Hi! I’m Tristan Roberts.

 My story

• I put my roots down in Halifax in 2005, having made Windham County my home since 1998. I was brought up on a Hudson Valley dairy farm and graduated from Marlboro College. I’ve worked and lived among people from all walks of life as a farmer, writer, and professional in the building products industry.

• I'm a proud father to a 13-year-old and a 9-month-old. I take comfort in living among neighbors who share Vermont values of self-reliance and independence, folks who want to enjoy freedoms to build, grow, or make it ourselves.

• I’m a two-term Halifax Selectboard member who appreciates and treats with respect each and every one of the people who I see at Town Meeting and in driveway conversations. We may not always see eye-to-eye. But we all are willing to work shoulder-to-shoulder when it counts, whether it’s living through Irene, coping with COVID, or passing a responsible highway budget.

• As chair of the Broadband Committee, I advocated for Halifax to become a founding town of DV Fiber. I supported DV Fiber’s decision to retain local ownership and control as the best shot we have at building an affordable, reliable network that reaches everyone.

• From 2023 through January 2025, I served as a Representative in the Vermont Legislature. I am proud of my term in office and grateful to the residents of Halifax, Whitingham and Wilmington for trusting me to represent you in Montpelier for the last two years.

• I’m a small business owner, one who believes in our three small towns and the honest, hardworking people here. I am also aware of the challenges we face. How can the Valley continue to be a home for working families if we can’t find homes for our teachers, nurses, and first responders? How can we support thriving village centers in an economy that’s increasingly online? How can provide our kids with a great education while keeping our town and school budgets affordable for average taxpayers when costs are growing at a global level?

• I’m a born question-asker with a curiosity for the question at the heart of the matter. I’m also a lifelong problem-solver, known by friends, family and coworkers for both grit and heart.