Abbey Duke
Abbey Duke (Democratic) of Burlington is an incumbent Vermont Representative representing the Chittenden-17 district in the 2025-2026 General Assembly, and works as Consultant, former catering business owner.
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What is one part of Vermont’s economy or cost of living that needs greater attention from elected officials?: “We need systemic reform of permitting and environmental regulations in order to make it easier and less expensive to build the housing and infrastructure that we need. Housing is the largest cost for Vermonters. By making housing abundant and affordable, we can attract more businesses and families to the state.”
“Yes. In particular, I support the direction we took in 2026 to require that our school districts work together to share services and resources. I also support that we required cohorts of school districts to explore merging districts.”
“The quality of Vermont's public school is highly variable across the state. Overall, Vermont has very high per pupil expenditures with average results. We can get better outcomes by focusing on what research has shown work, including: * More focus on instructional excellence, especially in reading and math * Addressing chronic absenteeism * Holding students (and schools) more accountable for progress”