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
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.
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 2023 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
Assembly
1. Statewide Preschool Funding
H217 Statewide Preschool Funding (passed 116 to 31 on 6/20/2023). Would require all school districts to provide full day kindergarten care to all children in the district.
2. Cap and Trade Scheme
S5 Cap and Trade Scheme (passed 107 to 42 on 5/11/2023). Would force a carbon credit system upon businesses, and increase the role of the state in energy matters.
3. Government-Funded Lunches
H165 Government-Funded Lunches (passed 122 to 25 on 5/10/2023). Would take money from the federal government to provide universal school lunches in Vermont.
4. Red Flag Law
H230 Red Flag Law (passed 106 to 34 on 5/5/2023). Allows family members to report someone as unstable, prohibiting them from purchasing a weapon.
5. "Reproductive Health"
S37 “Reproductive Health” (passed 114 to 24 on 4/21/2023). Requires insurance companies to provide so-called gender affirming health care and abortion coverage to residents of Vermont.
6. Climate Change "Education"
H126 Climate Change “Education” (Passed 108 to 36 on 3/23/2023). Would bring 50 percent of Vermont’s total land area under conservation status by 2050.
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Julia Andrews | D | HD-CHI25 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joseph Andriano | D | HD-ADD | 40% | . | + | - | + | - | - |
Peter Anthony | D | HD-WAS3 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Arrison | D | HD-WIN2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Angela Arsenault | D | HD-CHI2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sarita Austin | D | HD-CHI9-2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Bartholomew | D | HD-WIN1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ashley Bartley | R | HD-FRA1 | 50% | - | + | - | + | - | + |
Scott Beck | R | HD-CAL3 | 67% | + | + | + | + | - | - |
Daisy Berbeco | D | HD-CHI21 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Matt Birong | D | HD-ADD3 | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | - |
Alyssa Black | D | HD-CHI8-3 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tiffany Bluemle | D | HD-CHI6-5 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Seth Bongartz | D | HD-BEN4 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michelle Bos-Lun | D | HD-WIN4 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lucy Boyden | D | HD-LAM3 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Erin Brady | D | HD-CHI2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Carolyn Branagan | R | HD-FRA1 | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Patrick Brennan | R | HD-CHI9-2 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Jana Brown | D | HD-CHI1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nelson Brownell | D | HD-BEN1 | 0% | - | . | . | . | - | - |
Jessica Brumsted | D | HD-CHI5-2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thomas Burditt | R | HD-RUT2 | 100% | + | + | . | . | + | + |
Mollie Burke | D | HD-WIN2-2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elizabeth Burrows | D | HD-WIN1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tesha Buss | D | HD-WIN5 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scott Campbell | D | HD-CAL3 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
William Canfield | R | HD-RUT3 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Melanie Carpenter | D | HD-LAM2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Carroll | D | HD-BEN5 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Conor Casey | D | HD-WAS4 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ela Chapin | D | HD-WAS5 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
Seth Chase | D | HD-CHI9-1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Heather Chase | D | HD-WIN | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robin Chesnut-Tangerman | D | HD-RUT | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Christie | D | HD-WIN4-2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brian Cina | P | HD-CHI6-4 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Clifford | R | HD-RUT4 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Sara Coffey | D | HD-WIN1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Esme Cole | D | HD-WIN6 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Peter Conlon | D | HD-ADD2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Timothy Corcoran | D | HD-BEN2-1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mari Cordes | P | HD-ADD4 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Allen Demar | R | HD-FRA7 | 80% | + | + | - | + | . | + |
Carl Demrow | D | HD-ORA1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eileen Dickinson | R | HD-FRA3-2 | 100% | + | + | + | . | + | + |
Leonora Dodge | D | HD-CHI23 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Karen Dolan | D | HD-CHI8-2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kari Dolan | D | HD-WAS7 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anne Donahue | R | HD-WAS1 | 60% | + | + | - | + | . | - |
Katherine Donnally | D | HD-LAM2 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Abbey Duke | D | HD-CHI17 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
David Durfee | D | HD-BEN3 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Caleb Elder | D | HD-ADD4 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alice Emmons | D | HD-WIN3-2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bobby Farlice-Rubio | D | HD-CAL1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gina Galfetti | R | HD-WAS | 67% | - | + | + | + | - | + |
Rey Garofano | P | HD-CHI8-1 | 0% | - | - | - | . | - | - |
Leslie Goldman | D | HD-WIN3 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenneth Goslant | R | HD-WAS1 | 67% | + | + | - | + | - | + |
Rodney Graham | R | HD-ORA1 | 80% | + | + | - | + | . | + |
Edye Graning | D | HD-CHI3 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Gregoire | R | HD-FRA6 | 67% | - | + | + | + | - | + |
Lisa Hango | R | HD-FRA5 | 100% | + | + | + | . | + | + |
James Harrison | R | HD-RUT1 | 83% | + | + | + | + | - | + |
Troy Headrick | D | HD-CHI15 | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | - |
Mark Higley | R | HD-ORL | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Rebecca Holcombe | D | HD-WIN2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Philip Hooper | D | HD-ORA | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Hooper | D | HD-CHI6-1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | - |
Lori Houghton | D | HD-CHI8-2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mary Howard | D | HD-RUT5-3 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Noah Hyman | D | HD-CHI8 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kathleen James | D | HD-BEN4 | 0% | - | - | - | . | - | - |
Stephanie Jerome | D | HD-RUT6 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emilie Kornheiser | P | HD-WIN2-1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emilie Krasnow | D | HD-CHI9 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jill Krowinski | D | HD-CHI6-3 | NA | - | - | . | . | . | . |
Larry Labor | R | HD-ORL1 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Dennis Labounty | D | HD-CAL3 | 33% | - | + | - | - | + | - |
Kate Lalley | D | HD-CHI6 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Martin LaLonde | D | HD-CHI7-1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saudia Lamont | D | HD-LAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diane Lanpher | D | HD-ADD3 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wayne Laroche | R | HD-FRA5 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Josie Leavitt | D | HD-GRA | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jed Lipsky | I | HD-LAM1 | 33% | - | + | - | - | - | + |
Kate Logan | D | HD-CHI16 | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | - |
Emily Long | D | HD-WIN5 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Maguire | R | HD-RUT5 | 83% | + | + | + | + | - | + |
Michael Marcotte | R | HD-ORL2 | 80% | - | + | + | + | + | . |
James Masland | D | HD-WIN2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Christopher Mattos | R | HD-CHI10 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Kate McCann | D | HD-WAS4 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Mike McCarthy | D | HD-FRA3-1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Patricia McCoy | R | HD-RUT1 | 100% | + | + | + | . | + | + |
Francis McFaun | R | HD-WAS2 | 60% | - | + | + | . | - | + |
Jubilee McGill | D | HD-ADD5 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marc Mihaly | D | HD-WAS6 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brian Minier | D | HD-CHI11 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Morgan | R | HD-GRA1-1 | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Kristi Morris | D | HD-WIN3-2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mary Morrissey | R | HD-BEN2-2 | 67% | - | + | - | + | + | + |
Michael Mrowicki | D | HD-WIN4 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak | P | HD-CHI6-2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Logan Nicoll | D | HD-RUT2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
William Notte | D | HD-RUT5-4 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Daniel Noyes | D | HD-LAM2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kate Nugent | D | HD-CHI10 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John O'Brien | D | HD-WIN1 | 17% | - | + | - | - | - | - |
Carol Ode | D | HD-CHI6-1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thomas Oliver | R | HD-FRA4 | 100% | . | + | + | + | + | + |
Woodman Page | R | HD-ORL2 | 100% | + | + | + | + | . | + |
Kelly Pajala | I | HD-WIN | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joseph Parsons | R | HD-ORA | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Avram Patt | D | HD-LAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Henry Pearl | D | HD-CAL | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | - |
Arthur Peterson | R | HD-RUT2 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Phil Pouech | D | HD-CHI4 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monique Priestley | D | HD-ORA2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Beth Quimby | R | HD-CAL3 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Barbara Rachelson | D | HD-CHI6-6 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike Rice | D | HD-BEN | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tristan Roberts | D | HD-WIN6 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jarrod Sammis | R | HD-RUT3 | 67% | - | + | - | + | + | + |
Lawrence Satcowitz | D | HD-ORA | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robin Scheu | D | HD-ADD1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Charles Shaw | R | HD-RUT6 | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Amy Sheldon | D | HD-ADD1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Laura Sibilia | I | HD-WIN | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Katherine Sims | D | HD-ORL | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Taylor Small | P | HD-CHI6-7 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brian Smith | R | HD-ORL1 | 100% | + | + | + | + | . | + |
Trevor Squirrell | D | HD-CHI3 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gabrielle Stebbins | D | HD-CHI6-5 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thomas Stevens | D | HD-WAS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Mary-Katherine Stone | D | HD-CHI14 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Heather Surprenant | P | HD-WIN4-1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Curt Taylor | D | HD-CHI9-1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Christoper Taylor | R | HD-CHI | 83% | + | + | - | + | + | + |
David Templeman | D | HD-ORL3 | 20% | - | - | - | + | - | . |
Tristan Toleno | D | HD-WIN2-3 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Casey Toof | R | HD-FRA3-1 | 83% | + | + | + | + | - | + |
Dara Torre | D | HD-WAS2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joseph Troiano | D | HD-CAL2 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Matt Walker | R | HD-FRA4 | 83% | + | + | + | + | - | + |
Chea Evans | D | HD-CHI5 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kirk White | D | HD-WIN | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dane Whitman | D | HD-BEN2-1 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Terri Williams | R | HD-ESS | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Jonathan Williams | D | HD-WAS3 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Charles Wilson | R | HD-CAL3 | 100% | + | + | + | . | + | + |
Theresa Wood | D | HD-WAS | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | - |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
Party | Score |
---|---|
Democrat | 1.1% |
Republican | 85.8% |
Progressive | 0% |
Independent | 16.7% |