Ali Dieng
Ali Dieng is a Democratic candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives in the Chittenden-18 district in the November 3, 2026 general election, residing in Burlington, Vermont, where Ali's background includes work in Regional Manager at Building Bright Futures covering Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties.
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What is one part of Vermont’s economy or cost of living that needs greater attention from elected officials?: “Vermont's demography is aging; we have more people 65 years and older that 18 years old and younger. The state needs to have more working people and mitigate the out migration.”
“I think the legislator is trying to work with the Governor but there seems to be disagreements. The next legislative session should implement the passing of Act 73 in order to ultimately make education funding in our state more sustainable.”
“No, I do not but I am open to the idea of better defining how much it will cost to educate students in our state despite where students live and what other needs, they may have.”
Dave Hartnett
Dave Hartnett is a Independent candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives in the Chittenden-18 district in the November 3, 2026 general election, residing in Burlington, Vermont, where Dave's background includes work in Bus Ambassador Burlington School Department.
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“I support the current reform legislation for consolidation. I believe that the governor's initial consolidation was too drastic and not in the best interest of the students and families.”
“I am a strong believer in local control of schools. That being said, we need to explore ways in which we can intelligently reduce costs AND support kids.”
“I think Vermont has always placed a premium on education but there is no question that our kids did not emerge from Covid well. With the money we spend on schools, including some of the lowest teacher student ratios in the country, we can and must do better.”
Carol Ode
Carol Ode (Democratic) of Burlington is an incumbent Vermont Representative representing the Chittenden-18 district in the 2025-2026 General Assembly, and works as Vermont State Representative, Chittenden-18, in my tenth year.
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What is one part of Vermont’s economy or cost of living that needs greater attention from elected officials?: “We are devoting enormous amounts of attention to education property taxes, healthcare access and affordability, and increasing Vermont's housing stock and quality. We must address three outstanding issues impacting so many Vermonters: 1.”
“Our public schools welcome Vermont school children. Each child enters our schools with varying degrees of readiness.”
“I will be encouraging Vermonters to apply for the free ArrayRX card for discounted prescription drugs. I will continue to tell Vermonters about the free Vermont Health Care Advocate hotline, directing them there and to state sites to access critical information.”