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Governor, Mayors and Pundits:
Matt Dunne on Principles & Values
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| Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger:
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Christine Hallquist on Principles & Values
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Democratic candidate for governor of Vermont:
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- Monthly town halls and weekly audio broadcasts as governor. (Sep 2018)
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Rebecca Holcombe on Principles & Values
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Democratic candidate for governor:
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- Served in Scott's administration; now running against him. (Jul 2019)
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Sue Minter on Principles & Values
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| Democratic Gubernatorial candidate:
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Phil Scott on Principles & Values
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Republican challenger for Governor:
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- The right leader at the right time. (Sep 2016)
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Shap Smith on Principles & Values
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| Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger:
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Keith Stern on Principles & Values
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| Republican candidate for governor of Vermont:
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David Zuckerman on Principles & Values
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| Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger :
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Senate:
VT 2022: 2022 VT Governor's race
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Al Giordano on Principles & Values
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| Democratic Senate challenger (withdrew):
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John MacGovern on Principles & Values
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Democratic Challenger for VT Senator:
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- Runs the Hanover Institute, a Dartmouth alumni group. (Oct 2012)
- Served four terms in the Massachusetts legislature. (Aug 2012)
- Raised on an organic communal dairy farm. (Mar 2012)
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Scott Milne on Principles & Values
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| Democratic Challenger for VT Senator:
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Brooke Paige on Principles & Values
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Republican Senate Challenger:
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- Nominee for Secretary of State (won 4 other nominations too). (Aug 2018)
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Bernie Sanders on Principles & Values
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Democratic primary challenger; Independent VT Senator; previously Representative (VT-At-Large):
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- Progressives deserve important seats in Biden administration. (Dec 2020)
- Jewish identity means end racism & white nationalism. (Feb 2020)
- Confederate monuments belong in museums not town greens. (Feb 2020)
- Disowns vicious internet trolls. (Feb 2020)
- US has an immoral distribution of wealth. (Feb 2020)
- I do not believe in online bullying, end of discussion. (Feb 2020)
- Trump acquittal will lead to more abuse of power. (Feb 2020)
- Trump has documentedly lied thousands of times as President. (Dec 2019)
- Trump think he is above the law, but nobody is. (Nov 2019)
- I hold major rallies despite age & health. (Oct 2019)
- Trump a corrupt president, worthy of impeachment. (Oct 2019)
- End divisiveness; unite people with progressive agenda. (Oct 2019)
- 2019 OpEd: Bernie is best chance to beat Biden. (May 2019)
- Mueller Report: Russia bought pro-Bernie social media ads. (Apr 2019)
- Government should address income inequality, not support it. (Apr 2019)
- Mainstream media prefers "realistic" candidates over Bernie. (Jan 2019)
- All real change comes from grassroots activism. (Nov 2018)
- Learn from Gingrich in 1994: propose bold Democratic agenda. (Nov 2018)
- Support progressives running nationally and locally. (Feb 2017)
- 2016 campaign moved a generation of Millennials to the left. (Nov 2016)
- Greatness about how we treat most vulnerable, not wealth. (Nov 2016)
- Our political revolution must continue. (Nov 2016)
- Our revolution will transform America. (Jul 2016)
- It is not unrealistic to fight for middle class. (Feb 2016)
- I walk the walk of progressivism, with no Super PAC. (Feb 2016)
- Too late for establishment politics: we need a revolution. (Feb 2016)
- Progressives don't have SuperPACs with $15M from Wall Street. (Feb 2016)
- Agrees with Hillary, but more fervently, on many issues. (Jan 2016)
- Political revolution: millions of people vs.few billionaires. (Oct 2015)
- I do not have a Super PAC nor raise money from billionaires. (Oct 2015)
- Social change cannot occur without mass participation. (Oct 2015)
- Abortion & gay marriage secondary to addressing inequality. (Sep 2015)
- Corporate interests fund the Tea Party. (Mar 2014)
- Revolution will not start at "progressive bastion" Harvard. (Jun 1997)
- GOP convinces middle class to vote for interests of the rich. (Jun 1997)
- Progressive movement fights for social justice. (Jun 1997)
Democratic Socialism
- it's fairness for working class, not communism. (Feb 2020)
- Does not advocate communism, but fairness for working class. (Feb 2020)
- Democratic socialism means like Canada, not Venezuela. (Sep 2019)
- Americans want "extreme" Democratic-Socialist solutions. (Jul 2019)
- Economic rights are human rights: that's FDR's "socialism". (Jun 2019)
- Democratic socialism opposes concentration of wealth & power. (Jun 2019)
- 1990s: Nominated as "Socialist" for Profile in Courage award. (Feb 2019)
- Change direction of Democrats to grassroots & bottom-up. (Apr 2017)
- I am longest serving Independent but caucus with Dems. (Feb 2016)
- I'm not a capitalist; I'm a democratic socialist. (Oct 2015)
- What's wrong with modeling U.S. on socialist Scandinavia? (May 2015)
- Registered Independent; calls himself a democratic socialist. (Apr 2015)
