Becca Balint

Becca Balint (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Vermont's At-Large Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Balint (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Vermont's At-Large Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Balint was a Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate from 2015 to 2023. She was sworn in as state Senate president pro tempore on January 6, 2021, and was the first female openly gay person and the first woman to fill the position.^[1]

Biography

Becca Balint was born in a U.S. Army hospital in Heidelberg, Germany, and lives in Brattleboro, Vermont. Balint earned a bachelor's degree from Smith College, a master's degree in education from Harvard University in 1995, and a master's degree in history from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2001. Her career experience includes working as a teacher in public and private schools.^[2]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Balint was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

Elections

2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Incumbent Becca Balint, Mark Coester, and Andrew Giusto are running in the general election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Becca Balint (D)
		Mark Coester (R)
	Submit photo	Andrew Giusto (Unity Party) (Write-in)

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2024

Vermont's At-Large Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)

Vermont's At-Large Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Incumbent Becca Balint defeated Mark Coester, Adam Ortiz, and Jessica Diamondstone in the general election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Becca Balint (D)	62.3	218,398
	Mark Coester (R / L)	29.8	104,451
	Adam Ortiz (Independent)	5.5	19,286
	Jessica Diamondstone (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party of Vermont)	2.2	7,552
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	929

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 350,616
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Incumbent Becca Balint advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 13, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Becca Balint	99.0	47,638
	Other/Write-in votes	1.0	465

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,103
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Mark Coester advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 13, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark Coester	97.2	19,459
	Other/Write-in votes	2.8	551

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,010
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2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Becca Balint (D)	62.6	176,494
		Liam Madden (R)	27.8	78,397
		Ericka Redic (L)	4.5	12,590
		Matt Druzba (Independent)	2.0	5,737
	Submit photo	Luke Talbot (Independent)	1.6	4,428
		Adam Ortiz (Independent)	1.2	3,376
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	1,004

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 282,026
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Barbara Nolfi (Vermont Progressive Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Becca Balint defeated Molly Gray, Louis Meyers, and Sianay Clifford (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 9, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Becca Balint	60.5	61,025
	Molly Gray	36.9	37,266
	Louis Meyers	1.6	1,593
	Sianay Clifford (Unofficially withdrew)	0.9	885
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	145

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 100,914
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Liam Madden defeated Ericka Redic and Anya Tynio in the Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 9, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Liam Madden	40.0	10,701
	Ericka Redic	30.8	8,255
	Anya Tynio	25.8	6,908
	Other/Write-in votes	3.4	914

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,778
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Barbara Nolfi advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Nolfi	82.8	439
		Other/Write-in votes	17.2	91

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 530
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2020

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)

Incumbent Becca Balint and incumbent Jeanette White defeated Marcus Parish, John Lyddy, and Tyler Colford in the general election for Vermont State Senate Windham District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Becca Balint (D)	37.8	14,520
✔		Jeanette White (D)	35.6	13,683
	Submit photo	Marcus Parish (R)	11.3	4,359
	Submit photo	John Lyddy (R)	11.1	4,265
		Tyler Colford (Independent)	3.9	1,499
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	87

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,413
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)

Incumbent Becca Balint and incumbent Jeanette White advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District on August 11, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Becca Balint	51.5	7,001
✔	Jeanette White	48.0	6,519
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	74

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,594
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2018

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Windham District on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Becca Balint (D)	39.4	11,464
✔		Jeanette White (D)	36.6	10,644
		Tyler Colford (R)	13.3	3,861
	Submit photo	Beverly Stone (Independent)	5.8	1,675
	Submit photo	Aaron Diamondstone (Liberty Union Party)	2.6	763
	Submit photo	Jerry Levy (Liberty Union Party)	2.3	659
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	35

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,101
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)

Incumbent Jeanette White and incumbent Becca Balint defeated Wayne Vernon Estey in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeanette White	44.8	4,308
✔		Becca Balint	44.0	4,227
	Submit photo	Wayne Vernon Estey	11.2	1,076

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,611
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2016

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Vermont State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 26, 2016.

Incumbent Becca Balint and incumbent Jeanette White defeated Aaron Diamondstone, Jerry Levy and David Schoales in the Vermont State Senate Windham District general election.^[3]^[4]

Vermont State Senate, Windham District General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Becca Balint Incumbent	35.81%	11,174
	Democratic	Jeanette White Incumbent	36.70%	11,451
	Liberty Union	Aaron Diamondstone	4.61%	1,437
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	4.90%	1,529
	Independent	David Schoales	17.98%	5,610
Total Votes				31,201
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Becca Balint and incumbent Jeanette White were unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Windham District Democratic primary.^[5]^[6]

Vermont State Senate, Windham District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Becca Balint Incumbent	49.22%	4,215
	Democratic	Jeanette White Incumbent	50.78%	4,348
Total Votes				8,563

2014

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Vermont State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Windham has two state senators. Incumbent Jeanette White and Becca Balint defeated Joan Bowman and Roger Albee in the Democratic primary. Mary Hasson ran as an independent candidate. Aaron Diamondstone and Jerry Levy ran as Liberty Union candidates.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] White and Balint defeated Hasson, Levy and Diamondstone in the general election.^[11]

