Marc Mihaly

Marc Mihaly was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and lives in East Calais. Mihaly volunteered with the U.S. Peace Corps in El Salvador. After that, he earned a J.D. His career experience includes working as a legal aid attorney, in the California attorney general’s office, and at his own law firm. After moving to Vermont, he worked as a professor, director of the environmental program, and president and dean of the Vermont Law School. Mihaly served as vice chair of the Calais Selectboard and became a member of the boards of the Vermont Land Trust, VEIC (the parent of Efficiency Vermont), Stone Environmental, and the East Calais Community Trust.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Vermont needs to be affordable--more and less expensive housing, affordable health care and better school system. I care deeply about growing income inequality, the lack of an adequate social safety net. We need strong environmental laws and aggressive responses to climate change.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

We need more housing that is affordable to the average Vermonter.We need a better and universal health care system, one that is affordable to all.We need an education system that provides equal opportunity to all our kids and is affordable.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Housing, environment and land use, health care and education.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I live in East Calais with my wife, Christy, a children’s book author. We have three children and a growing number of grandchildren. I love rural Vermont because of its wonderful people and its unique landscape.

Since stepping down as dean of Vermont Law and Graduate School I’ve dedicated my life to local issues. I’m vice chair of the Calais Select Board, and deeply involved in important local projects such as the revival of the East Calais Store and the Curtis Pond Dam. I’ve seen how, working together with local volunteers and state and federal agencies, we can make great things happen.

I’ve spent the last months knocking on doors, listening to the residents of Plainfield, Marshfield and Calais talk about the serious problems we all face. Housing is out of reach for normal people. The cost of gas and oil – and other goods -- is skyrocketing. It’s becoming more and more difficult to afford to live here. These are problems that require attention and resources from the state government. For that, we need to have effective and thoughtful representation in Montpelier so the financial decisions and laws made there serve our purposes, the needs of our three towns.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Rural Vermont needs help to address housing costs, childcare, cost of livingWe must reduce our dependence on oil and natural gas to heat our homes by weatherizing, advanced wood heat and heat pumps.Strong local schools are essential to preserving Vermont communities.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Climate change will affect us all. Vermont has to ensure we have renewable electricity, heat our homes with renewable resources, and electrify our fleet. The state legislature must adopt policies that support this transformation. Vermont can be a national leader in addressing climate change