Vermont House District Rutland-Bennington

Chris Pritchard is from Pawlet, was born in Burlington and was raised in South Poultney, graduating from Poultney High School in 1980, according to the Rutland Herald. He spent 40 years in the automotive field, most of it as a service manager for a Chevrolet and Volkswagen dealership in Manchester, Vermont. Pritchard is the sitting Vermont House member for the Rutland-Bennington district. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Chris Pritchard.

Van Oort has served in town government since 2020, helping bring high-speed internet to underserved parts of town and leading a grant effort to replace the town hall and library's HVAC system with geothermal heating, per the campaign site. She also worked to simplify local zoning regulations for property development, per the campaign site.