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Rutland County GOP Candidates for 2026

Let's Elect (and Re-Elect!) our 2026 Rutland County GOP Candidates

HOUSE:

Rutland 1: Rep. Pattie McCoy (Poultney, Ira, W Wells)

Rutland 2: Rep. Thomas Burditt (Clarendon, Wallingford, W Rutland, parts of Rutland Town)

Rep. David Bosch (Clarendon, Wallingford, W Rutland, parts of Rutland Town)

Rutland 3: Chris Brown (Castleton)

Rutland 4: Rep. Chris Howland (NE Rutl City plus Rutl Town on the North)

Rutland 5: Rep. Eric Maguire (SE Rutland City)

Rutland 6: ?? – SW Rutland City

Rutland 7: Rep. Chris Keyser (NW Rutland City)

Rutland 8: Rep. Alicia Malay (Pittsford & Proctor)

Rutland 9: Aida Nielsen (Brandon)

Rutland 10: Rep. Bill Canfield (Fair Haven, Benson,West Haven)

Rutland 11: Rep. Val Taylor (Chittenden, Killington, Mendon, Pittsfield)

Rut- Ben: Rep. Chris Pritchard (Middletown Springs, E Wells, Pawlet, Tinmouth, Rupert)

Rut-Win: Rep. Kevin Winter (Shrewsbury, Mount Holly, Ludlow)

Add-Rut: Rep. Jim Casey (Orwell, Whiting, Shoreham, Sudbury, Hubbardton)

Benn-Rut: Rep. Sandra Pinsonault (Dorset, Sandgate, Landgrove, Peru, Mount Tabor, Danby)

SENATE:

Senator Brian Collamore

Senator Terry Williams

Senator David Weeks

Written by Theresa Burke
June 25, 2026

Rutland County GOP Candidates for 2026

Let's Elect (and Re-Elect!) our 2026 Rutland County GOP Candidates

HOUSE:

Rutland 1: Rep. Pattie McCoy (Poultney, Ira, W Wells)

Rutland 2: Rep. Thomas Burditt (Clarendon, Wallingford, W Rutland, parts of Rutland Town)

Rep. David Bosch (Clarendon, Wallingford, W Rutland, parts of Rutland Town)

Rutland 3: Chris Brown (Castleton)

Rutland 4: Rep. Chris Howland (NE Rutl City plus Rutl Town on the North)

Rutland 5: Rep. Eric Maguire (SE Rutland City)

Rutland 6: ?? – SW Rutland City

Rutland 7: Rep. Chris Keyser (NW Rutland City)

Rutland 8: Rep. Alicia Malay (Pittsford & Proctor)

Rutland 9: Aida Nielsen (Brandon)

Rutland 10: Rep. Bill Canfield (Fair Haven, Benson,West Haven)

Rutland 11: Rep. Val Taylor (Chittenden, Killington, Mendon, Pittsfield)

Rut- Ben: Rep. Chris Pritchard (Middletown Springs, E Wells, Pawlet, Tinmouth, Rupert)

Rut-Win:   Rep. Kevin Winter (Shrewsbury, Mount Holly, Ludlow)

Add-Rut: Rep. Jim Casey (Orwell, Whiting, Shoreham, Sudbury, Hubbardton)

Benn-Rut: Rep. Sandra Pinsonault (Dorset, Sandgate, Landgrove, Peru, Mount Tabor, Danby)



SENATE:

Senator Brian Collamore

Senator Terry Williams

Senator David Weeks

Written by Theresa Burke
June 25, 2026
Justice of the Peace Nominations

July of election years is the month for town committees to caucus to nominate Justice of the Peace candidates to be on the general election ballot. These individuals need to be registered voters of the specific towns. When elected their term will begin in February of 2027.

From the VT Secretary of State website: Major and minor party justice of the peace candidates are nominated by town caucus or town party committee in order to be placed on the ballot in the General Election (November 3, 2026). The caucus must be held on or before Monday, July 20, 2026 (the 3rd Monday in July before the Primary Election). If a town fails to hold a caucus, nominations may be made thereafter by party committee. In either case, the committee chair or secretary must file the statement of nomination with the town clerk no later than 5 p.m. Monday, July 27, 2026 (the 4th Monday in July before the Primary Election). No financial disclosure or consent of candidate form is required for justice of the peace nominations.

