# Steven Heffernan

Steven Heffernan is a Republican member of the Vermont Senate for district Addison.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Vermont Senate, district Addison
- Serving since: 2025-01-08
- Current term: VT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0eb14129-49c2-4e33-9abd-34c8802958f1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0eb14129-49c2-4e33-9abd-34c8802958f1 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Heffernan has served since 2025.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.45 (standard error 0.06), from 100 donors and 63 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (VT 2025–26 session)

75 roll calls. Attendance 96.0% (Vermont Senate 98.0%). Party unity 89% (94.5%). 11 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 · S 193 An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S193/
- 2026-05-27 · voted nay · Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 3 · S 325 An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S325/
- 2026-05-27 · voted nay · 3rd reading refused on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 15, Nays = 16 · H 772 An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H772/
- 2026-05-27 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 · S 325 An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S325/
- 2026-05-26 · voted nay · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 · H 955 An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H955/
- 2026-05-20 · voted yea · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 · H 550 An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H550/
- 2026-05-19 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Westman, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 4 · H 740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H740/
- 2026-05-19 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 11, Nays = 19 · H 931 An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H931/
- 2026-05-19 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16 · H 740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H740/
- 2026-05-15 · voted yea · Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3 · H 727 An act relating to sustainable data center deployment · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H727/

## Legislation (VT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 44 bills: 41 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 47.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Vermont Senate 55.0%; rank 23 of 30).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 13: Senate concurrent resolution honoring Middlebury College Professor Jessica Holmes for her exemplary public service as a member and interim chair of the Green… (introduced, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SCR13/
- HCR 282: House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Doorkeeper Dennis Miles for his superb dedication to serving the General Assembly and all Vermonters (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR282/
- HCR 278: House concurrent resolution congratulating the Vergennes Fire Department on its 150th anniversary (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR278/
- HCR 279: House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Head Doorkeeper Michael G. Wiater and his wife, Sergeant at Arms Administrative Assistant Donna Wiater,… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR279/
- HCR 253: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Green Mountain Council Class of Eagle Scouts (passed one chamber, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR253/
- HCR 243: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2026 Fair Haven Union High School Slaters bowling team on winning a second consecutive State championship (passed one chamber, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR243/
- HCR 235: House concurrent resolution congratulating Sophia Parker of Addison on her selection as the 80th Miss Vermont (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR235/
- SR 24: Senate resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the… (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SR24/
- SCR 7: Senate concurrent resolution designating October 5, 2026, as Italian American Day in Vermont (introduced, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SCR7/
- HCR 210: House concurrent resolution honoring Ripton Selectboard Chair Laureen Cox for her exemplary municipal public service (passed one chamber, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR210/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $54.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2026/40387
- Campaign site: https://heffvt.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559914075667

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0eb14129-49c2-4e33-9abd-34c8802958f1