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Jill Krowinski

Jill Krowinski

Overview

Current roleOther

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

Age46 years old (Jan 5, 1980)

GenderFemale

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LocationVermont

BackgroundPolitician

EducationUniversity of Pittsburgh (B.A., Urban Studies and Political Science, 2002)

Notable personal detailsJill L. Krowinski is an American politician who has served in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2012 and is a Democrat from Burlington. She was elected Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives on January 6, 2021, after serving as House Majority Leader starting in 2017. Her work experience includes leadership roles with Emerge Vermont and Planned Parenthood of Northern New England.

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Positions

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Economy & Taxes

The candidate supports raising taxes on high-income earners and corporations and backing new or expanded state taxes to fund education and public programs. As House leader she has overseen and supported legislation that included surtaxes on top incomes, increases to business-related taxes, and new revenue sources such as a rooms/short-term-rental tax and taxes on cloud services. These positions are tied to using additional revenue for expanded government spending priorities, particularly school funding and social programs.

Healthcare

Supports expanding public health coverage and access to care, including Medicaid eligibility expansions and policies to protect public health; has a background in reproductive health advocacy.

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Immigration & Border

Supports protecting immigrants' access to counsel and limiting state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement while criticizing aggressive federal immigration enforcement actions. Positions emphasize humanitarian protections and state-level measures to shield immigrants rather than expanded enforcement.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

Supports legal and accessible abortion care and seeks to enshrine reproductive rights in Vermont’s constitution; opposes the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and advocates for protecting reproductive liberty.

Climate & Energy

Supports transitioning Vermont to clean, renewable energy and reducing reliance on fossil fuels, including backing legislation to strengthen the Renewable Energy Standard and endorsing climate accountability measures. Has supported the Global Warming Solutions Act and climate transportation initiatives and backed proposals to require greater renewable sourcing and seek payments from major fossil fuel companies for climate damages.

Public Safety & Guns

Supports expanded background checks and other gun-safety measures (including banning ghost guns, strengthening red flag laws, and removing guns from domestic violence suspects) while emphasizing community safety; has backed legislative steps to restrict certain gun access and to limit where guns may be carried.

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