Hartford’s Mike Hoyt appointed to vacant House seat in Windsor County 

Mike Hoyt. Courtesy photoMike Hoyt, a Hartford selectboard member, will fill a vacant House seat representing Barnard, Bridgewater and Pomfret, as well as part of Hartford. Gov. Phil Scott announced the appointment Tuesday. Hoyt replaces Heather Surprenant, a Barnard Democrat who stepped down in September, according to a press release from Scott’s office. In an interview on Tuesday, Hoyt, who lives in West Hartford, said he was excited to build on his prior experience working in