Priorities
Housing • Healthcare • Communities
Keeping our Communities Whole
Vermont works best when no generation is missing. We must incentivize young people to stay, encourage families to put down roots, and enable longtime Vermonters to age with dignity right in their community.
Policy Actions:
Close the gaps that push young adults out — expand career pathways like apprenticeships and trades programs, and ensure supports don't disappear at 18
Strengthen public schools and early childhood programs so families choose Vermont and stay
Support aging in place with the workforce, services, and infrastructure our communities need — including training the next generation of tradespeople and caregivers to serve them
Invest in local economic development that creates opportunity for every stage of life
Housing For Every Vermonter
Stable housing is the foundation of a secure life. Stable housing strengthens families, communities, and the local workforce. We must remove barriers, create incentives, and build housing where jobs, schools, and services already exist.
Policy Actions:
Remove barriers- such as inflexible zoning policies- to make it easier to build new houses and renovate existing buildings to building and renovating housing
Create incentives for renting to low- and middle-income Vermonters
Focus development where jobs, schools, infrastructure and services already exist
Consider innovative housing models for senior living and workforce housing that supports Vermonters as we age, and opens up housing for younger families
Access to Healthcare
As a nurse, I have seen what happens when people can’t get care early enough. We must invest in Vermonters getting care when they need it and where they need it.
Policy Actions:
Continue the investment in mental health for Vermonters
Strengthen access to primary care, especially in rural communities
Improve health literacy so people can navigate care confidently
Making sure care doesn't stop at the doctor's doorstep