Tanya Vyhovsky

Tanya Vyhovsky is a social worker and a member of the Vermont State Senate for the Chittenden Central District, which she has represented since January 2023, and is seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] She previously served in the Vermont House from 2021 to 2023.[1]

Tanya Vyhovsky graduated from Essex High School, earned a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University in 2009 and a master's degree from the University of Vermont in 2017.[1] Her career experience includes work as a social worker, as a research fellow at the Northeastern Vermont Area Health Education Center, as developer and program director of the Vermont Support Line, and as Vermont chapter vice president of the National Association of Social Workers.[1]

In a 2020 Ballotpedia survey, Vyhovsky said she owns a small counseling practice in Essex, first ran for office in 2018, and organized Essex Mutual Aid in response to COVID-19.[3] She described her platform in that survey as built on economic justice, social justice and environmental justice.[3] For 2025-2026 she serves on the Ethics Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee, and is vice chair of the Senate Government Operations Committee.[1]

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