Washington 6 House Representative - Democratic Candidate Debate 6/23/2022
Channel: ORCA Media
Date: 12/07/2022

0:00 Moderator Louis Porter gives General introduction
1:55 Short Bio: Candidate Bram Towbin
2:18 Short Bio: Candidate Marc Mihaly
2:56 Opening Remarks: Marc Mihaly
7:48 Opening Remarks: Bram Towbin
13:00 Moderator explains format and asks about the top 3 priorities for each candidate
13:45 Marc Mihaly top priorities
15:22 Bram Towbin top priorities
17:43 Marc Mihaly on need for childcare
18:22 MOD: What steps should be taken to improve childcare?
18:36 Bram Towbin on childcare improvement
20:06 Marc Mihaly on childcare improvement
21:47 Bram Towbin on summary of childcare
22:09 MOD: Balance between State and Local Government? What is a good balance?
22:20 Marc Mihaly on State Local relations
24:13 Bram Towbin on State and Local relations
26:22 Marc Mihaly follow up speaks about State Broadband Initiative
27:01 MOD: Did the candidates read the town plans of all three towns?
27:22 Bram Towbin on reading town plans
27:41 Marc Mihaly on reading town plans
28:31 Bram Towbin importance of town plans
29:03 MOD: Support for Rank Choice Voting
29:06 Marc Mihaly supports
29:15 Bram Towbin supports rank choice voting
30:08 MOD: Single most underfunded part of the State budget? How would you pay for increased funding?
30:25 Marc Mihaly: underfunding in many areas, importance of living within our means
31:34 Bram Towbin: misguided spending re-thinking policy
33:34 Marc Mihaly: incremental approach, take things one step at a time
34:49 MOD: How would you support Vermont current statutes on Climate Change?
35:01 Bram Towbin: discusses needs and goals
36:50 Marc Mihaly: discusses needs and goals
38:52 Bram Towbin: how policy will effect least fortunate
39:33 MOD: Why run as a Democrat?
39:40 Marc Mihaly: dismay current Republican Party direction, feels comfortable as a Democrat
40:58 Bram Towbin: feels comfortable running as Democrat
41:44 MOD: What qualities make a good legislator?
41:50 Bram Towbin: legacy is your work, not your name, example of Ted Riehl
42:40 Marc Mihaly: listening, patience are key
44:13 MOD: How would you position yourself within the legislature? Would you try to be a Chair?
44:40 Marc Mihaly: would not immediately seek leadership position. Would get to now the other
legislators
45:48 Bram Towbin: would not immediately seek leadership position. base choosing a committee on reading of other members willingness to work towards common goals
46:50 Moderator asks audience about the need for a break. Decides to proceed
47:11 MOD: How would you manage national disunity?
47:27 Bram Towbin: importance of getting along
49:13 March Mihaly: seeing both sides
50:50 MOD: How are you getting to the people in all three towns?
51:00 Marc Mihaly: discusses reach out efforts
52:26 Bram Towbin: discusses reach out efforts
53:37: speaks of his admiration for Sen. Jane Kitchel
54:09 Candidates ask questions of each other
54:33 Marc Mihaly to Bram Towbin: does anger and frustration with current system undercut
efforts to be an effective legislator?
55:28 Bram Towbin responds
57:34 Bram Towbin to Marc Mihaly: as a lawyer and law dean could you speak to the National
“rule of law” crisis? 
58:26: Marc Mihaly responds
1:00:07 CLOSING STATEMENT - BRAM TOWBIN
1:01:50 CLOSING STATEMENT - MARC MIHALY
1:02:40 END CLAPPING TITLES