Tim Ashe

Was lead sponsor of a law requiring every state tax break to have a stated purpose written into law (S.221). The governor signed it on 2014-06-24.

June 24, 2014Supports Government Efficiency

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Was lead sponsor of a law requiring accountable care organizations, which manage health spending, to hold governing board meetings open to the public (S.4). The governor signed it on 2017-06-05.

June 5, 2017Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted yes on 2014-04-16 to pass a bill requiring labels on food made with genetic engineering (H.112, GMO labeling). It passed the Senate 28-2.

April 16, 2014Supports Corporate Accountability

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Received the Addison Independent's editorial endorsement in the Democratic primary for state auditor on 2026-07-30. The paper called him the more qualified candidate.

July 30, 2026

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Briefed the Legislature's Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee on 2026-07-29 about the Auditor's office audit of the state's new finance and HR computer system (ERP) and its timeline.

July 29, 2026

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Received the Vermont AFL-CIO endorsement for state auditor on 2026-07-27, at the labor federation's annual convention.

July 27, 2026

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Presented the State Auditor's office findings on reference-based pricing to the House Health Care Committee on 2025-02-05. The slides showed state employee health plan claims grew 109% from 2010 to 2023.

February 5, 2025

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Was appointed Deputy State Auditor by State Auditor Doug Hoffer on 2021-04-06, after two terms as Senate President Pro Tempore.

April 6, 2021

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Voted yes on 2020-09-22 to override Gov. Phil Scott's veto of the Global Warming Solutions Act, which made the state's climate pollution cuts legally binding (H.688). The override passed 22-8.

September 22, 2020

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Co-sponsored and, on 2020-09-22, voted yes on the final version of the bill creating legal, taxed retail sales of cannabis (S.54, Act 164). It passed the Senate 23-6.

September 22, 2020

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Voted yes on 2020-02-13 to override Gov. Phil Scott's veto of a bill raising the minimum wage to $12.55 an hour by 2022 (S.23). The override passed 24-6 and the bill became law.

February 13, 2020

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Voted yes on 2020-01-17 for the final version of a paid family and medical leave program (H.107). It passed the Senate 20-9; the governor later vetoed it.

January 17, 2020

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Voted yes on 2019-05-07 to advance a bill protecting the right to an abortion in Vermont law (H.57). It passed the Senate 24-6.

May 7, 2019

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Was lead sponsor of a law requiring the state to measure what share of health care spending goes to primary care (S.53). The governor signed it on 2019-05-06.

May 6, 2019

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Was lead sponsor of a law limiting each Vermont Senate district to at most three senators (S.11). The governor signed it on 2019-04-09.

April 9, 2019

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Voted yes on 2019-04-05 to adopt Proposal 5, a state constitutional amendment protecting the right to make one's own reproductive choices. It passed the Senate 28-2.

April 5, 2019

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Voted yes on 2019-03-21 to advance a bill requiring a 24-hour waiting period for handgun sales (S.169). It passed 20-10; the governor later vetoed it.

March 21, 2019

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Was lead sponsor of a law setting up a program to import lower-cost prescription drugs wholesale into Vermont (S.175). The governor signed it on 2018-05-16.

May 16, 2018

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Voted yes on 2018-03-30 for a gun law that expanded background checks, raised the gun-buying age to 21, banned bump stocks and limited magazine size (S.55). It passed the Senate 17-13.

March 30, 2018

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As President Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate (2017-2021), Ashe presided over passage of a higher minimum wage, clean-water funding, and the state's first housing bond.

January 4, 2017

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Voted yes on 2016-02-25 to pass a bill to legalize and regulate marijuana sales for adults (S.241). It passed the Senate 17-12 but did not become law.

February 25, 2016

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Voted yes on 2015-05-15 to pass a renewable energy standard that requires utilities to get more of their power from renewable sources (H.40). It passed the Senate 22-6.

May 15, 2015

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Was lead sponsor of a law limiting how police can use and keep data from automated license plate readers (S.18). The governor signed it on 2013-06-04.

June 4, 2013

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Voted yes on 2013-02-14 to pass a bill letting terminally ill adults get a doctor's prescription to end their lives (S.77, patient choice at end of life). It passed the Senate 22-8.

February 14, 2013

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Voted yes on 2011-04-26 to pass the bill setting up a universal, publicly financed health system for Vermont (H.202, Act 48). It passed the Senate 21-9.

April 26, 2011

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Voted yes on 2009-04-07 to override Gov. Jim Douglas's veto of the bill allowing same-sex couples to marry in Vermont (S.115). The Senate override passed 23-5.

April 7, 2009

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