State
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.
Taxes & budget
Nikhil GoyalDemocratic/Progressive
- Supports taxing second homes more to cut homestead taxes
Louis "Louie" MannoRepublican
No documented position found.
Martine Larocque GulickDemocratic
No documented position found.
Tanya VyhovskyProgressive/Democratic
No documented position found.
Public safety
Nikhil GoyalDemocratic/Progressive
No documented position found.
Louis "Louie" MannoRepublican
No documented position found.
Martine Larocque GulickDemocratic
No documented position found.
Tanya VyhovskyProgressive/Democratic
- Supports independent oversight of state and local police
Education
Nikhil GoyalDemocratic/Progressive
- Opposed Act 73, the 2025 education reform law
Louis "Louie" MannoRepublican
No documented position found.
Martine Larocque GulickDemocratic
- Pledges to fight for affordable, equitable public education
Tanya VyhovskyProgressive/Democratic
- Supports moving school funding to a progressive income tax
- Opposes spending caps that force school closures and mergers
Housing
Nikhil GoyalDemocratic/Progressive
- Supports just cause eviction protections
- Proposes a state land bank for distressed properties
Louis "Louie" MannoRepublican
No documented position found.
Martine Larocque GulickDemocratic
No documented position found.
Tanya VyhovskyProgressive/Democratic
- Supports permanently affordable housing without sunset dates
Economy & jobs
Nikhil GoyalDemocratic/Progressive
- Supports a moratorium on AI data centers
Louis "Louie" MannoRepublican
No documented position found.
Martine Larocque GulickDemocratic
No documented position found.
Tanya VyhovskyProgressive/Democratic
- Supports a livable minimum wage
Environment & parks
Nikhil GoyalDemocratic/Progressive
No documented position found.
Louis "Louie" MannoRepublican
No documented position found.
Martine Larocque GulickDemocratic
- Sponsored a ban on the herbicide paraquatIn office
Tanya VyhovskyProgressive/Democratic
No documented position found.
Health & human services
Nikhil GoyalDemocratic/Progressive
- Proposes universal, publicly funded primary care
Louis "Louie" MannoRepublican
No documented position found.
Martine Larocque GulickDemocratic
- Sponsored Medicaid coverage of doula services
Tanya VyhovskyProgressive/Democratic
- Supports universal single-payer health care
Government & transparency
Nikhil GoyalDemocratic/Progressive
No documented position found.
Louis "Louie" MannoRepublican
No documented position found.
Martine Larocque GulickDemocratic
- Sponsored law creating an Office of New Americans
- Voted to override the Governor's vetoes in her first term
Tanya VyhovskyProgressive/Democratic
No documented position found.
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