Endorsements
the 2024 Common Agenda
Environmental scorecard
In election years, Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) endorses pro-environment candidates, and works to help elect our endorsed candidates. As a non-partisan organization, VCV has a long history of endorsing candidates from across the political spectrum who share our values.
Through its endorsements, VCV aims to educate voters across Vermont on candidates whose values and actions demonstratea commitment to our vision and values, by advancing and defending policies that protect the environment and promote health while advancing social, racial, and economic justice; and strengthening our democracy.
To inform our endorsement process, VCV closely tracks lawmakers’ actions at the State House, including key votes on environmental bills via our Environmental Scorecard and sponsorship of legislation that advances the Environmental Common Agenda of top legislative priorities, which VCV releases each legislative session in partnership with other advocacy organizations.
For new candidates, VCV requires candidates to respond to a questionnaire that provides context on a candidate’s environmental background and positions on a range of issues facing the state. For statewide candidates, Board and staff invite candidates for an in-depth interview.
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Our Partners
The Vermont environmental community’s vision for a bright future includes working to advance and defend policies that protect the environment; promote health, civil rights, social, racial and economic justice; bolster strong communities; and strengthen our democracy.
- Audubon Vermont
- Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC)
- Connecticut River Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited
- Conservation Law Foundation (CLF)
- Lake Champlain Committee (LCC)
- Preservation Trust of Vermont
- Renewable Energy Vermont (REV)
- Rights & Democracy (RAD)
- Slingshot
- The Trust for Public Land (TPL)
- Third Act Vermont
- 350VT
- Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR)
- The Vermont Climate & Health Alliance
- Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club
- Vermont Interfaith Power & Light (VTIPL)
- Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC)
- Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG)