Vermont education

Source topic or question: Energy, environment, public lands, and utilities

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Holding Monsanto accountable for PCB contamination. Charity sued Monsanto for contaminating Vermont’s water resources and schools with PCBs. She has also joined numerous national efforts to preserve our natural environment and intends for her environmental work to be part of her legacy.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Health care

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Keep more Vermont dollars in Vermont by helping state agencies, municipalities, schools, hospitals, colleges, and other public institutions purchase more goods and services from Vermont businesses, farms, cooperatives, and manufacturers, breaking large contracts into sizes local businesses can compete for, and strengthening Vermont supply chains so local businesses buy from one another whenever possible.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Education

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Create childcare and early-learning hubs in underused school space by helping schools partner with local childcare providers. Building on models like Peacham, schools could host infant care, preschool, afterschool programs, summer programs, and childcare so parents can work and know their children are in good hands.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Education

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Bring government services closer to people by coordinating state agencies, nonprofit providers, and local organizations through community schools. Instead of building larger bureaucracies, we’ll make existing services easier to access while giving communities more power to coordinate solutions locally.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Housing

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Build a circular housing economy by expanding adaptive reuse of vacant properties and old schools, churches, barns, mills, motels, and other underused buildings, supporting renovation and deconstruction instead of demolition, reclaiming building materials, and growing local businesses that repair, remanufacture, and recycle construction materials.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: National security, foreign policy, technology, and veterans

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Strengthen digital resilience and public-interest technology by investing in community broadband, open-source government software, secure public communications infrastructure, privacy-enhancing technologies, cybersecurity for towns and schools, cooperative online marketplaces, independent local journalism, and Vermont technology businesses developing public-purpose digital solutions.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Expand Community Schools as community food hubs, partnering with organizations like the Vermont Foodbank to provide healthy meals, community kitchens, nutrition education, food recovery, emergency food support, and connections to local farmers.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Housing

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By investing in local builders, technical education, Vermont-made building materials, adaptive reuse, and community ownership, we’ll keep more construction dollars circulating in Vermont’s economy while reducing long-term housing costs.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Education

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Protect small and rural schools as essential community institutions by making community-school investment an alternative to forced consolidation and closure. Schools will be evaluated not only by enrollment or cost per pupil, but by the full value they provide to children, families, local economies, and community life.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: National security, foreign policy, technology, and veterans

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Create a Vermont Cyber Defense Corps to protect critical infrastructure, elections, hospitals, schools, municipalities, nonprofits, and small businesses from cyberattacks while training the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Expand food access and community nutrition programs by partnering with the Vermont Foodbank, local farms, food shelves, community-action agencies, and mutual-aid organizations. Schools could provide community meals, food distribution, school gardens, cooking programs, clothing, diapers, hygiene products, and emergency necessities without stigma.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: National security, foreign policy, technology, and veterans

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Support public-purpose innovation by partnering with Vermont colleges, universities, entrepreneurs, and mission-driven technology companies to develop open-source software, privacy-protecting technologies, cybersecurity, AI for healthcare and scientific research, agricultural innovation, accessibility tools, and other technologies that solve real problems while keeping knowledge, jobs, and innovation rooted in Vermont.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Education

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Build on Vermont’s community school approach by supporting schools to become locally designed hubs for education, healthcare, mental-health support, childcare, food access, adult learning, recreation, and community services. Each school will determine its own priorities through collaboration among students, families, educators, municipalities, nonprofits, and local residents.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: National security, foreign policy, technology, and veterans

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Use public investment and collective economic power to defend democracy by coordinating with other states, public pension funds, universities, and public institutions to review investments in companies that enable mass surveillance, political repression, algorithmic discrimination, or other practices that undermine democratic rights. Where appropriate and legally supported, pursue coordinated divestment and procurement restrictions while directing public investment toward mission-driven, privacy-protecting, democratic technology companies.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Education

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Place community-school coordinators in participating schools to build partnerships, identify unmet needs, coordinate services, pursue outside funding, and connect families with assistance. This will ensure teachers are not expected to act simultaneously as educators, social workers, case managers, mental-health providers, and healthcare navigators.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Invest in the next generation of farmers through apprenticeships, technical education, affordable farmworker housing, and pathways that help young Vermonters build careers in agriculture.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Strengthen Vermont’s workforce and innovation economy by expanding apprenticeships, career and technical education, workforce partnerships, and research collaborations between Vermont colleges, universities, technical centers, unions, employers, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers—aligning public research with Vermont’s greatest needs so innovations in areas like Lyme disease, climate resilience, sustainable agriculture, affordable housing, clean energy, and rural healthcare improve people’s lives while creating new Vermont businesses and good local jobs.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Support healthy food as preventive healthcare by expanding Food is Medicine initiatives, strengthening connections between local farms, schools, hospitals, and community health centers, supporting regenerative agriculture, and reducing Vermonters’ exposure to harmful chemicals and contaminants wherever Vermont has the authority to act.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Education

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Instead of consolidating our public schools out of existence, we will protect and invest in them as the foundations every child, family, and community needs to thrive.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Buy Vermont first by expanding local purchasing through schools, colleges, hospitals, correctional facilities, and state government while strengthening Farm to School and Universal School Meals so more Vermont-grown food reaches our children and schools.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Having built a career through hard work and the trades himself, John has long been a strong advocate for career and technical education, apprenticeships, and workforce development programs that prepare Vermonters for rewarding careers in construction, manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, and other essential industries.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Source topic or question: Education

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Advocate for the full implementation of the Vermont Kids Code adopted in 2025 and the 2024 ban on cell phones in schools to advance policies that keep Vermont children and teens safe online, protect their privacy, and prevent the harmful impacts of social media.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Immigration and border policy

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Prohibit immigration enforcement in Vermont schools, hospitals, courthouses, polling places and other sensitive locations.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Education

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Molly also recognizes that Vermont’s shrinking school-age population requires thoughtful reforms that support cooperation and, where appropriate, consolidation between communities. But she believes closing schools and consolidating districts alone will not truly stabilize property taxes or address the underlying financial pressures facing public education.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Support policies that ensure our Vermont rural communities don’t just survive, but thrive — with equitable access to quality schools, hospitals, primary care, affordable housing, broadband, and other essential services.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Housing

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Support the start of a Vermont Housing Corps: the next generation of carpenters, electricians, plumbers and other housing professionals to meet Vermont’s housing goals. This includes partnering with Vermont’s career and technical education centers, universities, and apprenticeship programs to incentivize careers in home building through grants, loan forgiveness and scholarships and more.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Education

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Restart the School Construction Trust Fund to rebuild Vermont’s schools with safe, modern materials. Until 2007,Vermont had a fund that would help local school districts pay for new or upgraded facilities. Now, only the wealthiest cities and towns can afford school construction, a reality that hits rural communities hardest.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Education

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One of the biggest drivers of rising education costs is healthcare. Health insurance premiums for public school employees have increased by double digits in recent years, significantly raising school budgets and Vermonters’ property tax bills. Molly believes Vermont must confront these rising healthcare costs while protecting strong local schools and educational opportunities for students across the state.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026