VERMONT

THE GREEN MOUNTAINS HAVE THEIR OWN VOICE.

MUGWUMPS · ATLAS · FOUR-DOSSIER CIVIC RESEARCH CONVERGENCE · 2028 U.S. SENATE

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2026 · LANGHORNE P. BREEDLOVE · SOURCE-CROSSWALK EDITION

EXECUTIVE SYNTHESIS

FANCY, REMY, ERIKA and LANGHORNE researched overlapping Vermont public figures. Their registers identify 71, 96, an overlapping third set and 109 people respectively; these counts are source-entry totals, not independent confirmations or a deduplicated population. This convergence publishes 36 distinct individuals by occupational and regional category, with biographical source paths and next-verification questions. It is not an electoral endorsement or a claim that anyone wants to run.

Across the reports, distinctive documented work includes working-loggers' training, farm operation, watershed cleanup, local flood rebuilding, Abenaki cultural and educational administration, rural health and food distribution. The documents have a strong institutional-directory bias; community-led activity is supplemented here where dated local reporting exists.

ELECTION FIELD · 2028 CLASS III SENATE

The statewide election is November 7, 2028. Democrat Peter Welch holds Vermont's Class III Senate seat, entered office January 2023, and appears as the only currently listed 2028 candidate in the consulted Ballotpedia register. Listing/registration is not the same as final ballot certification or a newly issued personal announcement. Bernie Sanders holds the separate Class I seat, normally next elected in 2030. Vermont's 2028 primary and petition deadlines require future confirmation by the Secretary of State.

The 2022 Class III contest included Welch, Republican Gerald Malloy and minor-party/independent candidates. The Democratic primary included Isaac Evans-Frantz and Niki Thran. None of those historical candidacies establishes a fresh 2028 campaign. Keep election-registered people separate from the civic-service register below.

FIVE STATE SYSTEMS

WORKING LANDSCAPES · Dairy, small farms, forestry, logging safety, forest ownership and the economics of rural land and processing.

FLOOD RECOVERY AND WATER · Repeated flood emergencies, culvert maintenance, bridges, river corridors, town rebuilding, insurance and public infrastructure.

HOUSING AND BASIC COSTS · Rents, property taxes, winter heating, childcare, transportation and working-family incomes.

RURAL HEALTH AND CARE · Medical travel distances, nursing and hospital staffing, aging populations, addiction services and food access.

ABENAKI COMMUNITIES AND CIVIC SERVICES · Cultural continuity, state recognition, land stewardship, local education and equitable town services.

VERMONT REGIONS · INDEX

NORTHEAST KINGDOM — Caledonia, Essex, Orleans: forestry, dairy, healthcare travel and border communities. NORTHWEST — Franklin, Grand Isle, Chittenden: farms, Lake Champlain, towns and housing. CENTRAL GREEN MOUNTAINS — Washington, Lamoille: flood repair, land, government and rural commerce. EASTERN / UPPER VALLEY — Orange, Windsor: farm towns, river recovery and cross-border work. WEST-CENTRAL / SOUTHWEST — Addison, Rutland, Bennington: woodlands, agriculture and small manufacturing. SOUTHEAST — Windham: forest work, Brattleboro-region enterprise, flood recovery and health.

CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC-FIGURE DIRECTORY · 36 ENTRIES, GROUPED, NOT RANKED

FLOOD RESPONSE · MUNICIPAL RESILIENCE

Kelly Stettner · Southeast · Springfield / Windsor

Margo Caulfield · Southeast · Cavendish / Windsor

Kristen Leahy · Northeast Kingdom · Hardwick / Caledonia

Lauren Geiger · Central · Plainfield / Washington

Kassia Randzio · Central · Montpelier / Washington

Jon Copans · Central · Montpelier / Washington

WORKING FORESTS · FORESTRY AND SMALL WOODLOTS

David Birdsall · Southwest · Middletown Springs / Rutland

Andy McGovern · Eastern/Upper Valley · Thetford / Orange

Tim McKay · Northeast Kingdom · Peacham / Caledonia

Harris Roen · Central · Calais / Washington

Jane Clifford · West-central · Starksboro / Addison

Dave Wilcox · Central · Berlin / Washington

FAMILY FARMS · LOCAL FOOD · AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE

