Our 2025 Democratic Candidates

The following candidates were selected at the VDTC convention for the November 4, 2025 election.

Mayor

— Jeremy Geller, A New Voice for Vernon

Town Council

	— Laurie Abernathy, incumbent, seeking a second term
	— Bill Dauphin, incumbent, seeking a second term
	— Maryann Levesque, incumbent, seeking a fourth term
	— Thao Nguyen, first-term candidate
	— Ariana Nieves-Matias, incumbent from 2021-23, seeking a second term
	— TeriLynn Rogers, incumbent, seeking a third term
	— Bernie Sykes, first-term candidate
	— Phyllis Winkler, incumbent, seeking a second term

Board of Education

	— Karen Colt, incumbent (Secretary of BoE), seeking re-election
	— Paul Grabowski, incumbent (Chair of BoE), seeking a 4-year term
	— Jesse Schoolnik, former Town Council member, seeking BoE first term
	— Kristiana Wintress, incumbent (Vice-Chair of BoE), seeking re-election

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Paid for by the Vernon Democratic Town Committee,
Stephen V. Taylor, Treasurer