In the news
Ben regularly speaks and writes about Windsor County's challenges. Below you'll find his recent media appearances, op-eds, interviews, and legislative record.
Press coverage
MVSD leaders appeal to state and regional candidates for construction aid (Mountain Times, July 29, 2026)
Six Democrats battle for 3 Senate seats in Windsor County (Valley News, July 1, 2026)
Letter: Brickner for State Senate (Mountain Times, June 24, 2026)
Column: A citizen legislature where most citizens can’t serve (Valley News, June 9, 2026)
Letter: View from the Selectboard (Seven Days, May 27, 2026)
Pomfret Selectboard chair Benjamin Brickner seeks Democratic nod for Windsor Senate seat (The Vermont Standard, April 16, 2026)
Pomfret Select Board Chair Ben Brickner launches campaign for Vt Senate (Mountain Times, April 15, 2026)
Pomfret Select Board chair announces run for Windsor District Senate seat (The Chester Telegraph, April 15, 2026)
Competition heats up for Windsor County state Senate seat (Valley News, April 10, 2026)
Vermont Supreme Court affirms right of towns to maintain legal trails on private property (The Vermont Standard, March 5, 2026)
Woodstock-area voters approve $112 million school bond after decade-long push (WCAX-TV, March 4, 2026)
Town Meeting Day 2026: What’s up for a vote in your town? (Vermont Public, March 2, 2026)
Pomfret wraps up documentation to secure aid from VTrans for mudslide repairs (The Vermont Standard, January 29, 2026)
Vermont Declaration of Inclusion intensifies its efforts to make this a place where all feel welcome (The Vermont Standard, October 30, 2025)
Pomfret partners with Hartford for faster emergency response (Valley News, October 7, 2025)
Deep dive: What’s causing the lack of affordable, quality early childhood education here and elsewhere? (The Vermont Standard, August 14, 2025)
Legislative record
Echeverria v. Tunbridge, Vermont Supreme Court (February 20, 2026)
Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on S.151, Vermont Volunteer Protection Act (Sen. Alison Clarkson) (February 10, 2026)
Pomfret amicus brief, Echeverria v. Tunbridge (September 2, 2025)
Pomfret testimony before the House Transportation Committee on legal trails (May 14, 2025)
Commentary
The rising stakes of Town Meeting Day (vtdigger.com, February 23, 2026)
Vermont’s cost crises are connected. Our solutions should be, too (vtdigger.com, January 6, 2026)
Policy to pavement: How small towns make state rules work (The Vermont Standard, October 2, 2025)
Risky business? Volunteering in a small community (Mountain Times, March 12, 2025)
Use it or lose it: The urgent case for civic engagement (The Vermont Standard, September 12, 2024)
Public television
The Briefing: An Update with Laura Powell, Charlie Kimbell, and Ben Brickner (Woodstock Community TV, June 22, 2026)
The Briefing: An Update on State and Local Legislative Action (Woodstock Community TV, June 3, 2026)
The Briefing: An Update on State and Local Legislative Action (Woodstock Community TV, May 6, 2026)
An Update State and Local (Woodstock Community TV, March 30, 2026)
Town Meeting Day 2026 Recap (Woodstock Community TV, March 16, 2026)
Act 181 Act 250 Discussion (Woodstock Community TV, March 10, 2026)
Trail Decision Tunbridge Vermont Supreme Court (Woodstock Community TV, February 27, 2026)
An Update State and Local (Woodstock Community TV, February 17, 2026)