Meg Hansen

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Meg Hansen

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Kasturba Medical College, 2007

Graduate

Dartmouth College, 2014

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Meg Hansen (Republican Party) ran for election to the Vermont State Senate to represent Bennington District. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Hansen also ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. She lost in the Republican primary on August 11, 2020.

Hansen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Meg Hansen earned a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery from Kasturba Medical College in India in February 2007, and she earned a graduate degree from Dartmouth College in June 2014.

Elections

2020

Lieutenant governor

See also: Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)

Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Molly Gray defeated Scott Milne, Cris Ericson, Wayne Billado III, and Ralph Corbo in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Gray (D)	51.3	182,820
		Scott Milne (R)	44.1	157,065
		Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)	2.2	7,862
		Wayne Billado III (Independent)	1.4	5,101
	Submit photo	Ralph Corbo (Banish the F35S Party)	0.6	2,289
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,097

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 356,234
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Molly Gray defeated Timothy Ashe, Brenda Siegel, and Debbie Ingram in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Gray	46.0	47,636
		Timothy Ashe	34.7	35,954
		Brenda Siegel	9.6	9,945
		Debbie Ingram	9.1	9,466
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	568

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,569
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Scott Milne defeated Meg Hansen, Dwayne Tucker, Dana Colson, and Jim Hogue in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Milne	51.5	26,817
		Meg Hansen	32.4	16,875
	Submit photo	Dwayne Tucker	5.9	3,066
	Submit photo	Dana Colson	5.2	2,736
	Submit photo	Jim Hogue	3.7	1,944
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	680

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,118
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Cris Ericson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cris Ericson	57.5	438
		Other/Write-in votes	42.5	324

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 762
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State senate

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2020

General election

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

Incumbent Richard Sears and incumbent Brian Campion defeated Meg Hansen, Michael Hall, and Kevin Hoyt in the general election for Vermont State Senate Bennington District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Sears (D)	31.2	11,063
✔		Brian Campion (D)	29.5	10,483
		Meg Hansen (R)	17.7	6,275
	Submit photo	Michael Hall (R)	15.9	5,657
		Kevin Hoyt (Independent)	5.5	1,943
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	57

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,478
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Democratic primary election

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

Incumbent Richard Sears and incumbent Brian Campion advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Bennington District on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Sears	50.5	5,086
✔		Brian Campion	48.9	4,923
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	63

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,072
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Campaign themes

2020

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Meg Hansen is a health policy expert, entrepreneur, and writer. She has led various multimedia and policy efforts that empower Vermonters by illustrating the impact of the state's socioeconomic policies on their lives. She served as the executive director of Vermonters for Health Care Freedom, a health policy think tank, and owns a small communications firm. From serving an impoverished village in southwest India (while training in medicine from the age of 18 to 22) to teaching English to second-grade students in Dharavi (Asia's largest slum), Hansen has a long record of caring for society's most vulnerable. In Vermont, she helps members of the community - mothers, farmers, veterans, and small business owners who feel unheard and even silenced - to speak truth to power by expressing their concerns in letters to the editor, op-eds, and television interviews. Additionally, she leads innovative grassroots efforts that build bridges and bring together Vermonters from forgotten parts of the state such as the Northeast Kingdom and southern Vermont.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Advocating for freedoms in the economy, health care, and education - Maximizing prosperity for all Vermonters by promoting pro-economic development and anti-pollution policies; Maximizing access to high-quality and affordable health care for all Vermonters in living and future generations; Maximizing access to high-quality and affordable K-12 education for all students
• Confronting Vermont's Major Accountability Crisis - We face a major accountability crisis in government that is costing Vermonters the ability to build prosperous and fulfilling lives and careers. Whether it is the Vermont Health Connect debacle, OneCare Vermont and the failed All Payer experiment, or the women's prison abuse scandal, Vermont politicians and bureaucrats show a shocking lack of accountability to the public from politicians and bureaucrats when they botch state-managed programs and waste taxpayer monies.
• Standing up to the Activist Class - Instead of advocating for the well being of Vermonters, activists and too many in power agitate against us in the name of climate change. They wrongly pit our economic development against nature. They use the specter of climate catastrophe to demonize us as polluters-parasites on earth, and restrict our ability to flourish.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

1. Economy: (a) Enacting Tax Reform; (b) Solving the Public Pension Debt Crisis

2. Health Care: (a) Making Health Insurance in VT Affordable Again; (b) Maximizing Access to High-Quality, Innovative, Affordable Health Care

3. Education: (a) Expanding school choice across all Vermont towns; (b) Reforming the State's education funding formula so that it is more transparent, and enables the public to hold local and state education authorities accountable for school budget and spending decisions.

4. Rural Development: Boosting recruitment to support rural Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services

5. Supporting Law Enforcement: Upholding the rule of law is integral to maintaining civic order and preserving the trust of the people in law enforcement.

5. Supporting the Freedom to Vape: Protecting the freedom to vape begins with countering the misinformation political-media campaign against vaping. E-cigarettes have a proven record as immensely effective tools in helping adults smokers quit tobacco addiction. The attack on vaping is an ideological assault by elites with a good measure of backing from pharmaceutical companies whose nicotine replacement products cannot compete with e-cigarettes in the market. In 2016, Vermont passed a 92% tax on e-cigarettes. In 2020, many Vermont legislators will push to ban vaping altogether. This political attack on vaping shows how average Vermonters are disadvantaged by the current political class.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

F. A. Hayek's The Road to Serfdom (1944)
Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005, 2008, 2012)

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Integrity, honesty, and a willingness to listen and learn all the time.

What responsibilities of this office do you personally consider the most important?

As Lt. Governor, my #1 priority will be to represent and advocate for Vermonters whose interests have been unfairly overlooked for too long. I am committed to advancing collaborative, grassroots solutions that address the unique needs and concerns of our local communities.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Vermont State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Kesha Ram Hinsdale

Senators

Addison District

Ruth Hardy (D)

Steven Heffernan (R)

Bennington District

Seth Bongartz (D)

Robert Plunkett (D)

Caledonia District

Scott Beck (R)

Chittenden Central District

Philip Baruth (D)

Martine Gulick (D)

Tanya Vyhovsky (V)

Chittenden North District

Chris Mattos (R)

Chittenden Southeast District

Thomas Chittenden (D)

Virginia Lyons (D)

Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D)

Essex District

Russ Ingalls (R)

Franklin District

Randy Brock (R)

Robert Norris (R)

Grand Isle District

Patrick Brennan (R)

Lamoille District

Richard Westman (R)

Orange District

Larry Hart (R)

Orleans District

Samuel Douglass (R)

Rutland District

Brian Collamore (R)

David Weeks (R)

Terry Williams (R)

Washington District

Ann Cummings (D)

Andrew Perchlik (D)

Anne Watson (D)

Windham District

Wendy Harrison (D)

Nader Hashim (D)

Windsor District

Alison Clarkson (D)

Joe Major (D)

Rebecca White (D)

Democratic Party (16)

Republican Party (13)

Vermont Progressive Party (1)