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Tanya C. Vyhovsky is an American social worker and politician who has served in the Vermont Senate since January 2023. A member of the Vermont Progressive Party, she previously represented the Chittenden-8-1 district in the Vermont House of Representatives.
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- ↑ "Representative Maureen Dakin, 2019-2020". Vermont Legislature . Retrieved 2020-12-23.