Our 2025 Democratic Candidates

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

Mayor

Jeremy Geller thumbnail photo.Jeremy Geller, A New Voice for Vernon              

Town Council

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

Board of Education

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