**Vermont State Senate Windham District, General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeanette White	43.5%	7,777
	Democratic	Becca Balint	35.7%	6,378
	Independent	Mary Hasson	11%	1,973
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	5%	899
	Liberty Union	Aaron Diamondstone	4.7%	833
Total Votes				17,860

**Vermont State Senate, Windham District Democratic Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jeanette White Incumbent	40.1%	2,260
Becca Balint	29.9%	1,684
Roger Albee	22%	1,240
Joan Bowman	7.9%	446
Total Votes		5,630

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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Campaign website

Balint's campaign website stated the following:

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KEEPING VERMONTERS HEALTHY

PANDEMIC RECOVERY AND PREVENTION

In times of crisis, Vermonters take care of each other. When the coronavirus began to impact Vermont, Becca acted as the Senate President to keep our legislature running smoothly: passing state budgets, allocating coronavirus relief dollars, and ensuring Vermonters were heard in the process. This approach to governance – giving Vermonters a direct voice in how their government works for them – is exactly how Becca will serve Vermont in Congress.

Becca helped allocate nearly $1 billion dollars in relief funds to workers, families, and small businesses most in need. From investments in hazard pay for frontline workers, to stabilizing our childcare and healthcare systems, to investing in our farms and farmers, she delivered for Vermonters.

But there’s still work to be done. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the countless ways our systems work for the wealthiest and most connected, and leave the rest of us behind. We need a recovery that promotes Vermont’s resilience and economic, social, and racial justice. That starts with investing in communities, pandemic and crisis preparedness, and our democracy.

PREVENTING THE NEXT PANDEMIC

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused irreparable loss. In our recovery, it’s critical that we prepare for the future. Fortunately, there are steps we can take to ensure this tragic loss of life never occurs again. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended every aspect of American life – from the economy to education to the tragedy of nearly 1 million deaths. The U.S. Government has the ability and an obligation to not only end the COVID-19 pandemic, but to do everything we can do to prevent the disruption, economic damage, and suffering caused by a future pandemic.

When the H1N1 health emergency hit we were able to tap into the national stockpile but because of short sightedness we didn’t fill the stockpile back up. There is no question lives were lost in COVID because of this. We cannot allow that to happen again.

1. We must refill the stockpile of PPE, tests, and masks and expand it for the next pandemic. That requires a federal level response and investment.

2. We must maintain and improve systems to safely and swiftly approve, manufacture, and administer vaccines; distribute life-saving supplies like masks; and develop reliable tests for pathogens that are ready for scaling.

3. We must invest in research and sufficiently fund the National Institute for Health.

4. Establish independent oversight of labs conducting dual-use research of concern. We must create a system of enforcement when noncompliance with safety and security protocols occurs. The review of this work should be controlled by an independent committee concerned with preventing the next pandemic, rather than by the same groups funding this critical research.

Becca will advocate for investments in preventing the next pandemic and ensuring that Vermonters are not only prepared, but protected from this kind of crisis.

MEDICARE FOR ALL

As the COVID-19 pandemic has painfully shown us, tying insurance to a place of employment is dangerous. Access to healthcare should be based on need, not on your job or ability to pay.

That’s why, in Congress, Becca will champion a national single-payer healthcare system like Medicare for All. Medicare for All will make healthcare simpler and cheaper: no premiums, no co-pays, and no networks. No more payments for a bloated insurance bureaucracy instead of vital medical care. Most importantly, with guaranteed dental, vision, and hearing services, Medicare for All will provide the care Vermonters deserve.

While Medicare for All is the top priority, we can make change even before it gets passed. We need to increase Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, cap and control prescription drug prices, and shift our reimbursement model away from a fee for service model. It’s past time to stop incentivizing hospital usage regardless of need and move to a wellness model that will reimburse hospitals for keeping people healthy.

MENTAL HEALTH

Our society often perpetuates the harmful stereotype that our leaders should be invulnerable, but Becca firmly believes that struggling with mental health doesn’t make you weak – it makes you human. For decades, Becca has spoken openly about her experiences with anxiety and depression in an effort to destigmatize neurodiversity.

The pandemic has brought about a new wave of mental health challenges. Economic downturns, the loss of human connection, and isolation have all contributed to a sky-rocketing number of people struggling. About 4 in 10 adults in the United States have reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder, up from one in ten adults before the pandemic began.

Now more than ever, we need elected officials who are willing to lead tough conversations about topics like mental health, and do everything in their power to ensure equitable access to mental health care. In Congress, Becca will fight not only for Medicare for All – and mental health care for all. Read Becca’s full Mental Health Plan here.

BIG PHARMA

Since January 1, for-profit drug companies have raised prices on over 450 prescription drugs. From seniors forced to spend hard-earned Social Security dollars on insulin, to single moms struggling to cover the cost of their child’s inhaler, Big Pharma’s greed has consequences for all Americans.

In the richest country in the world, no one should go broke paying for life-saving medications.

