Niki Thran
Niki Thran (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Vermont. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2022.
Biography
Niki Thran lives in Warren, Vermont. Thran earned a B.S. from Tufts University and an M.D. from Vanderbilt University. Her career experience includes working as an emergency physician in a community hospital and a district medical advisor.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Vermont, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Vermont
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Vermont on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter Welch (D) | 68.5 | 196,575 |
 | Gerald Malloy (R)  | 28.0 | 80,468 | |
 | Dawn Ellis (Independent) | 1.0 | 2,752 | |
 | Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party of Vermont) | 0.5 | 1,574 | |
 | Kerry Patrick Raheb (Independent) | 0.5 | 1,532 | |
 | Mark Coester (Independent) | 0.4 | 1,273 | |
| Stephen Duke (Independent) | 0.4 | 1,209 | |
 | Cris Ericson (Independent) | 0.4 | 1,105 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 612 | ||
| Total votes: 287,100 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brock Pierce (Independent)
- Martha Abbott (Vermont Progressive Party)
- Christopher Helali (Communist Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Vermont
Peter Welch defeated Isaac Evans-Frantz and Niki Thran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Vermont on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Welch | 87.0 | 86,603 |
 | Isaac Evans-Frantz | 7.3 | 7,230 | |
 | Niki Thran | 5.1 | 5,104 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 599 | ||
| Total votes: 99,536 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Vermont
Gerald Malloy defeated Christina Nolan and Myers Mermel in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Vermont on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerald Malloy | 42.4 | 12,169 |
 | Christina Nolan | 37.7 | 10,825 | |
 | Myers Mermel | 18.2 | 5,227 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 489 | ||
| Total votes: 28,710 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Justin Tuthill (R)
Vermont Progressive Party primary election
Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. Senate Vermont
Martha Abbott advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. Senate Vermont on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Martha Abbott | 86.6 | 473 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 13.4 | 73 | ||
| Total votes: 546 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Niki Thran did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Thran's campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
Advance Affordable Healthcare As a physician, I believe that everyone has the right to affordable and accessible care. That is why I am committed to advancing healthcare reform that lowers the costs of care and invests in rural communities and removes barriers to accessing both primary care and specialists. I believe strongly that we need to support primary care and preventative medicine as well as supporting alternative healthcare providers. COVID-19 has taken a toll on healthcare and exposed how unhealthy our healthcare system is. I want to heal healthcare. I will rely on science to guide healthcare policy and address the challenges of the epidemic. This includes supporting free testing, immunizations and healthcare-grade masks available to the public. I will work to address the national workforce shortage by supporting legislation that allows for a national reciprocity between states and territories for all healthcare providers. I will continue to work for a national healthcare plan. I do not advocate for abolishing private healthcare insurers, but I will push back on insurers profiting unfairly from the sick and injured.
I believe we need to invest in creative, viable solutions that promote livable wages, job growth, rural infrastructure development, and racial, gender & environmental equity across Vermont. In addition to national healthcare, I support paid family leave, support for primary care specialties and preventative healthcare. I also support reimbursement for alternative healthcare providers who have not been reimbursed by insurance companies or available in most hospital settings. According to the website www.whitehouse.gov President Biden's $1 trillion dollar Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Acts, will over 5 years, provide $1.4 billion dollars in funding for Vermont's roads & bridges, climate change mitigation, resilience, equity, safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. Additional funding is designated for healthy, sustainable transportation options, including EV charging stations and sustainable public transportation and airports. Funding will improve access to high-speed internet for Vermonters. This sweeping legislation will not only help mitigate the effects of extreme weather events, it will also help strengthen our defenses against cyber-attacks. The money from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Acts, will be used to ensure safe, clean drinking water for every Vermonter. I would personally like to thank the Vermont Congressional Delegation for fighting for this extremely important legislation.
As a lifelong environmentalist, I am committed to fighting for progressive policies that invest in renewable energy sources, protecting Vermont's public waters and lands. I support efforts to promote local resiliency and sustainability. This includes supporting farmers and family owned businesses and small business owners in Vermont and any fellow Vermonter who shares our vision for a sustainable Vermont for our children and grandchildren. As my first campaign pledge, I pledge to listen and respect the opinion of every fellow Vermonter, even if our opinions differ. As Vermonters, most of us are fiercely independent and self-reliant by nature, attributes that I admire greatly. We can lead the nation by demonstrating our civility, respect for our neighbors, and how to get along despite differences. 2022 will bring each of us new challenges. Join me now and I am confident we will overcome them together with civility and intelligence.[2] |
” |
| —Niki Thran's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Friends of Niki Thran, "Meet Dr. Niki," accessed July 12, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Friends of Niki Thran, “Priorities,” accessed July 5, 2022
