Kim’s Priorities
Affordability
Affordability is front and center for all of us. We feel it at the grocery store, at the gas pump, in our housing costs, our healthcare bills, and our property taxes. None of these challenges can be solved in isolation, and none of them can wait. I'll work across systems, and across the aisle, to make sure Vermonters can afford to live, work, and stay in the communities they love.
Housing
Housing may be the single biggest constraint on our economy. When workers can't find homes, employers can't staff their businesses, and our communities can't grow. We can streamline housing growth where development already exists and invest in infrastructure where needed, while also balancing our shared commitment to protecting the farmland, lakes, and wildlife that make Vermont special, with our farmers and builders as partners in this work.
Healthcare
Healthcare costs have strained household budgets, school budgets, and our collective well-being. As healthcare has become too expensive, many Vermonters have dropped their plans altogether. We can and we must do better: investing in universal primary care would move us toward prevention instead of emergency room crisis care, and this would help us with cost savings over time. We need to be prioritizing both affordability and accessibility in our healthcare system, especially for rural Vermonters, folks like those of us in Grand Isle County.
Public Education
Strong local schools attract more families and help us sustain strong communities. We can build our public schools’ capacity through shared regional services — like special education, professional development, IT and transportation — we must work to improve access and efficiency without forcing a change in local governance. Forced mergers for our school districts are not the answer, collaboration and cooperation are. We must direct resources to where they matter most: support students PreK-12 to be the thinkers, doers, and leaders that Vermont so desperately needs and support our educators to get them there.
Accessibility
All Vermonters deserve to have an affordable and safe place to call home, a healthcare system that they understand and trust, and access to high quality public schools for their children. Too often, our laws are imposed on our communities rather than informed by them. I'll bring an engaged local voice and fresh perspective to Montpelier — one that listens first, asks the hard questions, and stays accountable to the people most affected by the decisions being made. Progress moves at the speed of trust, and trust is built by showing up.
Accountability
Vermonters deserve to know that their tax dollars deliver results they asked for. That means measuring whether our programs actually work, being honest about costs before we commit to them, and adjusting course when the evidence tells us to. I'll bring my background in finance and education to the hard work of making our government more transparent and more responsive.