As a Vermont legislator, Becca passed bills to stop Big Pharma’s price gouging – but we can’t solve this alone at the state level. That’s why in Congress, Becca will fight to cap the price of insulin at $35 and allow Medicare to negotiate fair prices for all of your prescription medications.

THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC

Most Vermonters know someone who has suffered from substance use disorder. Not a single community in Vermont has escaped the scourge of the opioid epidemic.

And this crisis is far from over, with the COVID-19 pandemic driving an increase in opioid-related deaths.

Becca knows incarceration is not the path forward - treatment is. As Senate Majority Leader, Becca passed a bill to better regulate the prescription of opioids for chronic pain. Vermont now requires prescribers to monitor their own prescribing patterns, as well as those of other prescribers caring for the same patient, to prevent unintentional over-prescription.

In Congress, Becca will support increased access to Medically Assisted Treatment, supervised injection sites, and evidence-based practices to prevent and treat substance use disorder. With many health insurance plans still barring access to treatment, Becca will advocate for healthcare that’s based on need, not one’s job or ability to pay.

GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

As a middle school teacher and mother of two, the issue of gun violence is personal for Becca. Becca is deeply committed to policies that reduce gun violence because keeping Vermont children and families safe has to be our highest priority.

While Majority Leader, Becca proudly helped pass the first gun safety laws in Vermont’s history: a series of bills aimed at keeping Vermont children, communities, and survivors of abuse safe. But this fight isn’t over.

Common-sense gun reform is popular in Vermont and across the country, but the powerful gun lobby has stopped these reforms in their tracks.

In D.C., Becca will stand up to the gun lobby and advocate for gun safety measures including expanding background checks, investing in gun violence research and prevention programs, and Extreme Risk laws. Becca believes it’s time to re-instate the assault weapons ban. There is no reason for weapons of war to be in our communities.

There is so much more we can do. Here is a Gun Sense Voter Action Plan for folks to get involved and take action.

Becca supports action on this issue on a personal, local and federal level:

1. Individual action

Each of us can take steps in our own homes to make sure that firearms are stored safely and securely away from kids.

Non-firearm owners need heightened awareness of guns in other people’s homes. If you’re a parent, there’s a 1 in 3 chance your kid is going to a friend’s house with firearms. Just as you’d ask about pets, allergies, and supervision before your child visits another home, ask one more important question: “Is there an unlocked gun in your house?”

2. Community Action

We need to ensure that there are safe and supportive systems in schools and communities to report potential safety concerns. If families or teachers are concerned about a student, we need to have crisis response teams that are trained to support that child and get them the services they need. This is also where red flag laws, or extreme risk protection orders, can provide extra protection and support.

Firearm retailers can also help change cultural norms around safe, responsible firearm storage, identify signs of crisis, and disseminate information about suicide prevention.

3. Policy Level Action

There is no question that the federal government has failed to act and that there is so much more that needs to be done.

It is time to ban assault weapons, pass universal background checks, and close the Charleston Loophole.

We need safe storage laws and ensure that kids 18 and younger cannot purchase a firearm either in person or on the internet.

SUPPORTING WORKING FAMILIES

HOUSING

When Becca was teaching at rural public schools in Windham County, she saw that when kids didn’t have safe and stable housing, it impacted their learning, their physical and mental health, and their ability to be successful. Housing is fundamental to giving kids a strong start.

We have a housing crisis in Vermont. Over the past year alone, housing prices have grown by almost 19% in Vermont, creating insurmountable roadblocks for families trying to buy homes. So many of the people who live, work, and power our state are simply being priced out.

As a state senator, Becca led the charge on the largest housing investments Vermont has seen in decades: $37 million housing bond, $250 million in middle-income housing, expanding Vermont’s housing stock, and more.

Whether it’s our workforce challenges, income disparities, ongoing mental health crises, houselessness, or our acute struggles with the opioid epidemic, housing is a key component to the solution.

In Congress, Becca will fight for comprehensive support for housing, including building new housing, rehabilitating old housing stock, and significant rental support. The U.S. House recently passed $170 billion in housing assistance. This is a vital first step, but there’s still work to be done. Becca will support continued efforts to support the expansion of housing in Vermont and around the country. You can read her full Housing For All plan here.

PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE

When dealing with a serious illness or welcoming a new child, we shouldn’t have to worry about losing pay or losing a job. We need a paid family and medical leave program that meets the needs of working families.

This issue is personal for Becca. After a difficult pregnancy and delivery of her first child, she and her spouse got critical support from paid family leave.

As Majority Leader, Becca helped pass a paid family and medical leave bill to ensure that no Vermonter loses their job or savings in order to bond with a new child, care for a loved one, or deal with a personal illness. Unfortunately, Governor Scott vetoed this bill.

In Congress, Becca will fight for a robust, permanent national paid family and medical leave program - for our workers, our small businesses, and our communities.

CHILD CARE

As a working mom, Becca knows the need for high quality, affordable child care that allows parents to make ends meet. And as a teacher, she knows the importance of ensuring early educators are not left out of the conversation. A child care system that works for both parents and educators is possible.

