Tanya Vyhovsky

Tanya C. Vyhovsky is an American politician and social worker who has served in the Vermont Senate representing the Chittenden-Central district since January 2023. A member of the Vermont Progressive Party, she previously represented the Chittenden-8-1 district in the Vermont House of Representatives.

Early life and education Tanya Vyhovsky graduated from Essex High School in 2003. She graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science in psychology and biology. She graduated from the University of Vermont with a master of social work degree in 2017. She married Jefferson Hales in 2015. She is of Ukrainian descent.

Career Vyhovsky worked as a clinical social worker and school social worker in Essex, Vermont. She served on the board and was vice-president of the Vermont National Association of Social Workers from 2016 to 2020.

Vermont House of Representatives Vyhovsky ran for a seat in the Vermont House of Representatives and won the Progressive and Democratic nominations alongside Marybeth Redmond, but placed third out of three candidates behind Redmond and Linda K. Myers in the 2018 election.

Vyhovsky announced at an event held by Bernie Sanders that she would run for a seat in the state house again and during the campaign she was endorsed by Sanders. She won the Democratic nomination alongside Redmond and placed second out of five candidates in the 2020 election.

Vermont Senate In 2022, Vyhovsky was a candidate for the Vermont Senate from the three-member Chittenden-Central District. She placed second in the Democratic primary and was elected in the general election alongside Philip Baruth and Martine Gulick.

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