The Vermont Conservation Voters released a list of lawmakers they say have strong voting records on state environmental policy issues.
The environmental policy lobbying organization says it endorses lawmakers who support addressing climate change and protecting Vermont’s communities, land, water and wildlife. VCV says it will soon release an Environmental Scorecard for the past legislative biennium.
“Protecting Vermont’s unparalleled natural environment is a value shared by voters across the state,” Lauren Hierl, political director for Vermont Conservation Voters, said in a statement.
She said a strong majority of Vermonters of all political stripes support candidates who champion immediate and aggressive action on climate change, citing a poll by the Vermont Public Interest Research Group released in June.
The key environmental issues during the last legislative biennium include the passage of a GMO labeling law, toxic chemical regulation, new development standards under Act 250, and lake shoreline regulations. Lawmakers also expanded the state’s net metering law, staved off new energy facility siting standards, and moved forward on offering incentives for air source heat pumps.
VCV endorsed the following candidates:
SENATE
- Addison – CLAIRE AYER
- Addison – CHRISTOPHER A. BRAY
- Bennington – BRIAN CAMPION
- Bennington – DICK SEARS
- Caledonia – JANE KITCHEL
- Chittenden – TIM ASHE
- Chittenden – PHIL BARUTH
- Chittenden – DAWN ELLIS
- Chittenden – VIRGINIA “GINNY” LYONS
- Chittenden – MICHAEL SIROTKIN
- Chittenden – DIANE B. SNELLING
- Chittenden – DAVID ZUCKERMAN
- Franklin – SARA BRANON KITTELL
- Grand Isle – RICHARD “DICK” MAZZA
- Orange – MARK A. MACDONALD
- Rutland – WILLIAM TRACY CARRIS
- Rutland – ELDRED FRENCH
- Washington – ANN CUMMINGS
- Washington – WILLIAM “BILL” DOYLE
- Washington – ANTHONY POLLINA
- Windham – BECCA BALINT
- Windham – JEANETTE WHITE
- Windsor – JOHN CAMPBELL
- Windsor – RICHARD “DICK” MCCORMACK
HOUSE
- Addison 1 – BETTY A. NUOVO
- Addison 1 – AMY SHELDON
- Addison 2 – WILLEM JEWETT
- Addison 3 – DIANE LANPHER
- Addison 4 – MICHAEL FISHER
- Addison 4 – DAVE SHARPE
- Addison 5 – SUSAN SMILEY
- Bennington 1 – BILL BOTZOW
- Bennington 2-1 – TIMOTHY R. CORCORAN II
- Bennington 2-1 – RACHAEL FIELDS
- Bennington 3 – ALICE MILLER
- Bennington 4 – STEVE BERRY
- Bennington 4 – CYNTHIA BROWNING
- Caledonia-1 – CLAUDETTE SORTINO
- Caledonia-2 – JOSEPH “CHIP” TROIANO
- Caledonia-3 – MICHELLE FAY
- Caledonia-3 – BOB SOUTH
- Caledonia-4 – MARTHA “MARTY” FELTUS
- Caledonia-Washington – CATHERINE “KITTY” TOLL
- Chittenden-1 – ANNE T. O’BRIEN
- Chittenden-2 – TERRY MACAIG
- Chittenden-2 – JIM MCCULLOUGH
- Chittenden-3 – BILL FRANK
- Chittenden-3 – GEORGE TILL