That’s why, as a Vermont Senator, Becca advocated for a $7 million investment that helped 2,000 Vermont families get child care. In Congress, she will support Elizabeth Warren and Mondaire Jones’ Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act. This must-pass bill would ensure universal access to child care and guarantee affordability while investing in early educators.

To give Vermont’s children and families a strong start, we need to get this done.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

As a former public school teacher and mother, Becca knows first-hand the importance of providing every Vermont child with the quality education they deserve.

Vermont has the most progressive education funding system in the country, but we still see Vermonters struggling to pay for underfunded schools. Improving our public schools shouldn't mean burdening Vermonter’s with property taxes they can’t afford. Becca supports shifting towards a fairer system of funding schools based on income, so the most vulnerable Vermonters aren’t priced out of the best schools.

We ask our schools to do a lot for us. The pandemic has further exposed our reliance on schools to “fix” too many of our societal problems. Schools can collaborate with critical parts of state government, medical providers, and designated agencies to help students access the services they need, but we must commit to robustly funding and staffing social service programs so that teachers can focus on teaching.

Becca knows that students cannot show up to school ready to learn if their basic needs aren’t met. That’s why, in D.C., Becca will advocate for increased investment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and school meals; Children’s Integrated Services; Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF); safe, affordable housing for children and families; and more.

AGE WITH DIGNITY

Two-thirds of Vermont residents are middle-aged or older, but our state doesn’t have adequate systems in place to support them in aging with dignity. Everyone, including older Vermonters, deserves the chance to lead healthy, independent lives.

As Senate President, Becca supported the Older Vermonters Act, which established in law Vermont’s commitment to a coordinated system of services and supports for older Vermonters. Moving forward, we must invest in programs like Support and Services at Home (SASH), which provides older Vermonters with health and welfare checks, support navigating long-term care options, and more.

In Congress, Becca will advocate for increased funding for the Older Americans Act Nutrition Program and community-based hunger alleviation programs; high-quality case management; safe, affordable housing where people can age in place; broad healthcare reform; and other services to meet the needs of older Vermonters.

SOCIAL JUSTICE & CIVIL RIGHTS

PRESERVING OUR DEMOCRACY

One of our most sacred rights in this country is the right to vote. Throughout our nation’s history citizens have fought and even died to gain equal access to the ballot box to make their voices heard. Unfortunately, many Republican-controlled legislatures have been passing laws that make it harder for people to vote, particularly people of color.

Becca knows from her own family history, with a grandfather who was killed in the Holocaust, how dangerous it is when we let fear divide us and turn away from democracy.

As a Senator, Becca has supported expanding access to the ballot box, including passing universal mail-in ballots last year. But this is not the case in much of the country. We need leaders who bring our shared values to Washington, who know that democracy is a positive-sum game. When we make voting more accessible, the government better reflects the will of the people.

Voter suppression laws have a disproportionate impact on communities of color and folks with disabilities. We must ensure everyone, regardless of skin color, disability, or political affiliation has access to the ballot box.

In Congress, Becca will be a strong advocate for the Freedom to Vote Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and other legislation to make voting more accessible for all.

With the Court’s willingness to overturn the Roe precedent, the future of other essential rights is at risk – gay marriage, access to contraception, interracial marriage. Becca believes it is time for a real and serious conversation about reforming the Supreme Court, including term limits and expanding the court.

RACIAL JUSTICE

After 400 years of racial injustice in this country, inequality permeates American life. Whether we are looking at housing, healthcare, the climate crisis, or the criminal legal system, we need to do so through the lens of racial justice.

Becca knows we have a lot of work to do right here in Vermont, where rates of incarceration are highly disproportionate for Black Vermonters and evidence shows considerable disparities in drug sentencing between white and Black defendants. We also see higher rates of suspensions and expulsions for students of color than we do for white students.

Becca is deeply committed to advancing racial justice, and is proud to have worked with advocates in Vermont who are leading the cause. As a state senator, Becca partnered with affected community members to bring the first-ever anti-bias trainings to the Vermont legislature.

In D.C., Becca will continue to work hand in hand with advocates and impacted communities to dismantle institutional racism. Among other efforts, Becca strongly supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. She also supports canceling student debt, which would be one of the most effective ways to close the racial wealth gap, as Black college graduates owe an average of $25,000 more in student loan debt than White college graduates.

PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

ADDRESSING RACIAL DISPARITIES IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM: Vermont is not immune from systemic racism - in fact, Vermont has one of the highest rates of incarceration for Black people in the country. We must continue to do all we can to build a criminal legal system that promotes the safety of all Vermonters.

Becca is proud to serve on Vermont’s State Police Fair and Impartial Policing Committee, a group of advocates, legislators, law enforcement, and community members working together to address bias in policing. In 2020, Becca supported a package of criminal justice reform bills that banned chokeholds, required police to wear body cameras, created new standards for hiring and training, and addressed police use of force.

But there is still work to be done, in Vermont and across the nation. If elected, Becca will support the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which will help prevent and remedy racial profiling, increase accountability for law enforcement misconduct, enhance transparency, and establish police training requirements, among other critical reforms.

