Progressives’ impact growing within Burlington [Video]

Earlier this month, on Town Meeting Day, The Progressive Party made some headway in Burlington.Emma Mulvaney-Stanak won the mayoral election over Democrat Joan Shannon.When she’s sworn in on April 1, she will become the first Progressive to lead the Queen City since Bob Kiss 12 years ago.Mulvaney-Stanak’s approach to emphasizing community collaboration to tackle some of the cities’ most pressing issues is what why she ultimately believes she won. “We can do this in a very people-centered way,” said Mulvaney-Stanak,Josh Wronski, Vermont’s Progressive Party’s Executive Director, believes Burlingtonians have been longing to get back in office. “The way our Progressive Party and electives tend to approach politics is by going to the people and really engaging in a participatory process,” said Wronski. “We feel that’s how you get the best solutions.”It’s the same philosophy Marek Broderick strongly buys into as well and made as part of his message in his …