- My form of democratic socialism is not Communism. (Mar 2014)
Past Campaigns
- 1981: elected as independent mayor of Burlington. (Nov 2016)
- DNC tilted primary in favor of Hillary Clinton. (Jul 2016)
- 8 million contributions to his campaign, averaging $27. (Jul 2016)
- 2011: Primary challenge keeps Obama from moving to the right. (Feb 2016)
- American people are tired of hearing about Hillary's email. (Oct 2015)
- Lost campaigns in 1972, 1974 & 1988 before winning in 1990. (Mar 2014)
- Current administration has numbed American outrage. (Jun 2005)
- 1971: Ran for Vermont Senate seat under Liberty Union Party. (Jun 1997)
- First Independent elected to Congress in 40 years. (Jun 1997)
Personal Background
- Brother elected in England as Green Party member. (Nov 2016)
- I am very proud to be Jewish; it is much of what I am. (Mar 2016)
- My spirituality: we are all in this together. (Feb 2016)
- High school athlete: basketball and long-distance runner. (Jan 2016)
- Father immigrated to Brooklyn at 17, penniless & no English. (Jan 2016)
- Family immigrated from Poland in WWII, escaping Holocaust. (Sep 2015)
Voting Record
- Voted with Democratic Party 94.1% of 324 votes. (Sep 2007)
- Voted YES on confirming of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court. (Aug 2009)
- Religious affiliation: Jewish. (Nov 2000)
- Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Oct 2001)
- Profiled in "Jews in American Politics". (Jan 2001)
- Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Nov 2007)
- Religious freedom means no religious registry. (Jan 2017)
- Question Trump on Emoluments clause. (May 2017)
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Lawrence Zupan on Principles & Values
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Republican Challenger:
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- Running on principles of life, liberty and private property. (Sep 2018)
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Peter Welch on Principles & Values
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Democrat:
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- Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Oct 2001)
- Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Nov 2007)
- Religious freedom means no religious registry. (May 2016)
- Question Trump on Emoluments clause. (May 2017)
- Impeachment is remedy for personal interests over country. (Dec 2019)
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Former candidates & officeholders:
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Howard Dean-Gov on Principles & Values
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| Former Democratic Governor (2005-2008); pres. candidate 2004:
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Jim Douglas on Principles & Values
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| Republican VT Governor:
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Bruce Lisman on Principles & Values
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| Republican 2016 Gubernatorial candidate:
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Peter Shumlin on Principles & Values
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Democratic Governor (retiring 2016):
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- Retiring after three terms to return to the business world. (Jun 2015)
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Jim Jeffords on Principles & Values
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Independent Jr Senator (VT, retiring 2006):
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- OpEd: Left GOP because marginalized by Bush-Cheney agenda. (Apr 2008)
- Party switch gives control of Senate to Democrats. (May 2001)
- Voted NO on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
- Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
- Religious affiliation: Congregationalist. (Nov 2000)
- Endorsed by Log Cabin Republicans; supports gay rights. (Nov 2000)
- Member of the Republican Main Street Partnership . (Jan 2001)
- Fund the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program. (Dec 1997)
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Jack McMullen on Principles & Values
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| 2004 former Republican challenger:
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Len Britton on Principles & Values
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2010 Republican Challenger:
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- Ninth-generation Vermont businessman. (Sep 2010)
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Larry Drown on Principles & Values
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Democratic challenger:
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- America needs a change in culture as well as politics. (Jun 2006)
- Running so Dems won’t cede race to Bernie Sanders. (Dec 2005)
- “Demagressives” controlling the Party can’t field candidates. (Dec 2005)
- Has run for office under Democrat, GOP, & Reform parties. (Dec 2005)
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Daniel Freilich on Principles & Values
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| 2010 Independent Challenger:
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Greg Parke on Principles & Values
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| Republican challenger:
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Richard Tarrant on Principles & Values
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| Republican Challenger:
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Patrick Leahy on Principles & Values
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Democratic Sr Senator (VT):
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- Co-sponsored Do No Harm Act: keep church and state separate. (Aug 2018)
- Voted with Democratic Party 94.8% of 324 votes. (Sep 2007)
- Voted YES on confirming of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court. (Aug 2009)
- Voted NO on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
- Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
- Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000)
- Religious freedom means no religious registry. (Jan 2017)
- Question Trump on Emoluments clause. (May 2017)
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Bernie Sanders on Principles & Values
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Democratic primary challenger; Independent VT Senator; previously Representative (VT-At-Large):
Click here for 72 full quotes
OR click here for Bernie Sanders on other issues.