ENDING QUALIFIED IMMUNITY: No one is above the law. People, especially Black and Brown Vermonters, need to know they can use the legal system to hold officers responsible when their constitutional rights are violated. That’s why, as Senate President Pro Tem, Becca cosponsored a bill to end blanket qualified immunity in Vermont.

Qualified immunity not only makes it too hard for citizens to seek accountability when their civil rights are violated, it also damages the trust between law enforcement departments and the communities they serve. We need to do better.

RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY NEEDS: When it comes to public safety, the first and last question we need to ask is: what actually keeps people safe? Police officers have become the social workers of last resort across the country and here in Vermont. As many police officers themselves have said, to keep Vermonters safe, we need to invest in unarmed first responders who are best suited to address the underlying needs of individuals in crisis - mental health, poverty, and substance use disorder.

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Deciding whether and when to have a child is deeply personal - and should be in the hands of pregnant people, not politicians. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was cruel, dehumanizing, and dangerous. It does not reflect the will of the majority of Americans who deeply value maintaining control of their bodies, their lives, and their futures. Congress has failed to codify reproductive rights, and an extremist conservative Supreme Court is using their power to override the will of the people.

Abortion is still legal in Vermont. As Senate Majority Leader, Becca worked closely with her colleagues to pass some of the strongest reproductive rights protections in the nation. This includes Proposal 5, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment, which would make Vermont the first state in the nation to explicitly protect reproductive freedom in its constitution. Becca is a tested reproductive rights champion who will fight to codify in federal law the right to abortion care.

We need to change the system so Americans aren’t subject to tyranny by the minority. This means abolishing the Senate filibuster, a serious conversation about reforming the Supreme Court, and ensuring that the majority of Americans who support abortion care can freely and fairly express their voice in the ballot box.

But simply fighting for rights is not enough; all Americans need guaranteed access to reproductive health care services. Becca will advocate for fully funding Planned Parenthood and Title X and repealing the Hyde Amendment, so all Americans can access the family services they need regardless of income.

Read her full Reproductive Rights Action Plan here.

LGBTQ+ RIGHTS

As the first openly gay person to serve as President Pro Tempore of the Vermont State Senate, an innate sense of justice has driven Becca her entire life.

While in the Senate, Becca helped protect LGBTQ+ youth by banning “conversion therapy” and advocating for the gender-inclusive bathroom bill on the Senate floor. That’s why she’s earned endorsements from leading LGBTQ+ advocates LPAC, Victory Fund, and Equality PAC.

Nearly half of U.S. states lack basic protections for LGBTQ+ people, meaning they can be fired from their jobs, evicted from their homes, or denied credit because of their gender or sexual orientation.

Becca has been a champion for LGBTQ+ people in Vermont, but there’s so much more to do. In D.C., Becca would support the Equality Act, which would expand federal civil rights law to protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in employment, housing, credit, jury service, and federally funded programs.

AN ECONOMY FOR THE FUTURE

STUDENT DEBT

As a former middle school teacher, Becca knows that education can be a key to financial freedom and economic equity. But right now, 43 million Americans are burdened by student debt, including 8.7 million Americans over 50 years old.

Canceling student debt will be a top priority for Becca in D.C. The recent delays on loan repayments are welcome, but arbitrary delays without any guarantee they will continue are making it impossible for people to plan for the future. We need to cancel the debt, period.

Canceling student debt is an important way to close the racial wealth gap, as Black college graduates owe an average of $25,000 more in student loan debt than white college graduates.

But this is only the first step: we need to make college, and all post-high school education, affordable for everyone. Previous generations had the opportunity to get a good education without being saddled by debt they have to live with for much of their lives. That is no longer true. Since 1980, the average cost of college has gone up by 169%, while the average earnings for young people has gone up only 19%.

This is an affordability crisis, and it is stifling economic opportunity for an entire generation of Americans. We must have universally affordable college and post-high school education available to all Americans. The country will be better off when everyone can get a great education that they can afford.

CLIMATE CHANGE

There’s no place in the world that values the outdoors and protection of our natural resources like the Green Mountain State. But we must act to ensure that future generations can enjoy the same beautiful Vermont we call home today.

That’s why Becca worked closely with the co-chairs of the Climate Solutions Caucus on the Global Warming Solutions Act, and led a veto override to pass the bill into law. When implemented, it will cut carbon pollution, advance healthy and resilient communities, and help rebuild our economy.

Climate action in Vermont must build on our strengths, which means transforming our economy into a climate economy. But while Vermont has led the way with electric vehicles, adopting renewable energy, and land preservation, we can’t attack the impending climate crisis with a piecemeal approach. We need a united, 50-state solution to fighting the climate crisis – and that’s what the Green New Deal will give us.

In Congress, Becca will support a Green New Deal to provide Vermont with the funding we need to create and sustain good-paying green jobs, combat the climate crisis, fight environmental injustice, and transition our state and our country to a clean energy economy.

UNIONS

As a former union member, Becca personally knows the power and importance of organized labor. When she was a middle-school teacher in rural Vermont, Becca was a member of the National Education Association, which gave educators the collective power to negotiate for fair pay and high-quality benefits, such as health insurance, retirement, and paid sick leave.

