U.S. House · Vermont At-Large

The entire state of Vermont, which has a single at-large U.S. House district.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 24 claims re-checked against their sources · 1 corrected · 0 removed

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

  • Fixed Gerald Malloy school-choice quote from 'Support School Choice.' to verbatim 'I support School Choice.'

On the ballot · 6 candidates

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUEBecca Balint
D
Gerald Malloy
R
Phoenix Altair
IND
Adam Ortiz
IND
Suzanne Seymour
IND
Ryan Walton
IND
Protect legal access to abortion—Opposes[3]————
Stricter gun laws—Opposes[3]————
Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsOpposes[8][9][10][11][12]votesSupports[3]————
Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsSupports[9][10][11]votes—————
Expand public health coverageSupports[9][10][11][13]votes—————
Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports[9][10][11]votesOpposes[3]————
Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)—Supports[3]————
Broad tariffs on imported goodsOpposes[14]votes—————

The candidates, in full

Becca Balint

DINCUMBENTU.S. Representative (since 2023)

Won the August 11 Democratic primary with 98.3% of the vote

Becca Balint is the incumbent U.S. Representative for Vermont's at-large district, seeking re-election in 2026. She previously served in the Vermont State Senate, including as President Pro Tempore.[2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Key votes in Congress

  • YesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · H. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · 2026-06-03 roll call ↗The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
  • YesResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · H.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · 2026-02-11 roll call ↗The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
  • NoConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government funding · H.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · 2026-02-03 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
  • YesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · H.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · 2026-01-08 roll call ↗The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
  • YesWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela · H. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
  • NoNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · 2025-12-10 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
  • YesEpstein Files Transparency Act · H.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · 2025-11-18 roll call ↗The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
  • NoContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · 2025-11-12 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
  • NoCLARITY Act — digital asset market structure · H.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
  • NoGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulation · S. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
  • NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · 2025-07-03 roll call ↗H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
  • NoRescissions Act of 2025 · H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · 2025-06-12 roll call ↗The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
  • NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · 2025-05-22 roll call ↗H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
  • NoSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · H.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · 2025-04-10 roll call ↗The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
  • NoFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · 2025-03-11 roll call ↗The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
  • NoLaken Riley Act — final passage · S. 5 · Passed 263–156 · 2025-01-22 roll call ↗The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.
  • NoSecure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · H.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · 2023-05-11 roll call ↗Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers.

On the record — official actions

  • actionAssigned to the House Committee on the Judiciary (Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust; Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government) and the House Committee on the Budget for the 119th Congress (2025-2026).[2]

Positions on the issues

  • OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).[8][9][10][11][12]

  • SupportsExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08).[9][10][11][13]

  • SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[9][10][11]

  • SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[9][10][11]

  • OpposesBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11).[14]

Background

  • Born at a U.S. Army hospital in Heidelberg, Germany; lives in Brattleboro, Vermont.[2]
  • Earned a bachelor's degree from Smith College, a master's degree in education from Harvard University (1995), and a master's degree in history from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (2001).[2]
  • Worked as a teacher in public and private schools before entering politics.[2]
  • Served in the Vermont State Senate, including as Senate President Pro Tempore, before her election to Congress in 2022.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $956K · spent $476K · $626K cash on hand (through 2026-07-22) FEC filing ↗

Gerald Malloy

R

Won the August 11 Republican primary with 76.6% of the vote

Gerald Malloy is a retired U.S. Army officer and business executive running as the Republican nominee for Vermont's at-large House seat.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • OpposesProtect legal access to abortion

    Describes himself as pro-life and says decisions on abortion should be left to the states rather than the Supreme Court.[3]

    “Pro life. Per the 10th Amendment I support taking this decision out of the Supreme Court and giving it to States and People.”
  • OpposesStricter gun laws

    Says he supports the Second Amendment and is a gun owner.[3]

    “Fully support all Amendments, including 2d Amendment Right to Bear Arms. I am a gun owner, my wife is an NRA member.”
  • SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

    Says he will enforce and change immigration laws and secure the southern border.[3]

    “I will seek to enforce immigration laws, and change immigration laws as necessary. I will secure our southern border to address the crime, Opioid/Fentanyl, and illegal immigration crisis.”
  • OpposesFaster transition away from fossil fuels

    Criticizes state climate legislation such as Vermont's Global Warming Solutions Act and says he wants to restore U.S. oil and gas independence.[3]

    “I am passionate about restoring US oil and gas independence.”
  • SupportsPublic funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

    Says he supports school choice.[3]

    “I support School Choice.”

In their words — priorities

  • "I will: bring high-paying jobs back to Vermont, Cut unnecessary federal regulations that hold back small businesses, Support local industries—dairy, agriculture, and manufacturing... Push for fiscal discipline in Washington to reduce inflation."[3]
  • "Washington's overspending is driving inflation and making life more expensive. I will: Oppose tax increases on Vermont families, Work toward balanced budgets, Protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare—without cutting benefits."[3]
  • "I will always stand for the Constitution and the rights of every Vermonter... Uphold the 10th Amendment and states' rights... Oppose federal overreach on issues better decided locally."[3]

Background

  • Born in Boston, Massachusetts; lives in Perkinsville, Vermont.[3]
  • Served in the U.S. Army from 1980 to 2006, entering West Point at age 18.[3]
  • Earned a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (1984), a graduate degree from Temple University (1996), and a graduate certificate from Georgetown University (2021).[3]
  • Career experience includes working as a business executive after his military service.[3]

Campaign money

Raised $58K · spent $39K · $20K cash on hand (through 2026-07-23) FEC filing ↗

Phoenix Altair

IND

Phoenix Altair is running as an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat. No biography, campaign website statements, or Candidate Connection survey responses were found on Ballotpedia.[4]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Adam Ortiz

IND

Adam Ortiz is running as an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat. He is a U.S. Army National Guard veteran (2006-2012) and completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey, in which he described environmental protection and infrastructure investment as priorities.[5]

Little public record found for this candidate.

In their words — priorities

  • "All issues are environmental issues... The Vermont brand is everyone's responsibility to protect."[5]

Background

  • Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 2006 to 2012.[5]

Suzanne Seymour

IND

Suzanne Seymour is running as an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat. No biography, campaign website statements, or Candidate Connection survey responses were found on Ballotpedia.[6]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Ryan Walton

IND

Ryan Walton is running as an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat. No biography, campaign website statements, or Candidate Connection survey responses were found on Ballotpedia.[7]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Research notes & limits

Write-in candidates Andrew Giusto (Unity Party) and Cris Ericson (Independent) are not printed on the general-election ballot and were excluded. Federal key votes and FEC finance totals for Rep. Balint are added separately by script.

Sources · 14

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Becca Balint · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Gerald Malloy (Vermont) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Phoenix Altair · Ballotpedia Reference
  5. 5.Adam Ortiz · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Suzanne Seymour (Vermont) · Ballotpedia Reference
  7. 7.Ryan Walton · Ballotpedia Reference
  8. 8.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  9. 9.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  10. 10.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record