John Kingston
John Kingston is a Independent candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives in the Chittenden-4 district in the November 3, 2026 general election, residing in Hinesburg, Vermont, where John's background includes work in Business consultant also serving on a number of for-profit and non-profit boards (including CCRPC).
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What is one part of Vermont’s economy or cost of living that needs greater attention from elected officials?: “The cost structures associated with education and healthcare (both at the provider and insurance level) need to be addressed. The good news is that we are starting to address these issues.”
“Yes and no. ACT 73 with the Foundation Formula is an improvement to our current school funding mechanism which is tremendously complex and limits understanding, transparency and accountability.”
“As previously stated, if well implemented, ACT 73 and the Foundation Formula can provide school districts with transparent and stable funding and allow the districts to work with their local constituents on school budgets. We have already seen the lack of political will in Montpelier to address district and school consolidation.”
Kelsey Pasteris
Kelsey Pasteris is a Democratic candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives in the Chittenden-4 district in the November 3, 2026 general election, residing in Hinesburg, Vermont, where Kelsey's background includes work in Registered Nurse.
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“I support the review of the shared services (CESAS) and the optional mergers with resources given on deciding if the merge makes sense, but would like to see a clearer message of what the goal is and evidence that these changes will achieve that goal. Is the goal to improve test scores in Vermont? Is the goal to lower the cost of education?”
“I am very impressed with my son's primary school in Hinesburg. Beyond a spiral notebook, everything is provided for him at school and he is exposed to many ways of learning such as making things with clay, outdoor classroom, and local author visits.”
“I would continue supporting the implementation of reference based pricing. We have adopted this model (act 68) and the legislature tasked the Green Mountain Care Board to establish maximum pricing as a first step.”