Julia Andrews
Vermont State Representative, serving Westford and Milton
Martha Heath, Treasurer
It’s been an honor to serve as your State Representative, working
Over the last many years, I’ve served my community in many different ways- running the Westford Food Shelf, being on our community’s Selectboard, sitting on the Boards for the Westford Common Hall and Chittenden County Communications Union District. These experiences have allowed me to get to know so many of you and work on the needs of our community, and I’d consider it an honor to continue to represent you at the Statehouse.
I feel called to serve to help create better systems to help hardworking Vermonters live, work, and thrive in our state. We are facing an affordability crisis here and across the nation, but I don’t believe we can cut our way to prosperity. We need smart investments in housing, education, healthcare, and other systems that allow Vermonters to contribute to a vibrant economy.
Issues
Housing: Affordable housing is no longer an issue that just effects low-income Vermonters- it effects anyone looking to get into the housing market, and it effects employers who are recruiting employees that need a place to live. This is a systemic problem that requires multiple approaches to keep our communities livable.
Healthcare: Vermonters continue to struggle to afford basic care while community hospitals and medical providers also struggle in their own ways. While much of our healthcare system is federally controlled, we need to continue to make progress in Vermont on things within our control such as reducing costs for diagnostic tests and limiting the mountain of paperwork faced by providers due to insurance company requests. While we address concerns, we need to keep Vermont patients at the center of our decision-making.
Education: This past year we hit a breaking point with the cost of education in our state. I worked the entire session to find the best balance of meeting student needs and supporting property taxpayers. There is much work to be done to find ways to make school districts more efficient and remove some costs from the education fund. I’ll also continue to work on an updated education funding formula that is more understandable and affordable for Vermonters.
In the Fourth of July parade
What People Are Saying
“I served with Julia on the Westford Selectboard - she has a wide perspective that is driven by a goal of improving our local communities in Vermont and she has a record of listening to community members to better understand and work to meet their needs, concerns, and interests. Julia worked to set up (and keep running) the food shelf in Westford 14 years ago, the Common Hall in Westford has benefitted from her collaboration and the Selectboard (and the greater community) certainly benefited from her intelligence, great communication skills and her drive to make our communities and Vermont work for Vermonters.”
Alison Hope, former Selectwoman, Westford
"Julia Andrews understands the needs of small business owners in Vermont, and what it takes to keep our businesses afloat, along with the drive, determination and motivation necessary to be successful. She too, is a woman-owned small business and knows that we require affordable, easy access to childcare, reliable high speed internet and access to business loans for minorities, in order to thrive and grow. Julia is a true listener, problem-solver and ready to work hard to make sure that all of our community members are represented. She’s had my vote since announcing her candidacy and I hope that you take the time to get to know her, and her platform, so that you too, will vote for her this coming November.”
Heather Armata, Broker/Owner, Cornerstone Real Estate Company
“Julia doesn't just have the best interests of our community and neighbors at heart ... she puts in the work. She helped start and run our local food shelf, served as an elected official, and is someone our community knows it can count on to show up.”
Lauren Curry, Westford