June 13, 2026: VSEA Primary Endorsements Announced!

June 29, 2026  1:55 pm

Your union, VSEA, has made its endorsements in the upcoming primary election on August 11, 2026. These are the candidates whom your union thinks will stand up for your pension, your health care, and your pay.

Your fellow members on the VSEA Legislative Committee, the Board of Trustees, and the Council spent hours reviewing candidate questionnaires and voting records to identify the candidates they believe will stick with State Employees when the going gets tough. The decisions are made with regard to these issues and others affecting VSEA members directly— and not on any other issues.

This round of endorsements only includes candidates in contested primaries— that is, candidates in races where there are more candidates running than seats available. Because of low turnout in primary elections your primary vote— and the votes of your fellow members— can have an outsized influence in determiningwho serves as your boss!

Here are VSEA’s endorsements for contested primaries for 2026:

Statewide:

Governor: Amanda Janoo

Lieutenant Governor: Molly Gray

Senate:

Bennington

  • Seth Bongartz
  • Rob Plunkett

Chittenden-Central

  • Nikhil Goyal 
  • Martine Larocque Gulick
  • Tanya Vyhovsky

Chittenden-Southeast

  • Thomas Chittenden
  • Kesha Ram Hinsdale
  • Virginia “Ginny” Lyons

Orange

  • Rose Lucenti

Washington

  • Ann Cummings
  • Andrew Perchlik
  • Anne Watson

Windsor

  • Elizabeth Burrows
  • Christopher M. Dube
  • Rebecca White

Vermont House:

Addison-3

  • Michael L. Kane
  • John Stroup

Bennington-2

  • Will Greer

Chittenden-18

  • Carol Ode

Chittenden-21 

  • Daisy Berbeco
  • Matt Gile

Chittenden-22

  • Karen Dolan

Orange-Washington-Addison

  • Larry Satcowitz

Washington-4

  • Jared Duval
  • Kate McCann

Windham-3

  • Michelle Bos-Lun

Windsor-1

  • Dylan Morse

Windsor-3

  • Kristi C. Morris

Windsor-Orange-1

  • John K. O’Brien​

Windsor-Orange-2

  • Jim Masland