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Rep. Troy Headrick

@troyheadrick.bsky.social
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Vermont State Representative (He/Him) Serving the Chittenden 15 District VT Politics. Running. Music. Dogs. Laughter. www.troyheadrick.com

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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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Vermont’s return-to-office blunder is costing the state millions
Gov. Phil Scott’s return-to-office order was sold as a commonsense push for collaboration and better service. It has instead become a case study in how political theater can collide with labor law,…
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I'm looking forward to continuing my service to the Chittenden 15 House district. My full reelection announcement can be found here. www.troyheadrick.com/2026/04/13/m...
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My Intent to Run for Reelection – Troy Headrick
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The Yield Bill passed out of the House tonight, setting the stage for your property tax rates. There’s a lot of messaging around this bill, especially heading into an election year. I’ve put together a clear explanation of what’s actually happening behind the numbers.
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The Yield Bill and the Politics of Property Taxes – Troy Headrick
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I was disappointed to have H. 205 referred back to committee rather than allowing my amendment, which would have extended the protections within the bill to teachers, to reach the floor for debate. More details at my blog: www.troyheadrick.com/2026/03/14/w...
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When a Worker Protection Bill Leaves Workers Behind – Troy Headrick
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I have posted my 2026 Town Meeting Week Report. I hope you'll take a look and reach out with any questions or concerns. Thank you.
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2026 Town Meeting Week Report – Troy Headrick
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
An ethics complaint was filed against me in response to my critique of VT’s Abenaki recognition process. The House Ethics Panel closed it without a hearing. No wrongdoing. I’m sharing all docs and discuss why these weaponized tactics matter as City Council debates what replaces the Graylock statue.
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Transparency, Accountability, and the Responsibility to Speak Honestly – Troy Headrick
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Who decides when our National Guard is deployed? In light of recent National Guard deployments and growing questions about how those decisions are made, I’ve written a blog post explaining H.355 — a bill I introduced to add transparency and accountability to the federalization process.
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H.355 and the Question Vermonters Are Asking Right Now – Troy Headrick
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
My 2026 Legislative Priorities www.troyheadrick.com/2025/12/30/2...
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2026 Legislative Priorities: Grounded in Accountability, Equity, and Dignity – Troy Headrick
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
I'm grateful for Councilor Broderick and his cosponsors for a resolution to improve inspections for on campus housing conditions at UVM. Read my full statement of support here. www.troyheadrick.com/2025/11/16/m...
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My Strong Support for Dormitory Inspection Resolution – Agenda Item 6.4 at the November 17th City Council Meeting – Troy Headrick
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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Jesus Christ.
“I get 10 messages, DMs (direct messages) a game, (saying), ‘F— you, I’m gonna f— your family up,” one player said.

“I personally hate gambling. Hate everyone talking about parlays this, parlays that. I hate getting DMs in my Instagram talking about, ‘You f—– up my parlay.’ I hate people sending me threats because I messed up their parlay,” another said.Terrible. Hate them. Every game, no matter if it’s a good game or bad game, you’ve got motherf—— sending death threats, saying racist s—. Every game. I guarantee you, if I check right now, I’ll probably have something from this game. Every game. Everywhere. DMs, Twitter. People be tripping, bro,” a player said. “I hope it doesn’t happen, but it’s going to come to a point where players are going to be targeted because people have lost so much money on them. That’s what I think. But hopefully I’m wrong.”
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Vermont just shipped two more bus loads of incarcerated men to a for-profit prison in Mississippi. Governor Scott and his lead counsel are now calling prison a place for “healing”. This is a dangerous shift and it’s no accident. More detailed thoughts: www.troyheadrick.com/2025/11/06/e...
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Exporting Incarcerated Vermonters: The Quiet Return of a Failed Strategy – Troy Headrick
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Grateful to CBC Radio for their continued commitment to discussion on the appropriation of Abenaki identity by Vermont groups. I'm still equally committed to convincing my legislative colleagues to spend time understanding the mistakes our predecessors made in granting state recognition.
