Tanya Vyhovsky | |
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Member of the Vermont Senate from the Chittenden-Central district | |
Assumed office January 4, 2023 Servingwith Philip Baruth and Martine Gulick | |
Preceded by | Christopher Pearson |
Member of the VermontHouseofRepresentatives from the Chittenden-8-1 district | |
In office January 6,2021 –January 3,2023 | |
Preceded by | Linda Myers |
Succeeded by | Leonora Dodge |
Personal details | |
Political party | Progressive/Democratic |
Spouse | Jefferson Hales |
Education | Northeastern University (BS) University of Vermont (MSW) |
Tanya C. Vyhovsky [1] 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.
Tanya Vyhovsky graduated from Essex High School in 2003. She graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science in psychology and biology. She graduated from the University of Vermont with a master of social work degree in 2017. She married Jefferson Hales in 2015. [2] [3] [4] [5] Vyhovsky is of Ukrainian descent. [6]
Vyhovsky worked as a clinical social worker and school social worker in Essex,Vermont. She served on the board and was vice-president of the Vermont National Association of Social Workers from 2016 to 2020. [5] Vyhovsky was endorsed by the Champlain Valley DSA chapter in her 2020 run. [7]
Vyhovsky ran for a seat in the Vermont House of Representatives and won the Progressive and Democratic nominations alongside Marybeth Redmond,but placed third out of three candidates behind Redmond and Linda K. Myers in the 2018 election. [3] [8] [9]
Vyhovsky announced at an event held by Bernie Sanders that she would run for a seat in the state house again and during the campaign she was endorsed by Sanders. [10] [11] She won the Democratic nomination alongside Redmond and placed second out of five candidates in the 2020 election. [12] [13]
In 2022,Vyhovsky was a candidate for the Vermont Senate from the three-member Chittenden-Central District. [14] The new three-seat district includes Burlington's New and Old North Ends,Winooski,Essex Junction,parts of the town of Essex,and a small portion of Colchester. [14] With no Republicans on the ballot,voters chose between four candidates:Vyhovsky,incumbent Democrat and Progressive Philip Baruth,Democrat Martine Gulick,and independent Infinite Culcleasure. [14] On election day,Vyhovsky,Baruth,and Gulick were elected. [15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Marybeth Redmond | 632 | 55.88% | ||
Democratic | Tanya Vyhovsky | 496 | 43.85% | ||
Democratic | Write-ins | 3 | 0.27% | ||
Total votes | 1,131 | 100.00% | |||
Blank | 440 | ||||
Spoiled | 1 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Marybeth Redmond | 2,485 | 40.78% | ||
Republican | Linda K. Myers (incumbent) | 1,994 | 32.73% | ||
Progressive | Tanya Vyhovsky | ||||
Democratic | Tanya Vyhovsky | ||||
Total | Tanya Vyhovsky | 1,600 | 26.26% | ||
Independent | Write-ins | 14 | 0.23% | ||
Total votes | 6,093 | 100.00% | |||
Blank | 2,175 | ||||
Spoiled | 2 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Marybeth Redmond (incumbent) | 1,359 | 48.57% | -7.31% | |
Democratic | Tanya Vyhovsky | 762 | 27.23% | -16.62% | |
Democratic | Brian Shelden | 666 | 23.80% | +23.80% | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 11 | 0.39% | +0.12% | |
Total votes | 2,798 | 100.00% | |||
Blank | 622 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Marybeth Redmond (incumbent) | 3,234 | 34.19% | -6.59% | |
Progressive | Tanya Vyhovsky | ||||
Democratic | Tanya Vyhovsky | ||||
Total | Tanya Vyhovsky | 2,273 | 24.03% | -2.23% | |
Republican | Thomas M. Nelson | 1,840 | 19.45% | +19.45% | |
Republican | Maryse B. Dunbar | 1,793 | 18.96% | +18.96% | |
Libertarian | V. Chase | 302 | 3.19% | +3.19% | |
Independent | Write-ins | 17 | 0.18% | ||
Total votes | 9,459 | 100.00% | |||
Blank | 2,001 | ||||
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