DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Tanya Vyhovsky

Vermont State Senator, District CHC since 2022. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Vermont State Senator, District CHCSocial worker

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
17
89 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
9.2%
Chamber median 1.3%
With party
94%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
−6.2
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Government Operations · vice chair
  • Ethics Panel
  • Judicial Rules
  • Judiciary
  • Public Pension Oversight

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 89 sponsored · 17 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
S 71 An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance
Became law May 2026
S 64 An act relating to amendments to the scope of practice for optometrists
Became law May 2026
S 202 An act relating to plug-in photovoltaic devices
Became law May 2026
S 278 An act relating to cannabis
Became law May 2026
S 298 An act relating to voter protections
Became law May 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Vyhovsky sits in the Vermont State Senate

Vyhovsky is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianVyhovskyMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Martine Gulick, Becca White, Ruth Hardy

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET

With Vyhovsky’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats94%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Vermont State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Vyhovsky’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Vyhovsky was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Vermont State Senate, SD-CHCWonR+6.2——
2024Vermont State Senate, CHCWonR+4.3D+74.9−79.2
2022Vermont State Senate, CHCWonR+6.0D+67.2−73.2
2020Vermont House of Representatives, HD-C81WonR+10.2——
2018Vermont House of Representatives, HD-C81LostR+14.6——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Vermont Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Vyhovsky has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Vyhovsky has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Vermont Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Vyhovsky

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET