The Vermont State Employees Association has endorsed Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin for a third term.
“It’s no secret that VSEA and the Governor’s office don’t always seen eye-to-eye on every issue, but on a majority of issues important to VSEA members, the Governor has shown himself to be willing to offer VSEA a seat at the table and listen,” VSEA President Shelley Martin wrote in a statement. “VSEA is proud to offer its endorsement to Governor Peter Shumlin.”
The state employees union endorsed all of the current statewide officeholders except Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Scott. The VSEA endorsed Scott’s Progressive/Democratic challenger Dean Corren. It also supports Secretary of State Jim Condos, Treasurer Beth Pearce and Auditor Doug Hoffer.
The union also backed the following legislative state’s attorney candidates:
For Senate
Addison: CLAIRE AYER
Bennington: DICK SEARS and BRIAN CAMPION
Franklin: SARA KITTELL
Chittenden: TIM ASHE, PHIL BARUTH, VIRGINIA LYONS, MICHAEL SIROTKIN and DAVID ZUCKERMAN
Orange: MARK MACDONALD
Rutland: KEVIN MULLIN, TRACY CARRIS and ELDRED FRENCH
Washington: SANDY GAFFNEY and ANTHONY POLLINA
Windsor: DICK MCCORMACK
Windham: JEANETTE WHITE
For House
Addison 1: BETTY NUOVO and AMY SHELDON
Addison 2: WILLEM JEWETT
Addison 3: DIANE LANPHER
Addison 4: MIKE FISHER and DAVE SHARPE
Bennington 2-1: RACHAEL FIELDS
Caledonia 1: CLAUDETTE SORTINO
Caledonia 3: BOB SOUTH and MICHELLE FAY
Chittenden 2: TERRY MACAIG and JIM MCCULLOUGH
Chittenden 3: BILL FRANK
Chittenden 4-1: MIKE YANTACHKA
Chittenden 4-2: BILL LIPPERT
Chittenden 5-1: KATE WEBB
Chittenden 5-2: JOAN LENES
Chittenden 6-1: JOANNA COLE and BOB HOOPER
Chittenden 6-2: JEAN O’SULLIVAN
Chittenden 6-3: JILL KROWINSKI and CURT MCCORMACK
Chittenden 6-4: CHRIS PEARSON and KESHA RAM
Chittenden 6-5: JOEY DONOVAN and MARY SULLIVAN
Chittenden 6-7: ROBERT MILLAR
Chittenden 7-2: ANN PUGH
Chittenden 7-3: HELEN HEAD
Chittenden 7-4: MAIDA TOWNSEND
Chittenden 8-1: DEBBIE EVANS
Chittenden 8-2: TIM JERMAN and LINDA WAITE-SIMPSON
Chittenden 9-2: KRISTY SPENGLER
Franklin 3-1: KATHLEEN KEENAN and MIKE MCCARTHY
Franklin 4: MICHEL CONSEJO
Franklin 7: CINDY WEED
Lamoille 2: LINDA MARTIN and MARK WOODWARD
Lamoille-Washington: AVRAM PATT and SHAP SMITH
Orange 1: SUSAN HATCH DAVIS
Orange-Washington-Addison: PATSY FRENCH
Orleans 2: CARL DAVIS
Orleans-Caledonia: SAM YOUNG and CHRIS BRATHWAITE
Rutland 5-4: SHERRI DURGIN-CAMPBELL
Rutland-Bennington: ROBIN CHESNUT-TANGERMAN
Rutland-Windsor 1: ANNE GALLIVAN
Washington 1: JEREMY HANSEN
Washington 2: GUY ISABELLE and TOPPER MCFAUN
Washington 3: PAUL POIRIER and TOMMY WALZ
Washington 7: MAXINE GRAD
Washington-Chittenden: TOM STEVENS and REBECCA ELLIS
Windham 2-2: MOLLIE BURKE
Windham 2-3: TRISTAN TOLENO
Windham 4: DAVID DEEN and MIKE MROWICKI
Windham-Bennington: JOHN MORAN
Windsor 3-2: ALICE EMMONS
Windsor 4-2: KEVIN CHRISTIE
Windsor-Orange 1: SARAH BUXTON
Windsor-Orange 2: JIM MASLAND
Windsor-Rutland: SANDY HAAS
State’s Attorney
Chittenden County: TJ DONOVAN
Essex County: VINCE ILLUZZI
Lamoille County: PAUL FINNERTY
Grand Isle County: DOUGLAS DISABITO
Rutland County: ROSE KENNEDY
Washington County: SCOTT WILLIAMS