# Teddy Waszazak

Teddy Waszazak is a Democratic member of the Vermont House for district Washington-3.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Vermont House, district Washington-3
- Serving since: 2025-01-08
- Current term: VT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c3b31012-c199-42a6-8256-29f07de76343

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3b31012-c199-42a6-8256-29f07de76343 (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

Waszazak reported $2,136 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

43 classified statements: 43 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Waszazak | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.3% | 2.5% | 236 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 9.3% | 10.4% | 335 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 11.6% | 39.2% | 699 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 40% (State House Democrats 15%); Taxation 40% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Agriculture and Food 20% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State House Democrats 11%); Families 20% (State House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.67 (standard error 0.09), from 18 donors and 63 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VT 2025–26 session)

74 roll calls. Attendance 95.9% (Vermont House 92.3%). Party unity 97.7% (92.1%). 5 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 113 bills: 110 reached committee, 54 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 47.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Vermont House 62.4%; rank 128 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 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 300: House concurrent resolution in memory of gay rights advocate, political activist, culinary bibliophile, and chocolatier maven Terje Anderson (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR300/
- 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 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 239: House concurrent resolution congratulating the winning teams at the 18th annual Jr Iron Chef VT culinary extravaganza (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR239/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,136 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 65% 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.

- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/TWaszazak/status/2106967030431694967
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/TWaszazak/status/2097491779821945039
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/TWaszazak/status/2097538134275743851
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/TWaszazak/status/2094985008960192585
- 2026-04-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/TWaszazak/status/2044973791479038153
- 2026-04-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/TWaszazak/status/2039744770726052149
- 2026-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/TWaszazak/status/2029384868853907485
- 2026-02-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/TWaszazak/status/2022097986143342800
- 2026-02-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/TWaszazak/status/2020696150316327168
- 2026-02-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/TWaszazak/status/2019609972812968253

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2026/40433
- Campaign site: https://www.teddyforbarre.com/
- X: https://x.com/TWaszazak
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeddyWaszazakBarre
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teddy.waszazak
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teddyforbarrecity/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@teddywaszazak

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3b31012-c199-42a6-8256-29f07de76343