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
My full blog post that urges a more complete interpretation of the recent racist and antisemitic chat captures of the Vermont Republican State Senator. #vtpoli www.troyheadrick.com/2025/10/17/t...
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This IS Vermont. Let’s Stop Pretending Otherwise. – Troy Headrick
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
We must stop excluding the undisputed descendants of the original keepers of this land when we make decisions that impact them. The United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples is crystal clear on this. vtdigger.org/2025/07/29/p...
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Plans to replace Burlington monument bring controversy over state-recognized tribes to Queen City leaders - VTDigger
The Abenaki Nation at Missisquoi commissioned a new sculpture to replace a monument to a historic Abenaki chief, but the plan has drawn opposition from a state legislator in Burlington.
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Outstanding thread on the weaponization of collegiality that is being utilized within SCOTUS.
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
What an amazing group of contenders! Looking forward to sitting back for the rest of the competition and enjoying the parade of majestic beards. www.wcax.com/2025/07/04/v...
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Vermont man places 3rd in World Beard and Moustache Championships
A moustachioed Vermont man competed at the world beard and moustache championships on Thursday.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
My immediate thoughts on the most monstrous, immoral piece of legislation I’ve ever voted on in the Senate. But I’m not done fighting. I know you aren’t either.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Rarely has MAGA policy been so clearly articulated. Denying sick Americans healthcare doesn’t matter as long as their masked, racist security force gets funding - By Order of the Vice President.
A post by JD Vance . It says:

Everything else—the CBO score, the proper baseline, the minutiae of the Medicaid policy—is immaterial compared to the ICE money and immigration enforcement provisions.
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Here we go! www.wcax.com/video/2025/0...
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Vermont man heads to World Beard and Moustache Championships
A Vermont man says his facial hair is a cut above the rest, and he’s headed to a worldwide competition to prove it.
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Senator Angus King @senangusking.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
The National Park Service is already underfunded and understaffed. To put its budget on the chopping block as we continue to see a rise in visitors at parks across the county is reckless and thoughtless. It's the worst idea for "America's Best Idea."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."  -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/... Early in the session, I introduced H. 355, an act relating to review of orders placing the Vermont National Guard in federal active duty status. This is in partnership with Defend the Guard and Bring Our Troops Home. 1/
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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Toldya. Wait until the food shortages start.
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Noelle @finallynoelle.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Can’t make this shit up.
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Maine and New Hampshire both look to Vermont as an example of what NOT to do with regard to a state recognition process for self-identified Abenaki. #vtpoli vtdigger.org/2025/06/18/t...
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‘Take a look at what’s happened in Vermont’: Challenges to state’s tribal recognition process loomed over Maine legislative debate this year - VTDigger
The proposal in Maine, which would have created a state-level recognition process there, was one of several bills related to tribal identity that lawmakers across northern New England considered in re...
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
There will be some that applaud the failure to comply with the extensive list of requirements Vergennes gave to approve some minor zoning changes that would have allowed the state to build a new facility for justice involved youth on land already owned by the state. This is a hortsighted. 🧵 1/2
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Vermont’s plans for secure youth facility are up in the air after Vergennes proposal withdrawn - VTDigger
The facility, previously planned for Vergennes, was supposed to be a more therapeutic replacement for the scandal-plagued and shuttered Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center. State officials say the...
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The vote on Vermont’s biggest education bill was called before anyone could speak. The speed by which a voice vote was called caught many legislators off guard. No debate. No roll call. Here is my open letter to leadership explaining why that moment demands accountability.
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My Open Letter to the Speaker of the House Regarding the Vote Procedures on H. 454 – Troy Headrick
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
We were promised equity and reform. What we got instead raises serious red flags. I’m voting no on the education bill on Monday. Full breakdown: www.troyheadrick.com/2025/06/14/e...
