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Democratic
· Senator
Ruth Hardy
Represents District Addison in the State Senate.
Votes with Democrats
97%
on 36 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 97%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 74 of 74 roll calls · Senate median 99%
Their bills that became law
10 of 23
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 3
Roll calls on record
74
2025-2026 Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 6, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2025-2026 Session.
How Ruth Hardy votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Ruth Hardy sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Ruth Hardy is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
1 of 36 party-line votes.
H0493 · An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 20, Nays = 10 · 2025-05-01 · Passed 20–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
H0772 · An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program
3rd reading refused on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed — Needed 16 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 15, Nays = 16 · 2026-05-27 · Failed 15–15
H0740 · An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry
Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 14, Nays = 16 · 2026-05-19 · Failed 14–16
H0493 · An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government
Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed — Needed 23 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 14, Nays = 16 · 2025-05-01 · Failed 14–16
H0489 · An act relating to fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments
Roll Call, requested by Senator Hardy, Failed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 14, Nays = 16 · 2025-04-03 · Failed 14–16
S0190 · An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board
Roll Call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 17, Nays = 13 · 2026-05-28 · Passed 17–13
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Richard WestmanRepublican · District Lamoille · 48 shared contested votes
29%
Randy BrockRepublican · District Franklin · 50 shared contested votes
28%
Brian CollamoreRepublican · District Rutland · 50 shared contested votes
26%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (0 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Ruth Hardy was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced23
Out of committee13
Passed one chamber12
Passed both chambers10
Became law10
Never left committee10
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 3 bills that became law this session.
An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries
Became lawSenate Message: Signed by Governor June 8, 2026 · 2026-05-29
An act relating to access to autopsy reports
Became lawSenate Message: Signed by Governor April 22, 2026 · 2026-04-23
An act relating to establishing the Farm and Forestry Operations Security Special Fund to provide payments for farm and forestry operation losses due to weather conditions
Became lawSigned by Governor on March 26, 2026 · 2026-03-27
An act relating to an energy navigator program report
Passed one chamberRead first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure · 2026-03-24
An act relating to the use of advanced metering infrastructure devices
Passed one chamberRead first time and referred to the Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure · 2026-03-17
An act relating to the use of synthetic media in elections
Became lawSenate Message: Signed by Governor March 5, 2026 · 2026-03-11
An act relating to a family caregiver tax credit
Not out of committeeRead 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance · 2026-01-09
An act relating to Vermont income tax exclusions and tax credits
Became lawSenate Message: Signed by Governor June 25, 2025 · 2025-06-16
An act relating to amendments to Vermont’s Open Meeting Law
Became lawSenate Message: Signed by Governor June 9, 2025 · 2025-06-13
An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services
Became lawSenate Message: Signed by Governor May 13, 2025 · 2025-05-14
Senate resolution strongly urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expedite the establishment and implementation of an avian influenza vaccine national reserve and distribution system for small- and medium-sized poultry farms
Out of committeeAs adopted by Senate · 2025-05-07
Joint resolution supporting Vermont’s transgender and non-binary community and declaring Vermont’s commitment to fighting discrimination and treating all citizens with respect and dignity
Became lawAs adopted by Senate and House · 2025-05-06
Senate concurrent resolution commemorating the centennial of Porter Medical Center in Middlebury
Became lawAs adopted by Senate and House · 2025-05-02
An act relating to after-hours access to orders against sexual assault
Became lawSenate Message: Signed by Governor 5/1/2025 · 2025-05-02
An act relating to municipal regulation of private airstrips
Not out of committeeRead 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy · 2025-03-27
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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S0190 · 2026-05-28
An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board (Roll Call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 17, Nays = 13)
S0193 · 2026-05-28
An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons (Roll Call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 29, Nays = 1)
H0772 · 2026-05-27
An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program (Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Passed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 17, Nays = 12)
H0772 · 2026-05-27
An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program (3rd reading refused on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed — Needed 16 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 15, Nays = 16)
H0740 · 2026-05-27
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry (Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 17, Nays = 13)
S0325 · 2026-05-27
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction (Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 27, Nays = 3)
S0325 · 2026-05-27
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction (Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 28, Nays = 2)
H0955 · 2026-05-26
An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 27, Nays = 2)
H0550 · 2026-05-20
An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 27, Nays = 2)
H0740 · 2026-05-19
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry (Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 17, Nays = 13)
H0740 · 2026-05-19
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry (Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 17, Nays = 13)
H0740 · 2026-05-19
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry (Roll Call, requested by Senator Westman, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 26, Nays = 4)
H0740 · 2026-05-19
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry (Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 14, Nays = 16)
H0740 · 2026-05-19
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry (Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 17, Nays = 13)
H0931 · 2026-05-19
An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law (Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 11, Nays = 19)
H0727 · 2026-05-15
An act relating to sustainable data center deployment (Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 26, Nays = 3)
H0740 · 2026-05-15
An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 17, Nays = 12)
H0657 · 2026-05-14
An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families (Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 13, Nays = 17)
H0657 · 2026-05-14
An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families (Roll Call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 13, Nays = 17)
H0660 · 2026-05-13
An act relating to fiscal year 2027 Opioid Abatement Special Fund and Substance Misuse Prevention Special Fund appropriations (Pending third reading, motion to amend Senate proposal of amendment disagreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Collamore, Failed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 12, Nays = 18)
