2020 Elections. Typically, the winning candidate is announced the night of the caucus but this year, it will take three days. In an interview Friday, the mayor said he was months away from deciding, but allowed there was a “good chance” he will run again for another three-year term. All rights reserved. 2020 Election Dates February 18, 2020 - Spring Primary. Carina Driscoll, who challenged Weinberger in 2018 as an independent endorsed by the Progressive Party, is also said to be considering another bid. “When [Mayor Miro Weinberger] pushed the mall project and made big promises he still hasn’t delivered on, I stood in consistent opposition. “I think it’s pretty early to be talking about the 2021 Town Meeting Day election.”. “It’s not something I chase away, it’s in my mind,” he said. Filing Window. Officials say 1,400 voters were registered to participate for the opening of the caucus Tuesday night, far surpassing previous turnouts of upward of 600. Two — I support Max because he reaches across the aisle to make progress for struggling communities such as the city’s response to the opioid crisis,” said Hightower. A number of veteran Progressives are currently considering mayoral bids, including Councilor Brian Pine, and two former assistant city attorneys — Gene Bergman and John Franco. “There are a lot of different ways to take action, and voting is one that is very direct and powerful,” Cronin said. November 3, 2020. Additional Information. Registered voters dialed in to back Tracy and Pine. “He works first to understand why people hold the positions that they do and this makes it more possible for him to find the common ground that brings people along.”. Councilor Ali Dieng, who previously caucused with the Progressives but switched to being an independent after winning Tuesday’s election, said he is considering a bid for mayor. See also Our education reporter is Tiffany Pache. 8:40 PM Town Meeting Day Election Forums: Vermont New American Advisory Council Burlington Mayoral Forum. Please use High Street to access the … “I support Max because—one —he has voted for progressive values on every issue even when he has done so alone. Results by ward. In-person Absentee Voting at City Hall, 300 N Pine Street, will begin on Monday, February 3, 2020 until Friday, February 14, 2020. “Would I love to be the mayor of Burlington? Weinberger won office after Bob Kiss, the last Progressive mayor who was caught up in the controversy over city spending on Burlington Telecom, didn’t seek another term in 2012. Please contact usabout the issues that impact your local election. click here. They pitched to voters why they should trust them to handle the issues they’re most concerned about and affected by. Sam Donnelly, outgoing chair of the Burlington Democratic Party, said tha… Texas results for the 2020 presidential election, Senate and House races. Tracy said he hadn’t yet thought about running for mayor next year, and was focused on working with the new council. Description. Driscoll: 35–45%. “Hopefully anyone who runs for mayor would have broad support, so we wouldn’t see a divide like we had in the last election,” Tracy said. “I think that this election sent a clear message that people want a change at City Hall,” Tracy said. Burlington Mayoral Responses to AFT Vermont Questionnaire. For a full list of Burlington County election results, visit www.co.burlington… “I continue to be totally energized by this job, I am totally committed to the work we’re doing on the issues,” he said. Hartnett said he thought a candidate of “the old Progressive Party” in the city, like Pine, former city councilor Jane Knodell, or Driscoll could have the citywide appeal needed to win the election. “I think Carina holds the cards,” Hartnett said. But some moderate Weinberger critics say they are concerned a far-left Progressive nominee could alienate moderate voters in the city, who want change but wouldn’t want to support a younger, further-left Progressive. Franco worked as an assistant city attorney when Bernie Sanders was mayor and later worked as a legislative director for Sanders in Washington. For information about our guidelines, and access to the letter form, please He can be reached at, VTDigger covers criminal justice issues including Vermont legal issues, Vermont courts and the Vermont Department of Corrections. Bergman was on the City Council from 1986 to 1992 and an assistant city attorney and senior assistant city attorney from 1998 to 2018, when he retired. All commentaries must include the author’s first and last name, town of residence and a brief biography, including affiliations with political parties, lobbying or special interest groups. He most recently was a business intern at the Dallas Morning News and has also interned for Newsweek, Politico, the Christian Science Monitor and the Republican-American newspaper in Waterbury, Connecticut. Scott says, Norwich residents rally to save dairy farm owned by Vermont Technical College, Students call for professor to resign over his video claiming anti-white bias at UVM, Burlington housing boom stokes rising home prices and affordability concerns, Judge finds Windsor principal was fired in June, advancing her lawsuit, Constance Ann Gray, teacher, business owner, trailblazer, Lea Kilvadyova, economic developer and regional planner, Irving C. 