Genevieve Duchesneau

Genevieve Duchesneau is the Democratic candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives in the Rutland-8 District in the November 3, 2026 general election. A software engineer who lives in Proctor, she says she has never held office and is campaigning on property tax relief, health care costs and limits on surveillance technology.[1][2][3]

Genevieve Duchesneau earned a high school diploma from Reno High School and a bachelor's degree from Post University in 2017, and her career experience includes working as a software engineer.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said she has built software in machine learning, computer vision, autonomous-truck safety systems and health data systems for more than ten years, and co-founded the software startup Fixiv.[3] She said she served on the Rutland Pride board and volunteers with the Vermont Foodbank.[3]

Duchesneau advanced from the Democratic primary on August 11, 2026.[1][2] In the survey she said she would push for income-based property tax relief and for lowering health care costs, and that she supports universal health care in Vermont.[3] She also said she opposes license plate cameras and large artificial intelligence data centers in Vermont.[3]

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