Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

VT Scorecard 2021-2022

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Vermont Legislature in 2021-2022 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

Assembly

Senate

1. Vote by Mail

Good Vote: No

S15 Vote by Mail (Passed 27 to 3 on 3/18/2021). Requires the Secretary of State to mail every active voter a postage-paid ballot for each general election.

2. Gun Rights

Good Vote: No

S30 Gun Rights (Veto Override 21 to 9 on 3/11/2021). Prohibits the possession of firearms within hospital buildings.

3. School Meals

Good Vote: No

S100 School Meals (Passed 29 to 1 on 4/30/2021). Provides free public school breakfast for students.

4. Environmental Justice

Good Vote: No

S148 Environmental Justice (Passed 28 to 1 on 3/29/2022). Establishes an environmental justice policy for the State of Vermont, which would require State agencies to have new environmental-justice-related responsibilities, establish the creation of a State environmental justice mapping tool, and establish a 17-member Advisory Council on Environmental Justice.

5. National Popular Vote

Good Vote: No

S122 National Popular Vote (Passed 22 to 7 on 2/15/2022). Nominates state electors based on the national popular vote in presidential elections.

6. Affordable Housing

Good Vote: No

S226 Affordable Housing (Passed 30 to 0 on 5/12/2022). Introduces new programs with the goal of increasing access to housing, primarily by increasing the housing stock and making existing homes more affordable to homebuyers.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Rebecca Balint	D	SD-WIN	0%	-	-	-	.	-	-
Philip Baruth	D	SD-CHI	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joseph Benning	R	SD-CAL	33%	-	+	-	-	+	-
Christopher Bray	D	SD-ADD	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Randolph Brock	R	SD-FRA	33%	-	+	-	-	+	-
Brian Campion	D	SD-BEN	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thomas Chittenden	D	SD-CHI	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alison Clarkson	D	SD-WIN	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Collamore	R	SD-RUT	50%	+	+	-	-	+	-
Ann Cummings	D	SD-WAS	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ruth Hardy	D	SD-ADD	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cheryl Hooker	D	SD-RUT	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Russ Ingalls	R	SD-ESS	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Jane Kitchel	D	SD-CAL	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Virginia Lyons	D	SD-CHI	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark MacDonald	D	SD-ORA	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Richard Mazza	D	SD-GRA	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Richard McCormack	D	SD-WIN	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alice Nitka	D	SD-WIN	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Robert Norris	R	HD-FRA4	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Corey Parent	R	SD-FRA	33%	-	+	-	-	+	-
Christopher Pearson	D	SD-CHI	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Andrew Perchlik	D	SD-WAS	0%	-	-	-	-	.	-
Anthony Pollina	D	SD-WAS	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kesha Ram Hinsdale	D	SD-CHI	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Richard Sears	D	SD-BEN	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Starr	D	SD-ESS	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Joshua Terenzini	R	SD-RUT	50%	+	+	-	-	+	-
Tanya Vyhovsky	D	HD-CHI8-1	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Richard Westman	R	SD-LAM	33%	-	+	-	-	+	-
Jeanette White	D	SD-WIN	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rebecca White	D	HD-WIN4-2	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	1.5%
Republican	45%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution