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2026 Vermont U.S. House — At Large — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Vermont Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Qualified Candidates
Last Updated: 8/21/2026 4:54pm
Contest: REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS
Name On Ballot: RYAN P WALTON
Town Of Residence: RUTLAND CITY
Party: INDEPENDENT
Address: 28 S Main St Ste 301, Rutland City, VT 05701
Day Time Phone: (802) 585-9783
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://waltonforvermont.com/
Term Length(Years): 2
Vote for Count: ONE
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28 S Main St Ste 301 · Rutland City, VT 05701
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Address: 28 S Main St Ste 301, Rutland City, VT 05701
Day Time Phone: (802) 585-9783
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://waltonforvermont.com/
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An independent representative changes the negotiation. Vermont’s support can no longer be assumed, inherited or taken for granted. It must be earned.
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An independent representative changes the negotiation. Vermont’s support can no longer be assumed, inherited or taken for granted. It must be earned.
Support useful ideas regardless of which party introduces them.
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Support useful ideas regardless of which party introduces them.
Not to give me authority over Vermont, but to entrust me with a mandate from Vermont: to represent this state independently, to challenge federal power when necessary, and to begin building the ideas and institutions Vermont will need next.
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Not to give me authority over Vermont, but to entrust me with a mandate from Vermont: to represent this state independently, to challenge federal power when necessary, and to begin building the ideas and institutions Vermont will need next.
Independence does not mean refusing to work with Democrats or Republicans. It means working with either when it benefits Vermont—and belonging to neither when it does not.
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Independence does not mean refusing to work with Democrats or Republicans. It means working with either when it benefits Vermont—and belonging to neither when it does not.
Every vote, negotiation and alliance begins with the interests and independence of Vermont.
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Every vote, negotiation and alliance begins with the interests and independence of Vermont.
No national organization receives ownership of Vermont’s congressional vote.
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No national organization receives ownership of Vermont’s congressional vote.
Money can purchase campaign materials. It cannot create a mandate.
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Money can purchase campaign materials. It cannot create a mandate.
Leadership should understand what it takes to turn an idea, a damaged building and a limited budget into something people can live in.
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Leadership should understand what it takes to turn an idea, a damaged building and a limited budget into something people can live in.
Would begin congressional votes, negotiations, and alliances with the interests and political independence of Vermont.
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Vermont First
Supports useful proposals regardless of which party introduces them and says an independent representative should work with either major party when it benefits Vermont.
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Work With Anyone
Opposes giving a national political organization control over Vermont's congressional vote and describes independence as leverage for the state.
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Owe No Party
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Candidate ID: H6VT01093
Name: WALTON, RYAN PATRICK
Office: House
State: VT
District: VT00
Party: INDEPENDENT
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Vermont Secretary of State
Open Vermont Secretary of StateRyan P Walton campaign
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