For four years, St. Johnsbury Rep. Scott Campbell (D) has voted to make gasoline and heating fuel more expensive. Now his Republican challenger is reminding voters.

A popular, pro-life former lieutenant governor has given his endorsement to Sen. Joe Benning as Vermont’s next governor-in-waiting.

The poll respondents were 57% Democrat and 30% Republican.

Republican candidates will gather in Colchester and Whitingham to meet likely voters. And supporters of Greg Thayer are mounting a write-in campaign for lieutenant governor.

A huge battle is looming in Congress next session for the future of the digital economy. House candidate Becca Balint benefited from a huge campaign donation from a company with a strong interest in the battle’s outcome.

Political discontent is reaching a fever pitch, less so between parties and more now than ever between the people and their elected officials. 

The federal government applies some of the hefty interest it charges on federal student loans to ObamaCare subsidies, accountant and Libertarian House candidate Ericka Redic notes.

The only Vermont House Democrat to oppose Prop 5/Article 22 ‘reproductive liberty’ Constitutional amendment was voted out in last week’s primary.

House candidate Robin Chesnut-Tangerman didn’t open sealed ballot bags in Middletown Springs in 2020, as incorrectly stated in a Vermont Daily Chronicle news story Tuesday. However, he was there when it happened and his questions led to them being opened, he said.

Vermont’s climate policy could be a major campaign issue in the surprise rematch of two 2020 general election contestants for the Middletown Springs (etc.) House seat.

The increasing influence of Vermont’s political left was on display at the AFL-CIO annual meeting Saturday at the Old Socialist Party Labor Hall in Barre.

The Vermont State GOP Committee went on record Saturday with a statement of non-support for reluctant House nominee and self-described independent Liam Madden of Bellows Falls.

Meet GOP House Liam Madden: raised in Vermont’s two extremes of wealth and poverty, the son of a father who struggled with addiction joined the Marines Corps, became a leader in the anti-war movement, solar power entrepreneur, and CEO of the Idea Sex Lab.

“Liam let me tell you – you have messed with the wrong broad,” Redic said. “You have underestimated the will of the Republican Party in Vermont. And it will be to your detriment.”

The two GOP candidates for lieutenant governor published their list of endorsements.

“I will promote American energy policies to cut fuel prices which will reduce the cost of food, gasoline and home heating.” – Anya Tynio

I will push for updates to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow for the building of safe, “clean”, efficient energy. I will also eliminate all subsidies for EV cars, solar panels and wind turbine technologies.

“Now there exist two separate justice systems (one for the law abiding and one for the lawless), no accountability for criminal actions, a revolving door of criminality, and more effort to protect the criminal than protect the public.” – Myers Mermel

“School choice, particularly for the economically disadvantaged, is an important component of promoting successful education.” – Christina Nolan

“Knowing all the legislative players, I would become the conduit between those who have the power to make change and those who have the ideas that can bring cost of living reductions into play.” – Joe Benning

“I believe that we can make it possible for anyone to find a meaningful career in Vermont in work that sustains them and fulfills them.” – Charlie Kimball

“My priorities have been clear since the beginning: grow the economy, make Vermont more affordable, and protect the most vulnerable. While we’ve made record progress, I know the pandemic set us back and there is much more work to be done.” – Phil Scott

“I do not believe we are in a climate emergency.” – Gerald Malloy

“The Executive Protection Unit of the Vermont State Police will also be delivered its first all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning, which will serve as the Governor’s official security vehicle,” Gov. Phil Scott’s office said yesterday. His likely Democratic challenger responds.

A Burlington accountant running for Congress as a Republican has received the endorsement of former Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie and the nomination of the Vermont Libertarian Party.

With firefighters and even sitting state’s attorneys endorsing opponent Ted Kenney, and her Soros’-backed compatriots getting thrown out by voters nationwide, are Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George’s days numbered?

Myers Mermel compares GOP Senate opponent and former U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan to Chittenden County prosecutor Sarah George.

IT’S THE PANDEMIC’S FAULT – Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George and her office have been “scapegoated” over public concern about the rise in crime, she claimed.

One Republican candidate for lieutenant governor is charging another with “involvement in the insurrection of January 6th.”

Two sitting Republican legislators from the Northeast Kingdom will face each other in a primary, as a result of population-sensitive redistricting that occurs every 10 years.

“I intend to work cooperatively with Governor Scott on his stated agenda,” Lamoille House candidate Richard Bailey said.

I would like to set a few things straight about John’s little letter writing temper tantrum,” former senate colleague David Deen says.

In 2022, it’s hard to remember when Republicans actually had the political ascendancy, however fleeting.

A “foolish” action by a “radical court.” Gov. and Democratic candidate for Congress Molly Gray last week called the SCOTUS decision preventing the EPA from making climate-change policy.

At a July 6 candidate forum, the Chittenden County state’s attorney supported by George Soros will face questions about the increase of violent crime and shoplifting.

A carpenter and Republican candidate for a Lamoille County House seat wants a Vermont where people can flourish economically with a strong infrastructure and the least amount of government intrusion into people’s lives.

Vermonters bemoaning the lack of new blood in the Vermont Legislature may be encouraged by the decision of three newcomers from Lamoille County. 

Becca Balint, Christina Nolan, and Ericka Redic came out ‘winners’ in an online poll conducted this month by the Vermont Public Interest Research Group.

Candidate for Congress Sen. Becca Balint will be politicking from home after testing positive for Covid, just days after her visit to the White House.

Ericka Redic, GOP candidate for Congress, said existing laws must be enforced to protect U.S. Supreme Court justices and their families from potential violence.

The day before she endorsed Becca Balint for Congress, a leading House progressive voted against a Supreme Court security bill – one of only 27 House members to do so.

“As one who had to run in a state dominated by Democrats – 91% of elected officials in Arkansas were Democrats when I ran – I know that you need to run with innovative ideas and be a different kind of conservative that focuses on solving real problems,” Mike Huckabee said.

“John Klar has the energy and the background to tackle our problems,” former Gov. James Douglas said.

Voting your religious conscience on abortion-related legislation may have consequences, if you’re a Vermont Democratic legislator.

Kevin Divney, a finance expert and fund manager, emailed Vermont Daily Chronicle shortly after 11 AM this morning: “I have removed my name from the Ballot for Office of Treasurer this morning. I will have no further comments.”

Kelly is also taking aim at the “super-majority” in the Legislature that has resulted in ill-advised legislation. 

Divney has managed investment funds with assets over $12 billion, which is roughly 50% larger than the entire budget for the State of Vermont.

The Chittenden County Republican Committee is sponsoring a Republican Congressional Candidate Forum at the Milton Grange on Saturday, May 14 at 8:30 am.

GOP candidates for the party nomination for Congress and the U.S. Senate will debate in Milton May 14.

One of America’s most savvy political analysts thinks 2022 might be the year for Republican Senate candidate Christina Nolan.