# Chris Keyser

Chris Keyser is a Republican member of the Vermont House for district Rutland-7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Vermont House, district Rutland-7
- Serving since: 2025-01-08
- Current term: VT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/568a47fb-6a5e-4346-800f-ac49018a9099

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/568a47fb-6a5e-4346-800f-ac49018a9099 (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

Keyser reported $2,580 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.18 (standard error 0.04), from 6 donors and 60 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (VT 2025–26 session)

74 roll calls. Attendance 93.2% (Vermont House 92.3%). Party unity 83% (92.1%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 65 of 130 to Pass -- Yeas = 114, Nays = 16 · JRS 56 Joint resolution relating to final adjournment of the General Assembly in 2026 · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/JRS56/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 125, Nays = 10 · H 955 An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H955/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 67 of 134 to Pass -- Yeas = 111, Nays = 23 · H 949 An act relating to homestead property tax yields, the nonhomestead property tax rate, and technical changes to education finance · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H949/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 66 of 131 to Pass -- Yeas = 93, Nays = 38 · S 64 An act relating to amendments to the scope of practice for optometrists · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S64/
- 2026-05-26 · voted yea · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 66 of 132 to Pass -- Yeas = 129, Nays = 3 · S 71 An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S71/
- 2026-05-26 · voted yea · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 136 to Pass -- Yeas = 122, Nays = 14 · H 527 An act relating to extending the sunset of 30 V.S.A. § 248a · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H527/
- 2026-05-26 · voted yea · Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 52, Nays = 89 · H 527 An act relating to extending the sunset of 30 V.S.A. § 248a · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H527/
- 2026-05-26 · voted yea · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 62 of 124 to Pass -- Yeas = 115, Nays = 9 · 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/
- 2026-05-20 · voted yea · Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 68 of 135 to Pass -- Yeas = 133, Nays = 2 · H 657 An act relating to various programming and requirements within the Department for Children and Families · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H657/
- 2026-05-19 · voted not voting · Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 65, Nays = 77 · S 208 An act relating to standards for law enforcement identification · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S208/

## Legislation (VT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 95 bills: 93 reached committee, 50 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 52.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Vermont House 62.4%; rank 115 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 307: House concurrent resolution honoring Representative Kevin "Coach" Christie of Hartford for his inspirational civic leadership and extending future best wishes (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR307/
- HCR 298: House concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife’s fish culture program for the continued success of… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR298/
- HCR 297: House concurrent resolution honoring Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Director of Fisheries Eric Palmer and extending future best wishes (passed one chamber, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR297/
- HCR 303: House concurrent resolution extending best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery to the indomitable Representative Anne de la Blanchetai Donahue of… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR303/
- HCR 305: House concurrent resolution honoring former Representative Francis Matthew (Topper) McFaun for his exemplary public and community service (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR305/
- SCR 12: Senate concurrent resolution in memory of former Washington County Senator Mary Just Skinner of Middlesex (introduced, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SCR12/
- 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 281: House concurrent resolution in memory of former Representative and Moretown and Brandon Selectboard member Stephen Andrew Carr (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR281/
- HCR 283: House concurrent resolution recognizing May 6, 2026, as Vermont Golf Day (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR283/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,580 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2026/40426
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565375231869

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/568a47fb-6a5e-4346-800f-ac49018a9099