- Progressives deserve important seats in Biden administration. (Dec 2020)
- Jewish identity means end racism & white nationalism. (Feb 2020)
- Confederate monuments belong in museums not town greens. (Feb 2020)
- Disowns vicious internet trolls. (Feb 2020)
- US has an immoral distribution of wealth. (Feb 2020)
- I do not believe in online bullying, end of discussion. (Feb 2020)
- Trump acquittal will lead to more abuse of power. (Feb 2020)
- Trump has documentedly lied thousands of times as President. (Dec 2019)
- Trump think he is above the law, but nobody is. (Nov 2019)
- I hold major rallies despite age & health. (Oct 2019)
- Trump a corrupt president, worthy of impeachment. (Oct 2019)
- End divisiveness; unite people with progressive agenda. (Oct 2019)
- 2019 OpEd: Bernie is best chance to beat Biden. (May 2019)
- Mueller Report: Russia bought pro-Bernie social media ads. (Apr 2019)
- Government should address income inequality, not support it. (Apr 2019)
- Mainstream media prefers "realistic" candidates over Bernie. (Jan 2019)
- All real change comes from grassroots activism. (Nov 2018)
- Learn from Gingrich in 1994: propose bold Democratic agenda. (Nov 2018)
- Support progressives running nationally and locally. (Feb 2017)
- 2016 campaign moved a generation of Millennials to the left. (Nov 2016)
- Greatness about how we treat most vulnerable, not wealth. (Nov 2016)
- Our political revolution must continue. (Nov 2016)
- Our revolution will transform America. (Jul 2016)
- It is not unrealistic to fight for middle class. (Feb 2016)
- I walk the walk of progressivism, with no Super PAC. (Feb 2016)
- Too late for establishment politics: we need a revolution. (Feb 2016)
- Progressives don't have SuperPACs with $15M from Wall Street. (Feb 2016)
- Agrees with Hillary, but more fervently, on many issues. (Jan 2016)
- Political revolution: millions of people vs.few billionaires. (Oct 2015)
- I do not have a Super PAC nor raise money from billionaires. (Oct 2015)
- Social change cannot occur without mass participation. (Oct 2015)
- Abortion & gay marriage secondary to addressing inequality. (Sep 2015)
- Corporate interests fund the Tea Party. (Mar 2014)
- Revolution will not start at "progressive bastion" Harvard. (Jun 1997)
- GOP convinces middle class to vote for interests of the rich. (Jun 1997)
- Progressive movement fights for social justice. (Jun 1997)
Democratic Socialism
- it's fairness for working class, not communism. (Feb 2020)
- Does not advocate communism, but fairness for working class. (Feb 2020)
- Democratic socialism means like Canada, not Venezuela. (Sep 2019)
- Americans want "extreme" Democratic-Socialist solutions. (Jul 2019)
- Economic rights are human rights: that's FDR's "socialism". (Jun 2019)
- Democratic socialism opposes concentration of wealth & power. (Jun 2019)
- 1990s: Nominated as "Socialist" for Profile in Courage award. (Feb 2019)
- Change direction of Democrats to grassroots & bottom-up. (Apr 2017)
- I am longest serving Independent but caucus with Dems. (Feb 2016)
- I'm not a capitalist; I'm a democratic socialist. (Oct 2015)
- What's wrong with modeling U.S. on socialist Scandinavia? (May 2015)
- Registered Independent; calls himself a democratic socialist. (Apr 2015)
- My form of democratic socialism is not Communism. (Mar 2014)
Past Campaigns
- 1981: elected as independent mayor of Burlington. (Nov 2016)
- DNC tilted primary in favor of Hillary Clinton. (Jul 2016)
- 8 million contributions to his campaign, averaging $27. (Jul 2016)
- 2011: Primary challenge keeps Obama from moving to the right. (Feb 2016)
- American people are tired of hearing about Hillary's email. (Oct 2015)
- Lost campaigns in 1972, 1974 & 1988 before winning in 1990. (Mar 2014)
- Current administration has numbed American outrage. (Jun 2005)
- 1971: Ran for Vermont Senate seat under Liberty Union Party. (Jun 1997)
- First Independent elected to Congress in 40 years. (Jun 1997)
Personal Background
- Brother elected in England as Green Party member. (Nov 2016)
- I am very proud to be Jewish; it is much of what I am. (Mar 2016)
- My spirituality: we are all in this together. (Feb 2016)
- High school athlete: basketball and long-distance runner. (Jan 2016)
- Father immigrated to Brooklyn at 17, penniless & no English. (Jan 2016)
- Family immigrated from Poland in WWII, escaping Holocaust. (Sep 2015)
Voting Record
- Voted with Democratic Party 94.1% of 324 votes. (Sep 2007)
- Voted YES on confirming of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court. (Aug 2009)
- Religious affiliation: Jewish. (Nov 2000)
- Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Oct 2001)
- Profiled in "Jews in American Politics". (Jan 2001)
- Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Nov 2007)
- Religious freedom means no religious registry. (Jan 2017)
- Question Trump on Emoluments clause. (May 2017)
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