Town websites or town clerks will have info on the allowed number and list of current JP's. Ask the Republicans now serving if they are willing to serve another 2 years. The number of JP's for each town is based on population. In some towns, this total is historically split between the major parties to facilitate equal representation on the town's Board of Civil Authority, but committees may nominate candidates up to the total number allowed.

This is an important responsibility of town committees.

By statute a town party committee "JP" caucus needs to be set by July 20th with a notice (the sos elections division has been asked to post a sample notice template, but until then we can email you one at [email protected]) posted 5 days in advance in 3 public places including your town clerk's office. Following the caucus the town committee will submit to its' town clerk the nomination form with the agreed upon list of candidate names. The form needs to be signed by the town committee chair & secretary, notarized, and brought along with a copy of the notice, to the town clerk by 5pm on July 27th.

If a caucus isn't held by the 20th, 3 members of the committee can warn a meeting to "nominate by committee" to list Republican Justice of the Peace candidates. The filled out nomination form along with the notice still needs to be brought to the town clerk by 5PM July 27th.

If your town does not have an organized Republican committee, any three Republican voters in the town may call a caucus to nominate candidates for justice of the peace. Notice of the caucus must be given in the same manner as the notice required for a party caucus in a town that has an organized GOP committee. Upon meeting, the caucus shall first elect a chair and a secretary. Thereafter the caucus shall nominate its candidates for justice of the peace.

Here's a sample NOTICE:

Written by Theresa Burke
June 25, 2026
Town/ City GOP Reorganization Caucuses

September is CAUCUS month for town/city GOP committees! At these caucuses, town committee will define their membership lists, elect their officers who will serve for the next 2 years, and elect delegates to represent them on the Rutland County Republican Committee! This is the GRASSROOTS of our Vermont Republican Party. On October 16th, town delegates will meet to reorganize the county Republican Committee, then on Nov 8 the state committee reorganizes.

If you don't see a notice posted for a GOP Caucus in your town by Sept 16th, find 3 registered Republicans of your town to make one happen! Let's build our local Republican party for success in 2026/27! Go to vtgop.org/reorg for the info you need.

Written by Theresa Burke
September 08, 2025
2024 Election Results!

Vermont's 2024 elections saw great success. Because of the hard work and participation of so many concerned Vermonters, Vermont's legislative D/P super-majority has been broken. In the VT Senate, Republicans have increased the number of senators from 7 to 13! In the VT House, Republicans have increased the number of representatives from 37 to 56! Vermont Republicans successfully retired a state-wide incumbent candidate for the first time in 20 years with John Rodgers defeating Progressive Democrat David Zuckerman.

For Rutland County, our 3 Republican senators were re-elected and 15 of 16 House seats went to Republican candidates - 10 of which were new candidates.

We thank each of our state-wide Republican candidates for their efforts in this past campaign season and will work to continue building our support in order to get Republican candidates elected to those offices as well in the future.

There is reason for hope as we near the start of the 2025 Vermont Legislative session.

Written by Theresa Burke
November 19, 2024
VOTE Republican on or before NOV 5

Written by Theresa Burke
September 26, 2024
Rutland County Incumbents and New Candidates for 2024

Written by Theresa Burke
June 11, 2024
GET REAL

Written by Theresa Burke
April 08, 2024
Campaign Season KICK OFF

Join Us: Saturday, March 16th of St Patrick's Day Weekend!

Written by Theresa Burke
February 22, 2024
Where Do You Go for VT News?

To be informed on issues and events affecting our state apart from the progressive propaganda that has been controlling the available media for decades, check out these media options that Vermonters can and should sign up for:

https://vermontdailychronicle.com/

Written by Theresa Burke
December 20, 2023
Vermont's Affordability Crisis

Written by Theresa Burke
December 12, 2023