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Kelsey Pasteris Announces Candidacy
Kelsey Pasteris, a nurse who moved to Vermont in 2018 and Hinesburg in 2021, announced last week that she is a Democratic candidate for the Hinesburg seat in the Vermont House of Representatives: the seat now held by incumbent Rep. Phil Pouech, who has decided to step down.
The Citizen
March 12, 2026
Lawmaker hopes to ‘hand keys over’ to successor elsey Pasteris Announces Candidacy
Hinesburg Record
March 16, 2026
Hinesburg Rep. Phil Pouech on Monday simultaneously announced he will not seek re-election this year and named his favored successor.
Pouech, a Democrat, endorsed fellow Democrat Kelsey Pasteris for the role. Pouech and Pasteris held a joint event at the United Church of Hinesburg for the announcement.
“I’m handing the keys over to the next generation,” Pouech said before the event started.