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The Mayor officially speaks for both the government and the community as a whole. The unofficial results of the 2020 general election for county, municipal and school board elections in Burlington County can be found here. Contact Us. On the Democratic side, Weinberger said Friday that there was a “good chance” he would run for a fourth term, though a final decision was months away. Bergman said he had been enjoying retirement but was considering a campaign for mayor. “It’s an interesting proposition.”. Redistricting Summary - Executive … Re-election: After narrow victory ... City Hall:Burlington mayor vetoes police oversight ballot item. Councilor Jack Hanson, P-East District, said he believed it was important to find a candidate who would appeal to and energize the left. Absolutely. Incumbent Democratic mayor Miro Weinberger was first elected in 2012. In 2018, Weinberger won with 48% of the vote, to 35% for Driscoll and 16% for Culcleasure. Josh Wronski, chair of the party, says typically, the caucus is held on a Sunday evening with a big potluck dinner which gives the candidates the chance to mingle with voters and make a final pitch to them. Copyright 2020 WCAX. VTDigger is now accepting letters to the editor. Please send your commentary to Cate Chant. “The people of Burlington don’t want a year-long mayoral election,” he said. We created three mayoral forums over the past couple of weeks giving mayoral candidates an opportunity to get their message out,” he said. Have registered to vote. We cover the state’s hospitals, the state’s psychiatric care system, the Green Mountain Care Board, insurers, state health care policy, Medicaid and Medicare. Tracy, the City Council’s president, touted his record as a councilor and his “principled opposition” to the Weinberger administration. The borough was scheduled to hold a special election for mayor on Jan. 12, after the only candidate on the November ballot, former mayor Thomas Harper, received the most votes on Nov. 3. Yet there are important lessons in Sanders’s first year as mayor, for both socialists and progressives: lessons for navigating the electoral … Commentaries are voices from the community and do not represent VTDigger in any way. 10:20 PM Town Meeting Day Election Forums: Winooski Mayor - 3 Year Term Get live polls and voting maps by county and district. ... 2020 . The big question within the party is if Burlington’s left will be able to find a candidate who can unite the more experienced, “moderate” wing of the party with the energized, young left wing that has powered the party to electoral victories the past two years. Weinberger is the first Democrat to serve as mayor of Burlington since Gordon Paquette, who lost reelection to Bernie Sanders in 1981. Wronski says the party spent the past few months coming up with a new format to ensure the candidates and the public are able to participate. Local BOE-Mansfield Twp2/2 100.00%. On September 22, 2020, the Burlington City Council voted to refer the amendment to the March 2021 ballot in a vote of 7-5. Bergman said he believed that if he ran, he could bring the left together as he has worked closely with some of the younger city councilors while having long-standing relationships with those on the center-left and right in the city. Others see him as vulnerable due to the lengthy delays to the stalled CityPlace development and the Burlington Police Department’s social media scandal that lead to the resignations of Police Chief Brandon del Pozo and Deputy Chief Jan Wright. Summary Report. “I haven’t decided. Election Calendar - Important dates for the upcoming Election. Ballotpedia researches issues in local elections across the United States, but information availability is a challenge for us in many areas. Dieng told VTDigger that he would no longer be caucusing with the party as he wanted to move past the city’s partisan political divides. Councilor Perri Freeman, P-Central District, said the party should run a candidate who understands the need to transform the economy to uplift working people and address global warming. We have found the ideal length is approximately 800 to 1,000 words. Dieng said he had been approached by residents about running for mayor, but said he had not yet made a decision about whether he would do so. Fellow 2018 candidate Infinite Culcleasure also did not return a request for comment. 