Amanda Andrews · Central · Plainfield / Washington

Dani Grover · East-central · Corinth / Orange

Eva Westheimer · East-central · Corinth / Orange

Seren Dias · South · Newfane / Windham

Julie Matranga · Northwest · Fairfield / Franklin

Emily Reiss · Upper Valley · Tunbridge / Orange

Vanessa Branon Kittell · Northwest · Fairfield / Franklin

Paulette Routhier · Northeast Kingdom · Essex County

Scott Birch · Northeast Kingdom · Orleans County

ABENAKI CULTURE · STATE NATIVE AFFAIRS SERVICE

Daniel Coutu · Northeast Kingdom connection · Newport; current residence verify

Douglas Bent · Central-east · Braintree / Orange

Charles Calley · Upper Valley · Newbury / Orange

Alanna Ojibway · Upper Valley · municipality unverified

Breanna Sheehan · Statewide · administrative role, residence unverified

Jeffrey Benay · Northwest · Fairfax / Franklin

FOOD ACCESS · HEALTH · WORKERS · COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Harmony Edosomwan · Vermont statewide · community food enterprise, residence verify

Elizabeth Schumacher · Southwest/west-central · Comfort Food Community region

Sally Kerschner · West-central · Ferrisburgh / Addison

David Snedeker · Northeast Kingdom · regional development service

Emma Marvin · North-central / Vermont maple enterprise

Margaret Crowley · Statewide · public employee service; residence unknown

Erin Carter · Statewide · educators; residence unknown

Arwen Turner · Southwest · Wallingford / Rutland

Carrie Stahler · Northeast Kingdom · Lyndon / Caledonia

PROFILES AND SOURCE CROSSWALK

FLOOD RESPONSE · MUNICIPAL RESILIENCE

Kelly Stettner

REGION · Southeast · Springfield / Windsor

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Black River Action Team founder; river cleanup since 2000 and post-2023 flood culvert-monitoring volunteer

EVIDENCE · VTDigger June 2026 and Vermont Journal September 2026

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Margo Caulfield

REGION · Southeast · Cavendish / Windsor

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Community shelter and culvert-monitoring volunteer during repeated flood recovery

EVIDENCE · VTDigger June 2026

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Kristen Leahy

REGION · Northeast Kingdom · Hardwick / Caledonia

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Town resilience and adaptation coordinator engaged in neighborhood flood preparedness

EVIDENCE · Vermont Climate Change community case study

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Lauren Geiger

REGION · Central · Plainfield / Washington

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Flood survivor who testified publicly about disaster-recovery processes in July 2026

EVIDENCE · The Bridge July 2026

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Kassia Randzio

REGION · Central · Montpelier / Washington

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Vermont River Conservancy director involved in river-corridor resilience

EVIDENCE · The Bridge July 2026

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Jon Copans

REGION · Central · Montpelier / Washington

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Foundation for a Resilient Montpelier director; recovery work

EVIDENCE · The Bridge July 2026

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

WORKING FORESTS · FORESTRY AND SMALL WOODLOTS

David Birdsall

REGION · Southwest · Middletown Springs / Rutland

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Logger education instructor and longtime forestry training practitioner

EVIDENCE · Vermont Woodlands Association director biographies

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Andy McGovern

REGION · Eastern/Upper Valley · Thetford / Orange

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Licensed forester and Tamarack Forestry owner

EVIDENCE · Vermont Woodlands Association

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Tim McKay

REGION · Northeast Kingdom · Peacham / Caledonia

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Tree-farm operator with natural-resource conservation work

EVIDENCE · Vermont Woodlands Association

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Harris Roen

REGION · Central · Calais / Washington

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Licensed forester and owner of Long Meadow Resource Management

