Letter to the editor: Votes for third-party candidates really help Trump

The numbers show that voting for third party candidates help one of the two major candidates, leaving the third party candidate far in the dust. This helps the least desirable candidate, of the two from the major parties.

Letter to the editor: Support candidates who eye limiting school spending

If finding more efficient ways to provide a quality education is important, then starting out by thinking about where we can find more money to pay for it is backwards and ignores the underlying problem.

Letter to the editor: Addison-4 candidate is thoughtful, non-partisan

I encourage you to vote for Herb Olson to represent “us” in the Vermont House of Representatives.

Letter to the editor: Common sense and cutting taxes are not synonymous

Who could argue with ‘common sense’ when it comes to a state legislator, but does that necessarily mean they have to cut taxes?

Letter to the editor: Birong and Lanpher’s experience needed for Addison-3

As Election Day approaches, the writer urges Addison-3 voters to support the re-election of Matt Birong and Diane Lanpher because of their deep understanding of the complex issues facing Vt.

Election Preview 2024

To give local voters more information on where candidates stand on issues, we asked each candidate the same five questions, including a candidate’s choice option. See the list of questions in this Election Preview and then read the responses for the candi … (read more)

Addison-4 candidate forum set for Tuesday

The Bristol Democratic Committee has invited the four candidates for the Vermont House in the Addison-4 District to discuss their positions in a forum in Bristol this coming Tuesday.

Who is on the 2024 General Election Ballot

Here are the 2024 General Election candidates for offices in Addison County, Vermont and in the United States.

Addison County Candidate Questions for 2024

To give local voters a baseline for comparing candidates for the Legislature we asked each of them the same five questions. Here are the Q’s.

2024 Vt. House & Senate districts

The Legislature rejiggered Vermont House and Senate districts a little bit after the 2020 Census.

Steven Heffernan, Republican, State Senate

Senate candidate Steven Heffernan of Britol

Christopher Bray, Democrat, State Senate

Senate candidate Christopher Bray of Bristol

Ruth Hardy, Democrat, State Senate

Senate candidate Ruth Hardy of Middlebury

Landel Cochran, Republican, State Senate

Senate candidate Landel James Cochran of Huntington

Peter Conlon, Democrat, Addison-2

Peter Conlon of Cornwall

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