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Oakledge Park: Battery Park: Leddy Park: Disclaimer: Election Achives She can be reached at, VTDigger publishes stories about Vermont environmental issues, including water quality, toxic waste, climate change and biodiversity. Weinberger also said he believes the public appreciates how he handled a difficult situation at the police department. Already, Progressives are starting to float names of potential candidates to take on Weinberger, a Democrat who’s served since 2012. Councilor Max Tracy’s, P-Ward 2, name is being floated as a potential candidate in Progressive circles. November 3, 2020 ... 2020 Burlington School District Special Election. Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger speaks after being re-elected to a fourth term on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Official results of the April 7th, 2020 municipal election. The city council approved it on September 22, 2020. “As mayor, I will shift our city’s focus to a truly progressive economic agenda.”. Voting is open now until Thursday at 7 p.m. All voting shall be done online. Culcleasure: 40–45%. Results will be posted starting at 8 p.m. when polls close. Pine, who first served as a city councilor in the 1990s and was formerly the city’s housing director, touted his long political career. Cronin, a UVM alumni from the class of 2020, said that being educated about political issues and voting is an important part of democracy. “I’m definitely thinking about it,” Franco said. 3 councilors join Burlington mayoral race; Progressives hold first candidate forum. In Des Moines County, the city of Burington has provisions where if enough candidates file to run for Mayor … He can be reached at, VTDigger publishes a wide range of stories about Vermont’s educational system from early childhood education issues to public and private K-12 schools to higher education. Resided in this municipality for 30 days preceding the election. There will also be some in-person voting for non-English language communities. Veteran journalist John Dillon to retire from Vermont Public Radio, House speaker pitches $84M in mostly one-time funding for higher…, Burlington mayor sidelines racial equity director from policing study, Defender General calls for mandatory vaccination of corrections officers, Life could return to normal by the Fourth of July, Gov. The incumbent mayors of Burlington and Rutland have both won re-election. Final Reading: Should noncitizens weigh in on education budgets? A contested race with three frontrunners for Burlington Mayor—one Democrat, one Progressive and one Independent— has student groups split on who should be the next leader of Vermont’s Queen City. Erin Mansfield is VTDigger’s health care reporter. May 02, 2020. See election results, maps, county-by-county vote counts and more for Rhode Island’s races on Nov. 3, 2020. Burlington / Elections Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger Will Run for Reelection Posted By Courtney Lamdin on Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 9:55 AM City Hall 149 Church Street Burlington, VT 05401. “Let’s just say people have asked, it’s in my brain, in my thinking,” he said. Commentary policy VTDigger.org publishes 12 to 18 commentaries a week from a broad range of community sources. But holding a large gathering like that is not appropriate in the middle of a pandemic, so the party decided to move it online. Located in Perkins Park, this camp provides fun and activities to keep campers engaged throughout the summer! This briefing includes information about City projects during the 2020 construction season, next steps for the low-barrier shelter at the North Beach … Then, it was time for the candidates to have the floor. “There’s a lot of diversity within the left, it’s a spectrum,” Hanson said. The Mayor is the presiding officer and a regular member of the city council, and has all the … We have a minimum length of 400 words. The race for the two Burlington County Freeholder seats was showing a strong lead for Democrats Tom Pullion (104,769 votes) and Balvir Singh (103,438 votes) over Republicans Tinamarie Nicolo (66,149 votes) and John Adams (66,920 votes). Weinberger said he believed the success of the ballot items this year, including a public safety tax increase, reflected public trust in his administration. He is a native of Trumbull, Connecticut. Miro Weinberger. 