- Chittenden 4-1 – MIKE YANTACHKA
- Chittenden 4-2 – BILL LIPPERT
- Chittenden 5-1 – KATE WEBB
- Chittenden 5-2 – JOAN G. LENES
- Chittenden 6-1 – JOANNA COLE
- Chittenden 6-2 – JEAN O’SULLIVAN
- Chittenden 6-3 – JILL KROWINKSI
- Chittenden 6-3 – CURT MCCORMACK
- Chittenden 6-4 – CHRISTOPHER A. PEARSON
- Chittenden 6-4 – KESHA RAM
- Chittenden 6-5 – JOHANNAH LEDDY DONOVAN
- Chittenden 6-5 – MARY M. SULLIVAN
- Chittenden 6-6 – BARBARA RACHELSON
- Chittenden 6-7 – CLEMENT J. BISSONNETTE
- Chittenden 6-7 – ROBERT MILLAR
- Chittenden 7-1 – MARTIN LALONDE
- Chittenden 7-2 – ANN PUGH
- Chittenden 7-3 – HELEN HEAD
- Chittenden 7-4 – MAIDA F. TOWNSEND
- Chittenden 8-1 – DEBBIE EVANS
- Chittenden 8-2 – TIM JERMAN
- Chittenden 8-2 – LINDA WAITE-SIMPSON
- Chittenden 9-2 – KRISTY SPENGLER
- Franklin 3-1 – KATHLEEN C. KEENAN
- Franklin 3-1 – MIKE MCCARTHY
- Franklin 4 – MICHEL CONSEJO
- Franklin 6 – DANIEL F. CONNOR
- Franklin 7 – CINDY WEED
- Grand Isle-Chittenden – MITZI JOHNSON
- Grand Isle-Chittenden – ROBERT C. KREBS
- Lamoille 2 – LINDA J. MARTIN
- Lamoille 2 – MARK E. WOODWARD
- Lamoille 3 – BERNARD C. JUSKIEWICZ
- Lamoille-Washington – AVRAM PATT
- Lamoille-Washington – SHAP SMITH
- Orange 1 – SUSAN HATCH DAVIS
- Orange 2 – SARAH COPELAND HANZAS
- Orange-Caledonia – CHIP CONQUEST
- Orange-Washington-Addison – PATSY FRENCH
- Orange-Washington-Addison – MARJORIE RYERSON
- Orleans-Caledonia – SAM YOUNG
- Rutland 2 – DAVE POTTER
- Rutland 5-3 – HERB RUSSELL
- Rutland 5-4 – SHERRI DURGIN-CAMPBELL
- Rutland 6 – STEPHEN A. CARR
- Rutland-Bennington – ROBIN CHESNUT-TANGERMAN
- Rutland-Windsor 1 – ANNE L. GALLIVAN
- Washington 1 – JEREMY HANSEN
- Washington 1 – MARVIN MALEK
- Washington 2 – J. GUY ISABELLE
- Washington 2 – FRANCIS “TOPPER” MCFAUN
- Washington 3 – TOMMY J. WALZ
- Washington 3 – PAUL POIRIER
- Washington 4 – MARY S. HOOPER
- Washington 4 – WARREN F. KITZMILLER
- Washington 5 – TONY KLEIN
- Washington 6 – JANET ANCEL
- Washington 7 – MAXINE GRAD
- Washington 7 – ADAM GRESHIN
- Washington-Chittenden – REBECCA ELLIS
- Washington-Chittenden — TOM STEVENS
- Windham 2-1 – VALERIE A. STUART
- Windham 2-2 – MOLLIE S. BURKE
- Windham 2-3 – TRISTAN TOLENO
- Windham 3 – CAROLYN W. PARTRIDGE
- Windham 3 – MATTHEW A. TRIEBER
- Windham 4 – DAVID L. DEEN
- Windham 4 – MIKE MROWICKI
- Windham 6 – ANN MANWARING
- Windham-Bennington – JOHN MORAN
- Windsor 1 – JOHN BARTHOLOMEW
- Windsor 1 – DONNA SWEANEY
- Windsor 2 – MARK HUNTLEY
- Windsor 3-1 – LEIGH J. DAKIN
- Windsor 3-2 – ALICE M. EMMONS
- Windsor 4-1 – TEO ZAGAR
- Windsor 4-2 – KEVIN “COACH” CHRISTIE
- Windsor 5 – ALISON H. CLARKSON
- Windsor-Orange 1 – SARAH E. BUXTON
- Windsor-Orange 2 – JIM MASLAND
- Windsor-Rutland – SANDY HAAS