No one should have to work multiple jobs just to make ends meet. Unions built the middle class, and now it’s time we supported unions so we can rebuild it. Unfortunately, decades of conservative attacks have eroded the ability of American unions to protect and help workers.

If elected, Becca would proudly support the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which would restore workers’ rights to form a union and freely bargain. To build an economy that puts working families first, every worker must have access to a union.

INFRASTRUCTURE & BROADBAND

As a former public school teacher in four rural schools, Becca knows the burdens placed on Vermonters by long commute times, crumbling roads, and inadequate internet access.

Nearly 15% of Vermonters live in an area without access to high-speed broadband - and for many more, high costs keep it out of reach. Vermonters who take public transportation spend an extra 40.2% of their time commuting, with Vermonters of color disproportionately impacted.

To make up for decades of underinvestment, we must prioritize rebuilding our infrastructure to meet the needs of our workforce and families.

In Congress, Becca will advocate for significant investments to bring Vermont’s infrastructure into the 21st century: repairing our roads and bridges; delivering high-speed broadband to every Vermont family; secure cyber infrastructure; building physical infrastructure resilient to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather; and more.

SMALL BUSINESSES

Ninety percent of employers in Vermont have 20 or fewer employees, and these businesses are responsible for a third of all private jobs in the state. Small businesses are the backbone of our communities, and we must ensure they have the support they need to thrive.

In the Vermont Senate, Becca supported investing in our downtowns and workforce through tax incentives and tax-increment financing programs, better training and talent pipelines, and streamlined processes for registering a new business.

As Senate President, Becca helped allocate nearly $1 billion dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to workers, families, and small businesses most in need. From investments in hazard pay for frontline workers, stabilizing our childcare and healthcare systems, and investing in our farms and farmers, she delivered for Vermonters.

There’s always more work to be done to support our small businesses. If Becca is elected, Vermont’s small businesses will have a new champion in Congress.

CANNABIS LEGALIZATION

Becca believes it is past time for the federal government to follow the lead of Vermont and many other states by legalizing cannabis. It is safer for consumers to purchase cannabis that is sold in a regulated, controlled, and tested manner. A regulated market will be more effective at keeping cannabis out of the hands of young people who face potential health consequences from overconsumption.

Cannabis legalization must be accompanied by measures that right the wrongs of the war on drugs, including expungement for cannabis offenses and funding for communities who have been most adversely impacted by prohibition. The government must work to repair the harm to communities of color and low-income communities in particular.

While cannabis legalization may not happen immediately, Becca supports important interim steps to ensure Vermont’s new cannabis industry can thrive. The SAFE Banking Act will allow Vermont banks to serve cannabis businesses without fear of penalty. This will make everyone involved in the legalized market safer by removing the potentially large amounts of cash that can be present at unbanked businesses. Removing the penalty in the federal tax code that prevents cannabis businesses from deducting business expenses, as all other businesses can, will also help entrepreneurial Vermonters.

AGRICULTURE

Vermont farms are essential to the fabric of our communities, not only as a critical component of our economy and tourism, but for climate resilience and food security. Our Vermont farmers need support to make this industry sustainable. They need the same things that all working families and small businesses need: affordable healthcare, childcare, estate and retirement planning, and access to affordable housing for their workforce. Becca will be an advocate and champion for Vermont farmers in Washington.

Becca has been a housing champion in the Senate, leading the charge on the biggest housing investments in decades. This included financial support for farmworker housing - Becca will work to build on this with additional federal dollars to ensure that the next generation of Vermont farms have the resources they need to continue the critical work they perform.

Migrant farmworkers make up an estimated 73% of agricultural workers in the U.S. today. This workforce is absolutely essential and puts food on the table across America. As Vermont faces a growing workforce shortage, we must also modernize the temporary visa program and establish a pathway to citizenship for long-term undocumented agricultural workers. Becca stands for the rights of all workers to work in a safe, dignified environment and make a livable wage. This includes migrant farm workers who are far too often denied these rights.

The legacy of systemic racism touches all aspects of our economy, including agriculture and land ownership. We will have to move many levers to close the racial wealth gap in this nation and to expand equitable access to land for communities who have lost land and wealth due to hundreds of years of discrimination and systemic racism.

Every 5-7 years, our country reexamines the Farm Bill. 2023 will be a defining year for the future of our Vermont farms. The Farm Bill costs hundreds of billions of dollars, the majority of which benefits big, industrial farms. It not only does not serve Vermont farms, it hardly even recognizes they exist. At this crucial juncture, Becca is ready to fight to ensure the next Farm Bill supports Vermont farms.