8:00 PM City of Burlington Public Informational Meeting on the March 2, 2021 Annual City Election Ballot Items. He said reaction to a recent scaled-back plan for the site has been positive. “And I think having someone who has support, credibility, and relationships across that spectrum will be really meaningful, especially since we don’t have ranked-choice voting.”. “I’d have to be kidding you if I didn’t say the mayor’s office has been something that’s interested me over the years,” he said. We reserve the right to reject opinions for matters of taste and accuracy. Weinberger said he believes the public understands the CityPlace delays lay at the feet of the developers and not the city. Democratic. May 12, 2020: 11:00 AM: Municipal Election: June 2, 2020: 11:00 AM: July 7, 2020: 11:00 AM: Primary Election: September 8, 2020: 11:00 AM: September 29, 2020: 11:00 AM: Possible Special School Election: October 13, 2020: 11:00 AM: November 3, 2020: 11:00 PM: General Election: December 8, 2020: 11:00 AM: Possible Special School … Mayor Weinberger signed the resolution on October 3, 2020. This questionnaire was based on the AFT Vermont legislative platform that was passed by delegates to the 2020 convention. The 2018 election, and the divide on the left that contributed to Weinberger’s reelection, is still on the minds of Progressives. A local solo practice attorney, Franco has represented residents opposed to the CityPlace development in litigation against the developers. Elizabeth Hewitt covers the criminal justice system for VTDigger. 5150 Mayoral Election II; Winning with 36%; Eddie Van Halen 1955-2020; Coronavirus Destroys the World; Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. March 3, 2020 ... A City election is used to elect the Mayor and Council Members and any other elected city officials. Elections 2020: Burlington County Sees Record Voter Turnout - Cinnaminson, NJ - Updated numbers in all races, including Cinnaminson, were released Wednesday evening. The Progressive Party says that’s because they wanted to give people more time to vote since this is the first time they’ve caucused online. But it’s still early to start talking about the mayoral election, Weinberger said. Registration is now open for the City of Burlington 2021 Summer Day Camp. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 7, 2020 - Spring Election Pine, who worked in the city’s Community and Economic Development Office for 18 years, said numerous conversations needed to happen before he decided whether or not to run, but did not rule it out. “Even when Brian disagrees with someone, he listens with heart and sensitivity,” said Seguino. We cover state elections, the Vermont Legislature, the governor’s office, state agencies and major political parties. Stromberg complimented Tracy and said that he was a good candidate for Burlington mayor. Don't miss an episode. Jan 15, 2020 - Feb 14, 2020. He is a 2018 graduate of Ithaca College, where he served as the editor-in-chief of The Ithacan, the student newspaper. As the judges say, I have it under advisement.”. After his narrow election as mayor, the fight for Bernie Sanders to carry out a progressive agenda in Burlington, Vermont was just beginning. Mayor Weinberger signed the measure on October 3, 2020. “I’m thrilled to be here to nominate Max Tracy to be Burlington’s next major,” said city councilor Zoraya Hightower, P-Ward 1. “I am very grateful for the people of Burlington to get to serve in this role, and I think there is a good chance that I will be seeking reelection for a fourth term.”. That will be at the Old North End Community Center on Wednesday, 5-7 p.m., and on Thursday, 8:30-11 a.m. After a tough term, can Mayor Weinberger again win reelection? City Council President Max Tracy, P-Ward 2, and Brian Pine, P-Ward 3, are both seeking the Progressive Party nomination. Burlington / Elections Burlington Democrats, State Party Admit to Campaign Finance Violations Posted By Courtney Lamdin on Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 4:03 PM Facebook VTDigger regularly publishes stories about Vermont politics. “Miro Weinberger, we’re coming for you,” Wronski said. “Administrations that have lost the trust of the public and can’t muster majorities for these key issues, that has often been an indicator that there needs to be change.”. Elected … “It is a distinct honor to nominate Brian Pine to be the Progressive Party’s candidate for the 2021 mayoral election,” said Stephanie Seguino, a professor at the University of Vermont. Weinberger: 50–55% 55–60%. OFFICIAL RESULTS. The Progressive Party currently holds an outright majority on the Burlington city councilafter flipping two seats in the 2020 general election. Election Results - Results from past elections. Hartnett said he was also thinking about a mayoral bid next year, but said he would have to see how the race shapes up before deciding if he would run. Candidate Forms - Candidate Major Party Endorsement, Consent, and Petition; and Lists: Street Address Ranges for City Wards, City Districts, State Districts. “We need someone who can be a bridge to both and be able to put forward a vision that is exciting and bold, and then be able to do things, to run the government,” he said. “Hopefully we’d be able to find someone who would unite that side and win a majority of the vote.”