EVIDENCE · Vermont Woodlands Association

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Jane Clifford

REGION · West-central · Starksboro / Addison

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Farm and forest co-owner managing a substantial working landscape

EVIDENCE · Vermont Woodlands Association

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Dave Wilcox

REGION · Central · Berlin / Washington

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Watershed forester and family tree-farm manager

EVIDENCE · Vermont Woodlands Association

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

FAMILY FARMS · LOCAL FOOD · AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE

Amanda Andrews

REGION · Central · Plainfield / Washington

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Tamarack Hollow Farm organic vegetable grower; Rural Vermont board record

EVIDENCE · Rural Vermont team/board

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Dani Grover

REGION · East-central · Corinth / Orange

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Shepherd Moon Farm co-operator and small-farm community work

EVIDENCE · Rural Vermont team/board

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Eva Westheimer

REGION · East-central · Corinth / Orange

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Shepherd Moon Farm co-operator

EVIDENCE · Rural Vermont team/board

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Seren Dias

REGION · South · Newfane / Windham

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Giant Journey Farm grower

EVIDENCE · Rural Vermont team/board

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Julie Matranga

REGION · Northwest · Fairfield / Franklin

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Flack Family Farm operator and Rural Vermont board record

EVIDENCE · Rural Vermont team/board

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Emily Reiss

REGION · Upper Valley · Tunbridge / Orange

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Fledgling Farmstead operator; local small farm

EVIDENCE · Rural Vermont team/board

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Vanessa Branon Kittell

REGION · Northwest · Fairfield / Franklin

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Family farm operator and rural advocacy

EVIDENCE · Rural Vermont team/board

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Paulette Routhier

REGION · Northeast Kingdom · Essex County

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · County Farm Bureau director; northern county agricultural representation

EVIDENCE · Vermont Farm Bureau directors

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Scott Birch

REGION · Northeast Kingdom · Orleans County

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Farm Bureau second vice president and Orleans County officer

EVIDENCE · Vermont Farm Bureau directors

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

ABENAKI CULTURE · STATE NATIVE AFFAIRS SERVICE

Daniel Coutu

REGION · Northeast Kingdom connection · Newport; current residence verify

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Commission chair; engineering and information-technology background, cultural service

EVIDENCE · State Native American Affairs Commission

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Douglas Bent

REGION · Central-east · Braintree / Orange

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Commission member; community garden and Abenaki agriculture work

EVIDENCE · State Native American Affairs Commission

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Charles Calley

REGION · Upper Valley · Newbury / Orange

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Retired farmer and attorney; heritage seeds and community stewardship

EVIDENCE · State Native American Affairs Commission

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Alanna Ojibway

REGION · Upper Valley · municipality unverified

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Commissioner; restorative justice and education

EVIDENCE · State Native American Affairs Commission

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Breanna Sheehan

REGION · Statewide · administrative role, residence unverified

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Commission administrative director, with prior eviction-prevention services

EVIDENCE · State Native American Affairs Commission

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Jeffrey Benay

REGION · Northwest · Fairfax / Franklin

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Commission vice chair; education and nonprofit public service

EVIDENCE · State Native American Affairs Commission

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

FOOD ACCESS · HEALTH · WORKERS · COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Harmony Edosomwan

REGION · Vermont statewide · community food enterprise, residence verify

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Harmony's Kitchen founder; Foodbank trustee

EVIDENCE · Vermont Foodbank board

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Elizabeth Schumacher

REGION · Southwest/west-central · Comfort Food Community region

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Food access organizer and Foodbank board member

EVIDENCE · Vermont Foodbank board

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Sally Kerschner

REGION · West-central · Ferrisburgh / Addison

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Nurse and public health association board secretary

EVIDENCE · Vermont Public Health Association

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

David Snedeker

REGION · Northeast Kingdom · regional development service

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Northeast Vermont Development Association representative

EVIDENCE · Vermont Rural Development Council

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Emma Marvin

REGION · North-central / Vermont maple enterprise

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Butternut Mountain Farm representative on rural development council

EVIDENCE · Vermont Rural Development Council

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Margaret Crowley

REGION · Statewide · public employee service; residence unknown

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Vermont State Employees Association president in dated union roster

EVIDENCE · Vermont State Employees Association

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Erin Carter

REGION · Statewide · educators; residence unknown

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Vermont-NEA vice president in 2025–28 association term roster

EVIDENCE · Vermont-NEA union leadership

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Arwen Turner

REGION · Southwest · Wallingford / Rutland

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Regional community development and civic economic work

EVIDENCE · Rural development research register; verify current role with first-party source

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

Carrie Stahler

REGION · Northeast Kingdom · Lyndon / Caledonia

PUBLIC DOCUMENTED WORK · Community-food access and local services in regional register

EVIDENCE · REMY research original; check individual nonprofit biography

VERIFY NEXT · Direct current title and dated biography, actual Vermont residence if legally relevant, prior electoral history, public positions, and any explicit 2028 interest. None presumed.

SOURCE · Original organizational record or dated report

DISCREPANCIES AND DATE-SENSITIVE DETAILS

RURAL VERMONT BOARD · The site contains a serving 2026 board and a proposed 2026–27 slate. Name inclusion can indicate a current officer or a proposed incoming one; that status must be checked person-by-person. The source records also use both Sara Branon Kittell and Vanessa Branon Kittell; those are separate listed names, not automatically a typo to merge.

VERMONT FOODBANK · Multiple snapshots present different board officers; Mitzi Johnson appears as a chair in some source material, while other board reports vary. Keep official title attribution tied to its snapshot and check direct organizational confirmation before describing the current chair.

VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION · The ERIKA source reports conflicting chair descriptions across paginated pages (Kristin Carlson and Mark Foley Jr.). This report avoids choosing between undated pages; neither should be listed as definitive chair without new verification.

ABENAKI RECOGNITION · Vermont identifies four state-recognized Abenaki communities. State recognition is not federal recognition, and recognition and identity questions can be contested. Members of the state Native American Affairs Commission are state appointees, not interchangeable with tribal governing officials. No personal political viewpoint follows from this service.

COUNTY AND AGENCY LOCATIONS · Farm Bureau county representation, rural-development positions and organization head offices are not proof of personal domicile. For example, a central Vermont job title must not be used to describe someone's home town without a separate biography.

RESEARCH GAPS · SUBJECTS NOT YET IDENTIFIED

The four original directories did not yet produce adequate first-person documentation for current commercial loggers, dairy hands and milk processors, working hospital nurses and EMTs, firefighters, school bus and road crews, local labor bargaining leaders, disability-led organizations, rural LGBTQ+ civic businesses, Northeast Kingdom housing organizers, flood-affected families who publicly entered advocacy, and small-town 2026 election challengers. A future research pass should identify named people through public records rather than infer party loyalty or interest from their jobs or identities.

EVIDENCE STANDARD

Profiles establish public service, not candidacy, political agreement, consent to nomination, or electoral eligibility. The directory is an unranked set of factual occupational and civic examples. Duplicate appearance across dossiers cannot be interpreted as polling, public support or independent corroboration when the same first-party source underlies several entries.

FOUR ORIGINAL DOSSIERS AND REFERENCE SOURCES

FANCY 1.33 · Vermont research dossier

REMY 1.6 · Vermont research dossier

ERIKA 1.6 · Vermont research dossier

LANGHORNE 1.1 · Vermont research dossier

2028 Vermont Senate election register

Vermont elections authority

Vermont Farm Bureau leadership

Rural Vermont current board and slate

Vermont Woodlands Association

Native American Affairs Commission

VTDigger 2026 flood culvert volunteers

2026 Black River Action Team operations

Vermont Foodbank board

Vermont Public Health Association

Mugwumps national state issues atlas

LANGHORNE P. BREEDLOVE · CIVIC SOURCE CONVERGENCE · NO IMPLIED CANDIDACY OR ENDORSEMENT