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Wayne Roberts
President, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce 6/05

We wanted to congratulate you on a successful year as an impressive Chairman of the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee...We are pleased with what your committee accomplished this year under your leadership, and your willingness to hear our perspective on the issue. We are hopeful that the provisions in S.52 (Renewable Energy Bill) will begin to address future energy supply issues and will protect against increased
rates. Furthermore, Entergy Vermont Yankee Legislation you helped craft is also vital to Vermont's energy future. We have appreciated all your efforts.

Duxbury Cemetery Commissioners

Please accept our sincere gratitude for all the support, encouragement and help you gave to us when we applied for the Community Assistance Grant through the Stare of Vermont this year...we were awarded $2,000 for the purpose of clean-up and restoration of two Civil War era cemeteries here in Duxbury...We also want to thank you for your personal participation in the clean-up of both cemeteries.

Gov. James H. Douglas

I want to thank you for all you did to make this legislative session so successful… I especially want to thank you for your help on the Jobs Bill and the Renewable Energy Bill. June, 5, 2003.

Vermont State Labor Council 5/26/04

On behalf of the over 13,000 working Vermonters, retirees, and their families we represent, thank you for you work during the recent legislative session.... I would particularly like to thank you for your work as a member of the House Commerce Committee on the workers' compensation bill. Your efforts under difficult circumstances made a bad proposal much better, and began the process of moving the focus towards the true cost drivers.

Sirotkin & Necrason Attorneys at Law 5/27/04

In a session that featured several initiatives that could have seriously impacted working Vermonters, your efforts in the Commerce Committee were crucial to our efforts to protect Vermonters injured on the job. Without your help, H.632 (workers' compensation bill) could have continued on the path...that would have seriously impacted workers' benefits and rights. On
behalf of the working Vermonters, retirees, and their families that the Vermont State Labor Council represents, we thank you for your support and efforts.

Rep. Young of Orwell Republican Chair of the Commerce Committee:

After passage of the Worker's Compensation Conference Committee Report (bill H.632) by the House of Representatives on a vote of 137 to zero : “Mr. Speaker: This Chair’s hat is off to all the members of the Commerce Committee and in this instance the member from Shelburne and the member from Waterbury (Rep. Robert Dostis) in particular. Someone once said “it is better to be lucky than smart” and I couldn’t agree more. I certainly am not smart, but I have been blessed and lucky to have an excellent committee and I thank them all.”

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation:

On behalf of everyone at the VSAC, we want to thank you for your support of our efforts to update our statutes this year in H.519, signed by the Governor on April 6. Your work and your careful attention to the needs of Vermont students and their families produced a bill that everyone call be very proud of. April 16, 2004.

Peter Alexander, Executive Director
New England Coalition:

On behalf of New England Coalition and our members and thousands of Vermont constituents who have asked for an Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) at Vermont Yankee, I want to thank you for your recent vote on HR30. Your courage in standing up for the safety of Vermonters is in the best tradition of our great state and will long be remembered.

Vermont State Labor Council:

On behalf of the over 14,000 working Vermonters we represent, thank you for your recent efforts as a member of the House Commerce Committee on the Workers' Compensation bill....we know that you and your colleagues worked hard last week and fought for changes to our workers' comp system that would make it a stronger program for injured workers...we appreciate your efforts. 02/04

Waterbury Boy Scout Troop:

On behalf of the Waterbury Boy Scout Troop, I want to thank you for coming tonight and, with your very engaging presentation, taking a little of the mystery out the legislative process. That you held their attention for more than an hour is a compliment to your ability to communicate at their level the importance of their role in the democratic process. Like one of the boys said on the way out, "We had this in school and it was boring, but this was cool." They learned quite a bit tonight. Thanks again. Tom

Linda Siegel:

Thanks so much for the interview on Saturday. I gained some valuable information and realized how committed you are to representing all of your constituents. I know how seriously you view your job and its link between the government and the people. I know this is a very busy time for you and I appreciated the fact that you took time out of your schedule to meet with me. Thanks Again.

Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and the Center for Crime Victim Services:

"We'd like to thank you for sponsoring H.661, relating to economic safety and security for survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence and stalking. This bill will provide a critical support for survivors who need to leave their place of employment in order to protect their safety and that of their families. Thank you for your commitment to protecting survivors and offering this additional layer of safety and economic security." 02/04

COVE:
"On behalf of the Community of Vermont Elders, we want to express our sincere appreciation for all your hard work and support on..H.518: and recognize it as a critical and effective tool towards preventing many instances of financial exploitation of Vermont seniors and other vulnerable adults." 8/8/02

Waterbury Tourism Council:
On behalf of the members...it was helpful for our group not only to lean more about legislative issues effecting tourism, but also to develop closer ties with you." 5/2/02

Vermont Business for Social Responsibility:
On behalf of VBSR's 400 members, I want to thank you for you hard work throughout the 2002 legislative session…In particular, your leadership on renewable energy and the downtown bill was greatly supported and appreciated by our members. 7/9/02

Vermont Forum on SPRAWL
Thank you for your support of H.208 - the Downtown Bill. Now that it is law, the Forum is working to see that communities are aware of its valuable insensitives.

"I just want to thank you so much for letting me know where I could get a dog to adopt. We are getting along just fine and he loves me so much Feel welcome to stop in and see him any time you are down this way." A note from a Waterbury senior.

2004 Endorsements

Vermont State Labor Council - AFL-CIO "The Central Labor Council in your district has made a recommendation to endorse your candidacy for the upcoming elections. At our 48th Vermont AFL-CIO Convention on September 25th the Executive Board agreed to all recommendations for endorsement. It give me great pleasure to inform you that the Vermont AFL-CIO is endorsing you as a candidate."

Vermont - NEA "Based on your stated commitment to and/or active support for public education, it is with pleasure that the Board of Directors of the Vermont NEA recommends your candidacy to our members in your district."

VSEA - On behalf of the Vermont State Employees' Association members, I am pleased to inform you that VSEA has voted to endorse your candidacy for elected office…VSEA appreciates your support of issues important to our union members as working men and women in Vermont.

Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Northern Vermont - After a review of the candidates running for legislative seats, Vermont BUILD-PAC identified your candidacy as one that warrants our support. We believe that you share our concern for the economic future of Vermont and the workers of this state.

Vermont Alliance of Conservation Voters

Vermont Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers

2002 Endorsements:

Vermont Chapter of the National Education Association
Vermont Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers
Vermont State Employees' Association
Vermont Alliance of Conservation Voters
The Sierra Club