Bridget Burkhardt
Bridget Burkhardt (Democratic) of South Burlington is an incumbent Vermont Representative representing the Chittenden-8 district in the 2025-2026 General Assembly, and works as State Representative (Chittenden-8, 2025-present), SBSD School Board (2016-22), finance professional.
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What is one part of Vermont’s economy or cost of living that needs greater attention from elected officials?: “Businesses cannot grow if employees cannot find affordable places to live. The legislature has worked for years to make housing more affordable, but we need to do more.”
“The Scott administration has set the framework for education reform after failing to implement several key pieces of legislation passed during the last decade that would have benefitted kids and taxpayers. I voted "no" on the reform bill in 2025 for many reasons, including forced mergers and provisions that move us toward a voucher system that will spell the end of public education as we know it.”
“Broadly, I support a shift to a state-led education budget because it would create more predictability for taxpayers and remove some of the pressure to pass budgets from school boards. School districts would know earlier in the planning cycle what resources they would have for the coming year and could focus on allocating them in the way that works best for their communities.”