2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Vermont State Senate, District RUT 1

3 seats. 4 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Brian "Bc" Collamore

Republican/DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, Rutland district
Work
State Senator, Rutland district; general sales manager, Catamount Radio

Brian "Bc" Collamore is the sitting State Senator for the Rutland district in the Vermont General Assembly.

Brian "Bc" Collamore has served in the Vermont Senate since 2015. He has worked more than 45 years in radio in Middlebury and Rutland and is general sales manager for Catamount Radio's five stations.

Collamore's committees

  • Senate Committee on Agriculture
  • Senate Committee on Government Operations (Chair)
  • Senate Rules Committee
  • Senate Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel
  • Government Accountability Committee (Co-Chair)
  • Joint Public Pension Oversight Committee (Vice Chair)
  • Judicial Retention Committee (Vice Chair)
  • Agricultural Worker Labor and Employment Laws Study Committee
  • County and Regional Governance Study Committee
  • Minimum Wage Study Committee
  • National Legislative Association on RX Pricing (Northeast Leg. Assoc. on Prescription Drug Pricing)
  • Senate Workgroup on Lessons Learned
  • Sunset Advisory Commission
  • Agricultural Fairs and Field Days Capital Program Advisory Committee

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David H. Weeks

Republican/DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, Rutland district
Work
State Senator, Rutland district; retired Navy captain; defense and technology program manager

David H. Weeks is the sitting State Senator for the Rutland district in the Vermont General Assembly.

David H. Weeks is a retired U.S. Navy captain who began 31 years of service as an enlisted Marine infantryman and served combat tours in Iraq. He has held senior program management positions in the defense and security sectors in the U.S., Europe, East Asia and the Middle East.

Weeks's committees

  • Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs (Clerk)
  • Senate Committee on Education (Vice Chair)
  • Senate Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel
  • Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee
  • Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR)
  • State Aid for School Construction Working Group
  • Vermont Web Portal Board

Sources for Weeks

Terry K. Williams

Republican/DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, Rutland district
Work
State Senator, Rutland district; retired Army lieutenant colonel; farm owner

Terry K. Williams is the sitting State Senator for the Rutland district in the Vermont General Assembly.

Terry K. Williams has served in the Vermont Senate since 2023. He served in the Vermont Army National Guard and as an armor officer from 1973 to 2004, retiring after a combat tour in Afghanistan, worked as an automotive technician and state deputy game warden, and owns Slate Hill Farm.

Williams's committees

  • Senate Committee on Education (Clerk)
  • Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Vice Chair)
  • Canvassing Committee
  • Judicial Retention Committee
  • Water Quality, Lake Classification, and Antidegradation Study Group

Sources for Williams

Dave Wolk

Independent

Work
Former Rutland County assistant judge; former Castleton University president

Dave Wolk has worked in Rutland County as a teacher, principal and superintendent of Rutland City Public Schools, served as president of Castleton University, and most recently as an independent Rutland County assistant judge. He was a Rutland County state senator from 1988 to 1992 and the 1992 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor.

Sources for Wolk

  • About Dave Wolk (Dave Wolk campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
  • Dave Wolk (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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