Ballot arrived Friday. Looking through all the candidates. VPIRG has a list of links to candidates' platforms, and VTDigger has a candidate guide.
Wayne Billado III; Independent. Covered in the Governor's race.
Ralph Corbo; Banish the F35s. Answered VTDigger's questions, if extremely briefly. In this VPR interview, he calls out a lack of leadership on issues. I can sympathize with this take, but he doesn't seem interested in providing a vision of his own.
Cris Ericson; Progressive. Chris has her own wikipedia page and a website with a pitch for each of the five races she's running in. This feels more like a stunt than a serious endeavor. Did not answer VTDigger's questions.
Molly Gray; Democratic. Answered VTDigger's questions in detail. In addition to the other platforms, has a website with a clearly labeled Issues page. The issues page is well-organized around four main themes, with a bulleted list of the main points under each theme, and further details for each point.
Scott Milne; Republican. Did not answer VTDigger's questions. When I first looked at his website, I thought it would be policy-free, like Phil Scott's. Then I glanced down his campaign FB feed and found this post that suggested he did publish a plan, but... the link was broken. So I went back to his website and clicked on ProgressVT, which isn't clear that it's about his policy on issues, but whatever, I found it now, and it's a 35-page PDF organized around the acrostic "ProgressVT". I'm really glad he took the time to lay out his plans, and there is a lot to agree with in here, but I have serious concerns about the organizational skills of a candidate who has broken links on their site and puts up a 10-point plan in the form of an acrostic in 2020.
Also see: the Governor's race
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