Vermont — At-Large District

D Democratic Becca Balint

Supports progressive economic investments and labor rights

Balint focuses on rebuilding the middle class through strong labor protections, fair wages, and support for small businesses. She advocates for the PRO Act to protect workers' rights to organize and supports tax incentives for local economic development.

• Cosponsor of the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to strengthen union bargaining rights.
• Supported allocating nearly $1 billion in COVID-19 relief for workers, families, and small businesses while in the Vermont Senate.
• Advocates for tax-increment financing and downtown investment programs.

“Unions built the middle class, and now it’s time we supported unions so we can rebuild it.”

R Republican Gerald Malloy

Supports spending cuts and federal deregulation

Malloy attributes inflation to federal overspending and advocates for balanced budgets, tax restraint, and broad deregulation to stimulate private business growth. He supports economic policies that emphasize domestic manufacturing and trade sanctions on aggressive or communist nations.

• Opposes federal tax increases and supports balanced federal budget measures.
• Advocates cutting federal regulations to support small businesses and local industries like dairy and agriculture.
• Promotes 'Made in Vermont, Made in America' initiatives and trade sanctions against non-market regimes.

“I see America’s entrepreneurial spirit waning. I will work to rejuvenate it in Congress and with our Governor and Legislation to promote business and innovation, not stifle it.”

“I will act with discipline and fiscal responsibility.”

D Democratic Becca Balint

Supports Medicare for All and drug price caps

Balint champions a single-payer healthcare system to guarantee universal coverage without premiums or copays. In the interim, she supports capping insulin prices, empowering Medicare to negotiate drug costs, and expanding rural healthcare access.

• Supports a single-payer healthcare system (Medicare for All).
• Advocates capping insulin at $35 and allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.
• Introduced legislation to allow proper EMS reimbursements for rural emergency providers.

“In Congress, Becca will champion a national single-payer healthcare system like Medicare for All.”

“That’s why in Congress, Becca will fight to cap the price of insulin at $35 and allow Medicare to negotiate fair prices for all of your prescription medications.”

R Republican Gerald Malloy

Supports market reforms and patent law changes

Malloy opposes universal healthcare and direct government price controls, favoring free-market solutions. He proposes modifying U.S. patent laws to foster pharmaceutical competition and reduce drug costs while protecting Medicare and Social Security solvency.

• Opposes universal healthcare and federal price-setting industrial policies.
• Supports U.S. Patent Law reforms to lower prescription drug prices through market competition.
• Pledges to protect Social Security and Medicare solvency without reducing existing benefits.

“I do not support Government Intervention/Industrial Policy related to drug and healthcare prices. I will support changes to US Government Patent Laws that could dramatically decrease drug prices.”

D Democratic Becca Balint

Supports federal abortion rights codification

Balint is a prominent defender of reproductive autonomy who helped pass Vermont's Constitutional Reproductive Liberty Amendment. In Congress, she cosponsors legislation to federally guarantee abortion access and repeal restrictions like the Hyde Amendment.

• Original cosponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act to codify abortion rights nationwide.
• Led effort in the Vermont Senate to pass Proposal 5, embedding reproductive freedom in the state constitution.
• Supports repealing the Hyde Amendment and expanding Title X and Planned Parenthood funding.

“As Senate Majority Leader, Becca led the charge to make Vermont the first state in the nation to explicitly protect reproductive freedom in its constitution.”

R Republican Gerald Malloy

Opposes federal legislation and supports states' rights

Malloy identifies as pro-life and views abortion authority as a power reserved to individual states under the 10th Amendment. He opposes sweeping federal legislation that would mandate national abortion standards.

• Identifies as pro-life.
• Opposes federal legislation regarding abortion, maintaining it is a state-level power under the 10th Amendment.
• Supports judicial nominees who strictly interpret constitutional powers.

“I will support States rights under the 10th Amendment. I will not support federal legislation on powers relegated to the States, this includes sweeping federal legislation related to abortion.”

D Democratic Becca Balint

Supports assault weapons ban and stricter gun safety regulations

Balint advocates for comprehensive gun safety legislation, drawing on her experience helping pass Vermont's first state gun control laws. She supports universal background checks, extreme risk protection orders, and a federal ban on assault weapons.

• Original cosponsor of the Assault Weapons Ban and Bipartisan Background Checks Act.
• Member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.
• Supports safe storage laws, closing the Charleston loophole, and extreme risk protection laws.

