Rutland County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Johnathan "J.J." Bixby is a certified candidate for high bailiff of Rutland County on the Vermont Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Resides in Rutland City, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

David J. Fox currently serves as sheriff of Rutland County, Vermont, per the Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs FY27 budget presentation. Resides in Tinmouth, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Ian C. Sullivan currently serves as state's attorney of Rutland County, Vermont, per the Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs office page. Resides in Pittsfield, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Stephen P. Benard Sr currently serves as assistant judge of Rutland County, Vermont, per the Vermont Assistant Judges directory. Has a law enforcement background beginning in 1979, including service as a deputy sheriff and as Rutland County sheriff for 16 years until his 2020 retirement, per Vermont Assistant Judges (vtassistantjudges.org). Studied business administration at the College of Saint Joseph and law enforcement administration and leadership at the FBI National Academy, per the same source. Resides in Clarendon, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Kevin E. Geno currently serves as assistant judge of Rutland County, Vermont, per the Vermont Assistant Judges directory. Resides in Rutland City, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Karl C. Anderson currently serves as probate judge of Rutland County, Vermont, per the Vermont Judiciary probate division page. Resides in Rutland Town, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Brian "Bc" Collamore represents the Rutland District in the Vermont Senate and chairs the Senate Committee on Government Operations, per the Vermont Legislature. He has a decades-long broadcast career and currently serves as General Sales Manager for five radio stations for Catamount Radio, per the Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

David H. Weeks represents the Rutland District in the Vermont Senate since 2023, per the Vermont Legislature. He is a retired Navy Captain who began his military service as a Marine Corps enlisted infantryman and later served as a Navy Surface Warfare Officer, including combat tours in Iraq, per the Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Terry K. Williams represents the Rutland District in the Vermont Senate since 2023, per the Vermont Legislature. He served as the Vermont State Deputy Game Warden from 1978 to 1990 and retired from the Vermont Army National Guard in 2004 after a combat tour in Afghanistan, per the Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Jim Casey is the incumbent Vermont state representative for the Addison-Rutland District, according to the Vermont General Assembly's 2026 member roster. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Jim Casey.

Jonathan Hescock of Shoreham is the Democratic candidate for Vermont House, Addison-Rutland District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Jonathan Hescock.

Patricia A. McCoy represents the Rutland-1 District, first elected in 2015, and has served as House Minority Leader since 2019, per the Vermont Legislature. She served as Poultney's Town Clerk and Treasurer for 26 years, retiring from that role in 2017, and holds a degree in Environmental Resource Management from the University of Connecticut, per the Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

William P. Canfield represents the Rutland-10 District, first elected in 2005, per the Vermont Legislature. He is a self-employed barber and stylist, a U.S. Navy veteran and a Justice of the Peace of 22 years, and serves as Vice Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, per the Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Valorie Taylor represents the Rutland-11 District, appointed to the seat in 2026, per the Vermont Legislature. She has run a residential painting business, previously worked as an optician in Boston, and served on and chaired the Mendon Select Board, per the Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

David "Dave" Bosch represents the Rutland-2 District, first elected in 2025, per the Vermont Legislature. He retired from the U.S. Forest Service, later taught school, and serves as a Town Auditor and Justice of the Peace, per the Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Thomas "Tom" Burditt represents the Rutland-2 District, first elected in 2011, per the Vermont Legislature. He has owned and operated Tom Burditt's Rx Lawn systems since 2002, previously served as a West Rutland Selectman, and serves as Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, per the Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Marsha Cassel is a retired Vermont public school teacher who taught French, Spanish, Civics & Economics and Global Studies, and co-advised the Mock Trial and Speech & Debate clubs, per a VTDigger candidate profile. She also works as a mediator with Vermont Family Mediators, per VTDigger. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Christopher Howland represents the Rutland-4 District, first elected in 2025, per the Vermont Legislature. He is a Professional Engineer who worked for a Boston engineering firm before retiring from Green Mountain Power, and is a Vermont National Guard veteran, per the Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Eric Maguire represents the Rutland-5 District, first elected in 2023, per the Vermont Legislature. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Counseling from Liberty University and serves as Board President of Rutland Turning Point, per the Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Cindy Laskevich of Rutland City is the Republican candidate for Vermont House, Rutland-6 District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Chris Siliski is the Democratic nominee for the open Rutland-6 seat. He previously served Rutland City as a member of the Board of Aldermen and the Police Commission and has served on several local nonprofit boards, per Mountain Times. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Chris Keyser represents the Rutland-7 District, first elected in 2025, per the Vermont Legislature. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Tufts University and was the owner and CEO of a retail and commercial energy business for 40 years before retiring in 2019, per the Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Alicia Malay represents the Rutland-8 District, first elected in 2025, per the Vermont Legislature. She is a resident of Pittsford who chairs the Pittsford Selectboard and serves on the Maclure Library Board and Pittsford Historical Society Board, per the Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Aida Nielsen is the Republican candidate for the Rutland-9 District. She has been married to the district's sitting Representative, Todd Nielsen, for 28 years, per the Legislature's biography of Rep. Nielsen. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Chris Pritchard is from Pawlet, was born in Burlington and was raised in South Poultney, graduating from Poultney High School in 1980, according to the Rutland Herald. He spent 40 years in the automotive field, most of it as a service manager for a Chevrolet and Volkswagen dealership in Manchester, Vermont. Pritchard is the sitting Vermont House member for the Rutland-Bennington district. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Chris Pritchard.