Candidate for Vermont State Senate - Chittenden Central District in 2026 Vermont Primary Election.
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Nikhil is also a strong supporter of intergenerational child and adult care centers and has served on the board of Generations Vermont, which is working to establish such a program in central Vermont. Learn more
Establish an overdose prevention center. Once it is set up, people can consume illicit drugs safely under the supervision of trained medical staff. If they consume drugs anywhere else in public, they should face swift and sharp consequences. Our children deserve to play in City Hall Park without fear of getting pricked by a needle. Learn more
Implement cognitive behavioral therapy, functional family therapy, and multisystemic therapy—all evidence-based treatment options found to significantly reduce crime and far cheaper than throwing a person in jail or prison. Expanding summer, afterschool, and jobs programs and keeping school buildings open for activities during the evening and weekend hours are also essential. Learn more
Expand treatment for substance use disorder, particularly long-term care. Learn more
Expand our Raise the Age law to emerging young adults so more youth can get rehabilitative treatment, such as restorative justice, in the juvenile system. One study found that the juvenile system's recidivism rate was nearly half of that of the adult system. We must also finally provide the Department for Children and Families with adequate resources and staffing to carry out this important work. Learn more
Nikhil has dedicated his career to strengthening public safety and expanding educational and economic opportunities that address the root causes of crime. Learn more
He supports strengthening procurement policies to support local economies and making it easier for entrepreneurs to get capital to start businesses. Learn more
Nikhil supports the recommendations of the School District Redistricting Task Force to reduce costs: voluntary district mergers and shared services such as transportation and special education. Learn more
Nikhil calls on all new commercial buildings to be solar-ready and new residential and commercial buildings with parking to include electric vehicle charging stations. Learn more
By investing in electrification, energy efficiency, battery storage, weatherization, electric vehicle chargers, and restoring wetlands, we can keep more of our dollars in the Vermont economy, create thousands of living-wage jobs, cut energy bills, improve flood resilience, and make progress on our climate goals. Learn more
Nikhil supports bringing catamounts back to Vermont and working towards creating a national park in the state to ensure permanent conservation of land. Learn more
Enact additional gun-safety measures, such as banning assault-style weapons as well as banning firearms in bars. Learn more
Health care should be a universal, public good guaranteed for every American. We deserve a federal Medicare for All, single-payer, universal health care system with zero copays, premiums, and deductibles, but we need not wait for Washington to make structural changes to Vermont’s health care system. Learn more
Nikhil will fight for universal, publicly-funded primary care for all Vermonters as a first step in creating universal health care for all Vermonters. Learn more
Nikhil also fights to protect our FQHCs and make investments in community-based care and wraparound health supports in public schools and child care centers. Learn more
Expand pipelines into nursing and other critical fields, improve working conditions for staff, ban private equity from buying up nursing homes, and hold the UVM Health Network accountable to the mission of high-quality, affordable health care for all patients. Learn more
Nikhil supports more funding for home repair programs that help low- and middle-income homeowners weatherize, modernize, and rehabilitate their homes for energy efficiency. Learn more
Nikhil supports the University of Vermont Student Tenant Union, which has been working tirelessly to expose and improve deplorable conditions in student accommodations and find solutions to the growing housing crisis in Burlington. UVM must rehabilitate and modernize student housing and follow the city housing code. Every UVM student deserves safe, accessible, and dignified housing. Learn more
Nikhil supports reforms to the permit review process to speed up and reduce the costs of housing development while protecting the natural environment and character of Vermont. Learn more
Nikhil fights to build all types of affordable housing to create dense, walkable neighborhoods. He wants to establish a land bank for the state that would take over abandoned, distressed, and foreclosed properties—nearly 11,000 across Vermont—and turn them into permanently affordable housing units. Learn more
Abolishing ICE is the conservative position. It is time to prosecute ICE. Learn more
As your State Senator, Nikhil will use his platform and voice to stand up for the safety and dignity of immigrants and accompany them to their court hearings and check-ins with ICE. Learn more
Nikhil believes we need to expand our political imagination of what is possible. He fights to restore passenger rail service from Burlington to Montreal to drive economic development and tourism and will work with federal, state, and local partners on a plan of action. Learn more
Nikhil fights for property tax relief by curbing runaway health care spending. Learn more
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