Candidate · November 3, 2026
Dean Roy
On the ballot for Governor · Vermont
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · Vermont1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Freedom and Unity1 |
| Status | Challenger |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Dean Roy was born and raised in Stowe, Vermont.2 His campaign website says he served as a Vermont page during his eighth-grade school year.2 He founded the Freedom and Unity Party in 2025.2
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he became more involved in politics after serving as a Vermont page and is running to make a difference.2 It says he was partly inspired by the rise of left-wing politicians around the country and wants to bring anti-authoritarian, left-wing politics to Vermont's leadership.2
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitedeanroyforgovernor.my.canva.site2,
3 - Instagraminstagram.com/deanroy_forgovernor2
- TikToktiktok.com/@dean.roy.for.governor2
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says he supports a wealth tax and capping personal net worth in Vermont at $1 billion to reduce the income gap.2
- No tax on wealth or on gains from assets that haven't been sold
- A minimum tax on the very wealthy that counts unsold gains as income
- A yearly tax on net worth above a high threshold (such as $50 million)
His campaign website proposes higher taxes on short-term rentals, second homes and large corporations, along with higher water extraction fees for bottling companies and data centers, to lower property taxes for lower-earning households and pay for affordable housing.2
Health Care
His campaign website says he supports a public health insurance option for people earning less than $100,000 a year, paid for by higher taxes on the wealthiest residents, and an eventual move to universal health care.2
Housing
His campaign website says he supports repealing Act 250, a 1970s state law that it says restricts housing permits, and aims to build homes that cost less than $150,000.2
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says he opposes the electric vehicle mandate now in effect under the Scott administration, calling it government overreach that limits personal choice.2
His campaign website says he supports allowing a nuclear power plant to be built in Vermont.2
State Government
His campaign website says he supports gradually raising the minimum wage.2
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he supports workers' right to unionize and democracy in the workplace.2
Immigration
His campaign website says the Vermont National Guard and other state agencies would never work with the federal government, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to harm Vermonters.2
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website says the right to abortion would be protected under his administration, as part of a promise of no new restrictions on personal freedoms.2
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Campaign finance system (public search) — Vermont Secretary of State.4