State

State Treasurer

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The treasurer manages the state's cash, debt and investments, the state retirement systems and unclaimed property.

Candidates Compare by issue

Zachary Hampl

Progressive

Rutland Town

The gist

Supports treating health care as a human right

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Supports treating health care as a human right
Voter Guide Profile: Zachary Hampl
Candidate questionnaire · iVoterGuide (AFA Action) · ivoterguide.com
“Healthcare should be treated and recognized as a human right”

Lynn LaFleur

Republican

Accountant · Stowe

The gist

Supports cutting some NGO funding and holding to budgets
Supports local control of school budgets and curriculum
Opposes voting without photo identification
Pledges more transparency on grants funded by the treasurer's officeIn office
Pledges to tackle pension and health care underfundingIn office

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

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Supports cutting some NGO funding and holding to budgets
Voter Guide Profile: Lynn LaFleur
Candidate questionnaire · iVoterGuide (AFA Action) · ivoterguide.com
“Stop funding certain NGOs. Create budgets that are reasonable and stick to them.”
Supports local control of school budgets and curriculum
Voter Guide Profile: Lynn LaFleur
Candidate questionnaire · iVoterGuide (AFA Action) · ivoterguide.com
“Cities and towns should control their school's budgets and curriculum.”
Opposes voting without photo identification
Voter Guide Profile: Lynn LaFleur
Candidate questionnaire · iVoterGuide (AFA Action) · ivoterguide.com
“People should be able to vote without photo identification. Strongly Disagree”
Pledges more transparency on grants funded by the treasurer's office
CORRECTION/UPDATE: VTGOP Fills Slate of Statewide Offices
Public statement · Vermont Republican Party · Aug 27, 2026 · vtgop.substack.com
“Lynn will provide better transparency over grants funded by the treasurers office.”
Pledges to tackle pension and health care underfunding
CORRECTION/UPDATE: VTGOP Fills Slate of Statewide Offices
Public statement · Vermont Republican Party · Aug 27, 2026 · vtgop.substack.com
“will work with fresh eyes on Vermont’s pension and healthcare under funding problem”

Mike Pieciak

DemocraticIncumbent

Winooski

The gist

Proposed buying up $100 million in Vermonters' medical debt
Proposed ArrayRx pharmacy discount card to lower drug prices
Proposed Baby Bonds of $3,200 per Medicaid-born child
Supports fully funding the state's pension system
Supports Vermont's Climate Superfund for storm costs
Supports the Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund
Secured up to $130 million in workforce housing loansIn office

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

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Proposed buying up $100 million in Vermonters' medical debt
Issues
Campaign website · Mike for Vermont · mikeforvermont.com
“my office proposed and passed the purchase of $100 million in medical debt held by Vermonters with a one-time investment of just $1 million”
Proposed ArrayRx pharmacy discount card to lower drug prices
Issues
Campaign website · Mike for Vermont · mikeforvermont.com
“I proposed ArrayRX, a pharmacy discount card that works in place of insurance right at the counter”
Proposed Baby Bonds of $3,200 per Medicaid-born child
Issues
Campaign website · Mike for Vermont · mikeforvermont.com
“the state will invest $3,200 for every child born on Medicaid”
Supports fully funding the state's pension system
Issues
Campaign website · Mike for Vermont · mikeforvermont.com
“This means fully funding the state’s pension system and driving down unfunded liabilities.”
Supports Vermont's Climate Superfund for storm costs
Issues
Campaign website · Mike for Vermont · mikeforvermont.com
“helped establish a Climate Superfund in Vermont to ensure that the costs associated with floods and other severe weather events are paid for”
Supports the Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund
Issues
Campaign website · Mike for Vermont · mikeforvermont.com
“I helped start the Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund to directly support the lawyers protecting our neighbors in immigration court.”
Secured up to $130 million in workforce housing loans
Issues
Campaign website · Mike for Vermont · mikeforvermont.com
“commit up to $130 million in low-interest loans to build 1,700 new units of workforce housing”

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