2022 VT Governor's race: on Civil Rights

Brenda Siegel: Came out as bisexual after her son came out to her

Siegel, who has been in the public eye since she ran for governor in 2018, came out to the public as bisexual just two years ago, at age 43. She said she got the courage to do so after her son came out to her. "My son is much more comfortable coming out as bi at 17," Siegel said. "At that age, that would have been very, very challenging for me, and I think that that's a sign of how much has changed." Source: VT Digger on 2022 Vermont Gubernatorial race Jun 15, 2022

Scott Milne: No specific policies that relate to racial justice

Doesn't support any specific policies that relate to racial justice.
Brenda Siegel
Wants Vermont to implement hate speech laws informed by an Illinois Supreme Court verdict -- libelous speech against a racial group is not protected by free speech and can be prosecuted.
Supports policies that would diversify workplaces, both in state government and the nonprofit sector.
David Zuckerman
Supports bias training for all educators, state employees and law enforcement.
Wants to assess the state's economic development policies and determine whether Vermont is perpetuating wealth inequality brought on by historical systems like redlining.
Rebecca Holcombe
Supports an increased role for community review boards in assessing use-of-force incidents involving police.
Phil Scott
Wants to continue ongoing racial justice efforts.
Looks forward to reviewing recommendations from a Racial Equity Task Force, which he created earlier this year.

Source: VT Digger on 2022 Vermont Gubernatorial race Jul 30, 2020

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*Candidates and political leaders on Civil Rights:*
*Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:* GA:Chambliss(R) IA:Harkin(D) MI:Levin(D) MT:Baucus(D) NE:Johanns(R) OK:Coburn(R) SD:Johnson(D) WV:Rockefeller(D) *Resigned from 113th House:* AL-1:Jo Bonner(R) FL-19:Trey Radel(R) LA-5:Rod Alexander(R) MA-5:Ed Markey(D) MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R) NC-12:Melvin Watt(D) SC-1:Tim Scott(R)	*Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:* AR-4:Tom Cotton(R) GA-1:Jack Kingston(R) GA-10:Paul Broun(R) GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R) HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D) IA-1:Bruce Braley(D) LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R) ME-2:Mike Michaud(D) MI-14:Gary Peters(D) MT-0:Steve Daines(R) OK-5:James Lankford(R) PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D) TX-36:Steve Stockman(R) WV-2:Shelley Capito(R)	*Retired House as of Jan. 2015:* AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R) AR-2:Tim Griffin(R) CA-11:George Miller(D) CA-25:Howard McKeon(R) CA-33:Henry Waxman(D) CA-45:John Campbell(R) IA-3:Tom Latham(R) MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R) NC-6:Howard Coble(R) NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D) NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R) NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D) NY-21:Bill Owens(D) PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R) UT-4:Jim Matheson(D) VA-8:Jim Moran(D) VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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