Becca Balint

Host Connor Cyrus learns about notable women in Vermont political history with the Vermont Historical Society.

Rep. Becca Balint chats with Vermont Edition host Connor Cyrus on her first couple weeks in Congress.

In January, Becca Balint will be sworn in as Vermont’s new member of the U.S. House. It marks the first time that a woman has ever been elected to Congress from Vermont.

Top state officials gathered in Montpelier Tuesday to officially enroll two constitutional amendments approved by Vermont voters in November.

For the first time in the state’s 231-year history, Vermont voters have elected a woman to represent them in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrat Becca Balint served in Vermont’s Legislature as the state Senate president, and before that was a middle school teacher. When she's inaugurated in January, she’ll also be Vermont’s first openly gay person to serve in Congress. Balint easily beat Republican nominee Liam Madden, a Marine veteran and a self-described independent looking to disrupt the two-party system.

This hour, Vermont Edition speaks with winners of the major federal and state races from the 2022 midterm election.

Still waiting to bubble in that ballot? Check out highlights from Vermont Public's midterm election debates.

Vermont Edition host Connor Cyrus moderated a debate between Democrat Becca Balint and Republican Liam Madden on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Here are the highlights.

Vermont Edition host Connor Cyrus moderates a debate with the candidates for Vermont's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrat Becca Balint and Republican Liam Madden.

Liam Madden, a first-time political candidate who wants to succeed Rep. Peter Welch, says nothing less than a wholesale reordering of the U.S. political system will save the country from the "catastrophes" at its doorstep.