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 2023

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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 2023 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

Assembly

Senate

1. Statewide Preschool Funding

Good Vote: No

H217 Statewide Preschool Funding (passed 23 to 7 on 6/20/2023). Would require all school districts to provide full day kindergarten care to all children in the district.

2. Red Flag Law

Good Vote: No

H230 Red-Flag Law (passed 19 to 9 on 5/2/2023). Allows family members to report someone as unstable, prohibiting them from purchasing a weapon.

3. Cap and Trade Scheme

Good Vote: No

S5 Cap and Trade Scheme (passed 20 to 10 on 5/09/2023). Would force a carbon credit system upon businesses, and increase the role of the state in energy matters.

4. Collective Bargaining

Good Vote: No

S102 Collective Bargaining (passed 23 to 7 on 3/30/2023). Would expand collective bargaining to allow outside organizations to sue employers for cause.

5. Ranked-Choice Voting

Good Vote: No

S32 Ranked-Choice Voting (passed 23 to 7 on 3/29/2023). Changes the method of voting to a confusing ranked ballot.

6. State Environmental Control

Good Vote: No

S213 State Environmental Control (passed 24 to 4 on 3/20/2023). Would provide the state Agency of Natural Resources control over riverways.

Legislator Scores

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

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Philip Baruth	D	SD-CHI	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Christopher Bray	D	SD-ADD	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Randolph Brock	R	SD-FRA	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Brian Campion	D	SD-BEN	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thomas Chittenden	D	SD-CHI	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alison Clarkson	D	SD-WIN	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Collamore	R	SD-RUT	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Ann Cummings	D	SD-WAS	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Martine Gulick	D	SD-CHI	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ruth Hardy	D	SD-ADD	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Wendy Harrison	D	SD-WIN	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nader Hashim	D	SD-WIN	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Russ Ingalls	R	SD-ESS	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jane Kitchel	D	SD-CAL	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Virginia Lyons	D	SD-CHI	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark MacDonald	D	SD-ORA	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Richard Mazza	D	SD-GRA	40%	-	+	+	-	-	.
Richard McCormack	D	SD-WIN	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Robert Norris	R	HD-FRA4	80%	+	+	+	+	-	.
Andrew Perchlik	D	SD-WAS	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kesha Ram Hinsdale	D	SD-CHI	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Richard Sears	D	SD-BEN	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Starr	D	SD-ESS	50%	-	+	+	-	+	-
Tanya Vyhovsky	D	HD-CHI8-1	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Anne Watson	D	SD-WAS	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
David Weeks	R	SD-RUT	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Richard Westman	R	SD-LAM	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Rebecca White	D	HD-WIN4-2	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Williams	R	SD-RUT	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Irene Wrenner	D	SD-CHI	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	4.7%
Republican	92.3%

Freedom Index

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