Joe Kane

Joe Kane is a Ward 3 representative in Burlington with a background as an environmental activist and economist, having been involved in the fossil fuel divestment movement and civil disobedience in opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. He has taught and researched housing, healthcare, and environmental policy and has advocated for climate priorities including restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure, expanding heat pump subsidies, supporting fare-free transit, and upzoning to allow denser development. He has stated that "Burlington has been at the forefront of social movements for decades and its leadership is more important than ever, given the state of the climate crisis."