Emily Carris-Duncan

Emily Carris-Duncan is a Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives for the Windham-6 District, which she has represented since January 2025, and is seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] She is an educator and worked in community and housing development.[1]

Emily Carris-Duncan was born in Grand Prairie, Texas, and earned a bachelor's degree from New School University in 2004.[1] In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, she said she grew up in Rutland in a fifth-generation Vermont family, later earned a master's degree in photography in England, and worked as a substitute teacher in Rutland and as a gallery owner and arts educator in Philadelphia.[3]

Carris-Duncan succeeded Tristan Roberts in the Windham-6 seat.[1] In the same survey, she listed education, tax control, and support for businesses and farms as her three key campaign messages, and named education, tax reform, affordable housing and building climate resilience as policy areas she is passionate about.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.