Vermont Rail Action Network's 2008 legislative survey reveals a substantial body of support for rail in Vermont. Follow the the link for the raw data (in an Excel file). Pleasing to see is that most legislators who responded have personally used Amtrak's service in Vermont.
The following are legislative candidates who have identified themselves as pro-rail. This is not an endorsement from VRAN - this is a summation of the candidate's own statements. Please take the time to look at the data for your specific candidate's comments, which add nuance.
State Senate:
| AARON DIAMONDSTONE |
| ALICE W. NITKA |
| BILL CARRIS |
| DONALD "DON" COLLINS |
| DWIGHT "SLIPPERY SLIM" DUKE |
| ETHAN FOSTER |
| GERALD W. WOODARD |
| HINDA MILLER |
| HOPE BLUCHER |
| JOHN BLOCH |
| JOHN CAMPBELL |
| KENT BUTTERFIELD |
| KEVIN J. MULLIN |
| KIMBERLY B. CHENEY |
| KIRK SPARKMAN |
| LARKIN FORNEY |
| MARK A. BLANCHARD |
| PAULA SPADACCINI |
| PETER E. SHUMLIN |
| RICHARD "DICK" MCCORMACK |
| SARA BRANON KITTELL |
| TIM ASHE |
State Representative:
| DIANE LANPHER |
| JEAN RICHARDSON |
| DAVE SHARPE |
| WILL STEVENS |
| JOSEPH L. KRAWCZYK, JR. |
| ED WEISSMAN |
| LEIGH LAROCQUE |
| LUCY LERICHE |
| DENNIS MYRICK |
| EDWARD STONE |
| BILL ASWAD |
| JOANNA E. COLE |
| CHRISTOPHER A. PEARSON |
| SUZI WIZOWATY |
| KENNETH W. ATKINS |
| PAUL COOK |
| FRANK J. GEIER |
| ALBERT "SONNY" AUDETTE |
| ANNE THERESA O'BRIEN |
| ROBERT J. LAKE |
| JOAN G. LENES |
| LINDA K. MYERS |
| JOHN ZENIE |
| KRISTY SPENGLER |
| CHRIS SANTEE |
| RICHARD J. HOWRIGAN |
| KATHLEEN C. KEENAN |
| DENNIS A. WILLIAMS |
| PATSY FRENCH |
| LARRY TOWNSEND |
| ANDY DONAGHY |
| JOSEPH BAKER |
| DAVE POTTER |
| WILLIAM "BILL" CANFIELD |
| ROBERT "BOB" HELM |
| JAMES L. MCNEIL |
| DAVID ALLAIRE |
| GALE COURCELLE |
| JOE ACINAPURA |
| MEGAN M. SMITH |
| ADAM GRESHIN |
| MAXINE GRAD |
| ANTHONY J. VACH |
| LEO M. VALLIERE |
| JONATHAN GODDARD |
| TONY KLEIN |
| TOM STEVENS |
| MOLLIE S. BURKE |
| SARAH EDWARDS |
| KATHY PELLETT |
| EDWARD J. WILLIAMS |
| DONNA SWEANEY |
| JOHN L. BARTHOLOMEW |
| ALISON CLARKSON |
| MARK B. MITCHELL |
| CHARLES W. BOHI |
| JOE TROTTIER |
| JIM MASLAND |
| JAY A. JURKOIC |
| SANDY HAAS |
| MARGUERITE "PEGGY" BURBO |
| LINDA J. WAITE-SIMPSON |
| ALICE MILLER |
| HARVEY B. "BUD" OTTERMAN, JR. |