“Becca believes it’s time to reinstate the assault weapons ban. There is no reason for weapons of war to be in our communities.”

R Republican Gerald Malloy

Opposes federal gun control and supports Second Amendment rights

Malloy opposes new federal gun control restrictions and defends individual constitutional gun rights. As a gun owner and veteran, he pledges to block legislation that restricts firearm ownership.

• Opposes restrictions on the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
• Affiliated with gun rights organizations including the NRA and GOVT.
• Pledges not to support federal measures that erode constitutional rights.

“Fully support all Amendments, including 2d Amendment Right to Bear Arms. I am a gun owner, my wife is an NRA member.”

D Democratic Becca Balint

Supports Green New Deal and transition to renewable energy

Balint supports aggressive federal action to combat climate change and build a clean energy economy. She helped enact Vermont's Global Warming Solutions Act and original-cosponsors the federal Green New Deal.

• Original cosponsor of the Green New Deal.
• Supported the Global Warming Solutions Act veto override in the Vermont Senate.
• Advocates for green job creation, environmental justice, and resilient infrastructure.

“In Congress, Becca is an original cosponsor of the Green New Deal to provide Vermont with the funding we need to create and sustain good-paying green jobs, combat the climate crisis, fight environmental injustice, and transition our state and our country to a clean energy economy.”

R Republican Gerald Malloy

Supports domestic energy independence and pipeline development

Malloy prioritizes traditional energy production and domestic energy independence to reduce fuel prices and combat inflation. While supporting measured renewable technology development, he opposes sweeping mandates like the Green New Deal.

• Supports restarting oil and gas pipelines to achieve American energy independence.
• Opposes top-down climate regulations like the Green New Deal and Vermont's Global Warming Solutions Act.
• Advocates balancing energy independence with gradual emission reductions and renewable development.

“I will support the US achieving food, energy, and critical technology independence—this will enable the United States to maintain a strong economy AND achieve abilities to transition to renewables AND lower gas/heating/cooling costs.”

D Democratic Becca Balint

Supports expanding voting access and Supreme Court reform

Balint focuses on safeguarding voting rights and reforming government institutions. She supports federal voting standards, expanding mail-in voting, abolishing the Senate filibuster, and reforming the Supreme Court through expansion and term limits.

• Original cosponsor of the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
• Original cosponsor of the Judiciary Act to expand the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Supports Supreme Court ethics rules, term limits, and abolishing the Senate filibuster.

“As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Becca is an original cosponsor of the Freedom to Vote Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and other legislation to make voting more accessible for everyone.”

R Republican Gerald Malloy

Supports term limits, the filibuster, and strict constitutional limits

Malloy emphasizes limited government, constitutional integrity, and term limits for elected officials. He supports maintaining the Senate filibuster as a check against federal overreach and opposes expanding the Supreme Court.

• Signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge and supports a constitutional term limits amendment.
• Supports retaining the Senate filibuster to prevent hasty or partisan legislation.
• Opposes unconstitutional federal actions and supports strict adherence to 10th Amendment state prerogatives.

“I will support Amendments to the Constitution as desired by Vermonters, such as term limits.”

D Democratic Becca Balint

Supports cancellation of student debt and federal education funding

As a former public school teacher, Balint advocates for increased federal investments in public education and early childcare. She prioritizes broad student loan cancellation to alleviate financial strain and close the racial wealth gap.

• Advocates for complete student debt cancellation and universally affordable higher education.
• Cosponsors the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act.
• Supports federal programs like SNAP, school meals, and TANF to address basic student needs.

“Canceling student debt will be a top priority for Becca in D.C.”

R Republican Gerald Malloy

Supports parental rights, school choice, and fee waivers for debt

Malloy advocates for parental authority over school curricula, school choice, and local control, while suggesting the U.S. Department of Education could be dissolved. He considers executive student loan cancellation unconstitutional, proposing interest waivers instead.

• Supports parental rights to direct education and curriculum choices.
• Supports school choice and considers dissolving the federal Department of Education.
• Opposes broad student loan forgiveness as unconstitutional, advocating instead to waive accrued interest and fees.

“I will be a champion for States, Local School Boards, and Parents to determine education matters. I will be a champion for Parents alone to determine what is taught to their children.”

D Democratic Becca Balint

Supports visa modernization and citizenship pathways for agricultural workers

Balint focuses on human-rights-centered immigration reform, particularly supporting migrant farmworkers critical to Vermont's agricultural economy. She supports updating temporary visa programs and providing pathways to legal status.

• Supports modernizing temporary agricultural visas and establishing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented farmworkers.
• Advocates for livable wages and workplace protections for migrant workers.
• Opposes restrictive border barriers in favor of comprehensive immigration reform.

R Republican Gerald Malloy

Supports border wall construction and strict immigration enforcement

Malloy considers southern border security essential to national safety and combating illegal drug trafficking. He advocates constructing a physical border wall and rigorously enforcing federal immigration laws.

• Supports constructing the southern border wall.
• Advocates full enforcement of existing immigration laws to halt illegal entry and drug smuggling.
• Links border security to stopping the flow of illegal fentanyl and violent crime.

“I will seek to enforce immigration laws, and change immigration laws as necessary. I will secure our southern border to address the crime, Opioid/Fentanyl, and illegal immigration crisis.”

D Democratic Becca Balint

Supports expanding mental health services and harm reduction

Balint frequently shares her personal experiences with anxiety and depression to eliminate mental health stigma. She supports treating substance use through evidence-based health interventions, including Medically Assisted Treatment and supervised injection sites.

• Member of the Congressional Mental Health Caucus and Rural Health Care Caucus.
• Introduced legislation expanding disaster-related mental health care access and youth services.
• Supports Medically Assisted Treatment, supervised injection sites, and treatment over incarceration for substance use disorders.

“For decades, Becca has spoken openly about her experiences with anxiety and depression in an effort to destigmatize mental health challenges.”

R Republican Gerald Malloy

Supports law enforcement interdiction to combat illicit drug supply

Malloy approaches illicit drug use primarily through border interdiction and law enforcement actions aimed at stemming fentanyl supplies from China and cartels.

• Focuses on stopping fentanyl imports at foreign sources and border entry points.
• Supports strong law enforcement interdiction efforts against drug trafficking networks.

D Democratic Becca Balint

Supports police accountability reforms and unarmed emergency responders

Balint advocates for addressing racial disparities in law enforcement and reforming public safety. She supports passing federal policing standards, ending qualified immunity, and deploying unarmed first responders for crisis calls.

• Original cosponsor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
• Cosponsored Vermont state legislation to end blanket qualified immunity for law enforcement.
• Advocates funding unarmed social workers and crisis responders for mental health emergencies.

R Republican Gerald Malloy

Supports law enforcement funding and preserving qualified immunity

Malloy strongly supports police departments, arguing that law enforcement maintains public order required for constitutional rights. He opposes removing qualified immunity protections or defunding police budgets.

• Supports fully funding law enforcement and opposes police budget reductions.
• Opposes changes to qualified immunity protections for police officers.
• Emphasizes maintaining public safety and order to protect communities.

“Fully support Law Enforcement and no changes to immunity.”

D Democratic Becca Balint

Supports federal Equality Act and anti-discrimination laws

As the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent Vermont in Congress and co-chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, Balint leads efforts to extend federal civil rights protections. She champions the Equality Act to prohibit discrimination across public life.

• Co-chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus.
• Original cosponsor of the federal Equality Act to ban anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination.
• Helped pass Vermont state laws banning conversion therapy and mandating gender-inclusive restrooms.

“In D.C., Becca is an original cosponsor of the Equality Act, which expands federal civil rights law to protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in employment, housing, credit, jury service, and federally funded programs.”

R Republican Gerald Malloy

Supports equal constitutional protection under limited federal scope

Malloy states that all individuals are created equal and entitled to constitutional protections, while maintaining that local and state governments should govern local civil matters.

• Supports equal rights and protection under the U.S. Constitution.
• Opposes federal mandates on issues better decided at state and local levels.

“Defend individual liberties and equal rights”

D Democratic Becca Balint

Supports major federal housing investments

Balint treats housing as a fundamental human right essential to workforce stability and child development. In Congress, she introduced the Community Housing Act to deploy over $500 billion toward affordable housing, construction, and renter assistance.

• Introduced the Community Housing Act allocating $500+ billion for affordable housing and down payment assistance.
• Led state housing bond initiatives worth $37 million and $250 million in middle-income housing as a Vermont state senator.
• Advocates for federal grants to rehabilitate rural housing stock and support farmworker housing.

“This comprehensive legislation invests over 500 billion dollars in affordable housing, renter protections, down payment assistance, and new construction.”