Bennington District Candidates Face Off In Local Nomination Race
A slate of contenders vies for the district two seats with Heaton winning the Republican nomination narrowly over Nawrath. Caracciola seeks a seventh House term, Beattie targets Speakership, while Lyons and Lyons ally Foster back liberal slates. Burton Tenner, Powers, Silver, and Nawrath campaign on issues from Route 7, Act 250 enforcement, and environmental concerns.
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Jack Heaton
Dorset
Michael Nawrath
General Electric
Heaton
Joseph J. Caracciola
University of Vermont
Orrin Beattie
Democrat Sauer Seeks Reelect In Pownal District
Benn 4-4 district seats Democrat Charles Sauer running for a second term after reapportionment into a Pownal dominated area. Sauer touts a moderate voting record and a no-nonsense persona, having narrowly defeated Pownal challenger John Pudvar.
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Charles Sauer
Pownal
Sauer
Vermont House Candidates Share District Continuities
James M. Edgerton wins Republican nomination to again represent former Dist 49 Arlington Sandgate Sunderland in Vermont House. Paul Eagan, a former opponent, returns in a rematch against two familiar rivals. A Daniel Mason seeks reelection in a district including Pownal and part of Bennington, strongly opposing land use planning. Thomas H. Foster, two-term veteran, is noted environmentalist with a perfect 100 percent score from Vermont Tomorrow and VPIAG, serving on Health and Welfare.
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James M. Edgerton
West Arlington
Dist
Arlington
Sandgate
Sunderland
Vermont
Paul Eagan
Green Mountain
A. Daniel Mason
Pownal
Bennington
Thomas H. Foster
House
Vermont Tomorrow
VPIAG
Liberty Union Candidate Laina Gerrish Seeks Vermont House Seat
Laina Gerrish, a retired teacher, is the sole Liberty Union candidate for the Vermont House. She supports state takeover of utilities, shifts tax burden toward the rich, and opposes new nuclear plants. Gerrish has worked with the Committee for Survival and VPIRG.
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Laina Gerrish
Vermont
Committee For Survival
New York State
VPIRG
Colvin Wins Benn 3 Republican Nomination in Shaftsbury
Edwin A. Colvin defeated Pearl Hoyt for the Benn 3 Shaftsbury GOP nomination. Colvin, a builder and former Eagle Square employee, has long served Shaftsbury and sat on the District Regional Commission since its creation. Hoyt won the Democratic nomination for Benn 3 and has run for various offices, including sheriff, in past campaigns.
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Edwin A. Colvin
Benn
Shaftsbury
Pearl Hoyt
Eagle Square
Colvin
District Regional Commission
Hoyt
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Johnson State College
Montpelier
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