Chris’s Strong Record of Work and Leadership
The Farm to Plate Initiative and Economic Development
Chris led the development of the Farm to Plate Initiative, which adds $500 million a year and 2,500 new jobs by producing more of our own food locally. It’s the largest economic development effort to come out of Montpelier in recent years.
“Farm to Plate is the most important agriculture bill in a decade.”
-Addison Independent, 2009
Chris wants to apply the same leadership, vision, energy, and common sense to the entire economy of Vermont to help create a more secure and healthy future for all of us.
Health Care for All
Chris supports the Single Payer Option to ensure that every Vermonter has good coverage at an affordable price. It’s the decent thing to do.
Legislative Experience
House Committee on Agriculture, Clerk
Biomass Energy Development Working Group, Co-Chair
Rural Economic Development Working Group, Chair
Vermont Milk Commission, Secretary
National Council on State Legislators Agriculture and Energy Committee, Delegate
Legislative Accomplishments
Chris sponsored 85 bills and was the lead author of 15. Ten are now Vermont law! He is one of the body’s most productive lawmakers, because he works effectively with the House, Senate, and Administration to get things done.
Honors
Chris received the Council of State Government’s highest award for leadership, a Toll Fellowship, based on a bi-partisan nomination by Governor James Douglas, Senator Bill Doyle, and former Democratic Majority Leader Carolyn Partridge. Chris’s colleagues also overwhelmingly elected him a UVM Trustee.
Two Decades of Top-Notch Business Experience
Chris has worked as a project manager and developer at IBM, National Life, Intel, and Apple Computer. He founded Common Ground Communications. Chris is a strategic planner who knows how to lead teams of people to get the job done on time and on budget.
Ready to Serve as Lieutenant Governor
Chris knows people, government, and hard work. He will represent the best interests of all Vermonters. He will preside over the Vermont Senate fairly and bring people together to pass balanced laws.
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