Biography
Political
• Candidate VT Senate – Windham 2022
• Candidate VT State Auditor 2022
• Candidate VT State Treasurer 2018
• Candidate VT House – Bratt. (D7) 2010
• Committee assignments: Election Integrity Cmte (Chair), Rules, Platform
• Treasurer Vermont State GOP 2 years
• Windham County Chair 13 years
• Brattleboro Town Chair 13 years
• VT resident & registered Republican since 1992
Vocational:
• Compliance & Security Officer, AVP, Brattleboro — Brattleboro Savings & Loan 23 years
• US Missions Chaplain, AG, 15 years — Educational, Community & Other
• BA – Bates Collee; MA– Univ. of Conn
• Ordained Minister, Assemblies of God– 30 years
• Branches Preg. Cntr (BOD, Treasurer) – 12 years
• Project Feed the Thousands Cmte, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, United Way, Eagle Scout
Candidate occupation
Chaplain and pastor
Why are you running for office?
We need strong a corrective balance in Montpelier to offset the outrageous legislative priorities and actions of the legislative super majority.
Issues in brief
Do you believe Vermonters are better off now than they were 10 years ago?
No
Do you believe Vermont needs a new education funding formula?
Yes
Do you support imposing new taxes on the wealthiest Vermonters?
No
Do you support the establishment of overdose prevention centers?
No
Do you support a ban on flavored tobacco products?
No answer
Do you support increasing penalties for property crimes such as shoplifting?
Yes
Do you believe Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election?
No answer
Issues in depth
What would you do to help grow Vermont’s economy?
Control and reduce spending, reduce the tax burden, reduce the complexity and heavy weight of over regulation, make establishing and running a business enterprise in VT much simpler and easier.
What changes, if any, would you make to the way Vermont funds its schools?
We need to look at the entire formula and process for appraising costs and raising revenue and assigning assessments locally.
Is Vermont doing enough, too much or not enough to address climate change? Please explain.
Our efforts are burdensome and ineffective causing complexity for businesses and and homeowners. We have way over thought this subject and now have unelected self interested parties making decisions affecting quality of life in Vermont for decades to come.
Is Vermont doing enough, too much or not enough to regulate gun ownership? Please explain.
We are doing too much.
What would you do to help ease Vermont’s housing crisis?
Unshackle human ingenuity via regulation reduction. Well meaning intereference in housing markets has unintended but heavy burdens for builders and owners.
How would you address rising homelessness in Vermont?
In general what someone feeds will grow. We need to be careful that we do not inadvertently subsidize homelessness to the extent we attract the homeless to come here and encourage it.
What would you do to increase access to health care services for Vermonters?
Reduce government mandates to allow providers to offer a variety of programs to meet individual, family and business needs.
Financial disclosure
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You can find Morton’s financial disclosure here.
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