I am strongly supporting Laura Moore for the Washington County Senate. After years of conservations with her, I feel she filters politics through a valuable personal perspective. She was influenced by parents who were active in issues of social justice. Yet, Laura is realistic and practical as she approaches these matters, balancing the opportunity, obligation and burden of taxes. She's honest, hardworking, and thoroughly devoted to the causes to which she commits. I admire Laura because she maintains modesty while working with confidence and fierce attention on issues of our day: VT Yankee, health cost reform, water purity, jobs, and education.
Laura is a Democrat, faithfully attending local meetings and holding firm to her belief in a woman's right to choose, environmental responsibility, public health and education. Some members of the Democratic party have questioned her loyalty because of money Laura spent to enter a Dubie event which Laura attended with her Republican fiancé, a consultant to Dubie. Laura went because she wanted to listen. In politics that is a rare and much needed attribute.
I recently attended an event in which the concerns of the Montpelier K-12 educational system were discussed. I witnessed Laura dive into these concerns: asking questions, making notes, recording names of people with whom she could follow-up. As a School Board member at Barre Town and Chair of the Supervisory Union 61, Laura will bring analysis and focus to solve parental and tax payer concerns while always putting our children at the forefront. Educated children are our future, which is why the US government established the public school system and made it mandatory. Whether you have children or not, properly run schools are essential to our society: Laura took on this oversight.
We need a State Senator who can think and stand sturdy upon the principals she holds dear. Laura Moore will help develop laws and policy that balance taxes, and promote good business while allowing us to lead healthful, enriched and safe lives.
We need a Senator who shuts no one out, who is active, listens, and is resourceful.
We need a Senator who can also function calmly and constructively in committee where compromises are essential to progress. Laura Moore will be that senator for us.
Please visit her website, www.Moore4vt.com where you can learn and comment. By August 24th join me in requesting a Democratic ballot and vote for Laura Moore.
