# Kenneth Goslant

Kenneth Goslant is a Republican member of the Vermont House for district Washington-1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Vermont House, district Washington-1
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: VT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/723a6dd0-9f92-4fdf-b506-f6947a3ccfe7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/723a6dd0-9f92-4fdf-b506-f6947a3ccfe7 (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

100% of Goslant’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from Vermont, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## What Goslant says (VT 2025–26 session)

49 classified statements: 49 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Goslant | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 4.1% | 9.3% | 493 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 10.2% | 31.9% | 694 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.1% | 1.8% | 97 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 2.0% | 12.7% | 666 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 40% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 40% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Environmental Protection 20% (State House Republicans 1.9%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.24 (standard error 0.02), from 17 donors and 346 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (VT 2025–26 session)

74 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Vermont House 92.3%). Party unity 100% (92.1%). 1 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 nay · 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 107 bills: 104 reached committee, 61 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 57.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Vermont House 62.4%; rank 103 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 301: House concurrent resolution recognizing May 2026 as National Foster Care Month in Vermont (passed one chamber, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR301/
- 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 273: House concurrent resolution recognizing May 2026 as National Tennis Month in Vermont (passed one chamber, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR273/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,110 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/GoslantKen/status/2114378137387638984
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/GoslantKen/status/2113075035623633206
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/GoslantKen/status/2112656475667735010
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/GoslantKen/status/2112178498152419428
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/GoslantKen/status/2109603314090348685
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/GoslantKen/status/2108898068464570614
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/GoslantKen/status/2108552511799853206
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/GoslantKen/status/2108210053509427451
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/GoslantKen/status/2107474068396027965
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/GoslantKen/status/2102946044912800149

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2024/30968
- X: https://x.com/GoslantKen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goslantforhouse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kengoslant
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-goslant-092352115/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/723a6dd0-9f92-4fdf-b506-f6947a3ccfe7