Rep. Troy Headrick
@troyheadrick.bsky.social
Vermont State Representative (He/Him)
Serving the Chittenden 15 District
Former National Mustache Champion - Dalí Style
VT Politics. Running. Music. Dogs. Laughter.
www.troyheadrick.com
Serving the Chittenden 15 District
Former National Mustache Champion - Dalí Style
VT Politics. Running. Music. Dogs. Laughter.
www.troyheadrick.com
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:
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Exporting Incarcerated Vermonters: The Quiet Return of a Failed Strategy – Troy Headrick
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November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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...
www.troyheadrick.com/2025/11/06/e...
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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October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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.
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
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This IS Vermont. Let’s Stop Pretending Otherwise. – Troy Headrick
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October 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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
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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.
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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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July 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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.
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Outstanding thread on the weaponization of collegiality that is being utilized within SCOTUS.
What's up with Justice Jackson? She started making her mark and speaking out early, and some of her dissents are so pointed Kagan and Sotomayor don’t even join them. The far right is out for her, and even Republican justices are getting snarky.
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
July 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Outstanding thread on the weaponization of collegiality that is being utilized within SCOTUS.
What an amazing group of contenders! Looking forward to sitting back for the rest of the competition and enjoying the parade of majestic beards.
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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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July 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
What an amazing group of contenders! Looking forward to sitting back for the rest of the competition and enjoying the parade of majestic beards.
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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.
But I’m not done fighting. I know you aren’t either.
July 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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.
But I’m not done fighting. I know you aren’t either.
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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.
Denying sick Americans healthcare doesn’t matter as long as their masked, racist security force gets funding - By Order of the Vice President.
July 1, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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.
Denying sick Americans healthcare doesn’t matter as long as their masked, racist security force gets funding - By Order of the Vice President.
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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."
It's the worst idea for "America's Best Idea."
June 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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."
It's the worst idea for "America's Best Idea."
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"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
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
June 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"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
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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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/
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/
Bill Status H.355
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June 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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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/
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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Toldya.
Wait until the food shortages start.
Wait until the food shortages start.
June 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Toldya.
Wait until the food shortages start.
Wait until the food shortages start.
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Can’t make this shit up.
June 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Can’t make this shit up.
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
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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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June 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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
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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
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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June 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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
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.
My Open Letter to the Speaker of the House Regarding the Vote Procedures on H. 454 – Troy Headrick
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June 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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.
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:
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Explaining my NO vote on the education reform bill. – Troy Headrick
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June 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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...
www.troyheadrick.com/2025/06/14/e...
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.
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.
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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June 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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.
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.
There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."
Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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June 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Eyes wide open, people.
Fake emergencies to justify crackdowns-not very original
June 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Eyes wide open, people.
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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.
Being treated as a foreigner even though she was born in America.
Too many people viewed being ‘American’ through a monochromatic lens.
June 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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.
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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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.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
June 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
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Opinion: Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions
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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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June 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Opinion: Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions
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A more detailed explanation of why I needed to withdraw my amendment to S. 123.
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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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June 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A more detailed explanation of why I needed to withdraw my amendment to S. 123.
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