# Phil Baruth Phil Baruth is a Democratic member of the Vermont Senate for district Chittenden Central. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Vermont Senate, district Chittenden Central - Serving since: 2023-01-04 - Current term: VT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/ba794ad6-45fa-40cc-8642-55e759a94d71 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ba794ad6-45fa-40cc-8642-55e759a94d71 (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 79% of the 108 bills Baruth sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Vermont Senate. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.52 (standard error 0.05), from 25 donors and 107 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (VT 2025–26 session) 75 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Vermont Senate 98.0%). Party unity 97.3% (94.5%). 1 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 108 bills: 98 reached committee, 85 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 78.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Vermont Senate 55.0%; rank 2 of 30). Recent sponsored bills: - JRS 56: Joint resolution relating to final adjournment of the General Assembly in 2026 (passed both chambers, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/JRS56/ - JRS 55: Joint resolution relating to weekend adjournment on Friday May 29 or Saturday May 30, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/JRS55/ - JRS 54: Joint resolution relating to weekend adjounment on May 22, 2026, or May 23, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/JRS54/ - 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/ - JRS 53: Joint resolution relating to weekend adjournment on May 15, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/JRS53/ - JRS 52: Joint resolution relating to weekend adjournment on May 8, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/JRS52/ - 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 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/ - JRS 51: Joint resolution relating to weekend adjournment on May 1, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/JRS51/ - JRS 50: Joint resolution relating to weekend adjournment on April 24, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/JRS50/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $13.6K (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ba794ad6-45fa-40cc-8642-55e759a94d71