We must fight to ensure that this workforce, already on the frontlines of climate change, is equipped with the resources they need to continue to produce nutrient-dense food and steward our land. We know Vermont’s farmers have demonstrated their commitment to change and innovation through their extensive work in improving soil health. Becca will fight, not only to protect Vermont’s farmland as the community resource it is, but to ensure farming is a viable career path for the next generations of farmers.^[12]

”

—Becca Balint's campaign website (2022)^[13]

2020

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2014

Balint's website has emphasized the following campaign themes:^[14]

“

Attract and keep young workers here to replace the retiring workforce
Give young people the necessary training to fill area jobs
Build a diverse, dynamic post-VY economy
Adjust the school funding system to help combat rising property taxes
Ensure that single payer health care financing works well for small businesses
Celebrate and support the arts, agriculture and business. We need them all in order to have a healthy, vibrant economy
Build connections between educators, law enforcement, the medical community and social services to combat the growing heroin problem
Build stronger regional relationships and look for regional solutions to our economic and tax problems.^[12]

”

Campaign finance summary

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Becca Balint campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Vermont At-large District	Candidacy Declared general	$333,451	$154,035
2024*	U.S. House Vermont At-large District	Won general	$1,375,864	$1,280,641
2022	U.S. House Vermont At-large District	Won general	$1,898,996	$1,867,440
2020	Vermont State Senate Windham District	Won general	$10,425	N/A**
2016	Vermont State Senate, District Windham	Won	$5,314	N/A**
2014	Vermont State Senate, District Windham	Won	$16,201	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Notable endorsements

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Notable candidate endorsements by Becca Balint
Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Kamala D. Harris ^source (D, Working Families Party)	President of the United States (2024)	Primary	Lost General
Joe Biden ^source	President of the United States (2024)	Primary	Withdrew in Convention

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

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2021-2022

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2019-2020

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Vermont committee assignments, 2017
• Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
• Education, Vice chair
• Rules
• Judicial Rules
• Rules

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Balint served on the following committees:

Vermont committee assignments, 2015
• Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
• Institutions

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Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

Vote

Bill and description

Status

Nay

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 22, 2023, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2024. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.^[15]

Passed (310-118)^[16]

Nay

To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.

H.R. 185 (To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to nullify a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order restricting the entry of foreign citizens to the United States unless the individual was vaccinated against the coronavirus or attested they would take public health measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[17]

Passed (227-201)^[18]

Nay

Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

The Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 (H.R. 2811) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to raise the federal debt limit before a June 5, 2023, deadline. The bill also sought to repeal certain green energy tax credits, increase domestic natural gas and oil production, expand work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, and nullify President Joe Biden's (D) proposed student loan debt cancellation program. This bill was not taken up in the Senate, and the debt limit was instead raised through the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[19]

Passed (217-215)^[20]

Nay

Denouncing the horrors of socialism.

H.Con.Res. 9 (Denouncing the horrors of socialism.) was a resolution approved by the House of Representatives denouncing socialism and opposing the implementation of socialist policies in the United States. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.^[21]

Passed (328-86)^[22]

Nay

Lower Energy Costs Act

The Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to increase domestic energy production and exports by increasing the production of oil, natural gas, and coal, reducing permitting restrictions for pipelines, refineries, and other energy projects, and increase the production of minerals used in electronics, among other energy production-related policies. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[23]

Passed (225-204)^[24]

Nay

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".

H.J.Res. 30 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the 118th Congress and vetoed by President Joe Biden (D) on March 20, 2023. This was Biden's first veto of his presidency. The resolution sought to nullify a Department of Labor rule that amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow retirement plans to consider certain environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors in investment-related decisions. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.^[25] Click here to read more.

Passed (219-200)^[26]

Nay

Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.

H.J.Res. 7 (Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on April 10, 2023. The resolution ended the national coronavirus state of emergency, which began on March 13, 2020. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.^[27] Click here to read more.

Passed (229-197)^[28]

Yea

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (H.R. 3746) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 3, 2023. The bill raised the federal debt limit until January 2025. The bill also capped non-defense spending in fiscal year 2024, rescinded unspent coronavirus relief funding, rescinded some Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding, enhanced work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF), simplified environmental reviews for energy projects, and ended the student loan debt repayment pause in August 2023. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.^[29] Click here to read more.

Passed (314-117)^[30]

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

Speaker of the House election (January 2023) - 15th vote

In January 2023, the House of Representatives held its regular election for Speaker of the House at the start of the 118th Congress. Voting began on January 3, and ended on January 7. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was elected speaker of the House in a 216-212 vote during the 15th round of voting. In order to elect a Speaker of the House, a majority of votes cast for a person by name was required.^[31] Click here to read more.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)

Yea

Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.

H.Res. 757 (Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that removed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position as Speaker of the House. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.^[32] Click here to read more.

Passed (216-210)^[33]

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

Speaker of the House election (October 2023) - 4th vote

In October 2023, following Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) removal as Speaker of the House, the House of Representatives held another election for the position. Voting began on October 17 and ended on October 25. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected Speaker of the House in a 220-209 vote in the fourth round of voting. In order to elect a Speaker of the House, a majority of votes cast for a person by name was required.^[34] Click here to read more.

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)

Nay

Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.

H.Res. 918 (Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that formally authorized an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden (D). The inquiry focused on allegations that Biden used his influence as vice president from 2009 to 2017 to improperly profit from his son Hunter Biden's business dealings. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.^[35] Click here to read more.

Passed (221-212)^[36]

Yea

Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.