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Explaining my NO vote on the education reform bill. – Troy Headrick
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
We scaled back the motel program. We built a better structure with local nonprofits. We handed the Governor the plan he asked for. He vetoed it. Again. The only consistent thing about Scott’s housing strategy is the pivot. And the veto. He's just Lucy holding the football we’ll never get to kick.
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Gov. Phil Scott vetoes motel program overhaul  - VTDigger
The bill would have marked a fundamental pivot in how Vermont approaches homelessness, which has spiked amid a crushing housing shortage and rising housing costs.
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Eyes wide open, people.
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Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 @lizzielizliz.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
A Korean American woman shares her experience of living in America. Being treated as a foreigner even though she was born in America. Too many people viewed being ‘American’ through a monochromatic lens.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/06/2025
If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow. The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 03/06/2025
Opinion: Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions
No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
A more detailed explanation of why I needed to withdraw my amendment to S. 123. vtdigger.org/2025/06/02/r...
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Opinion — Rep. Troy Headrick: Equity requires more than rhetoric
Why I withdrew my amendment, and why that matters.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Speaking of food: the GOP bill this committee is inching closer to advancing would cut $267 billion -- with a B -- from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, per CBO. It would also impose work reqs on people aged 55-64 who benefit from SNAP.
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Heads up, Vermont.
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USDemocracy @usdemocracy.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
By promoting voucher programs, Republicans in Congress are essentially saying that some kids are more deserving of quality education than others. But every child deserves access to excellent schools,regardless of their zip code or family income. #DontDefundPublicSchools #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The problem with toxic masculinity isn’t that someone labelled it toxic. The problem with gender isn’t noticing people might not fit gender binaries. The problem with pointing out that our national history contains shameful incidents isn’t the pointing out. You’re banning thinking.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 18/05/2025
In the richest nation on Earth, 60% of families can’t afford a “minimal quality of life.” Absolutely unacceptable. We need to tax the damn rich and fully fund our basic needs programs. www.cbsnews.com/news/cost-of...
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Most Americans don't earn enough to afford basic costs of living, analysis finds
The bottom 60% of U.S. households don't make enough money to afford a "minimal quality of life," according to a new analysis.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
A whole lot of institutions do not understand that anticipatory compliance is the opposite of a safe, reasonable, conservative strategy. It will accelerate the risks and harms they claim they want to avoid.
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Went for coffee and a pastry, but on graduation wknd at THE top rated “must go when in Burlington” spot. Got in line. Watched people leave line, put their stuff at a table, & return to line. Don’t do that. Stay in line & allow the natural migration to occur as people finish while you wait in line.
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Vermonters. I’m going to need an assist on this one. @rep.chloetomlinson and I have been working with @vtqueerlegalprofs since before the start of the session to provide the OPTION of an eight year renewal window for IDs. 1/4
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
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Abenaki Curriculum Should Reflect the Complexity of the Current Moment — Education Justice Coalition of Vermont
The ongoing debate over Abenaki identity and Vermont’s state-recognized tribes directly impacts how Native history is taught in our schools. We are concerned about the soon-to-be-released “Vermont Na...
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
“On the floor on Tuesday, Rep. Adam Lee … pointed to … Vermont’s state recognition process as a reason for Maine to not establish its own. … Vermont is now considering a task force to reconsider past tribal recognition decisions by the state"
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Legislature rejects state recognition process following request of Wabanki Nations • Maine Morning Star
The Maine Legislature on Tuesday rejected two bills related to the state recognition of tribes.
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
This and Adolescence. Well done media really showing up and lifting the veil on how toxic masculinity has been destroying boyhood for so long. This is such an ugly cycle. To break it, we need to be honest about where this still resides and how it continues to morph. m.imdb.com/title/tt2868...
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Bad Boy (TV Series 2023– ) ⭐ 6.9 | Drama
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Rep. Troy Headrick @troyheadrick.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
1st UK Mono Pressing. I’ve been watching the auctions for a low number White Album for a while. Felt good about this one and finally made the grab. Based on the number, this would have been purchased on the day of release in 1968 somewhere in England.
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