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State Senator, Chittenden Central District

Vote for: 3
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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Nikhil Goyal

Democratic/Progressive

Sociologist; adjunct assistant professor at the University of Vermont · Burlington

The gist

Opposed Act 73, the 2025 education reform law
Supports taxing second homes more to cut homestead taxes
Proposes universal, publicly funded primary care
Supports just cause eviction protections
Proposes a state land bank for distressed properties
Supports a moratorium on AI data centers

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Opposed Act 73, the 2025 education reform law
Protect and Strengthen Public Schools
Campaign website · Nikhil Goyal for Vermont · nikhilgoyal.com
“He opposed the passage of Vermont's new education reform law, Act 73”
Supports taxing second homes more to cut homestead taxes
Protect and Strengthen Public Schools
Campaign website · Nikhil Goyal for Vermont · nikhilgoyal.com
“Nikhil strongly supports taxing second homes more to help reduce homestead property taxes.”
Proposes universal, publicly funded primary care
Universal Health Care for Vermonters
Campaign website · Nikhil Goyal for Vermont · nikhilgoyal.com
“Nikhil will fight for universal, publicly-funded primary care for all Vermonters as a first step”
Supports just cause eviction protections
Build Affordable Housing and Protect Tenants
Campaign website · Nikhil Goyal for Vermont · nikhilgoyal.com
“As your State Senator, Nikhil will fight to enact just cause eviction policy”
Proposes a state land bank for distressed properties
Build Affordable Housing and Protect Tenants
Campaign website · Nikhil Goyal for Vermont · nikhilgoyal.com
“He wants to establish a land bank for the state that would take over abandoned, distressed, and foreclosed properties”
Supports a moratorium on AI data centers
Nikhil Goyal for Vermont State Senate
Campaign website · Nikhil Goyal for Vermont · nikhilgoyal.com
“Impose a Moratorium on AI Data Centers and Ban Social Media for Kids under 16”

Louis "Louie" Manno

Republican

Burlington

The gist

No documented position found.

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Martine Larocque Gulick

DemocraticIncumbent

State senator; former high school teacher and librarian · Burlington

The gist

Pledges to fight for affordable, equitable public education
Sponsored law creating an Office of New Americans
Sponsored Medicaid coverage of doula services
Voted to override the Governor's vetoes in her first term
Sponsored a ban on the herbicide paraquatIn office

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Pledges to fight for affordable, equitable public education
Martine Larocque Gulick for Vermont State Senate
Campaign website · Martine Gulick for State Senate · martinelarocquegulick.com
“I will continue to fight for a strong, equitable and affordable public education system, housing for all”
Sponsored law creating an Office of New Americans
Priorities
Campaign website · Martine Gulick for State Senate · martinelarocquegulick.com
“S.56 , An act relating to creating an Office of New Americans”
Sponsored Medicaid coverage of doula services
Priorities
Campaign website · Martine Gulick for State Senate · martinelarocquegulick.com
“S.109 , An act relating to Medicaid coverage for doula services”
Voted to override the Governor's vetoes in her first term
Priorities
Campaign website · Martine Gulick for State Senate · martinelarocquegulick.com
“I voted to override the Governor's vetos, as I believe all of the overrides were important”
Sponsored a ban on the herbicide paraquat
S.176: paraquat ban (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to prohibiting the use of the herbicide paraquat”

Tanya Vyhovsky

Progressive/DemocraticIncumbent

State senator; licensed clinical social worker · Essex Town

The gist

Supports universal single-payer health care
Supports moving school funding to a progressive income tax
Opposes spending caps that force school closures and mergers
Supports a livable minimum wage
Supports independent oversight of state and local police
Supports permanently affordable housing without sunset dates

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Supports universal single-payer health care
Meet Tanya
Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com
“a democratic socialist who believes in universal single payer healthcare, affordable housing for all”
Supports moving school funding to a progressive income tax
Platform
Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com
“Moving our funding system from property taxes to a progressive income tax”
Opposes spending caps that force school closures and mergers
Platform
Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com
“instead of putting an artificial cap on expenses and forcing school closures and mergers”
Supports a livable minimum wage
Platform
Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com
“A livable minimum wage that ensures that every Vermonters who works full-time can afford to pay for their basic needs”
Supports independent oversight of state and local police
Platform
Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com
“Creating independent oversight of state and local police forces”
Supports permanently affordable housing without sunset dates
Platform
Campaign website · Tanya V for VT · tanyaforvt.com
“create housing that is required to be affordable in perpetuity without sunset dates”

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