Vermont Rep. Becca Balint seeking second term

Democratic Vermont Rep. Becca Balint announced Wednesday her intent to run for a second term in the Green Mountain State's sole congressional seat.

Then-Vermont state Sen. Becca Balint, who successfully sought Vermont's sole U.S. House seat, appears in Colchester, Vermont, on July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)

Before Balint's win in 2022, Vermont had become the only state to have never sent a woman to Congress. She is on the U.S. House judiciary and budget committees and is a vice chair on the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

"The stakes are so high right now – with constant attacks on our reproductive rights, on our planet, and on our democracy itself. But we can’t give in to hopelessness," she said in her campaign message. "In 2024, we can pull democracy back from the brink and make government work for the people again. That’s what I’m fighting for in Congress."

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Balint appears to be the only U.S. House candidate in Vermont to date. The state's primary is on Aug. 13 and the filing deadline for major party candidates is May 30.

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