State

State Senator, Windsor District

Vote for: 3
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 7
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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Elizabeth Burrows

Democratic/Progressive

State representative · West Windsor

The gist

Proposes Universal Primary Care with mobile clinics
Supports prioritizing accessible, senior and transitional housing
Proposes a statewide ADA coordinator office
Supports Propositions 3 and 4

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Proposes Universal Primary Care with mobile clinics
2026 Primary: Windsor Senate District (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · The White River Valley Herald · ourherald.com
“Advance Universal Primary Care for all Vermonters to save money, bypass the greedy private insurance industry, and strengthen our rural healthcare system.”
Supports prioritizing accessible, senior and transitional housing
2026 Primary: Windsor Senate District (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · The White River Valley Herald · ourherald.com
“Prioritize addressing our most acute housing needs, including adaptable/visitable housing, senior housing, permanently affordable housing, and transitional housing.”
Proposes a statewide ADA coordinator office
2026 Primary: Windsor Senate District (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · The White River Valley Herald · ourherald.com
“establishing a statewide ADA coordinator office at the highest level of government”
Supports Propositions 3 and 4
2026 Primary: Windsor Senate District (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · The White River Valley Herald · ourherald.com
“Please follow the VT AFLCIO's campaign for Prop 3 and the Vermont Human Rights Commission's campaign for Prop 4”

Jonathan Gleason

Republican

Small business owner · Ludlow

The gist

Supports reforming Act 250 and revisiting Act 181
Supports lowering Vermont's tax burden

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Supports reforming Act 250 and revisiting Act 181
2026 Primary: Windsor Senate District (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · The White River Valley Herald · ourherald.com
“Act 181 was an attempt at reform, but it went too far with 'the Road Rule' and Tier 3 regulations.”
Supports lowering Vermont's tax burden
2026 Primary: Windsor Senate District (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · The White River Valley Herald · ourherald.com
“We have very high tax burdens for all aspects of our lives. From sales tax, registration fees to property tax.”

Joe Izzo

Independent

Springfield

The gist

No documented position found.

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Andrea Murray

Republican

Farmer; former bank auditor · Weathersfield

The gist

Supports farms and small businesses with sustainable growth
Supports a stronger rural voice on education

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Supports farms and small businesses with sustainable growth
2026 Primary: Windsor Senate District (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · The White River Valley Herald · ourherald.com
“My priorities include making Vermont much more affordable, supporting farms and small businesses with sustainable economic growth, strengthening public safety”
Supports a stronger rural voice on education
2026 Primary: Windsor Senate District (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · The White River Valley Herald · ourherald.com
“ensuring rural communities have a strong voice in Montpelier, especially with education”

Jack Williams

Republican

Weathersfield

The gist

No documented position found.

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Joe Major

DemocraticIncumbent

State senator; executive director, Upper Valley Aquatic Center · Hartford

The gist

Pledges to lower the cost of living and health care
Sponsored overtime pay for firefightersIn office
Sponsored a bill on first responders in communicationsIn office

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

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Pledges to lower the cost of living and health care
2026 Primary: Windsor Senate District (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · The White River Valley Herald · ourherald.com
“my priorities will continue to be lowering the cost of living, improving access to affordable health care, addressing our housing shortage”
Sponsored overtime pay for firefighters
S.307: overtime pay for firefighters (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to overtime pay for firefighters”
Sponsored a bill on first responders in communications
S.306: first responders in communications (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to first responders in communications”

Rebecca White

DemocraticIncumbent

State senator; regional training director, Emerge America · Hartford

The gist

Sponsored a ban on surveillance pricingIn office
Sponsored a community nurse pilot for older VermontersIn office
Sponsored the 2026 voter protections lawIn office

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

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Sponsored a ban on surveillance pricing
S.207: surveillance pricing (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to prohibiting surveillance pricing”
Sponsored a community nurse pilot for older Vermonters
S.33: community nurse pilot for aging Vermonters (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to establishing a pilot for community nurse programs serving aging Vermonters”
Sponsored the 2026 voter protections law
S.298: voter protections (2025-2026 session)
Government record · Vermont General Assembly · legislature.vermont.gov
“An act relating to voter protections”

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