S0329 · 2026-05-08
An act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms (Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 17, Nays = 13)
H0930 · 2026-05-08
An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism (Roll Call, requested by Senator Heffernan, Failed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 6, Nays = 24)
S0329 · 2026-05-07
An act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms (Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 17, Nays = 13)
S0329 · 2026-05-07
An act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 17, Nays = 13)
H0536 · 2026-05-05
An act relating to toxic heavy metals in baby food products (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 14 of 28 to Pass — Yeas = 28, Nays = 0)
H0933 · 2026-05-01
An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws (Roll Call, requested by Senator Vyhovsky, Failed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 2, Nays = 27)
H0933 · 2026-05-01
An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws (Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed — Needed 14 of 27 to Pass — Yeas = 11, Nays = 16)
H0949 · 2026-04-29
An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 28, Nays = 2)
H0951 · 2026-04-28
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government (Roll Call, requested by Senator Hardy, Failed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 7, Nays = 23)
H0951 · 2026-04-28
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government (Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Perchlik, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 23, Nays = 7)
H0849 · 2026-04-14
An act relating to a civil action for damages for deprivation of federal constitutional rights by any government official (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 23, Nays = 7)
S0193 · 2026-04-01
An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons (Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Norris, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 29, Nays = 1)
SR0025 · 2026-03-31
Senate resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the Vermont-Taiwan sister-state relationship and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations (Read 3rd time & adopted on roll call requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed — Needed 14 of 27 to Pass — Yeas = 27, Nays = 0)
S0190 · 2026-03-31
An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board (Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Weeks, Passed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 23, Nays = 6)
S0325 · 2026-03-25
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction (Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 13, Nays = 17)
S0325 · 2026-03-25
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction (Recommendation of amendment, as amended, agreed to on roll call requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 18, Nays = 12)
S0325 · 2026-03-25
An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 18, Nays = 12)
S0206 · 2026-03-19
An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation (Read 3rd time & passed on roll call, requested by Senator Mattos, Passed — Needed 14 of 28 to Pass — Yeas = 22, Nays = 6)
S0206 · 2026-03-18
An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation (Senator(s) Heffernan motion to commit bill to Committee on Education disagreed to on roll call requested by Sen. Weeks, Failed — Needed 14 of 28 to Pass — Yeas = 9, Nays = 19)
S0206 · 2026-03-18
An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional Regulation (Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed — Needed 14 of 28 to Pass — Yeas = 21, Nays = 7)
S0298 · 2026-03-13
An act relating to voter protections (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 14 of 28 to Pass — Yeas = 28, Nays = 0)
S0227 · 2026-03-12
An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools (Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Education agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed — Needed 14 of 28 to Pass — Yeas = 26, Nays = 2)
JRS042 · 2026-02-25
Joint resolution condemning the Russian Federation’s military and political actions in Ukraine and especially their impact on Ukrainian children (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 14 of 28 to Pass — Yeas = 28, Nays = 0)
S0218 · 2026-02-17
An act relating to reducing chloride contamination of State waters (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 29, Nays = 1)
S0209 · 2026-02-12
An act relating to prohibiting civil arrest in sensitive locations (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 27, Nays = 2)
S0208 · 2026-02-11
An act relating to standards for law enforcement identification (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 27, Nays = 2)
SR0021 · 2026-02-06
Senate resolution relating to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Metro Surge (Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 25, Nays = 4)
SR0021 · 2026-02-06
Senate resolution relating to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Metro Surge (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 24, Nays = 5)
S0202 · 2026-01-28
An act relating to plug-in photovoltaic devices (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 29, Nays = 0)
H0454 · 2025-06-16
An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems (Roll Call, requested by Senator Gulick, Passed — Needed 22 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 26, Nays = 3)
H0454 · 2025-06-16
An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems (Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call Passed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 17, Nays = 12)
S0051 · 2025-06-16
An act relating to Vermont income tax exclusions and tax credits (Committee of Conference report adopted on roll call Passed — Needed 14 of 28 to Pass — Yeas = 28, Nays = 0)
H0454 · 2025-05-23
An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems (Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 13, Nays = 17)
H0091 · 2025-05-22
An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program (Roll Call, requested by Senator Collamore, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 17, Nays = 13)
SR0011 · 2025-05-09
Senate resolution honoring the historic, integrated, and productive relations on the part of both the United States and the State of Vermont with Canada and the Province of Quebec; urging that Congress reassert its role in the crafting of international trade policy, including the imposition of tariffs; and urging that President Trump remove all tariffs he has imposed on Canada since January 20, 2025, including those outside the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). (Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Clarkson, Passed — Needed 15 of 29 to Pass — Yeas = 28, Nays = 1)
H0491 · 2025-05-07
An act relating to setting the homestead property tax yields and the nonhomestead property tax rate (Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence on roll call, requested by Senator Baruth, Passed — Needed 14 of 28 to Pass — Yeas = 26, Nays = 2)
H0493 · 2025-05-01
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government (Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed — Needed 23 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 13, Nays = 17)
H0493 · 2025-05-01
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government (Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed — Needed 23 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 14, Nays = 16)
H0493 · 2025-05-01
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government (Passed on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Passed — Needed 15 of 30 to Pass — Yeas = 20, Nays = 10)
SR0012 · 2025-05-01
Senate resolution reaffirming the friendship between the State of Vermont and Taiwan and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations (3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed — Needed 14 of 27 to Pass — Yeas = 27, Nays = 0)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 74 total roll-call votes this session).
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