Service history
4 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2023
- Representative VT 2023–present
Background
- background Born May 4, 1968 in Heidelberg, West Germany; raised in Peekskill, New York
- background Educated at Smith College, Harvard University, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst; worked as a teacher and columnist
- role A Democrat who served in the Vermont Senate (2015-2023), as majority leader (2017-2021) and president pro tempore (2021-2023)
- achievement First openly lesbian member of the Vermont Senate and first woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve as its president pro tempore
- role Member of the U.S. House for Vermont's at-large district since the 2022 election
- achievement First woman and first openly LGBTQ person to represent Vermont in Congress
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House VT-00 · 2026 General Election
- $911,064 raised
- $458,178 spent
- $598,648 cash on hand
| $911.06K | |
| $907.48K | |
| $644.45K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $442.35K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $202.10K |
| Party committees | $779.16 |
| Other committees (PACs) | $262.25K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $595.91 |
| Other receipts | $2.98K |
| $458.18K | |
| Operating expenditures | $364.96K |
| Contribution refunds | $12.12K |
| Other disbursements | $81.10K |
| Cash on hand | $598.65K |
| Debts owed by committee | $1.96K |
Through June 30, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,898,996 | $1,867,440 | $31,556 |
| 2024 | $1,394,864 | $1,280,659 | $145,761 |
| 2026 | $911,064 | $458,178 | $598,648 |
Contributions received — 2026 cycle
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $4,910 ·
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 619 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 401 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 23 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Party-unity voting →
votes with the party majority · median 99% · on 436 party-line votes
Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.
- Cross-party voting →
votes with the other party's majority on those same votes
The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
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- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
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- Documented relationships →
neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)
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Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Becca Balint. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (619 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 619 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (4)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
Industry PAC support
Data from FEC — PAC (political action committee) contributions, 2026/2024/2022 cycles
Total disclosed PAC money: $852,417. Industry is approximated from a curated map; individual (non-PAC) donations are listed separately above.
- Health $22,000 · 7 PACs
- Finance $19,500 · 6 PACs
- Telecom $5,000 · 2 PACs
- Energy $4,500 · 2 PACs
- Technology $2,500 · 2 PACs
Top PAC contributors (10)
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE PAC (AAJ PAC) $26,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $25,000
- EQUALITY PAC $22,500
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $18,000
- INT'L SHEET METAL AIR RAIL TRANSPORTATION PAC $17,500
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $16,000
- REALTORS PAC $15,000
- PAC TO THE FUTURE $15,000
- EQUALITY PROJECT $15,000
- MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $15,000
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Issue positions (15)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- AbortionPartial support from votes
- Civil RightsPartial support from votes
- Climate & EnergyPartial support from votes
- Criminal JusticePartial oppose from votes
- DefensePartial support from votes
- Economy & TaxesPartial support from votes
- EducationPartial support from votes
- Foreign PolicyPartial oppose from votes
- Gun PolicyPartial oppose from votes
- HealthcarePartial support from votes
- HousingPartial oppose from votes
- ImmigrationPartial support from votes
- Labor & WagesPartial support from votes
- Technology & PrivacyPartial support from votes
- Voting & ElectionsFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Balint, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & campaign money — technology coverage: medium
Sits on the House Committee on the Judiciary, which oversees the technology sector, and received 2 PAC contributions from technology-sector political action committees totaling $2,500 (recent cycles).
PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.
Committees House Committee on the Judiciary · Member
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Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 9948Addictive Design Act of 2026sponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9946To require the coverage of testing for certain sexually transmitted infections without the imposition of cost sharing, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9799Online Sellers’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026sponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HJRES 203Directing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and report on anticompetitive practices and violations of the antitrust laws in the fire truck manufacturing industry.sponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9744Family Grocery and Farmer Relief ActcosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HR 9688High Court Gift Ban ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
- HR 9572BUFFER ActsponsoredJul 1, 2026
- HR 9540Community Housing Act of 2026sponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9544Save MEDICARE Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HRES 1375Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
- HR 9289Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9281DASH ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9226Connecticut River Watershed Partnership ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
- HRES 1342Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
- HRES 1329Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Mental Health Awareness Month".cosponsoredMay 28, 2026
- HR 8952Elder Pride Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HJRES 189Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HR 8967Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program ReauthorizationcosponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HR 8914No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
- HR 8915NO FAKES Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
- HRES 1286Calling for a trade policy that supports workers, consumers, independent farmers, small businesses, and the environment.cosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HR 8831Protecting Our Democracy ActcosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HRES 1285Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.cosponsoredMay 13, 2026
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Committee activity
Committee votes cast
- YeaVote #1 - Amendment #1 offered by Ranking Member Boyle
- YeaVote #2 - Amendment #2 offered by Rep. Doggett
- YeaVote #3 - Amendment #3 offered by Rep. Scott
- YeaVote #4 - Amendment #4 offered by Rep. Peters
- YeaVote #5 - Amendment #5 offered by Rep. Panetta
- YeaVote #6 - Amendment #8 offered by Rep. Balint
- YeaVote #7 - Amendment #6 offered by Rep. Watson Coleman
- YeaVote #8 - Amendment #7 offered by Rep. Omar
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