With this new initiative, we’re taking a major step toward:
✔️ Reducing generational poverty
✔️ Strengthening rural communities
✔️ Giving young Vermonters a reason to stay and build their future here

Vermont Democrats are taking action to build an economy that works for everyone.

Every child in Vermont deserves a fair shot.

Treasurer Mike Pieciak is launching a Baby Bonds pilot program in the Northeast Kingdom — helping kids start building wealth from the day they’re born.

Mark your calendar — the 2026 Curtis-Hoff Awards Dinner is Friday, May 1st at Hotel Champlain in Burlington! 🎉

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This is the 48th time Attorney General Clark has taken the Trump administration to court since January 2025. As long as this lawless federal administration keeps coming for Vermonters' rights, Attorney General Clark and Secretary of State Copeland Hanzas will be there to fight back.

The Constitution does not allow the President to unilaterally change election procedures. Vermont has safe, secure, and accessible elections. The lawsuit alleges that the President’s executive order violates the separation of powers and unlawfully interferes with states’ mail voting programs.

The order attempts to allow the Trump administration to establish a national list of voters and directs the Postal Service to transmit mail ballots only to those on the list.

Attorney General Charity Clark has sued President Trump over his unconstitutional executive order attacking mail-in voting — an order that threatens states with criminal prosecution and loss of federal funding if they don't hand control of their elections over to Washington.

Attorney General Charity Clark and Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas are standing shoulder to shoulder to defend Vermonters' right to vote.

Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting mail-in voting — a direct attack on free and fair elections and the latest in a series of escalating efforts to restrict voting access ahead of the 2026 midterms. Vermont is fighting back.

We mourn this profound loss and extend our deepest condolences to Terje’s family, friends, and loved ones. His legacy will endure in the progress he helped achieve and in all those who carry his work forward.

His impact reached far beyond our Party, from his leadership in HIV/AIDS advocacy to decades of service uplifting LGBTQ+ Vermonters and organizing for lasting change across the country.

Terje’s legacy is defined by courage, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to justice. A prolific activist and dedicated leader, he worked tirelessly to advance equality, strengthen communities, and build a more inclusive Vermont.

We are heartbroken by the passing of former Vermont Democratic Party Chair Terje Anderson.

We are calling on Governor Scott to provide a full public accounting of Vermont State Police's role in this operation. The Governor must examine whether Vermont's policies governing cooperation with federal immigration enforcement are adequate to protect the safety and rights of our communities.

Federal agents misidentified a driver, triggered a chaotic multi-car crash during rush hour on a busy road, surrounded the home of a family with children, escalated tensions with over a hundred Vermonters, broke down the door — and apprehended the wrong people.

ICE agents attempted to apprehend a man driving on Dorset Street in South Burlington. We now know that the man ICE was looking for was never on Dorset Street. He was not in the car, and he was not in the house ICE then targeted.

Yesterday, federal immigration agents terrorized a Vermont family based on faulty surveillance. When the community showed up, federal agents responded with force — using flash bangs and chemical irritants to disperse protesters.

Thanks to Senator Welch’s leadership, Vermonters in the Northeast Kingdom will have better access to the health care services they need.

With more than 28 pharmacies shuttered statewide in recent years, this investment will help end the region’s growing pharmacy desert and ensure Vermonters can get the care they need close to home.

After the closures of St. Johnsbury’s only downtown pharmacy in 2023 and Hardwick’s only pharmacy in 2024, just three pharmacies remained in the county.

Senator Peter Welch delivered $1.4 million in federal funding to help build new pharmacies in Caledonia County, taking action to restore local access to prescriptions and essential health care in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.

The VDP strongly condemns Trump’s initiation of major combat operations against Iran without congressional authorization. It underscores a growing constitutional crisis around unlawful unilateral military escalation and raises urgent questions about oversight and accountability.

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Now is a time for leaders of all parties to speak up and demand a federal government that acts in accordance with the Constitution, yet 30 Republicans voted against these resolutions.

With H.R. 12 and S.R. 21, the Vermont State Legislature reaffirmed its commitment to defending our fundamental freedoms and called for de-escalation, transparency, and accountability.

🚨 Thirty extremist Republicans voted no.

The murders of Alex Pretti & Renée Good by federal agents is a tragedy that should trouble every American, regardless of party or ideology. No one should fear that their government’s response to exercising their First, Second or Fourth Amendment rights will end in violence.

The Vermont Democratic Party calls for Steven Tendo’s release. He must be afforded full due process, including the right to contact his attorney while his appeal is considered.

National data also shows that immigrants with no criminal record make up the largest share of people currently held in U.S. immigration detention.

Trump insists that ICE operations are narrowly focused on “really bad criminals.” However, the union representing Steven Tendo at the University of Vermont Medical Center has said it is not aware of any crime committed by Tendo prior to his detention.

Pastor Tendo came to the United States to flee persecution in Uganda. In Uganda, Tendo was brutally tortured, and members of his family were killed because government forces viewed an advocacy organization he founded as a political threat.