The Working Lands Bill: a bill with proven results that provides grants to expand production in Vermont’s agriculture and forest industries.
Chair of the Rural Economic Development Caucus.
Helped draft and pass Vermont’s GMO labelling bill, the first such bill in the nation.
Supported legislation that gives greater local control to towns regarding the siting of wind energy production.
Helped draft and pass legislation that improves access to life-saving Narcan therapy and treatment programs for opiate addiction.
Supported a process for screening and treating opiate addicts in the criminal justice system before trial.
Helped draft and pass the Farm to Plate bill, which has proven to support small farms and increase nutritious foods in our schools.
Member of the Governor’s Snowmobile Council.
Helped draft and pass the DLS bill, which helped correct a system of accumulating fines that left one in six Vermonters without a valid driver’s license.
Voted to override Governor Douglas’ veto of the Marriage Equality act in his first session as legislator.
