcare in Vermont”
Supported the 2026 K-12 education reform law, Act 170
Setting the record straight about my work
Campaign website · Ruth for Vermont · ruthforvermont.com
“Delivered bipartisan, consensus K-12 education transformation in 2026 Act 170 that protects rural public schools”
Sponsored reference-based pricing to lower hospital costs
Setting the record straight about my work
Campaign website · Ruth for Vermont · ruthforvermont.com
“Lead sponsor & advocate for reference-based pricing to reduce the cost of hospital care”
Sponsored legal protections for abortion and gender-affirming care
Setting the record straight about my work
Campaign website · Ruth for Vermont · ruthforvermont.com
“lead sponsor of Legally Protected Health Care legislation, protecting providers & patients seeking abortion care”
Supported expanding renter and property tax credits
Setting the record straight about my work
Campaign website · Ruth for Vermont · ruthforvermont.com
“Key advocate for expanding the renter credit & property tax credit program for low-income Vermonters”
Voted to fund housing and ease building rules
Setting the record straight about my work
Campaign website · Ruth for Vermont · ruthforvermont.com
“reduce regulations to build housing, including duplexes, ADUs, and infill development in downtowns”

Steven Heffernan

RepublicanIncumbent

State senator; business owner · Bristol

The gist

Sponsored a bill on grand list values of wetland parcelsIn office
Sponsored a bill on weatherization funding and workforceIn office
Co-sponsored revoking Vermont's use of California's vehicle emission rulesIn office
Co-sponsored a bill creating crimes against an unborn childIn office
Co-sponsored exempting military retirement income from state taxIn office

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

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Sponsored a bill on grand list values of wetland parcels
S.165: grand list values of parcels with wetlands (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to grand list values of parcels with wetlands”
Sponsored a bill on weatherization funding and workforce
S.317: weatherization funding and workforce (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to weatherization funding and weatherization workforce recruitment”
Co-sponsored revoking Vermont's use of California's vehicle emission rules
S.101: revoking use of California's Clean Air Act waiver (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to revoking Vermont's use of California's Clean Air Act waiver”
Co-sponsored a bill creating crimes against an unborn child
S.116: crimes against an unborn child (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to crimes against an unborn child”
Co-sponsored exempting military retirement income from state tax
S.17: military retirement income tax exemption (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to exempting military retirement and survivor benefit income from Vermont income tax”

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