Isaac Evans-Frantz
Isaac Evans-Frantz (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Vermont. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2022.
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Biography
Isaac Evans-Frantz was born in Brattleboro, Vermont. Evans-Frantz earned a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College in 2006 and a graduate degree from Baruch College in 2015. His career experience includes working as an executive director.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Vermont, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Vermont
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Vermont on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Peter Welch (D) | 68.5 | 196,575 | |
Gerald Malloy (R) | 28.0 | 80,468 | ||
Dawn Ellis (Independent) | 1.0 | 2,752 | ||
Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party of Vermont) | 0.5 | 1,574 | ||
Kerry Patrick Raheb (Independent) | 0.5 | 1,532 | ||
Mark Coester (Independent) | 0.4 | 1,273 | ||
Stephen Duke (Independent) | 0.4 | 1,209 | ||
Cris Ericson (Independent) | 0.4 | 1,105 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 612 |
Total votes: 287,100 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brock Pierce (Independent)
- Martha Abbott (Vermont Progressive Party)
- Christopher Helali (Communist Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Vermont
Peter Welch defeated Isaac Evans-Frantz and Niki Thran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Vermont on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Peter Welch | 87.0 | 86,603 | |
Isaac Evans-Frantz | 7.3 | 7,230 | ||
Niki Thran | 5.1 | 5,104 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 599 |
Total votes: 99,536 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Vermont
Gerald Malloy defeated Christina Nolan and Myers Mermel in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Vermont on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Gerald Malloy | 42.4 | 12,169 | |
Christina Nolan | 37.7 | 10,825 | ||
Myers Mermel | 18.2 | 5,227 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 489 |
Total votes: 28,710 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Justin Tuthill (R)
Vermont Progressive Party primary election
Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. Senate Vermont
Martha Abbott advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. Senate Vermont on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Martha Abbott | 86.6 | 473 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 13.4 | 73 |
Total votes: 546 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Isaac Evans-Frantz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Evans-Frantz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|I am running for U.S. Senate because I believe in loving your neighbor. I believe that every person—no matter who they are or where they are from—deserves a place at the table. Our neighbors have been a lifeline for me. When I was a baby, and we were living in a building with no insulation, it got cold in the winter. Our neighbors took us in without thinking twice. They sheltered us. They fed us. I think our leaders in Washington need to treat us more like my neighbors did growing up, with that sort of compassion and swift action.
You can count on me to fight for your family and to lead with courage. From coming out as a teenager in this rural state in the 90s, to bringing together young people from around Vermont to fight for student seats on the Vermont State Board of Education, to co-leading an international mobilization to end U.S. participation in the Saudi war on Yemen, I have put myself on the front lines for my communities big and small -- and for my neighbors near and far.- Powerful elites use hate to divide us and keep their wealth and power. When we organize across communities, we can win a government that works for all. I am here to fight alongside young people and their parents, women, people of color, people with disabilities, workers, small business owners, farmers, my LGBTQ community, and everyone who has ever been left out. I believe in a country where we all have a seat at the table in deciding about the decisions that affect our lives.
- It's time for a new leader in Washington who listens to everyday Vermonters, not corporate donors. We need a leader who will confront the challenges facing our country and lead—not just when it’s easy, but all the time. As an activist and national leader, taking up the hard fight is what I have always done, and that is exactly what I will do as a U.S. Senator. We need to get big money out of politics and increase public discussion between candidates and voters. To fix the failures of our current leadership, we need a new, effective leader who is not afraid to fight the status quo.
- I’ve led Vermont and national coalitions that achieved key wins. My work helped pass the Vermont bill to meet the dental needs of low-income, rural, young & elderly Vermonters. Before running for Senate, I directed a human rights organization with trained activists in 20 states. In 2020 I organized the largest antiwar mobilization since 2003. To confront the pandemic, I built the Global COVID Response Coalition with over 100 organizations, representing tens of millions of Americans. Together we secured the world’s largest release of emergency funds in history. I will bring this same determination and results to the U.S. Senate.
As the union rep for my workplace, I have stood for workers’ rights, and will do so as a U.S. Senator. Additionally, I will fight for billionaires to pay their fair share.
INVEST IN FUTURE GENERATIONS.
As a former teacher and member of the Vermont State Board of Education, I stand for free education from early childhood through college, and for student loan forgiveness.
GUARANTEE HEALTH CARE — INCLUDING FOR ABORTION.
From my 8 years working in community health centers, I’ve seen the need for a new healthcare system that puts people before profits. I support the Women’s Health Protection Act.
TAKE BOLD ACTION ON CLIMATE JUSTICE.
I helped organize the 2014 People’s Climate March and led meetings for climate justice with the U.S. Senate majority leader. I support divestment from fossil fuels and a transition to 100% renewable energy by 2030.
FIGHT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE.
I will work to end racial wealth disparities, to protect the right of people of color to vote, and to change our policing and criminal justice system.
BUILD PEACE.
I helped pass legislation through Congress to end U.S. participation in the war on Yemen, and led the coalition that secured global pandemic relief. I support foreign policy grounded in mutual respect, diplomacy and peace.
DEFEND DEMOCRACY.
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Campaign website
Evans-Frantz's campaign website stated the following:
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Vision Create opportunity for all. I will focus on investments in future generations, a fair economy, a strong public health system, climate justice, racial justice, global peace and solidarity, and a stronger, stable, democracy.
Create a quality education system that invests in future generations from early childhood through high school and beyond.
Ensure wealthy individuals and American corporations pay their fair share in taxes so the burden does not fall on lower income Americans – Vermonters included.
Expand the Child Tax Credit to support hardworking Vermont families.
Protect workers’ right to organize and build a strong economy.
Pass legislation for $15/hour federal minimum wage for all workers and help farmers stay on the land.
We need a new healthcare system in this country. One that puts the needs of people over the profits of the insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and hospitals.
Ensure that our healthcare systems are inclusive and sensitive to the needs of those with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or who belong to marginalized communities.
The COVID pandemic is a global problem that requires global solutions and cooperation.
It will take a major commitment of resources to properly address this crisis. From talking with people around the state, I know there is a desire to take action – especially among the youth whose futures are on the line.
Denial, incrementalism, and operating within the current anti-democratic structures is not working. We need climate action. Fast.
Climate change, like the COVID pandemic, is a global crisis, and must be responded to as such.
I will work to address wealth disparities by investing in economic development and empowerment initiatives that uplift communities historically impacted by discriminatory policies.
Expand voting rights and stop the advancement of voter suppression laws deliberately used to disenfranchise poor, Black, Indigenous, people of color and other marginalized groups.
We need to transform our criminal justice system to emphasize rehabilitation over punishment.
I will work toward a foreign policy grounded in respect and cooperation – two values close to the heart of many Vermonters.
Endless war and confrontation weaken our communities and make Vermonters less safe.
A just foreign policy needs to be grounded in Vermont values, follow international law and norms, and be held accountable for its effects.
Our democracy is facing numerous threats: from politicians who work to subvert the right to vote, to extremists that undermine our elections, to big corporations who manipulate our democracy via Super PACs and lobbying. But it is not enough to just defend our democracy. We must also work to bring the voices of everyday people, and those of the next generation, to Washington. Combat the influence of money in our politics.
Protect the right to vote.
Check the power of individual U.S. senators.
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—Isaac Evans-Frantz's campaign website (2022)[3] |
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 17, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Isaac for Vermont, “Vision,” accessed June 30, 2022