H.Res. 878 (Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that removed Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from office following a House Ethics Committee investigation that determined there was substantial evidence that Santos violated the law during his 2020 and 2022 campaigns. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.^[37]

Passed (311-114)^[38]

Yea

The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023

The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on January 5, 2025, that reduced Social Security benefits for individuals who received other pensions from state or local governments. It also eliminated an offset that would reduce benefits for spouses and widows of individuals with government pensions. It also eliminated a provision that reduced benefits for an individual who received a pension or disability benefit from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.^[39]

Passed (327-75)^[40]

Nay

Secure the Border Act of 2023

The Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2) was passed by the U.S. House on May 11, 2024. This bill would have introduced limits to asylum eligibility and required employers to use electronic verification of employee's legal eligibility to work. This bill required a simple majority vote.^[41]

Passed (219-213)^[42]

Nay

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024 (H.R. 4366) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 9, 2024, authorizing appropriations for various government departments for the fiscal year 2024. The bill required a majority vote to pass.^[43]

Passed (219-211)^[44]

Yea

Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024

The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) was a bill passed by the U.S. House on January 31, 2024, that would have modified the U.S. tax code, increasing how much money can be given back in credits and what is exempt. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.^[45]

Passed (357-70)^[46]

Nay

Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025

The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (H.R. 8070) was passed by the U.S. House on June 14, 2024. The bill would have modified defense spending in the fiscal year 2025. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report. ^[47]

Passed (217-199)^[48]

Nay

Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023

The Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 (H.R. 6090) was passed by the U.S. House on May 1, 2024. This bill made it so the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights could have the authority to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism when investigating cases of discrimination. This bill required a simple majority vote to pass.^[49]

Passed (320-91)^[50]

Yea

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R.3935) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on May 16, 2024, that reauthorized Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding until fiscal year 2028. The bill also made other modifications to address various department-related issues. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.^[51]

Passed (387-26)^[52]

Nay

Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495) was passed by the U.S. House on November 21, 2024. The bill would have postponed U.S. tax deadlines for citizens who were wrongfully detained abroad. This bill required a simple majority to pass.^[53]

Passed (219-184)^[54]

Nay

Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

H.Res.863, Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, passed the U.S. House on February 13, 2024. The resolution impeached U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas (D) for high crimes and misdemeanors. The motion to impeach required a majority in the House and a 2/3rds vote in the Senate.^[55]

Passed (214-213)^[56]

Yea

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

H.R.9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, was passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 26, 2024, providing funding to federal agencies, including the Secret Service, and federal programs for the 2025 fiscal year. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.^[57]

Passed (341-82)^[58]

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[1] Boston Spirit, "Balint sworn in today as Vermont’s first openly gay senate pro tempore," January 6, 2021

[bio-2] Vermont General Assembly, "Senator Becca Balint," accessed November 23, 2022

[3] Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016

[4] Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016

[plist16-5] Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016

[presults16-6] Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016

[7] Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014

[8] Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014

[9] Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014

[2014candidate-10] Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014

[VSOS-11] Vermont Secretary of State, “2014 General Election Candidate Listing,” accessed October 11, 2014

[quotedisclaimer-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[13] Becca Balint for U.S. Congress, “Issues,” accessed September 21, 2022

[14] Becca Balint, "My Vision for Vermont," accessed August 8, 2014

[15] Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024

[16] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 723," December 14, 2023

[17] Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024

[18] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 116," accessed May 15, 2025

[19] Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024

[20] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 199," accessed May 15, 2025

[21] Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024

[22] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 106," accessed May 15, 2025

[23] Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024

[24] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 182," accessed May 15, 2025

[25] Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024

[26] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 149," accessed May 15, 2025

[27] Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024

[28] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 104," accessed May 15, 2025

[29] Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024

[30] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 243," accessed May 15, 2025

[31] Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024

[32] Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024

[33] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 519," accessed May 15, 2025

[34] Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024

[35] Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024

[36] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 519," accessed May 15, 2025

[37] Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024

[38] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 691," accessed May 15, 2025

[39] Congress.gov, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2023." accessed February 13, 2025

[40] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 456," accessed May 15, 2025

[41] Congress.gov, "H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025

[42] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 209," accessed May 15, 2025

[43] Congress.gov, "H.R.4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024," accessed February 13, 2025

[44] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 380," accessed May 15, 2025

[45] Congress.gov, "Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024," accessed February 23, 2024

[46] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 30," accessed May 15, 2025

[47] Congress.gov, "H.R.8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025," accessed February 18, 2025

[48] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 279," accessed May 15, 2025

[49] Congress.gov, "H.R.6090 - Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023," accessed February 13, 2025

[50] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 172," accessed May 15, 2025

[51] Congress.gov, "H.R.3935 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024," accessed February 13, 2025

[52] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 200," accessed May 15, 2025

[53] Congress.gov, "H.R.9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act," accessed February 13, 2025

[54] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 477," accessed May 15, 2025

[55] Congress.gov, "H.Res.863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors." accessed February 13, 2025

[56] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 43," accessed May 15, 2025

[57] Congress.gov, "H.R.9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025," accessed February 13, 2025

[58] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Roll Call 450," accessed May 15, 2025

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