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Gemma SeymourMy name is Gemma Seymour, and I am running for Representative Town Meeting Member, Brattleboro District 8. My motto is "Let's Grow Brattleboro", and my values are "Equality, Liberty, and Justice for All". Election Day is Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Find more info about me at <a href="https://Vote411.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://Vote411.org</a> and read my Voter Information Statement in PDF format at <a href="https://gcvrsa.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gcvrsa-vis-2025020501.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://gcvrsa.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gcvrsa-vis-2025020501.pdf</a><a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Brattleboro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brattleboro</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/Vermont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vermont</a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/VTpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VTpol</a>

gcvsa ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭There is no such thing as being "socially <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liberal</a> but fiscally <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservative</a>". All <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/fiscal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiscal</a> issues are <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#social</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/issues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#issues</a>.<a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/VTpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VTpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/GovernmentShutdown2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GovernmentShutdown2024</a>

gcvsa ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭The truth of the matter is that although the Dem/Prog coalition in <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/Vermont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vermont</a> has held a supermajority in the Legislature for years, it has not moved on any issues which are of particular interest to left wing voters in VT, for fear of disturbing the sharply defined class strata in the state.Most Democrats are not "liberals", they are staunchly conservatives. <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/VTpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VTpol</a>

gcvsa ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭' Given a recent rightward shift in the Statehouse, supporters of stronger tenant protections doubt those policies will gain significant traction in Montpelier next year.The statewide rental vacancy rate hovers around 3%, among the lowest in the country, according to a recent statewide housing needs assessment. Over half of <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/Vermont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vermont</a> renters are “cost-burdened,” meaning they pay more than 30% of their income on <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> costs.<a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/VTpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VTpol</a><a href="https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-12-17/a-wild-imbalance-lawmakers-unlikely-to-tackle-tenant-law-in-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-12-17/a-wild-imbalance-lawmakers-unlikely-to-tackle-tenant-law-in-2025</a>

gcvsa ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭From Apr 2023, but still relevant:' While nearly 30% of all VT households rent their homes, only 2 out of 30 state senators do so. Tenants are just as rare in the House as they are in the Senate. An analysis of property and business records found that at least 94% in the lower chamber own their home. Landlords can easily afford to take time out of their day to testify before the Legislature, and don’t risk being kicked out of their home for speaking out. ' <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/VTpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VTpol</a><a href="https://vtdigger.org/2023/04/20/full-disclosure-the-peoples-house-or-the-house-of-landlords/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://vtdigger.org/2023/04/20/full-disclosure-the-peoples-house-or-the-house-of-landlords/</a>

knizer....What? Vermont lawmaker (Republican) apologizes for repeatedly pouring water in her (Democrat) colleague’s bag.<a href="https://toot.boston/tags/Vermont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vermont</a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/VTPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VTPoli</a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/VTPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VTPol</a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/bullying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bullying</a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/WeirdNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeirdNews</a> <a href="https://toot.boston/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/water-bag-vermont-legislature-legislator-morrissey-carroll-2f7a9676e2dca2bc286a8ce2f825c39a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/water-bag-vermont-legislature-legislator-morrissey-carroll-2f7a9676e2dca2bc286a8ce2f825c39a</a>

Brad JohnsonThis morning, the Vermont Senate gave final approval to the state's Climate Superfund Act, which will compel Big OIl companies to put billions into a climate resilience fund <a href="https://hillheat.news/p/crushing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hillheat.news/p/crushing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vtpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vtpol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigoil</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fossilfuels</a>

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