. BURLINGTON — After the election of two new Progressives to the City Council Tuesday, another race was quickly on the minds of Burlington Progressives — the 2021 mayoral election. Tel (802)865-7000 Fax (802)865-7014 Deaf/Hard of Hearing/Speech Disabled dial 711 burlingtontownclerk@burlingtonvt.gov BUR_20201103_E. Weinberger said he hasn’t seen any signs that support for Democrats is decreasing in the South End and New North End, areas where Democrats control five of the six council seats and he has been successful in previous elections. November 23, 2020 4:44 PM Page 7 of 14. She can be reached at, VTDigger publishes daily stories on health care. “If she wanted to throw her name back in, I could see her getting quite a bit of support.”. Burlington County. Next Election. “If the Progressives want the mayor’s seat, they’re going to have to unite behind one candidate,” said former city councilor Dave Hartnett, a Democrat who has been critical of Weinberger. Mayor before election. Note that not all submissions may meet B… Mar 6 2020. Get notified about new VTDigger podcasts and multimedia projects in your inbox. The Yes on 4: Better Ballot Burlington campaign was co-chaired by former Governor Howard Dean (D) and City Councilmember Zoraya Hightower (Vermont Progressive Party). The Mayor is elected at large for three year terms. When [Mayor Miro Weinberger] advocated for the F-35s to be stationed here and told us they’d only be modestly louder, I introduced resolutions opposing the basing and called out the impact that this will have on low-income and [Black, Indigenous and people of color] communities,” Tracy said. March 10, 2020. 2021 Burlington Mayoral and City Council Election; 2021 Burlington Mayoral and City Council Election. Get notified about new VTDigger podcasts and multimedia projects in your inbox. She can be reached at. Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: City of Burlington COVID-19 Response Team Update 10/14/2020 Mayor Miro Weinberger, community partners, and members of the Administration provide updates on the City’s response to COVID-19 and other topics. Starting today, Friday 3/12/2020, Front Street at Columbia Street will be closed heading north. “I helped lead the North Street Revitalization Project which transformed that street into what it is today— a thriving, ethnically-economic and culturally-diverse neighborhood commercial corridor,” he said. “Because it’s all virtual, we went into this understanding that there would be less opportunity potentially for engagement with the candidates, so we wanted to really create as many opportunities as possible for the candidates to engage with people. NP - … The Burlington City Council amended the measure to remove mayoral and school commissioner elections. By ... a possibility the now-senator seems to have firmly shut after his defeat in the 2020 primary. A former Progressive mayor of Burlington, Vermont is endorsing Democratic incumbent Miro Weinberger for re-election ahead of Town Meeting Day in March. 2020 General Election. Aidan Quigley is VTDigger's Burlington and Chittenden County reporter. Sanders and his allies had to fight through a recount, grapple with a looming fiscal crisis, and overcome incessantly hostile opponents in the city who refused to give Bernie an … BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Progressive Party in Burlington is caucusing virtually through Thursday to choose its candidate for mayor and officials are expecting a record turnout in the online forum. BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Progressive Party in Burlington is caucusing virtually through Thursday to choose its candidate for mayor and officials are expecting a record turnout in the online forum. Driscoll, a former city councilor, state representative and school commissioner, did not return a call from VTDigger for comment. Party executive director Josh Wronski was less than a minute into his speech at a victory celebration Tuesday night when he crystal balled the party’s success boded well for its chances  of taking back the mayor’s office next year. While working for the city, he helped push a legal case using the Public Trust Doctrine that paved the way for the purchase of the land where Waterfront Park now sits. We provide some copyediting support, but we do not have the staff to fact-check commentaries.
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